Essays on Injury

Discussion

Periostin, an ECM protein, was named because of its expression in the periodontal ligament and periosteum of adult mice.30 PN is expressed in tissue growth and remodeling, as in cardiac and valvular development and disease, wound repair, tumor tissues, and inflammation.31-37 PN is also widely expressed in various atherosclerotic vascular lesions: it could be located in the intima, preatheroma regions, and the extracellular matrix of advanced lesions with calcification. PN variants are associated with extent of atherosclerosis in young persons, which suggest the importance of PN in the development of atherosclerosis in the arterial wall.38,39 This study used Continue reading...

What happens within the body when a person sustains a concussion?

A concussion is a form of a brain or head injury arising from a direct or indirect hit on the head or body. When an individual sustains an injury, the brain suddenly shifts or shakes inside the body to the extent that it may even knock against the surface of the skull (Mann, 2011). This is as a result of a hard hit which accelerates or decelerates the brain within the skull. A hard hit has a lot of force which may even cause rotational injury. This involves the twisting of the brain and shearing off of the brain Continue reading...

Pain is one of the common health problems that prompt immediate medical attention. Pain, a normal bodily response to negative stimuli, can negatively affect one’s quality of life if treatment is not readily administered or applied (Baliki, Geha, Apkarian, and Chialvo, 2008). Pain, as described by The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), is considered as the unpleasant sensation felt by a patient in the event of potential or actual exposure to any forms of tissue damage (Kyranou and Puntillo, 2012). Pain serves as an automatic withdrawal reflex that signals the occurrence of a potential or Continue reading...

Abstract

The knee is the most important part of a human’s lower anatomy. The knee consists of three knee bones, namely the kneecap, thighbone, and shinbone. Ligaments connect the three knee bones, acting as a hinge and a joint for proper movement. Of the four ligaments located in the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) – located below the thighbone and shinbone – is much prone to injuries. A knee injury occurs when an ACL suffers from any kind of damage. The cause of ACL injury could involve collision between the knee and objects, and awkward movement, which may cause awkward Continue reading...

A wound can be described in several ways i.e. by its aetiology, anatomical location or whether it is acute or chronic. However, these definitions, serve a critical role in the assessment and proper management of the wounds. An actual account, its definition can be broken down into the skin’s protective functions: continuous epithelium loss with or without connective tissues being loosed. This is as a result of an injury caused to the skin by either surgery, blow, cut or even chemicals. A wound can also be said to be any type of an injury that causes harm to Continue reading...

Analysis of a Negligent Tort

Introduction
On December 13, 2014, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) posted information concerning a recall for UVEX bicycle helmets. According to the CPSC, the helmets, under the recall number 15-045, have been recalled by their German manufacturer UVEX Sports GmbH due to a risk of head injury. More specifically, the reason for the recall states that there is a problem with the helmets chinstrap which is used to secure the helmet to a riders head. The chinstrap can fail allowing the helmet to slip or fall off the rider’s head. The potential risks of this are Continue reading...

Introduction

Matters of sexuality and fertility especially during rehabilitation for the past thirty years have remained controversial because not so many people want to talk about them (Phelps et al., 2001). Persons with spinal cord injuries are in need of answers on how to handle their sexuality. These questions cannot be ignored. Most of them ask questions about their attractiveness, ability to have kids and relationships. To make the matters worse, studies on sexuality among people with spinal cord injuries are scarce (Karellou, 2003).
On a positive note, advances in this sector have provided ways through which such people can Continue reading...

1. John Smith sustained a reportable injury. According to OSHA (2014a), the basic requirements in recording injuries or illnesses are work-related incidents that result in death, loss of consciousness, restricted work, transfer, days off from work, and receipt of medical treatment apart from first aid (OSHA, 2014a).
In John’s situation, he sprained his ankle within his working environment. Moreover, his sprain caused him work restriction as he could not step through his foot and would have to come to work on crutches the following day.
2. The case of William Kane is not a reportable injury. Although his Continue reading...

Adolescents Self-Injurious Behavior

Self-Injurious behaviors (SIB) are typically behaviors that involve people intentionally harming themselves for socially unidentified reasons without suicidal intent. Studies have extensively sought to highlight the causes, nature, and possible treatments for SIBs. SIB is sometimes regarded as suicidal behavior yet it is normally done without the intention of committing suicide (Whitlock, Eckenrode, & Silverman, 2006).
SIB includes a number of behaviors that comprise: scratching, intentional skin puncturing, ripping of hair or skin, self-bruising and cutting of the skin (Whitlock et al., 2006). Body piercings and tattoos may not fall under this category unless they get imposed with the aim Continue reading...

The article describes a very unfortunate incident that happened with Army Sgt. 1st Class Max Voelz. Mr. Voelz and her wife Kim Voelz both served in the U.S military’s bomb squad division and were performing their duties in Iraq. As their duty to dispose of bombs is inherently dangerous, the most undesired incident happened with Ms. Kim Voelz. While performing her duties, she became a victim of a bomb blast that she was trying to dispose off. The incident proved fatal, and she died on the spot. This has completely changed Mr. Voelz life as he is now Continue reading...

It is difficult to arrive at a common agreement about the meaning of pain. However, everyone will agree that pain implies physical discomfort. Pain can be in the form of aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, pinching, pricking or burning. Most people associate pain with a physical injury. It can be a minor injury like a scratch or a major injury like a broken limb. The intensity and duration of the feeling of pain depends upon the seriousness of the injury. When we think of the term pain deeply, we realize that pain cannot be explained in a simple way. There Continue reading...

Abstract

In this paper, I have dicussed and explained two types of brain injuries i.e. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). I have written majorly about traumatic brain injury as it is the most frequent brain injury in individuals. I have focused on its occurrence, causes, mechanisms, treatment, and recovery. I have particularly written about the traumatic brain injury in children. Lastly, I have given several recommendations regarding the prevention of brain injuries. All in all, this paper comprehensively discusses brain injuries and how they can be treated and prevented.

Introduction

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In the arenas of both amateur and professional sports, particularly high contact sports such as American football and hockey, athletes are significantly at risk of receiving a variety of severe injuries which can lead to physiological complications that persist for decades or entire lifetimes. One such injury that is especially prevalent yet routinely underrepresented among athletes in high contact sports is the concussion, which has the potential to cause a myriad of psychological and cognitive complications that can range from depression to dementia. Concussions among athletes such as hockey and football players are especially prevalent at both the college Continue reading...

Black’s Dictionary (1990) defines gross negligence as the intentional failure to manifest or perform a duty in a reckless manner, with a lot of disregards to the underlying consequences as effects to another party. It is a situation in which the actor intentionally plans and/or fails to do an act that is his duty to another. Such act can lead to a bodily harm. In a recap of events that unfolded hence calling for this case, one of my participants who is the plaintiff in this case, Mr. Edison Derwood had been injured during a training session. A Continue reading...

1) What are TBI and ABI? TBI short for Traumatic Brain Injury is a complex injury that has a broad array of disabilities and symptoms. The impact experienced by a person suffering from this, can be quite devastating. It may seem as a similar event to other injuries, but it is not so in reality. One moment one may look normal and the next minute their life changes abruptly. The ramifications of a brain injury are that it affects specific and sensitive body organs with the inclusion of one’s personality. The worst part is that its detection in Continue reading...

One of the most common sports-related knee injuries is medial collateral ligament (MCL), which occurs in almost every contact sport, such as football, hockey, wrestling, and martial arts. Those more at risk are intercollegiate male athletes, who can experience mild MCL sprain that could keep them away from exercising sports for an average of three weeks (DeBerardino, 2014). However, the severity of the injury has a broad spectrum, it is impossible to determine the incidence of MCL injuries, especially since minor MCL injuries are never evaluated by a physician.

Anatomy of the Injury (structures involved)

One of the most commonly injured knee-joint ligamentous structures is Continue reading...

Introduction

Exercise or training occurs as one of the most comprehensive factors that enhance the performance of athletes across various settings all around the globe. As such, there exists various resistance training methods that have been devised by sports professionals of various cadres. Speaking of resistance training methods, these connotes to exercises that are streamlined to assure that an athlete can endure prolonged periods of athletics performance (s). While much has been hypothesized regarding the various resistance training methods that have been devised for use in coaching of athletes, it is of immense significance to note that every athlete has Continue reading...

The movie is about a real life inspiration James J. Braddock, an Irish-American boxer, formerly and a light-heavyweight contender, who is strained to give up boxing due to an arm injury in the ring. It is a relief for his wife Mae, yet she knows without his boxing they will not have a good income. The United States enter the Great Depression; Braddock has to do manual labor to support his family, with his hand injury. Braddock's longtime friend and manager, Joe Gould, offer him another chance to make some money. The fight is against Corn Griffin, number-two contender Continue reading...

Business Law: Premises Liability

Business Law: Premises Liability

Introduction

Accidents that occur because of the negligent operations, design, maintenance of a property owned by someone other than the accident victim are known as ‘Premises Liability’. Premises Liability covers claims against the owner or landlord against or on behalf of a tenant the landlord for injuries suffered by the victim who was lawfully on the property (Heinonline.org, 2014). Additionally, it may include a huge range of event which cause injury or might give rise to liability. A fall and a slip because of a defective or wet floor might be actionable against a landlord or Continue reading...

Reading through the research report, one can easily identify the problem that the research seeks to address. In other words, the problem statement is stated in a way that is not ambiguous but easy to identify. It begins from the third paragraph in the introduction section up to the seventh paragraph. In the third paragraph, the author states that the ideal treatment of comorbid conditions involve integrated approaches that target all the coexisting conditions. Conversely, treatments that have commonly been employed have failed to target the three conditions often occurring together: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), Continue reading...

The regeneration of nerves throughout the human body has been a subject of much interest in biology recently. The unique characteristics of both the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) provide insights into the mechanisms occurring after once damage occurs. A good understanding of tThe differences between these mechanisms also may lead to new therapies for nerve-damaged patients, including stroke patients. Following injury, the nerves in the CNS of an adult mammal will not regenerate, while the PNS will. These differences appear in every stage of axon regeneration.
Within hours of axotomy, the PNS begins Continue reading...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Chapter IV: Results
Overview
Several workers compensation reform bills have been passed in California in the last fifteen years. The aim of this research was to review, evaluate, and simplify the complexities of the California workers compensation reform bills SB 899 and SB 863. Data was gathered from a variety of sources and organized in order to develop a better understanding of the differences and similarities between the processes instituted. Relevant data was collected for the specific purpose of reviewing the systems in order to design a new system from the ground up; one that would avoiding the pitfalls Continue reading...

Introduction

The problem of workplace injuries is very topical for Australia. Among the many extreme events greatest socio-economic importance have accidents at work, which are accompanied by injuries of varying severity, disability and death. Accident at work is defined as the impact on the worker of hazardous production factors employed in the performance of job duties or job supervision.
Occupational injuries is not just a problem in need of resolution safety, but is also a good opportunity to study the interaction between society and technology environment, weakening or strengthening their relationship as a result of unforeseen accidents. To design an Continue reading...

Introduction

Any sporting activity is associated with injury. Many sports men and women know that the only drawback in their carrier is injury. An injury to a footballer means a lot of many things that a normal person cannot realize. To start with, an injury stagnates any training and preparations that a footballer is entitled to meaning that the activity that a person devotes a lot of time and energy can be taken away. For a footballer, playing football is part of his or her identity and a very significant activity. Once such an activity is taken away from a Continue reading...

Introduction

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of disability and death in children and adolescents in the world today. It is a condition that involves head injuries that are attributed in pediatric deaths and disability across the world. This condition physically affects the pediatric population in different ways than adults. It all depends with the differences in body size and proportion. It brings about anatomic and physiologic differences in children such as greater head to body ratio, thinner cranial bones which offer less protection to the brain, increased vulnerability of brain cells due to less Continue reading...

Zero injury concept includes a certain working environment which most companies are now aiming at to attain a reduced rate of injury in the workplace. This concept does not imply no injuries will occur rather it emphasizes that there is the need to have longer durations without injuries (Ghormely, 2010). Also, this program requires organizations to train employees on how to work in a safe manner.; it requires observation of the safety policy of the company. This has to be in line with the existence of well-set rules to guide on how to set safety measures. According to Smith ( Continue reading...

Introduction

Most childhood deaths and disabilities are associated with trauma. According to Kossmann & Raghupathi (2012), the United States (U.S.) records about 3000 infant deaths, 50,000 hospitalizations and approximately 700,000 emergency department visits each year. Minor head injuries, also referred to concussion is the trauma-induced alteration of brain functions that might or might not cause loss of consciousness in the affected person. Infants have higher chances of suffering from minor head injuries because they involve in various sporting activities that subject their heads to various types of forces. Head traumas occur mostly among children between the ages of 0 Continue reading...

Implied Warranty: Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-314 defines implied warranty to mean that the goods sold shall be of merchantable quality unless excluded or modified in the relative contract. This section also includes food or drink served for consumption on the premises or elsewhere as a sale. Implied warranty therefore recognizes the following assumptions for goods to be deemed merchantable: (a) the goods shall be passed without objection in the trade as described in the contract. (b) if the goods are fungible, they are of fair quality as described in the contract. (c) the goods are fit for the Continue reading...

A physical therapist is the health care professional who is going to treat patients of all ages who might have a medical condition or health problem that affect their ability to move around or perform their daily activities. This means that they are going to need to closely examine their patient to figure out what the best treatment plan to help the patient’s ability to move, reduce the amount of pain that a patient is in, or to prevent an injury. This exam is going to include a series of tests that can ensure that the physical therapist Continue reading...

Part 1: Justification for Selection of the Articles

The writer chose the three articles cited in this paper (Witvrouw, Mahieu, Danneels & McNair, 2004; Thacker, Gilchrist, Stroup & Kimsey, Jr., 2004; Andersen, 2005) because the authors of these articles provided a comprehensive discussion to support their claims of whether stretching prevented injury and reduced post-activity muscle soreness in majority of athletes.
Witvrouw et al. (2004) presented qualitative evidence that resulted from a systematic review. This research method enabled the authors to obtain comprehensive information that provided them with a holistic view of the research subject, considering that their studies involved a review of the results of previous researches. As Continue reading...

Interview

This interview was conducted through email. The respondent was Jacky Mills, a deputy public relations officer at California Workers Compensation county offices in Los Angeles. The interviewee was responsive and timely in supplementing answers relating to compensation fraud in California. Here are her responses on the ten interview questions.
Question 1: A single claim in California goes for about $65,000. This means that the government loses a lot of money through fraud annually and the fraudsters are not brought to book. Since this is a lot of money what can the government do to prevent fraud?
Answer: Despite Continue reading...

Audience Age Range: 18 to 40 years old

Gender: Male and Female
Known as the perfect cardiovascular exercise, running is defined as “to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step”.  It is a convenient exercise because there is no need for any equipment or training.
There are a plethora of reasons why one should take on running as a form or exercise or a recreational activity. According to Bower, there are 12 health benefits that can be derived from running. First, running gives one a healthy heart because it improves blood circulation and reduces the risk Continue reading...

The first day I tried to walk on the crutches, I fell down. Not only fell down, though-- fell down a flight of stairs, in front of a teeming mass of people during rush hour. The floor was slick with some kind of liquid, and I could find no traction. The rubber ends of the crutches skidded uselessly across the wet tile and I tumbled down the stairs. The subway was crowded, but no one looked my way; I was invisible and hidden to the general public, and no one wanted to watch or help.
It was the first Continue reading...

Law

1a.) The four main components of a contract are: offer, acceptance, consideration and intention of legal consequences. The offer is considered complete if it states in definite terms of the agreement and it must be communicated to the offeree. The offer should not only include any estimation, manifestations of interest, requests for proposals or letters of intent. The offer is different from an invitation to treat such as advertisements and shop displays where the invitation to treat is inviting an offer to be made (Richards, 2009). In this given case, the offer was made through an advertisement in several Continue reading...

Introduction

According to “A Guide To The Jackson Reforms” (July 2013), these reforms are known by this name because it was Sir Rupert Jackson – a senior Court of Appeal judge – who was requested by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls, to carry out this review into the costs of civil litigation.
The article reports that the review was commenced in early 2009 and the report presented to Jack Straw (then the Lord Chancellor) in January 2010 – a year later.

Quoting a statement by Sir Rupert Jackson included in the article:

“In some areas of civil litigation costs are disproportionate and impede access to justice. I therefore propose a coherent package Continue reading...

Alluding to physiology - it is known and discussed by numerous scientists that the muscle strength mainly depends on the amplitude of contraction. Power potential of muscles relies on their length. If the muscle is stretched properly there is an assurance of gaining more power and force its growth. It appears that in order to enhance muscles strength contraction amplitude has to be continuously developed and paid attention to.
Muscle contraction peculiarly depends upon the efficacy of signal transferred from brain to muscle and the muscle ability to stretch depends on its elasticity. Everyday stretching will greatly affect muscles Continue reading...

Cleveland v. Harrison Manufacturing

As the lawyer for the defendant, the impact of the Cleveland decision will relieve the defendant from any liability to Ms. Plaintiff. The issue in this case is whether or not defendant is liable to Ms. Plaintiff for selling a product that is unfit for use as a mouth guard designed for boxing. Basic is the rule that the plaintiff who suffered negligence by using a product must be able to prove that he suffered damage from the failure of the defendant to fulfill an expected standard of care in the creation of a product.
Ms. Plaintiff can file Continue reading...

In the clash that made cars driven by Deb and second by Abe, plaintiff suffered head injuries, quickly followed by suffering a serious knees injury because of the car driven by Anne. Upon arrival at the hospital, the doctor said to the injured that he had to have an operation or his legs must be amputated. Knowing the risk damaged was certainly accepted surgery. Although it has been unsuccessful, although damaged lost both legs, he had to endure a lot of pain, which are created( it was later determined) by incorrectly specialist, who left a piece of metal that Continue reading...

J.K has acute kidney failure with Rhabdomyolysis. Acute kidney failure happens when the kidneys are suddenly not able to sift waste products from the blood. This results to accumulation of waste and affects the chemical balance of the blood. Rhabdomylosis is caused by skeletal muscles injury (Grau, Poch, &Bosch, 2009). The injury of the skeletal muscles results to the production of different intracellular muscle ingredients. In this case, J.K had an acute renal failure with Rhabdomyolysis because of cocaine and heroin use. Cocaine and heroin cause damage to myocyte. Damage to the myocyte leads to an entry of sodium Continue reading...

Summer 2013

Abstract
Reliable techniques to meet the needs of patients with peripheral nerve repair injuries need to be refined. One of the strategies often used is to create a nerve guidance channel or build a nerve conduit Silicone is has been found to work well as a conduit from an injury for regenerated axon cells if it does not contain foreign components. The cycle of the cleaning treatment was repeated until the Pentane-Acetone-Heat Procedure was successful and the plated cells survived for several weeks. The duration of the plating and cell count using the cleaned silicone lasted from May 3, Continue reading...