Head and neck

Have you ever wondered how someone could get their head chopped off, then pick it up and ride off on a horse? Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in the medieval times. There is no major evidence on who actually wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, but there are many suspicions. I chose this piece because we studied it in our 12th grade English class. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is still relevant because it shows the importance of supernatural elements. It is studied because it is…

The immediate concern for T.J are the ABC’s (airway,breathing, circulation) and preserving vital organ functioning (Silvestri, 2017). The priority nursing actions are to assess for airway patency, administer oxygen as prescribed to perfuse tissues and organs, obtain vital signs (as well as carboxyhemoglobin levels) to assess a baseline and compare subsequent vital signs once fluid resuscitation is initiated, initiate an IV line and begin fluid replacement as prescribed to prevent hypovolemic…

face one has, as you would when choosing a pair of shades or glasses. Every face is very different, and as well as style, one needs to consider length, which I will come to. Other factors will of course include the shape of the various parts of the head, such as the mouth, the contour of the jaw line, your nose etc. So to keep things simple we will first consider the basic face shape categories. These are…

helmet absorbs some of the impacting force and thus moves “independent of the skull” Broglio et al. 38). • Motion capture and post-injury video analysis (Hybrid III test model) Limitations: 10% error in generation analysis, and 15% in peak values. • Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) Limitations:…

brain damage and long-term problems such as seizures and hearing loss. CAUSES This condition is caused by bacteria. You can get this condition if fluid from an infected person's nose, mouth, or throat: Gets into your brain through a wound in your head. Gets into your body and travels to your brain. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in: People who have a cerebral shunt, cochlear implant, or similar device. People who have an infection in…

Head Firearm Injury Introduction: Gunshot deaths are self-inflicted in most of the cases with incidence rate per 100,000 populations in 2001 was 0.14 in UK in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 65% and 7% respectively, and with a rate of 10.2 in US in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 67% and 27% respectively.1 In study of 64 firearm deaths in Dammam, the age of the cases was ranging from 16 to 45, in which suicidal injuries accounts for 11% of all fatalities. In 80% of…

Serious head injuries is a major problem in youth sports, especially youth football. Many helmet companies have emerged and many have failed; creating an enigma around designing a safe helmet. Eventually a company will emerge as the first to crack the code at 100% safety, but is it something we want? A few helmets have made tremendous steps towards being totally safe are, The Revolution, The Xenith X1, and The Schutt DNA. Football player safety has been a silent fight. The staple of the…

On July 31st, 2013 I almost died; in fact, many witnesses thought I did. I was not shot, was not in a wreck, but I merely whiplashed my head on a turf football field after jumping up to catch a football. As soon as my head hit the ground, I was instantly knocked unconscious. My body was convulsing uncontrollably. I was choking on my tongue and my mouth was foaming with blood. My trainer instinctively stretched me out to stop the convulsing, but that only made me go completely limp and stop…

arms on my knees and my head on my arms, my dad tapped my arm three times. He whispers with excitement in his voice. “Hey, hey Molly. I saw some movement.” I lift my head up and look to see if there was a deer. “Just wait.” His voice said again. A small doe started to walk in from the left. There were some trees in the way so I didn’t really see it at first. It took some slow long steps toward the bait pile. She put her head down and started eating corn. She lifted her head up to look to the…

moro reflex is when a infant is startled when they hear a loud noise or sense they are falling down. They arms and legs extends, also their head draws back and the back arches. The rooting reflex is whenever an infant sense or feel…