unique way. Volleyball injuries are more commonly referred to as either acute (traumatic) or cumulative (overuse) injuries. Acute also known as traumatic injuries can arise as an affect of abrupt force on a part of the body which could potentially unfortunately effect an athlete's overall game. Cumulative injuries develop over time due to tension on the muscles, joints and other tissues without appropriate resting time to allow for the injury to heal. The longer these injuries are ignored the more
leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths, making up close to 45% and more than quadrupling all other causes. Although these statistics can be overwhelming knowing that driving a motor vehicle on a daily basis comes with a lot of risk, an individuals chance of injury can be lowered by following basic rules of safety. The American Trauma Society believes that the injury rate could be reduced by 50% if people would simply apply existing information about prevention. Wearing a seat belt while
Over 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries are reported each year. According to reports the leading cause of brain injuries are from falls followed by motor vehicle accidents, and accidents that were a result of being struck by something. Falls account for 32.5% of traumatic brain injuries in the United States. 50% of all child brain injuries are from falling. 61 % of all traumatic brain injuries among adults are 65 years old or older. Traumatic brain injuries are very violent blows or jolts to the
everyday life there are many different ways to get injured. A few ways you can get injured are; exercise, working and driving. There are also many ways to prevent injuries. Muscle balance is one of the most important ways to prevent injuries. When you exercise there are many different precautions you need to take in order to prevent injuries. Before you even begin to exercise it is very important that you have a physical. If you have a medical condition, not physically fit, or overweight it is important
Violence is defined as the intentional use of force to harm a human being. Its outcome is injury (whether physical or psychological, fatal or nonfatal). Violence among teenagers is on the rise, and has been since the early 1980's. In my opinion this is due to the increase of violence in the media, the astounding availability of firearms and the lack of proper guidance in the home. Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice reports that from 1985 to 1993 murders committed by people over
are treated when in need for health care. The Liberal party feels that they have the best solution that will provide Canadians with the best results. It states that people will have the protection of medicare and will help with concerns like: injury prevention, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, etc. The Canadian Alliance Party’s plan is to make several policy-developments to benefit Canada’s health care. They believe it will serve the security and well-being best for all Canadians. The last
Knee Injury Prevention and Conditioning An estimated 50 million Americans have suffered or are suffering knee pain or injuries. Most of these pains, sprains, and strains could probably have been avoided with proper conditioning (Fox, 147). I have had knee pain since my freshmen year of high school and have finally taken the initiative to find some exercises that will help ease this pain, and build muscle strength in the surrounding areas to avoid another possible injury. Getting the support
who are the recipients of the services outlined in the document? This document’s purpose is to assist nurses to identify elderly patients at risk for falls and to implement interventions to prevent or decrease the number of falls and fall related injuries (RNAO, 2005). The target population are elderly adults in acute or long-term care. The recommendations are to help practitioners and patients make effective healthcare decisions, support nurses by giving educational recommendations, and to guide
Part 2: Injury Prevention and Safety (10 points) Score 1. Explain the difference between intentional injuries and unintentional injuries and give examples of each. intentional injuries ....When someone decides they don't like you and walk up to you and punch you in the nose. unintentional injuries..When you fall down the stairs because something was on them you did not see. when you fall off a bike when you trip on a raised sidewalk (10 points) Score 2. Explain the term "injury prevention"
effectively with individuals and families to assist them in the satisfactory solution of health problems, by recognizing and respecting of different cultural, ethnic and difference on health care practices. The nurse is also required to know disease prevention such as, different techniques on teaching, counseling, interviewing and resources available. Barbara stated that the most important part of being a public health nurse is being able to care. Barbara acknowledged that there are numerous individuals
plan. It is important for every organization to prepare for any disaster occurrence and every staff should have the knowledge the plan. All nurses should endeavor to volunteer in any of the organizations involves in disasters management. Primary prevention falls under the phase one of disaster management which is the phase prior to the disaster. The need for nursing assessment is very important, with the notification systems, and sending out of health personnel and resources to the areas to reduce
research evidence. Falls and injuries related to fall is the area that needs efficient and prompt attention to lead patient safety. There are number of causes of fall, which includes generalized or muscle weakness, confusion, unsteady gain and different medication related side effects. Falls are root cause of so many traumatic fractures and other related health issues for people, especially geriatric population. As per article “A New approach to preventing falls with injuries” fall ratio of one third
In the crisis of over rising health care costs in the USA, we are more urgent than ever to search for affordable methods to reduce health risks. To bring down the costs under control, the solution is simple; we should spend more on prevention because it can avoid the expensive treatments later in life. More importantly, we consistently hear about the deaths of cancer victims due to late diagnosis. This fact brings us to realize that just like cancer, many diseases might not be treatable but preventable
this is planned out into three levels of prevention primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary prevention goals are preventing disease or injury before it ever occurs. Example would be education, safe habits, and immunizations against infectious disease, Secondary prevention is to reduce the impact of the disease that has already occurred. A good example is a low dose aspirin every day to prevent another heart attack they have already had. Tertiary prevention is to soften the impact of ongoing illness
Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Insomnia Insomnia means having trouble with the quality or quantity of sleep. It can be caused by difficulties in either falling asleep or staying asleep. Self-reported sleeping problems, hating the sleep quality and day time tiredness are the only defining characteristics of insomnia because it is such an individual experience. The concept of good sleep is different from person to person. While the average night's sleep for an adult is around seven
Patient-Centered Care is a vital step for the underserved populations. In the clinical practice attention, and focus should be priority for these disadvantage patients. As a nurse educator, I should take a proactive role to to improve the health of America's underserved populations. participating in support group will enhance the care to serve the underserved population. In United states there is a disparity in the health of racial , ethnic groups, minorities, and African Americans. Most of the
... ...Practitioners, 134-139. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00483.x This article details the benefits of a primarily vegetarian diet in primary prevention of heart disease. Thompson, P. D., Buchner, D., Pina, I. L., Balady, G. J., Williams, M. A., Marcus, B. H., ... Wenger, N. K. (2003). Exercise in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology. Journal of the American Heart Association, 3110-3116. http://dx
issues in a long-term hospital stay patients (Theisen, Drabik, & Stock, 2012). Although healthcare settings try to implement evidenced-based pressure ulcer protocols, hospitalized patients still continue to suffer from this prevalent and preventable injury. PU is a big challenge for many hospitals and they continue to strive to prevent this illness because most of the insurance companies stopped paying for this hospital acquired condition. Most of the hospital acquired pressure ulcers are preventable;
The P2P Piracy Prevention Act Attacks Consumers Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have had a staggering growth in the past few years. Since Napster, dozens of P2P networks have been created in its imitation. Due to the growing accessibility of broadband, which increases the speed of downloads, P2P networks generate nearly 1.8 billion downloads per month. Popularity and acceptance is still continually growing. As many users see P2P software as just file sharing, entertainment industries and other
The Ethics of Spam Prevention The user base of the Internet and World Wide Web grows by millions of users each year. In recent years this has created an explosion in the number of Internet email accounts and addresses. Companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo and Netscape have made free email accounts available for the world to use. Many people have multiple email accounts on the web, in addition to those that they may have for business purposes. This increase in the number of users around