Question 1

where can i get a blood test for pregnancy near rockledge fl?

Accepted Answer

Obstetrics: You can get this at any family clinic, OB clinic or even at planned parenthood.

Question 2

disaster (fire, vandalism, water) happen to patient records?

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Please rephrase: What exactly is your question? Patient records can obviously be damaged by all of the above causes.

Question 3

are the school fire safety program drills traumatic to kids?

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Rehearsal helps: Safety drills allow kids to learn safe methods of exiting the building.By doing so, the anarchy created by not knowing is removed & the kids are much more likely to respond to an urgent situation in a calm manner. When kids rehearse often, they many times exceed the adults in their ability to respond under pressure.

Question 4

i am a writer, need medical insight. scene: youth suffers punctured lung, barbed hook on ship at sea. no modern medicine; none trained. best response?

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What available: Alternatives are to enlarge hole in chest wall to create an open pneumothorax and prevent tension from trapped air, or to create valve type mechanism with some type of tube and flutter valve or water submersion of tube to allow air out of chest cavity but not allow it back in through tube.

Question 5

is long distance caregiving bad from the patient or care giver perspective?

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Yes: Patients need to be seen in person. Relatives and physicians may miss signs of disease if the patient is not monitored by someone.

Question 6

when is an injured worker entitled to receive vocational rehabilitation benefits?

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See  explanation: You served on or after september 16, 1940  and
•your service-connected disabilities (scd) are rated at least 20% disabling by va  and 
•you need vocational rehabilitation to overcome an employment handicap  and
• it has been less than 12 years since va notified you of your qualified scd.

Question 7

will student health share my medical record with anyone?

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NO: Under privacy laws they can not, unless you provide written permission - either generic or on a case by case basis.

Question 8

what's the eklund technique for?

Accepted Answer

Mammography: It is a technique used when doing a mammogram on a woman with breast implants.

Question 9

what is durable power of attorney? living will?

Accepted Answer

Advance directives: A living will helps a person state how they would  like to be taken care of when they are no longer able to make their own decisions and when they have certain conditions that limit their life expectancy. It addresses artificial hydration and nutrition and prolongation of life when you are in a comatose state.
A durable power of attorney speaks on your behalf health or finances.

Question 10

would looking at videos of real violence desensitize someone?

Accepted Answer

Violence: Prolonged exposure to violence does desensitize us and therefore needs self monitoring. This is one reason we need to monitor how much television our children are viewing. Exposure to real violence has bee shown to have negative effects.

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