Neonatal Injuries

Question: why can't Americans accept that nationalised healthcare works better than their current system................ life expectancy at birth - males - 2005 77 = UK 75 = USA females 81 = UK 80 = USA healthy life expectancy at birth - males 69 = UK 67 = USA females 72 = UK 71 = USA probability of dying - per 1000 of population - between 15 and 60 yrs old - males 101 = UK 137 = USA females 62 = UK 81 = USA probability of dying - per 1000 live births - under 5 yrs old 6 = UK 8 = USA infant mortality rate per 1000 live births 5 = UK 7 = USA neonatal mortality rate per 1000 live births 3 = UK 4 = USA maternal mortality ratio - per 100,000 live births 11 = UK 14 = USA Age-standardized mortality rate for non-communicable diseases (per 100 000 population) 434 = UK 460 = USA Age-standardized mortality rate for cardiovascular diseases (per 100 000 population) 182 = UK 188 = USA Age-standardized mortality rate for injuries (per 100 000 population) 26 = UK 47 = USA Years of life lost to injuries (%) 9 = UK 17 = USA Deaths among children under five years of age due to injuries (%) 4.4 = UK 10.3 = USA HIV prevalence among adults aged 15+ years (per 100 000 population) 137 = UK 508 = USA Contraceptive prevalence rate (%) 84 = UK 72 = USA Total expenditure on health as percentage of gross domestic product 8.1 = UK 15.4 = USA like i said, grossly inefficient! General government expenditure on health as percentage of total expenditure on health 86.3 = UK 44.7 = USA Private expenditure on health as percentage of total expenditure on health 13.7 = UK 55.3 = USA only a moron is unwilling to see the blatantly obvious here! Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 2559.9 = UK 6096.2 = USA lmao - you spend nearly 2.5 times more on health than we do, and we get better results! Hospital beds (per 10 000 population) 39 = UK 33 = USA source: latest World Health Organisation statistics lol they just put their fingers in their ears and go "LA LA LA LA LA" fool + hubris = failure #1con thanks for your intelligent contribution lol

Answer: If socialized health care is so wonderful...then why do Canadians and Europeans come to America for all their high-risk and critical-care procedures? If socialized health care is so wonderful...then why did Fidel Castro use one of his private jets to fly a Spanish doctor and all his private equipment from Spain to Cuba and back to do his procedure last year instead of going to one of those clinics highlighted in SiCKO?

Question: Any advice on medical careers? I am only a sophomore in high school, I know, to young to tell what I am going to do specifically but I have been interested in the medical field. Pediatrician, Pediatric Orthopedics (is that a specialty?), sports medical physician, Neonatal Medicine Specialist, Veterinarian and those are just some I have researched. What exactly is a sports medical physician? I've read a lot about it but not sure what the precise job description is. Some websites say it is someone who travels with a sport's team or only deals with sports injuries. Some say it is more than just sports injuries. I am young but I am curious at what careers are in the medical profession that I might be interested in and what it takes to get there. Also, if you have any other medical professions to suggest to research or a list of some PLEASE post them! I like: -Helping People -Kids -Sense of Achievement -Sports A few things I am worried about is not being able to have a life. Can I have any kids? Be married? And still be happy? Also, I am not sure if I can handle death that happened on my watch. Is that hard? If I can't handle that is there medical professions that don't have the chance of death 24/7? Thanks for any advice you give! :)

Answer: Pediatrician is only shortage field in medical field, many children hospitals are money losers. Since you are still in High school, you need to study hard and be competitive to get into medical field, many medical associations prefer to be in shortage( they restrict number of hiring, demand vs Supply is not applicable in medical field), so they can charge more money from patients, ask more salary from hospitals, many nurses complains low salary( $120K in CA) long hour( 36 hrs per week).

Question: Nursing School- Associates degree- how much flexibility is there in what you study and clinical placements? I am interested in doing an Associates Degree in Nursing in order to become a maternity/neonatal nurse. I understand that to be an RN you have to go to a general nursing school, but I am wondering how much flexibility there is with which areas you focus on and which clinical placements you do. I have a near phobia of emergency rooms and couldnt work with trauma patients. I am OK with needles, blood, etc, so anything else would be OK- it's just accidents and severe injuries that terrify me. How likely is it that I could do a Nursing Degree while avoiding this? 2 years isnt very long so I am guessing you cant do a placement for everything, it's just a matter of whether it's random assignment or you are able to choose.

Answer: You will have very little, if any flexibility at all. The schools have a planned curriculum that must meet all the state board of nursing educational requirements, including so many hours spent in a clinical setting. Clinical facilities are often limited, and you end up going wherever they place you. The courses themselves are often sequenced so that you don't even have a choice on what semester you take which class. It is typical in many associates programs to have a few clinicals in a long-term care facility (nursing home) in the first semester to get your feet wet and function at the level of a nursing assistant. The second semester you will probably go to a hospital working with patients who have chronic illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, heart conditions, etc. The last year in your program you will probably have rotations in pediatrics and maternal / newborn, which will hopefully include an observation of L&D for at least one shift, and then you will have more rotations in adult health with more acutely ill patients such as post surgical, psychiatric, etc. And as another answer mentioned, some programs have a preceptorship where you may or may not have some degree of choice in where you end up. Depends on the school. My program asked you your top 5 areas, but not too many people got their #1 choice. I have never heard of any nursing students who had to spend any significant time in an emergency unit. And they would never put a student in on a trauma case if you said you didn't think you could do it. As a student, you will do a lot of observing, and if you are ever uncomfortable or feel sick or anything, tell your instructor immediately - they will go easy on you, I promise. Many student nurses find themselves having to step out of a room at some point. A few have fainted. It's not a big deal. ;) Good luck!

Question: 2.5 yr. old fell out of his bed, hit his head and stuttered for 1 week.? My 2 1/2 yr old boy tumbled over the guardrail on his bed, falling approx. 30in. landing smack on left side of his forehead on a hardwood floor. He almost immediately had a Hematoma ("Goose Egg") on the left side of his forehead the size of half a golfball. I am a first year Paramedic student, so I assessed him by asking his name, his brother's name, my name, and also checking pupil reaction to light, which was all OK. My wife and I put an ice pack on the injury. He settled down after 10-15 mins. and wanted to go back to bed. We kept him up another 1/2 hour, then reluctantly let him go back to sleep with my wife in the bed with him just in case. I set my alarm to wake up a few times in the night to rub him until he started to wake/show a reaction. Here's where things get confusing. Everything was fine, until 2 days later when the child started to stutter like crazy. My wife took him that day to our Pediatrician, who said it was merely a coincidence that the fall and stuttering occurred together like that, and not to make notice of it to him, he would grow out of it. My wife works in the N.I.C.U. of our local hospital, and asked the opinion of 3 other Neonatal Dr.s, who all had the same opinion as our Pediatrician. One week later, the stuttering is totally gone. Can anyone give me any insight on this matter? Could the stuttering have been a temporary effect of brain swelling that has subsided? I would hate to think that we took this issue too lightly. Could anything more have been done treatment wise for this kind of injury? This was a very stressful situation, as I am in Paramedic college, and tried to keep a cool head during the event, but this is my baby we are talking about, as I'm sure any good parent can tell you it is a terrible thing to see your child hurt. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: When the place of impact becomes a "goose egg," you have nothing to worry about. It is if the area becomes indented, that you need to worry. That fall is not the cause of the stuttering. This is most likely a coincidence. Many children go through a phase of stuttering around this age. The Stuttering Foundation states "When the child is speaking, give your full, prompt attention, and do not comment on the stuttering. If the stuttering is accompanied with other signs, such as tics, grimacing, extreme self-consciousness, or if the stuttering persists longer than 6 months, consider having the child evaluated by a speech pathologist." They have tips of things parents can do at home when they notice their child stuttering. Read this page http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.as…

Question: What classes should i take? I am a junior in high school, but living on my own. I am wanting to do something in the health field. However, I do not get very good grades becuase the stuff in school does not interest me.But, if i want to do health, i can get grades in that with no problem. I am out of my dance team with an injury, and was considering taking some classes online or at the local college off to the side. I do not know what to take though. I plan to attend Lee College for 2 years and then go to University of Houston. I want to major in health and hopefully work as a school nurse, or possibly be a neonatal nurse. Should i take nutrition? First Aid? Help !

Answer: You should look at the catalog for Lee college and see what majors they have for health. See if any of them interests you, then look at the courses that you have to take for that major. If you don't know your major yet then I would suggest that you take general courses like college writing, math... that you usually need in any major and would most likely transfer to another college. Another thing you could do is just look at the course catalog and read the descriptions of the courses. If you find any description that looks interesting than take that course. When you start taking classes that are actually interesting for you than you'll start getting good grades and you'll feel more motivated to keep studying. Hope this helps! :)