On Monday, September 8, 2014, Ryan arose slightly before 5am for his normal morning workout. He arrived home following his workout around he parked his vehicle and walked up the drive where he collapsed by the garage. At some point a neighbor, out for her morning walk, spotted him on called 911. Then she flagged down another neighbor who began CPR. Later at the hospital, Ryan underwent a cardiac cath for a severely constricted coronary artery. In the days immediately following surgery the signs were positive, but by Friday he started a rapid decline. All the tests came back clear and normal except for his MRI, which showed swelling in his blood vessels in the brain. The full extent of his brain injury would not be realized until the months late but would include brain damage, memory recall issues, and vision impairment.
By October 5th, Ryan's balance had improved and he could walk with assistance and he was accepted into the VA treatment facility following week to continue in intensive inpatient rehab. Once he was settled, my husband and I went to visit him. The man we saw lying in the hospital bed was only a shadow of the incredible, full of life, gregarious friend we love. During our visit, his wife Anna aided him in standing and moving into a wheelchair so he could sit and visit. Ryan recognized us and would laugh when we
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These past few weeks of transition have been challenging for our friends. In these first two weeks home, Anna has taken leave in order to prepare Ryan to be independent (organizing, setting up his office, moving back in), going to visit every doctor (PCM, TBI, Cardio, Eye, Dentist), get labs and pharmacy established, and also check in with the different therapies (Speech, OT, Vision, etc). This week she returns to work and next week I'll be stepping in to drive him his therapy sessions at the VA. God has brought them this far and they are trusting that he will continue to sustain them and heal
Your brain sits in your skull and is surrounded by cerebral fluid. When a head injury occurs, the brain may collide with the skull, then “bounce back” and collide with the opposite side of the skull. At the neuronal level, blow strong enough to create a concussion has the effect of twisting or stretching of the axons, which in turn creates swelling. In many cases, the swelling will subside and the neuron may return to normal. However, if the swelling of the axon is severe enough, the axon may break down and can cause permanent damage. Many athletes will experience multiple concussions over the course of their career. Recently the NFL has stated it expects 1 in 3 former players will develop long-term cognitive issues.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., the Investigator traveled back to the Cypres Gardens Center, after Mr. Talebi called to mention that the patient, Ms. Lindio Martin is willing to provide an r/s. In addition to Mr. Charles Cornelius r/s that afternoon.
Both the DNV and Joint Commission are organizations that conduct inspections and accreditations. Accreditations have an impact on the way hospitals operate only because a hospital makes critical decisions of how it treats diseases, assigns clinical staffing and stores its medications.
I spoke with the family and arranged for him to have video call his son so that he can see and talk to his granddaughter. This helped the patient’s willingness to participate in activities of daily living and reenergized him.
As you well know concussions are not to be taken lightly. Throughout the past few years I have dealt with several concussed athletes but none as severe as this particular case. The severity of second impact syndrome is an evident threat to the future health of an athlete’s brain. In this case, you will see the effect of second impact syndrome on a 17-year-old female varsity hockey player and her struggle to finish 11th grade. This athlete was playing for a league outside of her varsity school team when she sustained her initial concussion. During the game, she sustained a blow to the head and did not feel “normal” after it occurred, however she did not mention this to any coaches, players or therapists. As she continued to play her headache got progressively worse but played through it
en traumatic brain injury occurs to the frontal area, it is impacting the brain’s largest lobe. Located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, this lobe is responsible for conscious thought, voluntary movement, and individual personality characteristics. When you are searching for just the right word to say, it is this section of the brain upon which you rely.
Concussions can seriously alter one’s life. Concussions are the result of moderate to severe impact to the head with another object. These impacts shake the brain, which is suspended in cerebral fluid, and cause it to scrape against the skull. Concussions can have mild to severe symptoms including insomnia, an inability to concentrate and headaches. Symptoms manifest both physically and mentally and may appear days after the initial trauma, with the possibility of lasting for months. Concussions are extremely prominent in contact sports such as football and hockey at all ages of play, professional to amateur. Multiple concussions may be accompanied by CTE, a neurodegenerative disease associated with
The aftermaths of repetitive brain trauma - symptomatic concussions and other blows to the heads of different severity - has been a topic of medical discussion since the 1930’s...Yes the THIRTIES. There have been a lot of scientific research into the effect of concussions and how coaches, personnels and teams should deal with players who have been concussed. In 1933, the NCAA educated all of its schools on the correct procedures of dealing with a concussed player. The NCAA thought that brain trauma weren’t taken seriously as they should be. A procedure in the NCAA medical handbook that stands out is to not allow concussed players to practice until the symptoms don’t show for 48 hours. If the symptoms are present after 48 hours, they should
tissue can be damaged by a variety of things like infections, tumors, or strokes, any injury
Being home and at school are the primary locations for students and adolescents and where they spend the most time of their day. When a student is diagnosed with a TBI, it can dramatically affect their school performance. After a student experiences a TBI, school is one one of the many stepping stones where recovery and development is offered and can be used as an intervention. For schools to be able to offer the appropriate educational measures adjusted for the needs of the student, the appropriate support and recovery process for the student, schools having the appropriate documentation and knowledge about the student’s injury.
Once you enter our facility, as either an in-patient or an out-patient, we fill the role of friend and will eventually become your family away from home. This is especially helpful for those who have turned their back on their loved ones, or have had their family turn their backs on them. Having a support system is vital to the success of your recovery and we will gladly assume that role for as long as we are needed. God will also play a big role in you support system and He can be relied on to be there for you during your toughest
an estimate of 10 million people annually [1]. It is often referred to as a "silent
Every year there is more and more worries about whether or not football should be discontinued because of all the traumatic brain injuries that happen to all different aged kids. “A concussion is defined as a complex pathophysiological process that affects the brain, typically induced by trauma to the brain” (Concussion). With over “1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occurring each year”(Concussion) this debate could be a highly one sided decision whether or not to end the game of American Football. “More than one million young athletes play highschool football every year” (Kounang). This is only including high school so these numbers do not include college or the
Giving birth is something that happens many times daily all over the world. Though many people who have not experienced giving birth, such as men, may think all the woman has to do is push a couple times and it's over, that is not the case. There are three stages to giving birth according to BabyCentre including contractions, pushing, and delivering the placenta.
A firm’s superior performance is contingent upon a sustainable competitive strategy and a firm’s strategy refers to ‘a set of actions that its manager takes to outperform its competitors and achieve superior profitability’ (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble, & Strickland, 2016, p.3). A strategy becomes sustainable when it produces enduring success that can support the company’s consistent growth. The designing of a strategy entails the understanding the company’s present situation which are comprised of two distinct facets: external environment and internal environment (Thompson et al., 2016). It is generally accepted that the performance of a company is accelerated when the strategy encompasses the alignment of both external and internal environments of a company (Kaplan & Norton, 2008; Maier & Pop, 2012). In spite of this consensus, there is a longstanding debate regarding whether external or internal environment has greater influence on the company’s performance (Wit, 2010). For some logical perspectives, it is favored that a firm’s internal environment has greater influence on the firm’s performance than external environment. In alignment with the argument, pertinent strategic concepts and theories are analyzed along with the example of a company, Toyota Motor Corporation. This argumentative essay flows starting with a brief overview of Toyota Motor Corporation and then the arguments along with the concepts of resource and capability analysis, SWOT analysis and value chain