Preventing a Stroke
A major stroke can hit without warning and leave a broken body and a damaged mind in its wake. But there are ways to prevent strokes, even among high
Subject: Stroke -- prevention & control
Transcript: IT SIMPLISTICALLY AS: IT'S A RESPONSE TO AN INJURY THAT THE BODY THEN SIGNALS THAT, "OKAY, WE HAVE TO GET TO THAT INJURY SITE AND START BLOCKING IT
Inflammatory Response to Soft Tissue Injuries
It is important to know how to minimize and alleviate the injury. RICER refers to rest, ice, compression, elevation, and referral. For skin injuries
Working It Out: Athletic Overuse Injuries
Athletes and those who are in good physical shape need to be careful to avoid doing too much of a good thing. Overuse injuries, torn ligaments
Subject: athletic injuries
Transcript: time and intensity Of participation, that's when we start seeing more Of the overuse injuries coming in. Our swimmers are all rotator cuff, the back part
Wound Care Part 1: Physiology
Overview:
One of the fundamental goals of healthcare professionals is to heal wounds, prevent complications associated with wounds, and preserve the
Subject: Wounds and injuries -- Nursing
Your Plan of Action: How to Stay safe when Intervening Alone
Demonstrates methods to prevent crises, to intervene safely if needed, and how to prevent future crisis situations when a worker must intervene alone.
Contributor(s): CPI, Crisis Prevention Institute
Subject: Mental health counselors -- Violence against -- Prevention
Publisher: Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc
Wound Management: A Nurse’s Guide
Effective wound care extends far beyond disinfection and dressing. In fact, wound management is a cornerstone of proper hospitalization, and nurses and nursing assistants may be required to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care of wounds. I...
Subject: Wounds and injuries -- Nursing
Transcript: MATTER AND WATER LOSS; SENSATION OF TEMPERATURE; PAIN AND PRESSURE - WHICH WARN AGAINST POTENTIAL INJURY; THERMOREGULATION MEDIATED THROUGH THE BLOOD
Bloodborne safety: universal precautions, standard precautions, and needlestick prevention
This program helps nurses and other healthcare workers become more familiar with universal precautions and the most recent revisions to OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard.
Subject: Needlestick injuries--United States--Prevention
Working It Out: Children and Exercise
point of physical injury. Rather than have a child do the same sport all year long, it's important to cross-train muscles, remembering the importance of
Subject: preventing injury
Transcript: need To do in order to prevent injuries in kids. And part of that is adequate warm-up, adequate stretching. Even with those young bodies, you still need
The Growing Years: Accident Prevention--A Challenge for Parents
Keeping children safe is a challenge for any parent. Children two to four years of age are prone to injuries and accidents so it is important to look
Transcript: so most Of my advice for parents would be around injury And accident prevention. [parrish:] everywhere from the child's home Where there could be
Germ Warfare: Centers for Disease Control Diversify, The
With the eradication of most infectious diseases, the CDC began to expand into chronic diseases, then injury control and prevention as the National
Subject: injury control and prevention
Transcript: occupational safety And health was incorporated into cdc in the early 1970s. Much more recently, we've gotten Into areas surrounding injury control and