Trauma can also be associated with frightful events, the feeling of shame or experiencing physical pain. Even though trauma is usually associated with sexual abuse, it is unclear that Alex trauma falls into this category. It is however clear that he is vulnerable and showing fear of the changes in his family life, which leaves him with a poor sense of self and a helpless feeling of not being able to cope. This kind of trauma causes significant distress, and in Alex’s life, it is making him aggressive
Case Study 1: TeamSTEPPS The scenario: (adapted from Haynes & Strickler, 2014): You are an RN on orientation who is orienting with the charge nurse on the shock-trauma hallway. You are also working with an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and trauma physician. When a trauma patient has significant pain, an order for morphine is yelled out during the chaos. Other orders are yelled out to check the blood pressure and heart rate and order a chest x-ray (CXR) stat. The charge nurse delegates to the
symptomatology and presentation, Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) was used as the treatment approach. TF-CBT is an evidenced-based treatment approach that is designed to reduce negative emotional
after trauma in a population-based young cohort. Methods: We electronically identified trauma patients ( 30 days apart could be considered independent. As a secondary analysis, we calculated stroke incidence including all cases with a stroke ICD-9 code in order to provide a useful comparison with studies using ICD-9 stroke diagnoses for the outcome. For trauma patients who suffered a stroke, we graphically demonstrated time to stroke after trauma using Kaplan-Meier failure curves, with trauma as the
Psychology researchers have conducted many case studies and have spent countless hours reviewing case studies that have already been done to try to find the answer to the question, does childhood trauma cause and effect the symptoms of patients with psychological disorders such as Schizophrenia and Psychosis, or can the trauma cause a patient to have Schizophrenia or Psychosis. Many case studies’ findings state that there is a link. Some studies say only certain symptoms are affected. I want to know
family. The first research study was a study on the experiences of family members being present during resuscitation efforts in the emergency room after a trauma. Some of the benefits of a family member being present are: the family feeling empowered and supportive, maintaining family-patient relationships, closure in a life shared and fostering the grief process (Leske, McAndrew, & Brasel, 2013). Data was collected over two years in a level one trauma center with trauma patients that had one family
Fentanyl: Exploring the pre-hospital safety concerns in trauma patients, concerns relating to hypotension, hypoxemia, and isolated cases of refractory intracranial hypertension associated with closed head injury. Fentanyl, a schedule II synthetic opioid analgesic with a 10-20 minute half life, and a potency 75-125 times that of Morphine, is a favorite amongst paramedics in the pre- hospital environment. Fentanyl works as an agonist to the μ-opioid receptors mostly located presynaptically
Pediatric abusive head trauma, also known as shaken baby syndrome, is a devastating form of abuse. It occurs when a young child is violently shaken. The repeated shaking back and forth motion causes the child’s brain to bounce within the skull, resulting in bruising and swelling. This intentionally inflicted injury causes trauma to the head and neck region, including cranial, cerebral, and spinal injuries. It occurs in infants and small children because the muscles of the neck region aren’t strong
interventions that are inexpensive and takes a short period of time to learn and implement to immediate results of relaxation. Symptoms of trauma victims like depression, anxiety, and pain are reduced when these interventions are practiced and implemented. Although a limitation of the study is that the individuals were mostly men in the military, the study illustrates that proper implementation can assist clients like Jessica. Moreover, yoga, mantra, mindfulness, and meditation can decrease difficulty
Problems and causes of homelessness are closely intertwined, with many of the problems of homelessness also sharing common source with the causes of homelessness. Narrative comments are included. There are three central themes that are highlighted in the cases. Mental health plays a large role in the cause and problem of homelessness as displayed by Stephanie’s experience as “her parents asked her to leave home. Stephanie had suffered from anxieties and bipolar”. Abusive relationships are also experienced