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    Mobile Technology Essay

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    Abstract—The increase in popularity for wearable technologies has opened the door for an Internet of Things (IoT) solution to healthcare. One of the most prevalent healthcare problems today is the poor survival rate of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests. The objective of this paper is to present a noval way of solving such a big problem by using Mobile IoT devices, Cloud computing technology and Machine learning. Mobile IoT that can collect physical activity such as heart rates and body temperature

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    SIDS Case Studies

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    Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden, unexpected death of an infant that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation which includes an autopsy, a death scene investigation, and a review of the history of the infant and the parents of the infant. Sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of death among infants one month to one-year-old. There are many risk factors for SIDS, but the most common and most preventable risk factors are the influence of smoking tobacco -

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    What Is SIDS?

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    The acronym SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome though, it is also known as crib or cod death. Specifically, it is defined as an unknown death of a seemingly healthy baby in its sleep, usually due to an apparent spontaneous standstill of an infant’s breathing. Although, SIDS is a very unexpected event it may potentially be associated with a portion of an infant’s brain which controls their breathing and arousal of sleep. In fact, SIDS is much more common than most think; as stated by Babies

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    Educating Parents and Caregivers on the Prevention of SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the unexplained death of an infant less than one year of age after having done a complete postmortem examination and investigation of the scene of death. There are no causes that have been found that make it clear as to why SIDS is so common. The rate of SIDS decreased dramatically when the Back to Sleep campaign was started to encourage parents and caregivers that infants were placed on their back

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    Resource Paper Winter Steinbrecher 9/11/15 As a health care provider, it is extremely important to be aware of different resources that can be used to help you provide the highest quality of care to each patient. In this paper, I will touch on several websites that discuss different topics of maternal, infant, and child health. Many of these websites include educational information that can be passed on to women of child bearing age, those who are expecting, and those caring for infants. After

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    results showed that most of the SUIDs happened when the infant were sleeping on an area that are not suitable for the infant, such as the caregiver’s bed. The author concluded that it is more important to take preventative actions before the cause of death is certainly determined. Scientists for decades have been trying to figure out the cause of SIDS, and there is significant evidence and research that expresses possible hazards that are in the immediate sleeping environment of the infant may contribute

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    Co-sleeping: Sleep and Bed

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    statements against co-sleeping, Dr. Richard Ferber, child sleep guru, has now sided with a family’s decision to share a bed with their infants. Although the American Society of Pediatrics warns that sleeping with your infant can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the exact cause of SIDS is still unknown. The emotional benefits of sharing a bed with your baby can be enormous and some would argue that engaging in co-sleeping strengthens the bond between parent and child. In a 1997 article in

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    Essay on The Continuing Mystery of SIDS

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    The Continuing Mystery of SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS) is the greatest cause of infant deaths ranging from ages one month to one year. Most of these deaths occur before the age of six months. Normally, any unexplainable infant death is considered to be due to SIDS. Numerous attempts have been made to discover the exact cause of this syndrome. However,the only known pathology is that SIDS is due to a dysfunction or abnormality in the cardiac and/or respiratory systems. To this point

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    Everyone, at some point in life, has experienced the terror of waking up from a disconcerting dream and longing for the comfort that only a mother can provide. Imagine there is an infant, new to the world and confused about everything around him, and how this child must feel when awakening with this uneasy feeling. Who knows how long it could take for the child’s mother to wake and come to his aid and how long that will feel to the newborn. Now imagine that the baby is right next to his mother, and

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    How to Swaddle an Infant Come on! Giving birth to a baby is the most awesome experience any parent in the world can go through. To us parents, caring for the little one is everything. But, how do you go about swaddling your infant safely using a comfortable approach? Could you be doing it right? Let’s quickly take a candid in-depth look at the essential details plus more. Introduction You probably couldn’t be doing a great job yet if you don’t know how to swaddle an infant. Having to shift to

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