Reflection Paper #1
I apologize, my response to this assignment will not be what you expected. For another student, this essay would be filled with “what ifs” and opinions based on medical facts or a personal moral code. This writing prompt is considered just an assignment to some; however, it’s my life. This is my own personal experience and the consequences of that trauma.
Everything about my pregnancy was different than my first. Not only did I discover I would be having a girl, I was being blessed with Identical twins. My son, Logan, was so excited to be a big brother to two “see-sees,” my husband planned on spoiling them, and I was just happy to have settled on their names. Reese and Reagan. We were such a happy family.
Due to during my first pregnancy, my
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Dr. Ford found Reese on the ultrasound and froze. Quickly, he moved to Reagan and sighed. I was too busy looking at my babies to pay attention to his facial expression. Dr. Ford just sat there staring at me. I finally realized something was wrong and asked him if everything was okay, a smile was still on my face.
Reese was gone.
Dr. Ford finally admitted that he, along with the other specialists, knew this was going to happen. I hated him, I hated them all. They knew she was going to die, but they kept it from me. I asked if he thought she had trisomy 13 and he shook his head in agreement. My daughter Reese was one out of 20,000. She was taken from me by dark force of nature, a fluke in genetic coding. My daughter was dead.
I asked Dr. Ford if he would mind calling my husband. I could barely breathe. Danny, my husband, was working and I was afraid if he heard my voice he would wreck while driving. After no response, Dr. Ford promised to try again in a few minutes. He asked me to wait there while he registered me to be admitted.
My phone rang, it was Danny. His voice was so cheerful. I hated myself because I was going to destroy
Trauma is defined as having a deeply distressing or disturbing experience, or having a physical injury.
An apartment complex in Denver, Colorado is testing out a new approach to addressing homelessness by introducing trauma-informed care principles into housing.
* Explain the potential effects these events may have on the survivors and the first responders.
On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at about 1541 hours while represent at Brooklyn Special Victim Unit, located at 653 Grand Ave, Brooklyn, Sgt. Smolarsky, SVU and I interviewed Ms. Ryan-Mary Roberts. The following is a detail description of what transpired;
In my position at a Level II Trauma Center as a Transfer Center Coordinator, communication has been a key theme over the last year in particular. As I have previously mentioned, the Transfer Center and our office cohort has a new Director and the growing pains have been great. Before our new Director, gossip was rampant. With the new director, the group is learning a lot about communication, the value of downward and upward communication and the form that communication is received. The most recent source of growing pains was from the change of the type of staff for the mid-shift; staff was changing from non-licensed staff to registered nurses. The Director announced the changes to the group in June, however the pilot project was not yet approved
The Golden hour. In the field this is a term that was created by R Adams Cowley, MD, meaning that if a critical patient receives medical care within an hour, their chance of survival rises substantially. Within that hour a trauma patient will interact with several people, one of them being a Trauma Doctor, which is the career choice that I have chosen for myself. Trauma doctors evaluate, diagnose, stabilize and manage patients who have experienced some type of physical traumatic injury. Trauma doctors are usually trauma surgeons who have specialized critical care surgery training. The Trauma surgeon is a vital part of the golden hour, because within that hour if the patient can receive surgery the likelihood of the patient living heightens. The responsibilities of
Receiving blunt trauma to the head is a very a dangerous situation and can often lead to critical conditions and death. This essay will be taking an in depth look at a patient who has received trauma and their possible outcome. Utilizing knowledge of mechanisms and patterns of injury, vital signs and patient presentation, a diagnosis of the patient’s condition will be made. Once diagnosed, the pathophysiology of the condition will be explained and also possible injuries from this condition will be explored.
Trauma is a serious issue that more than 25 percent of children in America experience by the age of 16 (Pynoos & Fairbank, 2003, as cited in Williams & Lent, 2008). Trauma may can involve: household violence, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, terrorisms, natural disasters, and loss of a loved one through death, divorce or abandonment (Van Westrhenen & Fritz, 2014; Williams & Lent, 2008). Dripchak defines trauma as a sudden extraordinary event that overpowers an individual’s ability to cope and manage their reaction to the event (2007, Williams & Lent, 2008). An individual’s response to trauma is subjective and multidimensional. With several factors influencing how individuals respond to trauma.
The incident is in its fifth day with little to no change in status. Dykes continues to be demanding and disinterested in offering any concessions and continuing his initial demands. Dykes is now giving deadlines for which he intends to escalate with violence. We feel the justification for preparation of a plan to assault due to this lack of change is necessary.
Considering the issues mentioned in criteria 1, the examinations might be Physical Examination, laboratory tests, ECG, CVP, x ray, CT, US.
Full title: The confusion continues: results from an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) survey on massive transfusion practices among United States trauma centers.
Lewis, S., Dirksen, S., Heitkemper, M., Bucher, L. (2014). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 9th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/#/books/9780323086783/pages 1525-1527
Trauma Nurses start out their 12-hour shift by making sure they have all the supplies for when a patient comes through the door. Once a patient comes in the nurse then works with the rest of his or her crew to help stabilize the patient. They also help with giving them intravenously (IV) in their arms, drugs or medicine, and drawing blood from the patient. There will be one trauma nurse that will then document everything they do to the patient while in their care (“ How to Become a Trauma Nurse: Salary, Job Description, Job Requirements”). A trauma nurse see different things everyday these things can be from fires, tornados, car wrecks, and shootings. My aunt from Louisiana is also a trauma nurse I get told lots of stories by her. The story
Using what was learned throughout the eight years of pre-med and medical school along with additional 5-7 years of residency, trauma surgeons will obtain jobs. Trauma surgeons will need to look for jobs United States armed forces, hospitals or join programs that help people in underdeveloped countries. According to the bureau of statistics, a trauma surgeon salary is about “332,882-$454,581”. Trauma surgeons get paid for helping people in need. Based on Association of Medical Student Burnout with Residency Specialty Choice “the hours that are worked is the average that a general surgeon works 50-60 hours per week (not including time available for call).” Trauma surgeons work on-call hours typically is very unpredictable, stressful environment,
I gave birth to twin daughters. They were extremely premature (born at 6 months gestation), weighing around 2 pounds each. Given that I was already dilated and in labor by the time I reached the hospital, they decided to have the babies naturally. Despite having contractions for more than 30 hours, I recovered quickly after the births and was discharged the next day.