Benchmark Assignment: Ethical Dilemmas Ethical dilemmas are part of everyday life; they require a decision to be made. A decision that leaves us asking ourselves, what is right verses wrong? There is no correct answer to this question. There is an old saying, “Give me the strength to do something about what I can do something about and to accept what I can’t do something about and the wisdom to know the difference (A. Alda, Bionic Body). This paper will compare the views of a Christian verses Atheist
Quadriplegia is caused by an injury to the spinal cord and results in paralysis of the entire body below the neck. In the novel Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, Will Traynor suffers from quadriplegia after an accident that changes his life immensely. Will struggles with his new life and fails to see the point in continuing his life. Many people develop depression when enduring a sudden, life changing event that impacts their lives in an extreme and negative way. Currently, the rate of accommodations
advocacy, holism and professionalism to assist the patients in their critical condition (Volp 2007a). This essay will discuss the core values of responsible nursing practice and code of ethics in relation to the young patient who is suffering from paraplegia. Paternalism A policy or practice of treating people patients in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them responsibilities. Paternalistic practices, wherein providers confer a treatment or service upon a
Accidents cause consequences which are greater than expected. Paraplegia Paraplegia is a condition which involves the lower extremities as there is an impairment of the motor or sensory function. “The universal term to describe the loss of movement or sensation that follows the damage to a nerve in the body”. The thoracic, lumbar or sacral regions as it could be the area of the spinal cord which is affected by the paraplegia. Paraplegia usually affects the neural elements of the spinal canal which
Qi-Energy, Qi Gong, and a Question of Neurons "The progress of science and technology in modern times shows for the destiny of the human species two faces, like the two-headed god Janus. One face revealed by science and technology is that of the God of Light brightly illuminating the future for humanity and guaranteeing an affluent and pleasant happiness. The other face is the God of Darkness, who betrays a power that could bring terrifying destruction to the world and human kind. Today we are
1. In the human body, the spinal cord includes both white matter and gray matter. The grey matter, which consists of neuronal cell bodies and dendrites of neurons, neuroglia and unmyelinated axons, is the major component. The white matter contains myelinated axons that create the nerve tracts. “The nerve tracts of the spinal cord provide a two-way communication system between the brain and body parts outside the nervous system” (Shier, Butler, & Lewis, 2003). As we know, there are 31 pairs of spinal
research (ESCR), our country is being offered a true Faustian bargain. In return for a hoped-for potential - it is no more than that - of deriving desperately desired medical breakthroughs in the treatment of such afflictions as Parkinson's disease, paraplegia, and diabetes, we are being asked to give the nation's imprimatur to reducing human life into a mere natural resource to be exploited and commodified. Given the stakes, our lawmakers owe it to their country to take the time to thoroughly
Historically, each year 11,000 people are added to the existing 230,000 cases of Spinal Cord Injury in the United States. Sad to say that young population ranging from 16-30 years old are affected by the Spinal Cord Injury. Learning the physiology of central nervous system is essential in understanding the function of spinal column. Central Nervous system is made up of spinal cord and the brain. The brain responds and receives sensory input from the spinal cord. The spinal cord is the communication
Signs and symptoms Charcot Marie Tooth disease encompasses a group of inherited disorders that affect motor and sensory peripheral nerves. It is a type of neuropathy characterized by damage to myelin sheaths and nerve axon structure that results in impaired ability of the peripheral nervous system to send signals or relay sensory information. CMT typically presents with distal predominance of limb-muscle wasting, weakness, and sensory loss , . Symptoms start in the feet, which commonly have high
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is a branch off of electrical stimulation. The term FES is applied to systems, which attempt to restore, lost or impaired neuromuscular function. This would include such things as standing and walking in cases of paraplegia, by the application of electrical pulses to neural pathways or, but less often, directly to muscles. FES is also sometimes known as Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation or FNS. (http://medicaledu.com:80/estim.htm, 1999) At the electrode-tissue interface
important to me that this character also lived their life making positive choices and demonstrating a good foundation in morality. The character, Artie Abrams, is a member of the New Directions show choir on the TV series Glee. Artie suffers from paraplegia, an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities, and is in a wheelchair. When Artie was eight years old, he was in a car accident resulting in the loss of function in his legs. When I was eleven years old, I was diagnosed with
acts. Without the spinal cord a person’s body would not be able to maintain its composure and would cave in on its self. An injury to the spinal cord can be catastrophic to the person, many injuries to the spinal cord result in quadriplegia and/or paraplegia and in some cases death. A Spinal Cord Injury can be classed as a complete spinal cord injury (meaning all functions below the injured area are lost even if the
The Domestication of Cats and Dogs In our lives today, dogs and cats are exceedingly valuable. They help calm people with anxiety, assist the sick and disordered, and aid the depressed. Although, thousands of years ago, dogs were domesticated by humans and put to useful tasks, such as, hunting, herding and guarding. Cats, however, were tamed for only one thing and that was to catch rodents. There might not be a lot about how they came to be, but hopefully that will change. Without cats and
SCI varies with the location and intensity of the trauma (the higher in the spinal column generally the more severe the injury), but the injuries frequently are profoundly devastating. Only rarely do patients who appear to have serious SCI (e.g. paraplegia) experience a complete recovery and usually signs of recovery would begin within days or a few weeks” explaining the how although some cases of spinal cord injuries are less severe than others, they are both still life altering. Regaining control
According to Jackers (2007), Rachels divides euthanasia into active euthanasia and passive euthanasia (p.77). “The 116th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation” mainly talks about Worf became a paraplegic due to an accident. In Worf’s opinion, it is time to put an end to his life because he was not able to accept this fact as an honorable warrior. It’s a kind of active euthanasia. About this episode, there are three types of ethical rules to be considered. One is to maximize
Paralysis the loss of muscle functions in the affected area. If the damage has reached the sensory cortex, the paralysis may be accompanied by sensory loss in the affected area. Paralysis of lower body or the leg is called paraplegia. Paraplegics become dependent on others or wheel chairs for the rest of their life, facing much difficulty for their daily survival. Excessive reliance of the paraplegics on wheelchairs combined with decreased physical activity may result in Multi-morbidities like cardiovascular
Today, in the United States alone there are over: 400,000 cases of Multiple Sclerosis, 4 million cases of glaucoma, and between 1.3 and 2.8 million cases of epilepsy. That is at least 5.7 million people that suffer every single day. For many of those people, the situation seems hopeless, but there is an option that may help. Medical marijuana has been proven to be very helpful in all of those cases including other things such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and just pain in general.
Encephaloceles Encephaloceles are rare disorders that are caused by a neural tube defect in which the bones of the skull fail to close completely. This failure to close allows cerebral spinal fluid, brain tissue, and the meninges to push through the gap and create a sac-like formation protruding from the skull. Encephaloceles differ from meningoceles in that meningoceles contain only the meninges and cerebral spinal fluid, whereas encephaloceles involve brain tissue being pushed through the sac
Nessa G. Cynthia A. Adae v. University of Cincinnati, Case No. 2007-08228 10/3/17 Cynthia Adae was taken to Clinton Memorial Hospital on June 28, 2006. She was taken to the hospital with back and chest pain. A doctor concluded that she was at high risk for acute coronary syndrome. She was transferred to the Clinton Memorial hospital emergency room. She reported to have pain for two or three weeks and that the pain started in her back or her chest
It recognises that ‘impairment’ is not an issue, because it's usually physical, intellectual or medically linked, resulting in loss of mental or physical abilities. Example: ‘’A person who has paraplegia, will not be able to move their legs’’. On the other hand, disability occurs due to environmental structures. Example: ‘’A wheelchair user will find it very disabling trying to go through a narrow entrance’’. Activity 9.5. The social model of disability