Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

at the top of the thigh, known as the femoral pulse. If there is a pulse, but the dog isn’t breathing, start mouth-to-nose ventilations, giving one breath every three seconds. If there is no pulse or breathing you should perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation): Place the dog on it's right side and take hold of its left front leg and bend it at the elbow, rotating the leg at the shoulder. Place your hands on the dog's heart which is the point where the elbow of the dog touches the body.…

American Red Cross Origin and Purpose In 1863, Switzerland adopted the International Red Cross (Rosenberg, n.d., para, 2). Going off of that idea, Clara Barton, a military nurse of the Civil War, founded the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1881, originally named American Association of the Red Cross (Rosenberg, n.d., para. 1). ARC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization (Bancuk, n.d., para 1). “The American Red Cross jumped into its first disaster relief operation when they responded…

The career I am going to school for is to be a physical therapist assistant (PTA). I have known about this career since my sophomore year in high school. During a baseball game I fractured my left wrist while sliding into third base. Soon after, I had to have surgery on my wrist because of the way it bent when I was sliding into the base. When I got my cast off the doctor insisted I go to a physical therapist to help me move my wrist and make it stronger. While I was there I soon realized their…

My interest in medicine sparked when I was an adolescent being cared for by my pediatrician, Dr. Gonzalez. As a kid, I consistently had shortness of breath and wheezing during sports competitions. As a result, Dr. Gonzalez diagnosed me with asthma and prescribed an inhaler and nebulizer to prevent complications. I am grateful for Dr. Gonzalez’s medical knowledge and advice because I was able to be successful as a student athlete. Sports were valuable in my life because they made me disciplined,…

Teens and adventure sports . Over years as an orthopaedic surgeon and as a specialised sports medicine surgeon scenario in india is quiet different from that of most countries in west. One of the most painful situation in any parents life is seeing their child suffer and teenage is the most dangerous times because these energetic young guys are not aware of risks that can come to them during seemingly enjoyable activities .…

Trauma encompasses a wide variety of insults to the body ranging from motor vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence, falls from great heights, contact sports, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and industrial accidents. Trauma accounts for 10% of deaths among men and women, and is the leading cause of death for those younger than the age of 40 years. Thoracic trauma comprises 10%-15% of all traumas.1 It directly accounts for approximately 25% of trauma-related mortality and is a contributing…

Introduction Long-term memory (LTM) consists of two categories namely episodic memory (EM) and semantic memory (SM). SM is the general knowledge that we understand about the world around us, such as facts, beliefs or concepts, devoid of autobiographical details. Cases of organic amnesia assist us in understanding how memory functions, though it is well established that EM and SM are separate systems within LTM (Tulving, 1972). It is less well established if SM can be divided into functionally…

The day I encountered Major Tenace, my existence altered forever. It was an early brisk morning in November 2003, when I entered the women’s clinic for an annual Papanicolaou test (Pap smear). Surprisingly, Major Tenace inquired did I desire children, and I bellowed a resounding yes. Unfortunately, I was 35, and had not conceived an infant. Immediately following the completion of the Pap smear, we considered the continual separation as a plausible explanation for the absence of conception.…

PHA 6557 Assignment #4 Case 1 1. Procardia XL is also known as nifedipine, which belongs to a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers that prevent the transmembrane influx of calcium into both cardiac muscle and vascular smooth muscle. The formulation of nifedipine is an extended release tablet that is designed to provide a constant level of drug over a 24-hour period. Within the class of calcium channel blockers, nifedipine belongs to the dihydropyridine variety. 2. Dihydropyridines…

Federal OSHA is an agency responsible for the safety and health of 130 million workers and 8 million worksites throughout the nation. According to information obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, more than 4,500 workers were killed in 2013. When compared to 2012, fatal work injuries related to the private construction sector increased by 3 percent. This increase represents the largest number of fatal work injuries in this sector since 2009. In 2013, the fatal work injuries…