Diazepam

I have previously worked for a national drug and alcohol charity for six years so, I have a good understanding about the clinical requirements and the importance of confidentiality and dealing with sensitive data. I applied for this role as I am passionate about helping people and working for the Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group would allow me to do this. I’m also very excited about the role. Over my career, I’ve had the opportunity to create a lot of different content and I have a real…

Go Softly Into That Good Night On April 15, 1975, Karen Ann Quinlan was hospitalized after ingesting Diazepam [usually prescribed for anxiety], dextropropoxyphene [a mild painkiller], and alcohol. At the time of being hospitalized, she weighed a “mere 115 pounds (52 kg),” (Harris 22). This was Thirty pounds under what someone her height and age should weigh. The night of the incident, she had attended a friends party at a local bar. It was recorded in police reports that she had, “digested…

Timing and Outcome of Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A study published in 2009 aimed to evaluate the effects of the timing of therapeutic hypothermia treatments on the survival rates and subsequent neurological function at hospital discharge and also 6 and 12 months after the cardiac event. This study evaluated both the effects of the time which it took to reach the target temperature and the time during which the patient was induced into a mold hypothermic state.…

rodents were, for example, exposed to the smell of chamomile it reduced the amount of an adrenocorticotrophic hormone, a stress hormone that is produced from the pituitary glands. Rats with the same stress hormone were injected with the medication diazepam and the same effect and amount of sedation was achieved. Another example in the research of the effects of aromatherapy was the influence of peppermint oil in combination with multidrug therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. The results showed…

versus marijuana it was said, “The report, published in Scientific Reports at the end of January, compared the potential of death from the typical, recreational use of 10 drugs: marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, diazepam, amphetamine and methadone. Marijuana was, by far, found to be the safest, even when compared to alcohol and cigarettes” (NBC). These results may be surprising, but “Meanwhile, most experts say there has never been a documented overdose…

Introduction and context Luke is a 19 year old man who was brought in to the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) in protective custody under an assessment order and an interment treatment order to an acute mental health facility with a diagnosis of drug induced psychosis and querying schizophrenia. Luke comes from a low socioeconomic background and is currently receiving youth allowance payments. Luke is a smoker with a history of illicit drug use and alcohol abuse. Luke has recently moved…

Safety Process: Six Rights and Three Checks The administration of medication is an integral component of the healthcare provision in the modern world (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). It is necessary for nurses to understand the fundamental ideals that seek to safeguard patient safety and ultimately ensure safe outcomes in relation to the administration of drugs (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). The observance of the Six Rights and Three Checks principles are an example of measures that are…

threats” to civilians and soldiers (Baglole). Military personnel are at risk when handling Chemical weapons. They are equipped with chemical protective suits and auto-administered syringes charged with two or three compartments with atropine and diazepam (Baud). But many ask what the fear is all about. During WW1 only less than 5% of the war’s casualties and fatalities were due to “poisonous gas” (Zimeta). In 1854 British Chemist, Lyon Playfair, observed that chemical weapons weren’t the weapon,…

Cerebral Palsy Passion Project Paper Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood (Cerebral Palsy Foundation, yourcpf.org., n.d., factsheet) This means that Cerebral Palsy also becomes a prominent disorder in adults. Cerebral Palsy is a lifelong disease, it is not progressive, however, the symptoms a person has can change over time (Cerebral Palsy Foundation, yourcpf.org.) This means that while the individual who has Cerebral Palsy will not get any worse, their symptoms…

“Comparative Evaluation of oral Midazolam, Oral Ketamine and Oral Midazolam-Ketamine combination as conscious sedative agents in Unco-operative pediatric dental patients” Abstract Introduction: Pediatric dentists often encounter young, fearful and uncooperative patients. Managing anxious children in the operatory has always been a challenging task. Various aversive and non-aversive techniques have been employed to manage such patients. But these techniques cause a traumatic experience in the…