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Tramuatic Brain Injuries, 2002.
Looking at how they can be caused, their effects. and treatment if necessary.
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper defined traumatic brain injury and explains that it can occur in two ways - closed head injury and penetrating head injury. The paper then looks at the kind of damage these injuries could cause and how they could affect a person's daily functioning. It then shows how, often, serious criminals suffered a serious head wound in their earlier life which causes the brain to have minimalized moral judgement.
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"What do P?le, Steve Young, Bobby Joe Long and Timothy McVeigh have in common? At one point or another, all have suffered traumatic brain injuries. P?le?s injuries were from a soccer ball and Steve Young?s injuries were from repeatedly being sacked; both were expected as professional athletes; however, Bobby Joe suffered from many serious head injuries starting from childhood but culminating with a life-threatening motorcycle accident that left him in a coma for many days. Timothy McVeigh also ?sustained three mild head injuries during his youth.? "
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Occupational Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injuries, 2002.
benefits of using occupational therapy treatment with TBI clients.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 142.95
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This sixteen-page graduate-level paper examines the benefits of using occupational therapy treatment with TBI clients. The author formulates the problem, describes the instrumentation and data collection procedures used; discusses the research design, including all variables, constants, and other attendant factors of the design; and analyzes the outcomes, probable limitations, and the significance of the study to the field of education.
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Traumatic Brain Injury, 2005.
A discussion regarding traumatic brain injury, the signature wound of the Iraq war.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the history of signature wounds from various wars. According to this paper, the Iraq War has resulted in a large number of traumatic brain injuries. This paper goes on to discuss the causes and nature of this injury.
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"In every war, historians recognize that there will probably be at least one signature wound that will characterize that war for posterity. Incidences of radiation sickness from the atomic bomb will forever distinguish World War II. The Vietnam War still lives on in highlighting the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. The current Iraq War will be no different. In fact, military doctors are already aware of the signature wound of this conflict, one that is slowly dawning in the public eye. For a variety of reasons--including protective armor and enemy tactics--traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are emerging as one of the most devastating and widespread injuries among U.S. casualties of the Iraq War. Traumatic brain injury has a number of causes. However, the nature of the wound and its effects are well documented."
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Rehabilitation, 2002.
Research to determine how effective cognitive rehabilitation is as therapy for TBI (traumatic brain injury).
10,988 words (approx. 44.0 pages), 57 sources, APA, $ 217.95
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a principal cause of death and disability in young adults with consequences ranging from physical disabilities to long-term cognitive, behavioral and social disorders. Cognitive rehabilitation is a term used to refer to that branch of rehabilitation aimed at patients who are disabled primarily as a result of impairments in memory, judgment and other cognitive functions. This paper critically explores existing literature regarding cognitive rehabilitation for treatment of TBI patients to determine what types of cognitive rehabilitation are used, what the strengths and weaknesses of these types are and whether or not there are specific cognitive impairments that are more amenable to cognitive rehabilitation.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Background of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Rationale of the Study
Research Questions
Definition of Terms
Limitations of the Study
Review of Literature
Overview of TBI
Cognitive Impairments: Conditions Linked to TBI
Costs of Cognitive Rehabilitation for TBI
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Strategies and Practices
Variables Influencing Cognitive Rehabilitation Outcomes
Conclusions to the Chapter
Research Design
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Inclusion Criteria
Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy Rehabilitation
Holistic/Home-Based Therapy Studies
Computer-Assisted/Virtual Reality Studies
Research Questions and Hypothesis
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"Whitlock and Hamilton (1995) suggest, however, that even the most severely brain damaged patient can recover cognitive functioning to a remarkable degree if admitted to an acute rehabilitation program as early as possible after the initial injury. Age, severity of injury, pre-TBI educational and/or functional level, and type of treatment provided were among the most significant variables influencing outcome. Several other studies of a similar nature - i.e., Katz and Alexander (1994), Lubusko, Moore, and Stambrook (1994), and Carney, Chesnut, Maynard, Mann, Patterson, and Helfand (1999) - found further support for the effects of these variables on the outcome of cognitive rehabilitation."
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Recovery from Stroke and Brain Injury, 2006.
This paper evaluates the factors that determine one's rate of recover from brain trauma.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 9 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper explores the factors that influence recovery from stroke or brain damage. It presents the overall problems that lead to stroke and brain injury. Then it examines the relevance of the problem to nursing. Additionally, it presents a general literature review. Finally it gives the research methods, including search terms, inclusion and exclusion criteria, coding, and aggregation and synthesis of findings.
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"Along with other cardiovascular problems, strokes (cerebrovascular accidents or CVAs) have long been and will continue to occur at an alarming and almost epidemic rate in the United States of America. With such longtime factors as poor nutrition and tobacco use with current trends such as high stress and lack of exercise/sedentary habits, cardiovascular health in this country is a major concern, with strokes leading the way among the maladies and ailments that one might experience. As well, other types of brain injury that might cause many of the same injuries and debilitation as strokes are quite common. From head injuries to aneurysms, these many causes of brain damage and brain injury can leave patients with many of the same problems and obstacles to recovery that strokes can incur. In either case, healthcare professionals in any arena of the field, from emergency and intensive..."
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Brain Injury & Criminal Behavior, 1999.
Examines brain trauma as cause of aggression & crime. Use in court, clinical & psychological characteristics and drug abuse.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, $ 79.95
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"BRAIN INJURY & CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
Introduction
This research report presents information regarding brain injury and criminal behavior. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in changes in personality and aggressive behavior that leads to criminal behavior. Clinical characteristics and psychological manifestations of TBI are discussed as are effects of substance abuse on brain injury and crime.
Brain Injury & Criminal Behavior
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for the single most important cause of neurological morbidity and mortality in the United States population under the age of 40. Severe TBI results in nearly 40 percent mortality and only 30 percent to 40 percent return to normal neurological functioning after serious brain.."
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Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, 2002.
An examination of this phenomena -- how it is caused and how it can be prevented.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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An analysis of this childhood injury which is caused by either a piercing to the brain by a foreign object or internal injury caused by shaking or a fall or a knock. This paper looks at the causes of this condition and examines how it can be prevented. It then proceeds to examine different forms of TBI and looks at the symptoms. Medical management is presented as well as current treatments and breakthroughs.
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"Definition, Age of Onset and Prevalence. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an acquired injury to a child's brain, either open or closed. An open TBI results from a piercing of the brain, such as by a gunshot or another object, while a closed TBI, the more common, involves and results from the fast, sudden and strong movement of the head and shaking of the brain which stretches or cuts the nerve fibers in the different parts of the brain (Kraus JF). Pediatric TBI is the leading cause of death and disability among children between 1 and 14 years old. It was also reported that emergency rooms personnel treat 600,000 children for this injury every year, and that from that number, 25,000 die and 30,000 become permanently disabled every year in the USA (Christianson and Gale 2). TBI is most frequently transportation-related (39%), due to falls (28%), to sports and other recreational forms (17%) and assault (7%)."
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Left Brain/Right Brain Differences, 1988.
Biological/psychological study of functional differences between brain's hemispheres. Discusses brain damage, perception, nervous system activity, test measurements, expression & facial emotion.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, $ 39.95
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"This biological psychology paper will discuss left brain/ right brain differences. What is meant by left brain/right brain differences are differences between the two major hemispheres of the brain, the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere. The focus
will be on how the hemispheres differ functionally to affect psychology. A number of studies will be summarized.
II. Biological Aspects
Study of patients with damage to only one brain hemisphere is used to deduce how the right brain and left brain are different-iated. Robertson and Delis (1986) note that patients with damage to the left brain have more difficulty in visuospatial part-whole processing than do patients with damage to the right brain."
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Brain Trauma Patients and Their Families, 2008.
This paper provides an analysis of a qualitative research report: "Needs of Family Members of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" by
A. E. Bond, C. R. L. Draeger, B. Mandleco, and M. Donnelly.
2,499 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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The paper analyzes the study "Needs of Family Members of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury," which attempts to determine the needs of brain trauma patients and their families who enter neurological ICU in need of more specific care. The paper outlines the study design, the data collection and analysis methods and evaluates the study's strengths and weaknesses. The paper points out that, although the findings from this study are limited, the study does successfully outline the principles needed to formulate a more effective and comprehensive health care experience.
Outline:
Problem
Purpose
Research Question
Study Design
Subjects and Setting
Data Collection Methods
Data Analysis Procedures
Strengths and Limitations
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"The study, "Needs of Family Members of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury," addresses to determine the needs of brain trauma patients who enter neurological ICU in need of more specific care. Traumatic brain surgery occurs in 500,000 persons each year in the United States; approximately 50,000 of these die before reaching the hospital (Bond, Draeger, Mandelco & Donnelly, 2003, p. 63)."
"According to the study, brain trauma patients normally are admitted to ICU for observation. However, 10% of those patients admitted, require immediate care, usually involving surgery or relieving pressure on the brain."
"Due to the nature of severe brain trauma, the ability for families to cope with the concept of this ailment becomes significantly more difficult. As unpredictable brain trauma injuries can be, it is even more important for medical staff to be aware of all the needs for the families and patients."
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Head Injuries: A Definative look at Concussions, 2002.
A look at a common sports injury, the concussion. Describes how sports relate to the injury, care of, and causes of the injury.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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Focusing on the common yet dangerous injury regularly recieved in sporting matches - concussions. This paper describes the causes, treatment, symptoms, and the medical side of sports. It also looks at the sports causing the injuries, and how the sport causes them.
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"Head injuries are serious business. Anytime you are dealing with the brain, you want to take everything about the injury seriously and prepare for the worst. A concussion is defined as an injury to the brain, often resulting from a blow to the head, which can cause temporary disorientation, memory loss, or unconsciousness. These are also known as ?closed head injuries?."
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Injuries on the Job, 2005.
This paper studies injuries on the job especially in the chemical and petroleum industries.
15,905 words (approx. 63.6 pages), 45 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper examines how injuries in the workplace today are significantly lower than in the past because workers are expecting a safe and healthy work environment and employers are increasingly realizing the benefits of maintaining a safe work place for their employees. The author points out that the most significant and effective methods to reduce the number of accidents in the workplace is the use of training and the education of the workforce to make workers constantly aware of the hazards that exist and to provide them with the most effective protection. It also points out that injuries caused by acts of terrorist and foul play by nefarious element cannot always be controlled; however, abdicating responsibility is not being accepted as a fair defense anymore.
Outline
Introduction
Purpose and Importance of this Study
Hypothesis
Limitations of this Study
Definitions of Key Terms
Overview of the Study
Literature Review
Stress and Injuries in the Workplace
Training of Employees to Reduce Injury on the Job
Injuries and Workmen Compensation
Injuries due to Exposure
Injuries and Proper Documentation
Safety Conditions beyond the Ability of the Organization
Methodology
Focus and Limitation of Study
The Chemical Industry
Significance of the Chemical Industry
Workforce in this Industry
The Petroleum Industry
Crude Oil and the Distillation Process
Workforce in the Petroleum Industry
Discussion
Recommendation and Conclusions
Recommendations
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"The effect of the new technology on the labor force also takes some time to be noticed. This lag in the adaptation of a new technology and the length of the lag between the adaptation and its initial introduction into the company is always critical for any new invention. Thomas Jefferson never failed to state the role of science and technology in producing social change and economic growth. He said, "As new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must also advance to keep pace with the times." Organizations are spending a lot of time and money in ensuring that the workplace is safe. Advancement in fire fighting technology, better information and knowledge dispersion, setting up of checks and balances through the effective use of software is also increasingly being observed."
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Rotator Cuff Injuries, 1994.
This paper discusses rotator cuff injuries: Shoulder structure & injuries, definition, types, effects, causes, calcification, phases, treatment and diagnosis.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 16 sources, $ 127.95
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"The rotator cuff is an integral musculotendinous component of the human shoulder complex. Although it serves a variety of functions, its most important one perhaps is to control the head of the humerus. The two major subgroups of rotator cuff injuries, impingement injuries and avulsive tears, result from compressive and tensile forces, respectively. In addition, either of these two conditions may be seen in association with calcifying tendonitis. The treatment of rotator cuff lesions typically emphasizes conservative measures. These may often consist merely of active rest and specific strengthening exercises. For patients who remain refractory to such therapy, however, arthroscopy or other surgical interventions may be necessary. "
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Basketball Injuries and Strength Training, 2007.
An analysis of the types of injuries and ways to prevent them in basketball players.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper analyzes injuries in basketball. It reviews the literature with regard to the types of injuries that can be expected in basketball and how they can be prevented. The paper suggests that strength training is essential in the prevention of injuries and explains why this is so. The paper also explains why the focus of strength training is leaning towards the entire athlete for injury prevention.
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"The future of strength training in realtion to basketball appears to be leaning toward a focus on the entire athlete. It has always been known that football players, for example, require massive strength in order to be capable of defending themselves against physical contact on the football field. However, as basketball players in crease in size and ability, the physical contact that occurs in basketball continues to be more intense. Therefore, basketball players must be stronger and more in tone that ever before in order to meet the demands of the game. Professionals have also concluded that there may be a need to use strength training to build up limbs to an eqaul strength, as some parts of the body are toned more than others due to use. Yet, the focus on strength training to prevent injury is the key to the future of this type of exercise because of the increaed demands on players and the need for players to be capable of functioning at the optimum playing levels."
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Whiplash Injuries, 2004.
Discusses whiplash injuries, their cause and application to disability management.
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper begins by defining whiplash injuries, also known as cervical sprain injuries. The paper then describes the physical and non-physical effects of whiplash, looks at what whiplash means in terms of disability management and examines the need for medical services and counseling for employees who suffer from whiplash injuries.
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"Disability management, according to Henry Harder, is a relatively new field defined as an active process of minimizing the impact of impairment on the individual's capacity to participate competitively in the work environment. Central to this field is the concept of early intervention and a focus on psychosocial issues known to occur in tandem with physical injuries. Consequently, professionals working in the field must acquire a thorough understanding of various injuries and illnesses leading to disability as well as the specific interventions."
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Knee Injuries Among Female Athletes, 1999.
A paper on knee injuries, one of the most complicated and critical joints of the human body.
2,102 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 66.95
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This paper deals with the increase in knee injuries among female athletes. The author presents hard facts to support his position and provides a personal perspective on the subject. In addition the author provides examples of ways in which knee injuries occur and the various names for the different kinds of injuries.
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"The knee joint is one of the most complicated and critical joints of the human body. The knee has to bear the entire body weight, shift balance and adjust direction of movement all smoothly and in efficient coordination. It is not surprising that injuries occur to this particular joint. The primary elements of the knee include the large bone structures: the femur, patella, tibia, and the fibula. What moves the bones of course are the muscles: flexors (biceps femoris, semimembraneous, semitendinous, sartorius, gracilis and extensors quadriceps and patellar. Now, within those larger structures are smaller but nonetheless critical components: the various ligaments which stabilize the bones and muscles such as the medial and lateral Collateral Ligaments and the Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligaments usually termed ACL and PCL."
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