REACTION PAPER THE WOUNDED PLATOON Kevin Shields‚ a 24-year old Army Soldier‚ went out drinking with three Army buddies on November 30‚ 2007‚ from Fort Carson‚ Colorado‚ a base close to Colorado Springs. A few hours later‚ he was dead. He was shot twice in the head at close range and left by the side of the road by his army buddies. Shields’ violent murder accentuated one of many violent attacks committed by the three Army buddies‚ who are now serving time in
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Wounded Veterans English 101 Effective Essay Writing October 7‚ 2012 Shawna Rand Wounded Veterans As of December 2009‚ over 3.3 million American troops have been sent overseas into Iraq and Afghanistan alone; 793‚000 of them have been deployed more than once. (Tan‚ 2009) Sadly‚ not all of our troops return home alive and many that do face many challenges ahead. Physical wounds surly do not go unnoticed. They are fairly common in war time situations and are even shown in war movies. They show
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Reconstructing a Cow’s Knee Lab Objective: To learn the function of the knee and how its ligaments work to create the movement the knee makes by taking apart the knee and reconstructing it with different materials to replace the ligaments. Hypothesis: If we replace the cow’s knee tendons with rubber bands then it will work like a new knee because the rubber bands will provide the support‚ strength‚ and flexibility it needs. Safety: Wear gloves while handling the knee‚ use precaution when using
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cuts locals grass as a job‚ currently not doing it due to pain in left knee and aims to get back to this activity. Walking distance reduced significantly. Problem: Anterior Knee Pain Degenerative changes OA Struggling to fully weight bear Walking with stick for stability Left leg muscle bulk significantly reduced. History: Previous meniscus tear whilst twisting around with post. Previous knee arthroscopy Pain hasn’t improved Objective Ax: MCL‚ LCL‚
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My Guide to Total Knee Joint Replacement NS8401-8293 (Rev. 2012/05/14) M Y G U I D E T O T O T A L K N E E J O I N T R E P L A C E M E N T The following people are acknowledged for their contributions to the development and revision of this guide: Mary Helen Adams‚ Physiotherapy Barbara Berg Troyer‚ Nursing Dr. R.B. Bourne‚ Orthopaedic Surgeon Hazel Celestino‚ Clinical Educator Orthopaedics Laurie Flodrowski‚ Occupational Therapy Bob Harris‚ Nurse Practitioner Dr. J.
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Autumn Hollingsworth Knee Injury Case Study Part 5 What are the primary movements of the knee joint? The primary movements of the knee joint are flexion and extension but can also slightly rotate. What muscle groups are the most important in flexion and extension of the knee? The muscle groups most important are the quadriceps and the hamstrings. The quadriceps extend the knee using the following muscles; rectus femoris‚ vastus medialis‚ vastus intermedius‚ and vastus lateralis. The hamstrings
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that sometimes causes the bloodshed to our country. One of the proof of this crime is the Maguindanao Massacre that we heard to the news last 2009. They said that there’s a lot of innocent victims that died in that incident. In this situation some of us didn’t understand this massacre that related to our society problem that concerning the corruption of other politician in Mindanao. Maguindanao Massacre is an event that kills several journalists in the Philippines on November 23‚ 2009 a day for fiesta
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Having a knee injury can be very painful‚ but it can also be hard to tell when it is necessary to go to a doctor or when it acceptable to stay home and rest it. Depending on your knee injury your pain can vary in the location and the severity of your knee pain. Some symptoms of knee pain is swelling and stiffness‚ redness and warmth to the touch‚ weakness or instability‚ and popping or crunching noises (Mayo Clinic‚ 2012). The problem is identifying how severe your knee injury based on the pain and
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List A: Pharmacological and complementary treatment of knee pain Knee pain is an immobilizing symptom from various of diseases and particularly important to treat in the elderly population. Knee pain accounts for 1.9 million visits to general practitioners and 1 million visits to emergency departments annually. Through history taking‚ focusing on red flags that the patients might present with‚ through physical examination‚ and understanding knee anatomy‚ physicians are able to make the diagnosis and
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The Boston Massacre Alyssa Ladd Although many historians believe that the Boston Massacre was an act of murder‚ it is clear that the incident was an act of self-defense. First reason why it was self-defense‚ is that the colonist Crispus Attucks was holding a cordwood stick and swung it at James Bailey. James Bailey then shot Crispus Attucks. James Bailey shot Crispus Attucks in act of self-defense. This led on to more shootings‚ but more colonists were getting angry and more violent. Another reason
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