Take your child to an emergency medical technician at a fire station or hospital. ... • "Newborn infant:" infant who is medically determined to be less than 72 hours old. ... • Hospital emergency room: • Admit the child: • Provide all necessary medical care, diagnostic tests, and medical treatment to any newborn infant brought to the hospital when the identity of the parents is unknown. • Hospital has implied consent to all appropriate medical treatment. ... • Emergency Medical Services for Children Program shall develop guidelines and protoco...

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It generally describes those treatments and health care practices that are outside mainstream Western health care. People use these treatments and therapies in a variety of ways. ... Some therapies are far outside the realm of accepted Western medical theory and practice, but some, like chiropractic treatments, are now established in mainstream medicine. ... The official position of the American Medical Association (A.M.A.)... Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School (Epiro and Walsh). ...

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Medical Marijuana, Could We Benefit? There has been so much controversy over the issue of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes in the past couple of years. ... Marijuana is also an effective treatment for AIDS patients suffering from wasting syndrome. ... This option is better than any legal treatment that we have right now for multiple sclerosis. ... While many people want to find cures for these things, they are still very against legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. ...

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This is because their families can't afford the expensive medical treatment they need and they don't get the money that the injured people makes. Luckily, worldwide organizations have programs for landmine victims that help pay for medical treatment and give the injured jobs. ... These people are doing this because that's how they get money for medical treatment. ...

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A one payer system takes the approach that there are no special interest groups involved to extend influence into peoples medical care. ... A major pro to this system is that everyone will receive treatment and equal treatment that is not based on financial situations. ... No more treatment based on wallet size or insurance type. ... Expediency of treatment would also be of a concern. ... Everyone has a right to medical care in our country. ...

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A notable case is the 1978 Bakke decision involving the University of California's rejection of the plaintiff's application for entree into the University's Medical Program. ... The Bakke Supreme Court dispute reflected the intense and widespread emotions aroused by quotas, by preferential or compensatory treatment, and by affirmative action. Four justices ruled to admit Bakke and against preferential treatment; and one, to achieve some kind of judicial consensus, upheld Bakke's claim of unfair discrimination and ordered Bakke into the medical ...

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In case of Bakke verses University of California Regents, Bakke attempted twice to enroll in the University of California Medical School at Davis unsuccessfully. ... Bakke argued that he was kept out of University of California Medical School at Davis because he was white. ... Powell, Jr., agreed, casting the deciding vote ordering the medical school to admit Bakke. ... The prop stated, "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, p...

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Supreme Court again affirmed the right of competent patients to refuse unwanted medical treatments and to receive adequate pain treatment at the end of life - even if it might hasten death(www.choices.org). ... Opponents say doctors should not play God by killing patients, but do opponents realize that by prolonging the process of death, the medical profession is doing exactly that? ... Also, sixty-eight percent thought that guidelines for withholding or withdrawing treatment should be established and forty-five percent were in favor of legislation of active euthanasia unde...

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They moved to the United States and she completed an internship in pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical Center. ... Even though proper treatment could have corrected the condition at the age of eight, she didn't have surgery until she was eighteen years old. Her condition was never properly diagnosed and delayed proper treatment at that time. Her experience made her want to dedicate her medical career to the health issues that mainly affect women and children. ... Some are illegal immigrants and can't apply to federal medical programs. ...

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He or she would simply go the emergency room, show their national healthcare card, receive treatment and go home. ... After the person receives treatment, there are also follow-up HMO phone calls and paperwork, an arduous and time-consuming task. ... The whole process of receiving emergency treatment is approaching the absurd. ... It is not uncommon for people who are insured, to refuse needed medical treatment to avoid the hassles of insurance. ... Elderly citizens often fall in between the Medicare cracks and die leaving enormous medical bills. ...

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The patients or their relatives may ask a doctor to withhold treatment and let them die. ... One of the toughest of these is what Victor Fuchs called "flat-of-the-curve medicine"- those medical procedures which are the highest in cost but achieve little or no improvement in health status. ... The treatment's worse than the disease. ... Today our medical hardware is so sophisticated that the period of suffering can be extended beyond the limit of human endurance. ... In the case of the terminally ill, that means people have the right to refuse life-sustaining treatment when it's appar...

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Case in point would be the situation in California where Proposition 215, the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, is up for discussion between state and federal courts. ... This clause was used in California a couple months ago to decide whether marijuana should be accepted as medical treatment for patients with death-threatening ailments such as aids. ... This is a place where anyone with a verifiable recommendation for medical cannabis can go to alleviate, and over time possibly terminate, their illnesses. ... Since the approval of the proposition, marijuana has only been use...

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Either way, the actual definition of euthanasia is, "The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment." ... In California there are DNR or do not recesitate laws that prevent medical care givers form acting on a patient that does not want to be saved. ... Another thing to consider is the medical aspects of this topic. ... There are many illnesses that were once terminal but now thanks to medical advancements are now able to be cured. ...

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Another issue with policy is punishment versus treatment. ... It is important to be able to determine if they need to be punished for what they did wrong or if they need some modification to their treatment or even need to start treatment. However, determining who needs what treatment should be done by a licensed mental health professional. ... One of the biggest issues is how expensive it is for medication and treatment. ... It is so much more due to not only their medical expenses, but also damages to facilities and staff. ...

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Cloning technology is expected to assist in the results of several medical breakthroughs. ... (Garg) Moreover, scientists believe that there may be treatment for heart-attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that are damaged. ... One estimate is that the current infertility treatments are less than 10% successful. ...

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The client has been seeking treatment both voluntarily and involuntarily. ... Michelle has had previous treatments for her drug use at Odyssey house but failed to abide by the programs rules, eventually being let go from the program. ... Michelle considered her treatment to be useless. ... Further, Michelle discusses that she has been treated at the Montefiore Medical Center for her attempted suicide. ... Medical History Michelle's medica...

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But for parents who believe in the Christian Scientist faith would rather pray and keep their child away from the medical attention they seriously need. ... The cults devotion led to the deaths of more than 172 children between 1975 and 1995 - all because parents refused to seek medical treatment for their children's illnesses. ... Refusing available medical treatment for yourself is one thing, but to impose your beliefs on a child who is not capable of making their own decisions or has not formed any beliefs of it's own, is another. ... Colorado law is also mixed up by a religi...

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All the different parts of euthanasia are part of good medical practice, endorsed by law, when they are properly carried out. ... In the medical field, euthanasia may be viewed as active or passive. ... However, in some cases, withholding treatment can be good medical practice. ...

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The subject in question is whether or not the federal government can make a law forcing parents to seek medical care when their child may be severely ill, without infringing on the parents" first amendment rights. ... Compared to the expected survival rate if the children had received routine medical care, out of 172 dead children in a study of 23 different religious groups: 3 would have not benefited from medical care, 11 children would have benefited, but to an unsure degree, 18 children would have had a 50 to 90% chance of survival, and 140 children would have had a 90 to 100% chance of su...

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A notable case is the 1978 Bakke decision involving the University of California's rejection of the plaintiff's application for entree into the University's Medical Program. ... The Bakke Supreme Court dispute reflected the intense and widespread emotions aroused by quotas, by preferential or compensatory treatment, and by affirmative action. Four justices ruled to admit Bakke and against preferential treatment; and one, to achieve some kind of judicial consensus, upheld Bakke's claim of unfair discrimination and ordered Bakke into the medical ...

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Indeed, when one examines the opinions in favor of keeping wild animals in captivity, such as in a zoo, one finds that these arguments can be discounted with viable alternatives that are more humane in the treatment of wild animals. ... Zoos network to collect and build up a collection of serum banks and to develop medical record-keeping systems (McNamara, 2007). ... Because zoos routinely add to serum banks, tissue banks, and maintain medical record-keeping systems, they are in a unique position to contribute meaningfully to bio surveillance. ...

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A. are partly the result of the greater use of medical technology. ... And the price is $84,000 for 12 weeks of treatment, or $1,000 per 400 mg pill. ... The third one is Americans receive more medical care than people do in other countries, not so much in terms of doctor visits, but if a person has a heart attack in the United States, they're much more likely to get open heart surgery than they are in most other countries. ...

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A caucasian man was denied entrance to medical school so they could reach their minority quota. What they did, and affirmative action all together is illegal under the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which explicitly outlaws "preferential treatment to any individual or group." ...

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In 1962, the United States Military began to use a potentially toxic chemical known as Agent Orange. The toxic chemical was used to eliminate ground cover during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese troops would hide underneath the thick forest and make it impossible for United States troops to spot them. Th...

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Experts who have kept track of medical data report that marijuana is rarely mentioned in death reports. ... Another argument is that only through law enforcement and criminal justice pressure do addicts receive treatment (Bender 78). This may be true, but the government could still enforce treatment on addicts that are posing a threat to society. ... Better treatment facilities can also be created through the taxation of drugs for those that choose to receive help (Nadelmann 2). ...

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