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Introduction. Health care organizations are capitalizing on the root cause analysis (RCA) route to determine the focal cause of adverse events within their facilities. First developed as a tool used in the engineering sector, RCAs have been extended to health care in many ways and have proved to be highly effective in improving facility performance and safety. This paper provides a more in-depth look into RCAs while also showing one particular case study. RCA defined. The World Health…

Since Henry Beecher's 1955 seminal paper The Powerful Placebo, the concept of an inactive and suggestive sugar pill has fascinated the general public. Through its use in popular media and everyday conversation, the placebo effect has become a mainstay in most citizens rudimentary understanding of psychology. Unfortunately, Americans (including myself prior to investigating this phenomenon further) appear completely oblivious to the placebo's equally consequential yet grossly underreported…

Pirate ships in the Golden Age of Piracy weren’t very pleasant places to live. It was an exciting life, to be sure, but things weren’t always easy for the sailors. Diseases and injuries were common among the crew. Doctors were scarce and not always well trained, and many pirates died. It is a wonder that so many men chose the pirate life! Life on a pirate ship was greatly influenced by sickness, injuries, and often harmful treatments for both. When pirate problems are mentioned, most people…

Atopic dermatitis also known as “eczema” is a chronic disease; skin condition that causes inflammation or irritation to the skin. It is not contagious and cannot be passed on from person to person, however, it can be a genetic inheritance. Atopic dermatitis causes the skin to become every itchy. Itching can lead to swelling, redness, fluids to leak, dryness, scaly and crusting. It can often lead to asthma, hay fever or other allergic conditions. Sometimes the disease can worsen due to stress…

also had exercises on how to make a perfect mix of the dental materials before using them on a patient’s tooth. Around the time I was exposed to those dental cements, the fine particles in the powder hit my face accidentally and my nose started to itch. My eyes started watering, head started to ache, and I was continuously sneezing. I could not complete my practical exercise.…

There are a number of behaviors that our pets do that embarrass us such as drinking out of the toilet bowl, squirming to get to a hard to reach itch, sniffing or worse eating poop and the list goes on and on. But for most pet owners this is just a part of being a pet owner and makes great storytelling. After all pets are our children too! Did you know that some chemical cleaners that are toxic or products with sythetic fragrances can be a major health issue to your pets? Cancer is on the rise…

Out of the blue, at 2 am, I got an itch, an urge. This urge pulled me to the kitchen, made me take out the sharpest knife, I wanted this to be a quick job, and then quietly sneak into my parent’s bedroom. I watched them sleep for a couple of minutes; their breathing was peaceful. I went…

cleansers that are free of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). This harsh detergent appears in most soaps, cleansers, and shampoos. A light moisturizer works well for combination skin. Always use sunscreen when out in the sun. 2. Dry skin can become flaky and itch if not taken care of. Hydrated and moisturized are the keys for healthy skin, especially if you have dry skin. Clean your face once a day with a gentle lotion cleanser free of SLS. Use a deep hydrating moisturizer during the day and another…

Cayenne peppers are hot, spicy peppers that have been grown for centuries in South and Central America. Cayenne peppers are also a popular food spice in the West Indies. Native Americans in North America used the spice as a food source. Cayenne peppers are also called capsicum peppers and are mainly used in the United States as a dried ground powder for seasoning foods. The indigenous people of the Americas have long known about the curative effects of capsicum. Capsicum pepper is the main…

types of clothing. For example, he/she must wear a netted hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, and a long sleeved shirt to keep them protected from the blades of corn. The sharp blades of the corn plant will cut into the skin and rashes will form that itch really bad. All types of service jobs deal with serving people and what they want from that company. At Goodwill, you work in the air conditioning and in the heat outside unloading trucks and cars. People bring things they don’t want anymore…