Concussion “Concussion is the sudden but short-lived loss of mental function that occurs after a blow or other injury to the head. It is the most common but least serious type of brain injury.” (NHS UK, 2014) A concussion can occur when something/someone comes in contact with the head leading the brain to hit off the skull with force. People who regularly play competitive team sports such as American football and rugby have a higher risk of concussion as it is a full contact sport. The physiological
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No symptoms of brain injury were experienced, they were unaffected by the changes happening in their head. Furthermore, these small changes do not disrupt the normal function of the brain. The brain can easily adapt around the minor damage and function normally, unlike a concussion
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Playing sports is a risk of safety for many reasons. Every year thousands of athletes get injuries that impacts their lives, their futures, or can even result in death. 3.6 million people a year get concussion, over 1.6 of them are athletes. There has always been controversy over cheerleading being a sport, or if football players get more injuries than cheerleaders. Our research question is do more high school football players or cheerleaders get the most concussions. Our research question would
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Scenario 1 Consider in light of legal requirements and nursing professional requirements, the issue below. Peter is a 30 old man with a 10 year history of bipolar affective disorder. His history shows that during depressive stages he frequently becomes suicidal and has in fact made several attempts to take his life over the last 7 years. He lives at home with his elderly and frail mother. She finds his illness and non compliance with medications very difficult. His mother calls you to tell
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watching The Good Son, it seems that Henry has symptoms similar to the DSM-IV-TR standards for conduct disorder (American Psychiatric Association., 2000, p. 68-69). We see that Henry bullies and threatens his cousin, Mark. He also provokes a physical fight with Mark (Page & Ruben 1993). He uses dangerous weapons and uses them to inflict physical cruelty to animals (American Psychiatric Association., 2000, p. 68-69). We see this as Henry comes out with his “new invention.” It is similar to a crossbow
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Makiyah was referred to FACT on 9/21/17 by PerformCare for displaying youth was referred to FACT by PerformCare due to youth having suicidal thoughts. Makiyah wrote to a friend that, “she was stressed and that dying is a way out.” It was noted in the referral that Makiyah was experiencing significant symptoms of depression, difficulty sleeping, peer conflicts, isolating, presenting with depressed mood, and irritability. Makiyah reported feeling stressed due to not being able to go out with her
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Criticism towards the DSM-5 Although DSM-5 has made some positive revisions compared with its previous editions, critics still argued that the DSM-5 led to the diagnostic inflation even worse. As the chair of the DSM-4 task force, Frances argued that DSM-4 already caused serious overdiagnosis, and the DSM-5 caused the inflation even worse (2012). The major criticisms towards the DSM-5 were diagnostic hyperinflation and over-medication in treatments caused by the guide of this manual. Also, the
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Labour turnover is the proportion of the employees leaving a business over a period of time- usually a year. In general labour turnover indicates how content the workforce is in a firm. If a company always have a labour turnover that could be a good sign but also can be seen as something bad as the new people don’t particuarly know how the company works and they need to settle in first, this settling in time is not productive time for the company and might loose money through this. The good thing
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well as additional resources BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION - Assumes all body fluids present a possible risk for infection Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Latex or vinyl gloves, Eye protection, Mask, Gown * Reduces your personal risk for injury or illness SCENE SAFETY Information provided by dispatch may help in determining potential hazards Potential Hazards - Oncoming traffic, Unstable surfaces, Leaking gasoline, Downed electrical lines, Potential for violence, Fire or smoke, Hazardous
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hard blows to the head over the past 20 years, his injuries were not properly treated and overtime led to a brain disease. There has been no scientific research that has proven there are long-term effects to concussions, but many athletes who have experienced concussions believe that concussions cause significant brain damage over time. Many people ask what a concussion is. A concussion is a form of a traumatic brain injury, traumatic brain injuries occur when an individual sustains harms to the head
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