origin or who has sustained an injury to the abdomen. Injuries may occur as a result of blunt trauma (e.g., road traffic accident) or penetrating trauma (e.g., stab or gunshot wound). Because of the nature of the abdominal organs, there is a high risk of infection if organs rupture or are perforated. In addition, bleeding into the abdominal cavity is considered a medical emergency. Exploratory laparotomy is used to determine the source of pain or the extent of injury and perform repairs if needed
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Injury Rehabilitation: Stress Fracture in the Foot Allyson J. Perry Millbrook High School Stress fractures, a tiny crack in a bone caused by repetitive stress or force, often from overuse. Having a stress fracture in the foot affects other parts of the foot other than just the injured site, the other anatomy of the foot that is involved is the metatarsals, calcaneus, fibula, tibia, talus, and the navicular. The signs and symptoms include swelling on top of the foot and/or on the outside of the ankle
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discussing about the anatomy, injury, treatment, and return to play (RTP) protocol for sacral fracture injuries. In order, to better understand why symptoms and restrictions happen with sacral fractures it is important to know the anatomy of the sacral vertebrae’s. Once we know the anatomy, it is most probably that the injury comes with a neurological problem. This problem can be managed and treated through the right modalities and rehabilitation exercises that this injury presents. Last, follow the
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responsibilities is Workers’ Compensation. Anytime an employee is injured at work, they are to contact you to report it. You then have to report it using the attached OSHA Forms; however, first you have to determine if it is a reportable incident/injury. Read the reported injuries/illnesses below that you have received and based on the attached OSHA information, answer the questions. ------------------------------------------------- Question: 1. John Smith called at 8:35 am, while walking from his car
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to take note of the differences exhibited by blunt force trauma wounds and sharp force trauma injuries. Injuries caused by blunt force have the following characteristics. Firstly, blunt force inflicted wounds have abrasions on the skin epithelium. This arises as the result of the sliding force between the surface and the blunt objects, pressure or compression (Prahlow, 2010). Secondly, such injuries might show patterned abrasions, the phenomenon in which the wounds pattern is transferred to
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points * Within 8 minutes: 6 points * Within 12 minutes: 4 points * Within 15 minutes: 2 points Note: Teams can “pass” a riddle but cannot return to the unanswered riddle after. Second Event: Brain Trauma Each member will have a certain injury inflicted on them. It would either be their eyes, mouth, hands or legs, the injured body parts will be tied with a handkerchief and will be unusable all throughout the event. Each team will then be free to roam around after being given a certain clue
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the unknown can lead to worries about if the treatments prescribed by the WCB will be appropriate or painful or dangerous (Lippel, 2007). Employees can look towards the future with worries such as what will my abilities be after the injury, what if I develop a new injury after I return to work, and what will my employer think of me (Lippel, 2007). These worries can stem from the lack of information about the WCB process or caseworkers that are not pro-active with information; information that could
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start, injuries in high school athletics happen all the time. More than they should. According to Pham-Kanter, “The CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System also reports that over 3.5 million sports injuries in children younger than age 15”. That’s insane to think about. Kids younger than my age are getting injured on and off the field in various ways. With this said, there are a lot of different types of injuries. There are a few categories of sport related injuries, common injuries, severe
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You’ve played sports all your life. Now, because of one injury, the only thing you’ve ever known is being torn away from you. I know how frustrating this is for you. I, too, have gone through this exact scenario recently. After experiencing an overwhelming failure or obstacle, you can struggle to find any positive outcomes; however, time has shown that adversities are coupled with something beneficial. Two years ago, I suffered my fifth concussion in about a two-year period. My career in sports
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Moving at the speed limit, your insured managed to cross not one, but two lanes before slamming into my client at a perpendicular angle. Consequently, this incident produced several notable injuries. These injuries include lacerations, nerve damage, rib damage, and invariably scoliosis.[ (www.finechiropractic.com/scoliosis.html) Can a Car Accident Cause Scoliosis? “If a person has never been checked for scoliosis and has a car accident and then shows
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