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Vital Signs

Vital signs are measurable indicators of essential body functions. The vital signs of a human being are his/her temperature, respiratory rate, heart beat called the pulse rate, and blood pressure. All of these vital signs can be observed, measured, and monitored. When these values are not zero, they indicate that a person is alive.

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What is the sign you see after a girl is dis virgin?

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The sign that you might see after a girl loses her virginity is vaginal bleeding. This does not happen to all girls, but when it does, it just means that the hymen was torn.

What are the outer parts of the male reproductive system?

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There are two main exterior structures of the male reproductive system, the penis and the scrotum:

The penis consists of the root (which is attached to the lower abdominal structures and pelvic bones), the visible part of the shaft, and the glans penis (the cone-shaped end). The opening of the urethra (the channel that transports semen and urine) is located at the tip of the glans penis. The base of the glans penis is called the corona. In uncircumcised males, the foreskin (prepuce) extends from the corona to cover the glans penis.

The penis includes three cylindrical spaces (sinuses) of erectile tissue. The two larger ones, the corpora cavernosa, occur side-by-side. The third sinus, the corpus spongiosum, surrounds most of the urethra. When these spaces fill with blood, the penis becomes large and rigid (erect).

The scrotum is the thick-skinned sac that surrounds and protects the testes. The scrotum also acts as a climate-control system for the testes because they need to be slightly cooler than body temperature for normal sperm development. The cremaster muscles in the wall of the scrotum relax to allow the testes to hang farther from the body to cool or contract to pull the testes closer to the body for warmth or protection.

How high can your body temperature be before it becomes life threatening?

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Generally anything under 95 F is considered life-threatening and rewarming should be by medical supervision. A healthy adult can withstand temperature drop much more than can the elderly or children. Infants and neonates are notorious for hypothermia, especially in the case of childbirth outside the hospital. Heart dysrhythmias are common as the core body temperature drops, and medical intervention (Paramedics/Emergency Room) can mean the difference between life and death. Please don't take risks with your length of exposure to cold. One of the first signs of hypothermia is an altered level of consciousness, occasionally manifesting as an unwillingness to move from the cold environment.

What can you eat to thicken blood?

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I don't think you'd like to get your blood too thick but if your doctor said you need to thicken it a little bit, I'd recommend fried foods, fast foods, carbs, and more unhealthy fast foods. Hope this helped >.< M-day, out. Peace.

What foods have iodine them?

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Iodine is found in many foods in a very minute quantity. Today, most of our table salt has been enriched with Iodine. This is where we acquire the majority of our proper Iodine intake.

Check the ingredients on what you're eating; if salt is listed then chances are trace amounts of Iodine exist in the food.

Happy Eating :)

How do you know if you have a fractured ankle?

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The standard test is called PAD - Pain, Abnormal mobility and Deformity. In fact, with an ankle it can be very difficult to know unless it's obviously bent in the wrong direction. Best thing to do if you suspect a fracture is to go to your closest A&E hospital (ED/ER depending on where you live).

How do you use cajeput oil for sinus conjestion?

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To use cajuput oil for sinus congestion, it should first be diluted. Then it should be rubbed on the skin, wherever it is needed to help the congestion.

What kind of fever did Helen Keller have?

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When she was 19 months old that she contracted an illness described by doctors as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain", which might have been scarlet fever or meningitis.

How long before you die?

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depends on wat condition your in. in good condition u could last over a week

Why is the brain convoluted in appearance?

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It's wrinkled convoluted appearance is due to a growth spurt during the fourth and fifth months of embryonic development, when the gray matter of the cortex is expanding greatly as it's cells grow in size. The supporting white matter, meanwhile, grows less rapidly; As a result the brain takes on the dense folds and fissures characteristic of an object with great surface area crowded into a small space. ( you can refer to http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=1785&page=25 for more info :))

What is the normal range for pulse deficit?

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A pulse deficit is the difference between an actual heart beat and the pulse felt in the wrist or neck. Normal pulse deficits can be felt in someone with a pacemaker.

Name two chemical factors that modify respiratory rate and depth?

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Carbon dioxide and blood pH modify reparatory rate and depth.

Do STDs often cause no apparent symptoms?

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A person can have any of the sexually transmitted diseases without having symptoms. This lack of symptoms is particularly common in women, but both men and women can have any STD without symptoms.

What controls recognition and analysis of the body temperature?

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There are two types of thermoceptors found in the skin. One for cold and one for heat.

What does it mean if you can feel your heart beating and your throat is tight and it makes it seem like you can't breath?

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I'd get my butt to the nearest emergency ward and have it checked out. Go by yourself or call an ambulance. Could be serious. There can be a lot of things that it means, but the biggest concern I would have is an allergic reaction. A severe allergic reaction to something can cause your throat feel tighter, difficulty breathing, and it might feel like someone is sitting on you. The person might also feel itchy, see a rash, or swelling elsewhere. This would be a severe reaction, though, and need immediate remedy because the throat is actually swelling in that event.

It can also mean a heart attack, though usually the person wouldn't notice a tightening of the throat through the pain in their chest or jaw.

It might also be an anxiety attack. Like I said, a lot of possibilities, but my concern

What instrument is needed to take a person's pulse?

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You can use your fingers to check the any pulse in your body, just apply the fingers in the correct positions of the pulse locations and there you have it.

What should you do if someone has a joint and bone injury?

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you should stay put until the injury is stabilised for transportation to a medical facility First and foremost you should consult your doctor. Then check to see whether you are able to move the joint. If you are not, it could be a fracture. If you cannot put weight on your joint or if pain and swelling persist, you should seek a doctor. While most of these injuries heal well, what most people don't realize is that any kind of injury to the joint is likely to crop up as joint pain later on in life due to degeneration of the joint. Proactive care is necessary with nutrients like glucosamine, hyal joint, interhealth collagen type II along with other herbs, found in nutritional supplements like GoFlex.

Is burping and farting soon after meals signs of any illnesses?

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No but asking this question may be a sign of mental illness. Nah just kidding. Burping and farting is air/gas escaping from an otherwise air tight system. I am no doctor, but from what i know the only way that air/gas can get into your body is if you put it there.

If you are burping or farting extremely soon after a meal, say like 5-10 minutes, which is before food has really had time to digest, it is very likely that you are eating too fast and air is going down with your food. This air can either come right back up or else go all the way through your system.

Also remember that food begins digestion as soon as you swallow it. If you start eating and are eating for 20-30 minutes, then "right after" you finish your food you have already almost completely digested the first few bites of your meal, and any gases created by digestion will start escaping.

What does somatotype mean?

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The three somatotypes - endomorphic, mesomorphic, and ectomorphic - are basic classifications of animal body types according to the prominence of different basic tissues types, roughly: digestive, muscular, and nervous tissues. They form the core of a theory, developed in the 1940s by American psychologist William Sheldon, associating body types with human temperament types. This linkage is fairly simplistic and is seen as outdated in physiological science, but the account of somatotypes is still probably a valid, if limited way to sort basic body types. The full answer can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatotype. Regards, Firery

Why can a person die when an artery being cleanly severed?

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An artery delivers oxygenated blood to other parts of the body including organs. Because of this, they have high pressure and are larger because of the demand for blood. If an artery is severed; the heart is continually pumping more blood through that artery and without being clamped a person can easily bleed out.

This is different from veins since veins are returning the blood to the lungs to get oxygenated, so they have a lower pressure and lower demand. That's why when you give or have blood taken it's done in a vein since it has a lower volume and is able to clot more quickly then an artery could.

Why do you have to open airway quickly on a casualty that has no control over her muscles?

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The brain can only survive without oxygen for a very short amount of time. The priorities in an injured person are to remove the person from the area of danger, then to ensure an adequate airway, breathing and assess circulation.

Airway is the most important because without an open airway and adequate breathing to promote oxygenation of blood, all other interventions will fail. In the setting of injury, especially if there is potential for head or neck injury, cervical spine stabilization should be maintained. This means that when opening the airway, you should not extend the neck. Instead a jaw lift should be performed and an airway adjunct may be needed to lift the tongue from the oropharynx to open the airway.

Breathing may need to be assisted if there are no spontaneous ventilations. This can be done mouth-to-mouth or with an assistive device, such as a bag-valve-mask. ---- her tongue may fall backward and obstruct her airway ---- For the Air Force SABC: her tongue may fall backward and obstruct her airway