Assess the extent to which health risks can be related to geographical features. Introduction A health risk is a factor that threatens good health, (Warn et al, 2009) it has a detrimental effect on human physical, social and mental wellbeing. The medical profession (BMA) recognises four categories of health risk: chronic (cardiovascular disease), infections (HIV/AIDS) genetic (cystic fibrosis) and traumatic (road traffic accidents.) Health risk equation: Health risk = incidence of risk (physical feature e.g. diseases and climate) + vulnerability (Human feature e.g.
Well that’s a good question. When explaining a disease you 1st need to have a better understanding of the origin of the disease as well as any treatments, statistics, people at risk, as well as any preventions. In my paper I will be doing just that. A cerebral vascular accident is another name for a stroke. A sudden death of brain cells due to a problem with blood supply.
Extrinsic factors include airway infection and increased air pollution and intrinsic factors such as increased oxidative stress and altered immunity (Tsoumakidou & Siafakas, 2006), although the exact mechanisms are not known (Bathoorn et al, 2008). Ball (1995) states that infections play a major role in the aetiology of acute exacerbations. It is known that patients with COPD have significant impairment of the lung defence mechanisms and colonisation of the bronchial system seems to be an important consequence of the disease, particularly in exacerbations according to Erkan et al (2008). Discussion The prevalence of COPD appears to increase with age according to Devereux (2006) and Soriano (2000). However, it is interesting that they attribute this increase solely to aetiological factors rather than the normal process of ageing.
Ethical Policy Analysis of the 2004 Flu Vaccine Shortage Politicians are often faced with making decisions that affect all citizens’ health and healthcare options. There are different ways that the situations are assessed and policies are made. Some of these decisions are based on an ethical analysis of the situation, while others are made out of greed and other political reason, and some are just made hastily without any real effort. An important question to consider is also how qualified these politicians are to make decisions on citizens’ health. Many policy failures could have been prevented with proper analysis of the situation and implementation of policies to protect the citizens.
Question and Answer Explain the importance of risk assessments in relation to the prevention and control of infections. What is risk? Risk is the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard. It may also apply to situations with property or equipment loss. The risk is the chance, high or low, that somebody could be harmed by these and other hazards, together with an indication of how serious the harm could be.
Within the framework of health care reform, there is a growing initiative by employers to impose financial health insurance penalties for unhealthy lifestyle choices. Financial penalties levied by employers and health insurance companies for unhealthy lifestyles are unethical targeting the most vulnerable and sick in our society. Employers and insurance companies have an argument for penalties based on the cost analysis of health expenditures on high risk populations such as smokers and obese
7.1 compare different uses of risk assessments in health and social care risk assessment can be used in a number of different ways for example two ways could be a risk assessment for infection control and a risk assessment for a activity although they are both designed to reduced the risk of a injury/illness or a accident. a risk assessment for infection control will outline what can be done to reduce the risk of a infection being spread around . a risk assessment for a activity will be used to either stop or reduce the likelihood of a accident that wouldn't normally be carried out. 7.2 explain how risk taking and risk assessment relate to rights and responsibilities. if a individual decides they don’t want to use a Zimmer frame anymore
Unit IV Epidemiology - “epi” – on,upon, befall - “demo” – people, population, man -“ology” – study of -The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in specified populations and the application of this study to control health problems. What is it? *Quantitative discipline based on the principles of research methodology and statistics. *Have made a significant contribution to the identification of risk factor *Distribution – how are cases of the condition of interest spread across a population differently by gender,age,geographic location, socio economic status, other features? *Determinants – what risk factors or antecedent events are associated with the appearance of a disease or condition?
Any form of heart disease can lead to heart failure. Most heart failure can be explained by wellrecognized etiologic factors, though ostensibly healthy patients may harbor risk factors for the later development of heart failure. Early recognition and correction of these The Prevention of Heart Failure We now know that certain risk factors put patients at risk for the development of heart failure. Such factors include hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, poorly controlled hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and diabetes mellitus. Although unproven, it is likely that aggressive, early management of these risk factors may delay the onset of heart failure or, in some cases, prevent heart failure.
Infection control precautions are a set of standard recommendations used to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious agents from body fluids or environmental surfaces that contain infectious agents. Infection control ensures patient and client safety, Patients have varying susceptibility to develop an infection after exposure to a pathogenic organism The higher likelihood of infection is reflected in vulnerable patients who are immune compromised because of age (elderly), underlying diseases, severity of illness, The outbreak of infection can be fatal if care is not taken; for instance an