Cardiac arrest

Emergency medicine is a fast-paced, team-oriented specialty where you can have an enormous impact on your patients for emergency physicians are experts at diagnosing and managing patients for quite literally anything. This would be my idea of a "dream-job"; and no, this isn't because of popular stereotypes of asians having these types of jobs although, I do have to admit that this is an unusual choice in comparison to others who might want to be teachers, chefs, police officers, etc. In my eyes…

Everlasting Risks of Sports Sports can be considered an integral part of an adolescent’s life. It can be a great source of entertainment and an even better source of exercise. However, it can also be a great source of life changing events such as injuries. As a semi-professional soccer player, I have experienced many injuries in the past. Injuries such as broken bones, concussions, and countless bruises. Also, as an athlete who plays a numerous amount of sports, the cost of it all can easily…

Body size and compositions differ on everyone’s age, gender and just on the person’s body itself on how it reacts and functions, which raises risks for Degenerative Diseases. There are many diseases caused from how our bodies function, although we are the caretakers of our own bodies, it sometimes may be harder for some to manage and upkeep the proper amounts of food, energy, and exercise our bodies need to properly function. According to Michael Matthews, “Body composition, on the other hand,…

The research also mentions that a high percentage of the suspects were categories as violent suspect and emotionally disturbed. Stun-guns allowed police officers to peacefully arrest 85% of suspects without further incident. Without the stun-gun police officer would mostly have to wrestle around with the suspect until he was in custody. Having to subdue a violent suspect by wrestling him down could lead to injury on both side. This method could lead to the problem escalading even further.…

My role as Geriatric Psychiatrist, providing care in the general hospital, also enables me to see other aspects of our health care system. Recently, our hospital announced the closing of Geriatric Assessment Clinic due to it’s financial return or lack there of. This is the place where we could refer the Geriatric patients with complex issues that required the team of different disciplines to figure out how to best care for those particular patients. There is no incentive to provide care for the…

Executive Summary One of the most important areas of ethical debate revolves around the topic of death and dying. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR): a DNR order refers to prevent the following process in the event of a cardiac and/or respiratory arrest: chest compressions, defibriation, Endotracheal or laryngeal mask intubation or cardio tonic drugs and assisted ventilation The law in Jordan doesn't gives patients the right to make decisions about future medical care, Patients have the…

Criminals in the 1930’s Imagine you are watching the news and a story of a man that murdered 10 men, wounded 7, and performed 3 jailbreaks airs on the television. This man is ranked number one american enemy. Well, his name is John Dillinger. Dillinger was a well-known felonious in America during the Great Depression. There were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public such as, Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde. To start it off, Al Capone was…

Besides organizational factors and limitations, researchers Park, Blegen, Spetz, Chapman, & De Groot conducted a mixed method research study in 2011 at forty-two UHC affiliated nonprofit teaching hospitals across the country. The researchers attempted to identify the relationship between low nurse staffing ratios on medical- surgical units with high patient turnover and patient outcomes (Park, Blegen, Spetz, Chapman, & De Groot, 2011). The relationship between staffing levels and the registered…

This essay will argue why Tasers should not be used by police officers as there has been a vast amount of instances in which officers have impulsively deployed Tasers against individuals who pose no danger, and misuse of Tasers can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death.…

With the importance of strengthening the neck, another way to reduce the risk of head injuries is a mandatory concussion education program. When making concussion education mandatory, we must target the coaches, players and their parents. As a result, a higher chance to identify concussions when it occurs. In every football games there is only one trainer who is certified enough to recognize the symptoms of a concussion. Despite of having one person each game who is certified, it will not be…