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How Dental Clinics Should Handle Life Threatening Dental Emergencies

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A dental emergency can be defined as a condition that affects your face and mouth to such an extent that you can”t function properly. A life threatening dental emergency occurs when there”s severe swelling and/or severe bleeding in gums. A person suffering for such a problem should immediately contact his/her Vancouver dentist.

Sometimes the dentist might also be confronted with a more serious condition, which may present a great risk for the patient”s life (myocardial infarction, anaphylactic shock etc.). In these situations, it is very important that the dentist know precisely what steps he/she needs to take in dealing with this emergency.

Every member of the dental team must know about the emergencies, which can occur in the dental office; every member has to be ready to face such kind of situations. Some clinics that frequently deal with emergency and trauma cases partake in mock drills so that they are prepared for different types of emergencies that can occur. In addition to the mock drill the drugs available with the dentist should be updated and the technique incorporated at a dental clinic should modernize with the new advancements in the technology.

However, in certain cases, action taken by the dentist may not be enough and the patient may have to call a fully equipped emergency facility. Therefore a list of emergency oral maxillofacial surgeons should be kept at all dental clinics.

Dentist should know about the medical history of the patient. This assessment will help the Vancouver dentist to know the patient”s general state of health. This will help the dentist to gain the information about:

Previous anesthetics taken
Possible allergic reactions
Reaction to certain drugs
The time to be allotted for the treatment
Correct method or technique for the treatment

In addition to the information of the previous medical history, dentist must also carry out a physical examination of the patient.
A careful assessment of patient”s health is the best tool available to a dentist to determine the severity of a dental emergency. This assessment tends to separate the good dentists from the bad.

Get Rid Of Back Acne Fast

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Back acne treatment should be devised keeping the above causes in mind. Back acne appears on the skin as whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, papules, pustules and in some severe cases as cystic acne. Back acne affects both men and women, usually at the onset of puberty. It may last till the age of 40 and sometimes even beyond that. In some cases, the affected person feels embarrassed, leading to his social isolation. There are a number of back acne home remedies for acne control and acne prevention. Some of them have been listed below.

1. Applying ice several times a day is helpful in clearing acne fast. Ice will reduce the inflammation and help the skin heal faster. You can also apply a good quality toner instead. Make sure your skin does not completely dry out. In such a case reduce the number of applications. Applying frozen milk is another good method of how to get rid of acne fast.

2. You can also use the white of the egg on the pimples to ensure fast healing, as egg white can quickly dry up the pimples.

3. Have you ever just skipped a meal out of the blue? This is what intermittent fasting is. Skip your next meal. I have never personally tried this, but I fully how it can work. If you eat 3 meals a day then kudos to you. But, sometimes it is necessary to let your digestive system rest for a little while longer. A poor, stressed out digestive system will most certainly lead to an acne breakout as they are directly related. So, skip your next meal whether it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner. If you feel faint, then please do eat. If you feel this way, then you are not getting a sufficient amount of calories. Eat more at your meals and then try fasting. Every week or 2, skip a meal for some intermittent fasting allowing your digestive system to rest.

4. Soothe acne flare-ups with aloe vera. The enzyme-rich gel found inside of aloe vera leaves contains anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Gently massage some fresh aloe vera gel onto the flare-ups. Leave it on your skin to give it a chance to reduce redness and kill bacteria. You can buy pure aloe vera gel from a health food store if you don’t have any plants. Some individuals also drink aloe vera juice to detoxify their digestive tracts. Cleansing the body also can help clear up acne.

5. Lemon juice is another effective cure for acne. Just squeeze a lemon to derive the juice, and add some rose water to it. Now, apply it on the pimple and let it dry, before washing it off with clean water.

6. Clear up acne with tea tree oil, which comes from the Melaleuca alternifoliais tree found in Australia. It has an antimicrobial agent called terpinen, which can help clear up acne caused by bacteria. Simply dip a cotton swab into pure tea tree oil. Gently dab it on acne spots. Use tea tree oil twice a day for best results. Tea tree oil is gentle on the skin, has no known side effects and typically leaves no scarring after the acne has healed.

Ayurveda Medicine

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Ayurveda means the science of life. Followers and practitioners alike believe in this ancient form of medicine as well as its philosophy of treating the whole person.

Ayurvedic medicine consists of many different elements. In India, there are eight distinct branches of Ayurvedic medicine:

Internal Medicine
Surgery
Treatment of head and neck disease
Gynecology, obstetrics and pediatrics
Toxicology
Psychiatry
Care of the elderly and rejuvenation
Sexual vitality

Nearly 80 percent of the population of India use some form of Ayurvedic medicine for healing, with or without a combination of conventional medicine. In the United States, over 200,000 adults will use Ayurveda medicine in any given year.

The underlying basis of Ayurveda medicine is that the foundation of health has to do with our connection to the universe, namely the bodys constitution or prakriti and life forces or doshas.

The prakriti refers to a persons general health, the likelihood of them coming out of balance, and their ability to resist disease or recover from it. The prakriti is unique to each person, and describes the way their body functions to maintain health. Key elements are the way the body digests and disposes of waste. The prakriti generally stays the same over ones lifetime.

The doshas are the three life forces or energies found in us all, with some combination of all three found in everyone. The likelihood of a person contracting a disease are based on the balance of the doshas as well as the state of the body, and mental and lifestyle factors.

The three doshas are:

Vata this dosha respresents ether and air. It is the most powerful of the three as it controls vital body processes like breathing, the heart, cell division, the mind and waste disposal. This dosha can be upset by fear, grief, and lack of sleep, among other forces. Those with vata as their main dosha are susceptible to skin and neurological conditions, heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis as well as other afflictions.

Pitta this dosha represents fire and water, and controls both the hormones and digestive system. Pitta can be upset by spicy or sour food, fatigue and too much time in the sun. Those with pitta as their main dosha are susceptible to hypertension, heart disease, and others.

Kapha this dosha represents water and earth, and controls strength and immunity. Kapha is upset by greed, sleeping during the day, and too much salt and sugar in the diet. Those with kapha as their main dosah are susceptible to diabetes, cancer, obesity and respiratory illnesses.

Ayurveda medicine has been around for centuries, and is here to stay. It is an alternative, holistic, and complete medicine and its list of patients grows each day.

Hiring Boilers for Hospitals and Healthcare NHS Trusts

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Most hospitals would struggle to cope for half-a-day without an adequate hot water and heating supply; in the event of a boiler breakdown, patients could be put through the inconvenience (and stress) of being moved to other wards (or even hospitals), and operations could be cancelled.

In severe weather, the imperative to restore a sufficient hot water and heating supply is, of course, keener still.

Vital sterilisation of surgical instruments

Imagine the horror of a sudden loss of hot water and heat during a long operation that is scheduled to take place over a number of hours. With surgical instruments and other equipment needing to be thoroughly cleaned and sterilised throughout the procedure, a boiler failure at a hospital could actually be a life-threatening occurrence.

Thankfully, most, if not all, hospitals have a contingency plan in place; to cover them should the unthinkable happen. It is usually the responsibility of the Site Services or Estates Department or the Facilities Management Company* (an FM company) to ensure a proper contingency plan is established.

* In the UK, FM companies will often look after a number of hospitals within a Healthcare NHS Trust, with an account manager being in place at each separate location.

About contingency plans
A boiler failure contingency plan at a hospital will almost certainly include the involvement of a specialist boiler hire company an experienced team of boiler rental engineers who are primed to respond quickly in the event of a boiler emergency call-out. The plan will include details of a number of suppliers the hospital can call, not only for the emergency provision of rented boilers, but also chiller units, air conditioning, heaters, and dehumidifiers, etc.

As we have already seen, the boiler hire team would have a maximum of half-a-day to get a hired, mobile boiler (or boilers) on-site at the hospital, and to get it up and running with full hot water and heat supply being restored so that patients may bathe and shower, and also so that central heating and air conditioning at the hospital can be provided as and when needed.

Hired boilers during planned maintenance work
It is not just in the event of an emergency at a hospital that a rented boiler could be needed; at certain times of the year hospitals perform servicing and/or routine maintenance on their built-in boiler, with it often needing to be non-operational during this time (sometimes, boiler servicing and maintenance can take weeks to complete). Where a boiler can still function to some degree during servicing and maintenance, a hired boiler can be on standby.

At a UK hospital, access to site for the delivery of boilers and other plant is usually good, due to the importance of the service. Also, site managers will already know which type of hired boiler they will need (size, capacity, etc.); all this can save valuable time.

All this makes the option to hire boilers during boiler maintenance (rather than trying to save money by keeping a built-in boiler operational) an invaluable one.

Types of hired boilers used in hospitals
Hired boilers used at UK hospitals where needed are usually 100kW to 500kW; however, a large hospital could need 6MW or more to ensure adequate hot water and heating supply.

Small 22kW boiler units may also sometimes be used; these are electric, whereas larger boilers can run on diesel or mains gas and come trolley mounted, skid mounted or road towable (this makes it easier to get into awkward or tight sites).

Heat exchangers (to cope with excessive water temperatures) and fuel bowsers can also be supplied by the boiler hire specialist, and so daily diesel replenishment by the client or supplier is not necessary. (Air handling units and fan coil units, which deliver large volumes of warm air wherever needed, can also be supplied).

Emergency call-out procedures
In response to an emergency call, the boiler hire team will attend the site immediately, whilst priming the hirers Service Response team of a potential emergency requirement to ensure equipment and manpower is available. The team would then work with the hospital maintenance staff to get the equipment in and connected as quickly and safely as possible.

For planned maintenance jobs, site surveys are key
For planned maintenance jobs, full site surveys are undertaken with plans drawn to determine access routes and to evaluate where the hired boiler (and its related equipment) can be placed. Photos are taken during the survey to assist the team on installation day. There can often be months between the site visit and the job itself, so drawing-up plans at the outset reduces potential problems later on.

CAPEX approval not needed!
Because a rented boiler is only for temporary use, the client will not have to attain CAPEX Approval (Capital Expenditure Approval); therefore, the decision to utilise a boiler hire companys services can be instantly made. What is more, maintenance of the equipment will also be the hire companys responsibility, which saves on service contract costs.

All this makes hiring boilers an ideal, cost-effective option for hospitals and other medical facilities managed by Healthcare NHS Trusts.

Americans Fear Alzheimer’s More Than Heart Disease, Diabetes Or Stroke, But Few Prepare

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Americans fear Alzheimer’s disease more than any illness other than cancer-and for older people, concerns about Alzheimer’s outrank even cancer. More than a third of all Americans know a family member or friend who has Alzheimer’s, and nearly two-thirds of Americans believe they will have to provide care someday for someone with Alzheimer’s.

These are just some of the results from a January 2006 MetLife Foundation/Harris Interactive poll of American adults. The survey, found in “MetLife Foundation Alzheimer’s Survey: What America Thinks,” included questions about how people view Alzheimer’s disease, what they know about it and what they are doing to plan for a future that may include the deadly illness.

A progressive brain disorder that science has yet to defeat, Alzheimer’s gradually destroys a person’s memory and ability to reason, communicate and function. Currently, 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that these numbers will grow to as many as 16 million Americans by 2050. Increasing age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s. One in 10 individuals over 65 and nearly half of those over 85 are affected. The Alzheimer’s Association and the National Institute on Aging estimate that direct and indirect costs of current care are at least $100 billion annually.

The survey results underscore not only the fears that people have about this illness, but also the disturbing fact that few are prepared to face a future that may include Alzheimer’s.

Key findings from the poll, which was commissioned by MetLife Foundation, are summarized in a report available at www.metlife.org. They include:

Americans fear Alzheimer’s disease. When people are asked to name the disease they are most afraid of getting from a list of illnesses, one out of five picks Alzheimer’s, while only 14 percent worry about heart disease and 13 percent are concerned about stroke. Only cancer tops Alzheimer’s. In fact, adults aged 55 and older fear getting Alzheimer’s even more than cancer.

Americans know little or nothing about Alzheimer’s. While virtually all of those surveyed are aware of the disease (93 percent), almost three-quarters (74 percent) say they know only a little or nothing at all about Alzheimer’s.

One-third of Americans say they have direct experience with Alzheimer’s disease. One in three Americans (35 percent) has a family member and/or friend with Alzheimer’s.

Most Americans are concerned that they will be responsible at some point for caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. More than three out of five people worry that they will have to eventually provide or care for someone with the disease.

Most Americans recognize the need to create a plan to address the possibility of Alzheimer’s disease, but very few have taken steps to do so. More than eight out of 10 Americans think it is important to plan ahead for the possibility of getting Alzheimer’s disease. However, despite the overwhelming agreement that planning is important, almost no one has taken action. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans say they have made no comprehensive plans. The survey shows that Americans know enough about Alzheimer’s disease to fear its onset, but have not taken any steps to provide for the possibility of developing the disease.

Americans’ fears of Alzheimer’s are justified, given its increasing presence among a population that will live longer. As the population ages, it is essential to learn as much as possible about the disease and plan for the future.