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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Medical attention"”.
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The occurrence of performance-related injury in music therapists
… of injuries, and whether or not they sought medical attention. The results were analyzed by frequencies, means, and correlations of responses when appropriate. Sixty-one percent of those surveyed responded. The results showed that 35% had experienced pain and/or injury at some point in their …
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Effect of an Educational Program on Inappropriate Uri Visits: A Randomized Controlled Study
… Examination of URI visits to the Family Medical Care Center (FMCC) at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine revealed that only half met criteria indicating a need for medical attention.
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St. Jude Medical: ST Monitoring
… who are symptomatic wait too long before seeking medical attention, and some patients have no symptoms at all. In order to improve patient outcome there needs to be a better way to diagnose myocardial infarction. One solution is the continuous monitoring of the ST-Segment of the intrinsic …
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Incidence of injuries and associated factors at the senior inter provincial field hockey tournament
… acquired sport injuries defined by time loss and medical attention; • the associative factors related to injury (i.e. coaching qualifications, presence of medical staff, and other non-modifiable risk factors); and • the injury incidence, injury burden and distribution of anatomical injuries …
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Frequency domain model-based intracranial pressure estimation
… fluid surrounding the brain, can require urgent medical attention. Current methods for determining ICP are invasive, require neurosurgical expertise, and can lead to infection. ICP measurement is therefore limited to the sickest patients, though many others could potentially benefit from …
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Psychosocial variables in the prediction of somatic complaints with applications to stress-related disorders
… to health-related situations by seeking medical attention. A discriminant analysis correctly classified 21.25% of these groups.
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Assessing Readiness to Change and Identifying Risk Factors Leading to an Alcohol-Related Injury
… ER setting to target patients who are seeking medical attention and who screen positive for alcohol misuse. It is believed that providing treatment in alternative settings will more effectively reach patients with alcohol problems, thereby decreasing their risk of future injury. From May 2003 …
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Improving Occupational Safety & Health Interventions: A Comparison of Safety Self-Efficacy & Safety Stages of Change
… and require an estimated 62.5 billion dollars in medical attention each year (U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1998). This is close to three people dying and over 170 people sustaining a disabling injury every 10 minutes (National Safety Council, 1999). Every year more than 80,000 Americans are …
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Diagnostic Procedures Using Radiation and Risk of Thyroid Cancer: Causal Association or Detection Bias? An Examination of Population Cancer Trends and Data from the NYC Fire Department
… with TC risk was assessed. Whether heightened medical attention (screening using diagnostic procedures and number of medical exams) mediated the previously-observed association between World Trade Center (WTC) exposure and TC was also investigated. </p> <p>Results: Between 1973 and 2011, TC …
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Uniting maternity care with neonatal intensive care: Analysis advancing hospital experiences for families of newborns through design
… has changed immensely over the last century. Medical intervention has surpassed the needs of mother and infant to be together when either requires medical attention. By bringing medical equipment for both into a single hospital room, separation between the two will be decreased. For this …
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Diplomatic Relations of the United States and Germany, 1919-1925
… to a patient sorely in need of immediate medical attention. A blood transfusion, signifying the critical need for food and supplies, was imperative if the prostrated patient was to survive the overwhelming disasters that had befallen him. The anaemic patient in this figure personifies, …
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Report Construction When Domestic Violence Surrounds or Involves Children
… the involved individuals and resources, such as medical attention and injury photography, are guided by social narratives and stereotypes that can be improved through awareness and training.
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Increasing parental knowledge in treatment of childhood fever
… most common symptom that causes parents to seek medical attention for their young children (Kramer, Naimark, & Leduc, 1985). Parental lack of knowledge regarding the management of pediatric fever plays a roll in this phenomenon. The problem addressed in this study is inappropriate parental usage …
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For the love of country ham: a qualitative analysis of cardiac event survivors
… to the heart and required or currently requires medical attention. Individuals who have experienced a cardiac event are often on a different path from those who may have experienced other health trauma. Life after a cardiac event is dependent on the individual, whereas day-to-day health looks …
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Secondary Prevention: A Cost-Effective Yet Underutilized Strategy for Reducing the Stroke Burden in Resource-Limited Settings
… Secondary prevention targets the cohort seeking medical attention for an incident stroke. It is hypothesized to be a more feasible strategy of improving stroke rates in LMIC by reducing recurrence in high-risk populations. The objectives of this study are to compare stroke risk and secondary …
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A percepção dos estudantes de uma escola da rede pública na cidade de João Pessoa - PB em relação à atenção farmacêutica e o uso racional de medicamentos.
… health care provided to patients was cen tered medical attention. In recent years, this scenario has been modified with the multidisciplinary teams which share the care of patients, and among these the pharmacist, which is the professional of the drug key to decrease number of poisonings by …
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Educational Program For Caregivers Of Children With Tympanostomy Tube Otorrhea: Impact On Caregiver Self-Efficacy And Clinical Outcomes
… drops (TAD). Yet, some caregivers seek urgent medical attention for children with TTO, which often results in mismanagement of the condition including the administration of oral antibiotics. This quality improvement initiative involved the development and implementation of an educational …
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Cultural and Social Factors Impacting on the Programme to Prevent-Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Namibia: a Case Study of the Kavango Region
… services such as traditional healers for medical attention during pregnancy, birth and post-natally. The research aims to establish and describe the role of local notions and practices concerning anti-retrovirals on the aforementioned programme. Ethnographic and thus qualitative research …
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Exploration of Supraventricular Conduction with respect to Atrial Fibrillation. Methodological Aspects on Selected Techniques
… the most common cardiac arrhythmia that demands medical attention. Computer-based detailed analysis of cardiac electrical signals from healthy subjects and patients with a history of atrial fibrillation has become an important tool in the further clarification of this disease. The aim of this …
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Deaths in police custody in the Cape Town Western Metropole 2000-2009
… disease. Only three of these detainees received medical attention. These findings highlight the need for urgent review of local police cell architecture to ensure an environment conducive to safe detention, with particular attention to reducing potential points of suspension for hangings. …
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