Furry Soft Robot Helps Patients During Unpleasant Medical Procedures
A team of researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan has developed a fluffy soft robot that patients can interact with to reduce their stress and fear when undergoing painful or uncomfortable medical procedures. For some patients, particularly children, a fear of needles or uncomfortable and painful procedures can make such experiences especially challenging, and may mean that they attempt to avoid treatment altogether. Finding ways to calm and reassure such patients is important in reducing their distress and enabling them to undergo necessary treatment. The robot has inflatable actuators that can interact with and...
Source: Medgadget - November 1, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: etc. Medicine Pediatrics UNIV_TSUKUBA_EN Source Type: blogs
6 Techniques To Nail The IV Every Time
Did you get the IV?
Sometimes it seems like your performance on the whole call can be reduced to the success or failure of the IV start. Rarely does the successful treatment of the patient hinge on a successful IV placement but sometimes it can certainly feel that way.
The best way to ensure that you’re ready when that make or break it IV start does come your way is to start a lot of them when the pressure is not on. If you wait until game day to practice, you’re a whole lot more likely to fail.
The single biggest factor that separates the IV virtuoso from the weekend hacker is practice and experience, so when...
Source: The EMT Spot - November 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Whitehead Tags: EMT Source Type: blogs
Opiate overdose, without chest pain or shortness of breath. Cognitive dissonance.
I was reading EKGs on the system and saw this one.....What did I put in as my interpretation?Interpretation: " Acute LAD occlusion until proven otherwise. " There is non-diagnostic ST Elevation in V1-V3, with rather large T-waves but in the context of a deep S-wave (high voltage). HOWEVER,lead V4 is diagnostic of OMI. This is massive ST Elevation, huge hyperacute T-wave, and loss of S-wave (which in V4, unlike V2-3,can be normal but should greatly raise suspicion.) There is ST depression in V5-6. This alone could be due to LVH, but V4 could NOT be due to LVH.There was an EKG from 5 years prior:...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - November 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
70 Maybe It ’s Time to Give Up Quotes to Help You Let Go and Move On
Oftentimes you want to hang on even when times are tough. Keep moving forward. Keep going towards your goals and dreams.
But sometimes there may be one or several healthy and smart reasons to let go. To move on. To start over and to begin anew somewhere else.
So in today’s post I’d like to share the most powerful maybe it’s time to give up quotes.
To help you and motivate you to make a positive change if you deep down think and feel that you need to.
And if you want even more helpful and timeless advice then check out this post with hang in there quotes and this one filled with motivating keep pushing quotes.
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
