Essays on Medical Assistance

The legalization of Euthanasia is an ethical concern in Canada. Euthanasia refers to the process of medical assistance in dying. It is one of the easiest methods to terminate the life of a person who may be having a terminal illness like cancer and HIV/Aids in their lasts stages. However, some people argue that the individual must be sure that they have to die in the end. Recently, the Canadian legislator changed the rule and advocated for euthanasia among the terminally ill patients. The law is unethical as most people do not identify with the effects of the law ...

The year of 2016 became critical in means of assisted dying issue for Canadian society, legislators and, of course, health-care professionals. The law, known as Bill C-14 (Chochinov & Frazee, 2016), grants permission for assisted suicide to patients who wish for death. However, certain strict terms condition this permission. The limitation of the patients’ access to the discussed medical service is a widely debated question. Many see it as deficient, sub-optimal, since the law does not assure equal rights to all citizens and far from everybody has access to assisted dying. In general, assisted dying has become legal in Canada, ...

The paper deals with comparing and contrasting health care reform data for the two states of Minnesota and Arkansas.

Lack of Health Insurance According to the last data recorded, Minnesota had 7 percent of its total population without any private health insurance, neither their employer nor the government has it for them (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). This percentage has decreased only by 0.9% in last one decade. For Arkansas, it is the state that ranks 35 when it comes to having health insurance for the state’s population. 13.9% Arkansas population lacks health insurance, privately, through the government or the employer (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). Lacking health insurance privately put people in having difficulties accessing the ...

The paper discusses the following codes of ethics.

Hippocratic Oath: The basic ethics of medical practice and moral code of conduct for doctors was set up by a Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates, which is known as the Hippocratic Oath. They are said to be core principles by General Medical Council (GMC). The Hippocratic Oath can be summarized as follows.

Unity with teachers and other physicians

Of beneficence and non-maleficence towards patients. Not to support suicide or abortion. Do not hurt, especially not to seduce patients. Remain confidential and never to gossip American Association of Medical Assistance It provides professional medical assistance with proper education, acknowledgment, opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, certification, and support for ...

Impact of the Policy on accessibility, quality and cost of healthcare

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community has experienced episodes of discrimination and outright unfair treatment. This has been promoted by the fact that there is little information available to the public regarding their state and things that they need to exist peaceful in the society. One of the components that would go a long way to ensuring that their welfare is enhanced is the health sector. To begin with, it would be proper and fair to put in place a working office fully furnished with both human and non-human resources. The non-human resources would be in the ...

List of Figures

Figure 1: Personal Hygiene advocacy Figure 2: Creating awareness on HIV Figure 3: EMS Ambulance in Action

Executive Summary/ Abstract

SoCal-Care is an organization which was formed in the year 2011 by a group of twenty medical students from the Texas Medical School. The main aim of this group was to help the people in the society, especially women, and small children, by giving them assistance to attain medical care. The group of students came together due to the various medical problems that women and children faced in various parts of the world. The group of students sets their mission to assist ...

Health Insurance in the United States was implemented as a means to help individuals as well as families to cope up with the rising medical expenses. The annual report by has stated that the number of individuals seeking health insurance coverage (public) has seen substantial increases since 2010. This finding is in line with the assumption that the rising medical assistance costs have been putting a tremendous amount of pressure on people. They have been finding health insurance as the only viable solution to meet their medical expenses. But paying for insurance is not a relieving matter either (especially ...

Introduction

The market of medical services is a segment of the services market. Services market supports economic growth and development through the creation of a competitive economy, new jobs, enhancing universal access to essential services and stimulating trade. Services sectors form the backbone of an integrated and efficient economy at the national, regional and global levels. Health care is a component of the structure of social life of the community, the primary aim of which is health saving and promotion. However, the fact that the current Russian health care system does not provide sufficient public health care guarantees, its accessibility ...

Analysis of Case Study 1

Possibilities and addressing areas of concern The employer is responsible for maintaining a proper Occupational Health and Safety at the workplace. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, the employers must maintain an appropriate environment for the organization and recognize the physical as well as psychological health impacts of the workplace on the employees (Gibson, 2014). In this case, Joe Peterson worked in an atmosphere that was not familiar for a aged person. He used to carry a large number of items from up the stairs that made him feel ill in the workplace. The area in ...

THE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS OF THEIR PEERS

Sociology Abstract The research evaluated the perceptions of students in health related undergraduate programs towards the activities of their peers like smoking and alcohol use that risk health. Studies have shown that students in health-related subject areas observe the risky behaviors of their peers and those observations affect the perceptions they have about their own health (Zhang, 2011; Ridder et al., 2010). The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine emerging themes and develop a deep knowledge about the health related practices and the perceptions (Seidman 2013). A phenomenological methodology was used in order to identify ...

Trauma Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care Nursing: Trauma Intensive Care Unit Trauma is identified as a disease progression that takes place subsequent to the submission of vigor or energy of a person affected by it. It is also recognized as a type of injury caused by a physical wound or damage originated from an external compelling force that more than a body can seize or indulge. Furthermore, victims of traumatic experiences or accidents need a high multifaceted medical assistance that is why these patients are admitted to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit for the purpose of monitoring their health condition so that they can surmount and overcome the ...

The National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards in Healthcare was set up to ensure that inequalities in the provision of healthcare resulting from cultural and linguistic differences are eliminated. The need for equal treatment of all persons irrespective of gender, social status, culture or religion, is inevitable in a diverse society (Jeffreys, 2010). Communication between the patient and the nurses or physicians is crucial in the health care setting. This communication can, however, be limited by existing societal or cultural barriers. Professionalism coupled with cultural competence for healthcare providers is crucial in order to understand the patients’ needs. ...

Mexican-Americans comprise a significant fraction in the population of ethnic groups in the United States of America. This group is characterized with a unique and rich culture that essentially affects the Mexican-American’s health beliefs and status. In the Mexican-American culture, physical or mental illness may be attributed to an imbalance between the person and the environment he is in. Specifically, the occurrence of illnesses may be attributed on the imbalance of body fluids (humors) (Constantine et al. 110-125). Certain illnesses occur due to the predominance of “cold” fluids in the body. Some do due to the predominance of “hot” fluids. ...

Executive summary

The pharmaceutical industry has been target of vast antitrust actions emanating from both the government enforcement agencies to private plaintiffs. Competition further falls within the diverse aspects that deter the performance of organizations and firms operating within the pharmaceutical industry. The study holds into account the various notions that are attached to minimizing, averting competition from oversees or local enterprises and turning the competition to more dynamic entities to achieve the organizational objectives through emphasizing and reflecting on the significant role of human resource management. The study offers diverse and rich strategic approaches that can be enacted by ...

Introduction

A lot of questions have been raised if it will be wise if the government makes the black market of organ transplant legal. The law of the land at the present makes selling of any part of the human body illegal. Black market organ transplant is a way of buying organs illegally from the willing donor to help the suffering recipient. It has gained fame due to the parity between the recipient and the donor. There are many people who are in the high need of organs, but there are few people who are willing to donate such organs. It ...

Introduction

The common cough often makes no alarm at all, especially when it comes to determining the causes or the risks that come with it. However, when a simple cough becomes exuberating, it often calls for distinct attention which usually requires medical assistance. With this consideration in mind, it is then important to note what makes a cough extensively alarming and how it should be given proper attention to for the sake of imposing fast recovery on the patients being attended. For instance, the case of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease requires specific medical attention that usually involves both medication and respiratory therapy. ...

The role of paramedics in the healthcare industry has evolved from one that assumed an assistant’s role such as answering 911 calls, dispatching the calls, and delivering first aid treatment to patients to one that requires some decision making skills, including determining the extent of injury of an individual to providing actual treatment to patients in emergency cases. However, unlike doctors and nurses whose roles are medically defined and accepted in the healthcare industry as legitimate healthcare professions, paramedics are still struggling for recognition as a profession because acceptance to the field is typically not through completion of academic ...

Law

Introduction A Good Samaritan Statute is a state law which instructs that those individuals who offer emergency services or rescue another person who is in peril cannot be sued for negligence, unless they acted in a reckless manner, which results to further harm to the victim (Miller and Jentz, 2010). There are several states that have established their own statutes that set the duties and responsibilities as part of the Good Samaritan Statutes. The law provides that any person who has been given voluntary assistance by another cannot turn around and sue “The Good Samaritan” for the negligence (Miller and ...

1. I was aware about the Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) in California and I wanted to research and gain more information on the program as I know a few people who have gained good health prospects through this program. 2 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was passed on March 23, 2010 allows people to have better accessibility to the public and private health coverage by various excise and regulatory methods. Health coverage in this act is expanded by a health insurance exchange and a couple of expansions in the Medicaid program. Medi-Cal program provides complete health care services at a nominal or ...

This chapter provides substantial information about opium and opioids. The chapter delves into a number of issues regarding opium. These include its extraction, historical issues, its role in the wars between China and Great Britain, its active components, how the typical opioid user has changed over the years, how the supply of heroin has changed over the years, and laws that have been put in place to address the abuse of opium. Interestingly opium, a juice from the Papaver Somniferum plant has had a history of medical use of about 600 years long. Some of the medical science problems that opium solved ...

Madeline Neumann

The parents are guilty of causing the death of Madeline Neumann. The death was caused by recklessness on the side of the parents. The 11-year-old child was suffering from diabetes and the parents could not seek medical assistance. The girl had experienced several days or weeks of deteriorating health condition caused by diabetic ketoacidosis, which is readily treatable. The parents believed that the worsening condition was spiritual warfare between Jesus and evil forces. This made them believe that resisting worldly medicine would save her. The child died of neglect and child abuse by her parents. Every child is granted ...

Physician-assisted suicide has been a controversial topic within the medical sector. Over a prolonged period of time, employees within the medical field have maintained a long tradition of making sure that the life of a patient is protected no matter the cost. However, there has been a shift in this tradition over the recent past. Some medical practitioners have begun to embrace the decisions of patients about what they would like to do with their own lives. This accounts for the reason as no why many doctors have been known to aid patients in their death. The embracement of physician-assisted suicide has aroused heated ...

Introduction

The debate about abortion has been going on for the last few decades with some groups supporting its legalization while other groups claiming that abortion should be banned. Every school of thought has convincing reasons why or why not abortion should be legalized. For instance, in the United States the debate about legalizing abortion started in 1960s when different states started to repeal their laws concerning abortion which had been banned there before. The US Supreme Court also ruled that the decision by various states to ban abortion was not in line with the constitution. In other countries like ...