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Inhalation anesthesia
Get PDFIn this paper I will give a somewhat brief report of the high lights of the history of anaesthesia, followed by a generalized description of the various general inhalation anesthetics, their action on the human organism, and the administration of these, with the factors governing their use. The subject which I have chosen is a wide one, on which volumes have been written. It is also a very interesting subject, and if I can but give the reader a general idea of the history, theory, and administration, of anesthetics, man's most remarkable discovery in his fight against pain, my aim will have been accomplished
History of obstetrics and modern prenatal care in Oregon
No full textThe history of obstetrics possesses a peculiar interest, since its statue and its progress are most intimately blended with the conditions of the people and the extent of their civilization. However, remove the period or crude the primitive peoples in ancient or modern times, aid has always been given childbearing women as the warrior or hunter given primary surgical aid to his wounded fellow.
Why students fail in high school
No full textEach year many high school girls and boys struggle along or full by the wayside, because for various reasons, cannot adjust themselves. In many cases it affects the personality and becomes real problems. From the school standpoint they are problems because they are failing in work, or seem to be disturbing factors or seem to be physically unfit. Their solution is to work harder or leave, or see the doctor. Beyond all this we know there is an underlying cause, which we are concerned with. This study is an attempt to find out why High School students fall and to what extent physical defects may be a factor
Malaria
No full textMalaria: how it conquered civilizations and marched over all who interfered with its destruction, only to be in its turn conquered by a handful of scientists and finally put to work by yet another group of workers to give the mentally demented their security in life.
The mentally retarded child and his education
No full textThis paper discusses methods and means of educating children with intellectual disabilities
History of mental disorders: the public health nurse in the mental health movement
No full textThis paper will briefly discuss the history of mental diseases and the mental hygiene movement from the earliest time to present, as well as the people who are instrumental in its progress.
Summary of the purpose and organization of the American Heart Association, Inc.
No full textThis paper provides a summary and history of the purpose and organization of the American Heart Association, as well as outlines it's various programs and accomplishments
Syphilis as a public health problem
No full textIn the medical field the two fundamental needs of man are preÂvention and cure. Cure he will demand for himself because pain or disability urges the need. Prevention is another matter for its rewards are remote., Pain and damage being a remote menace, the courage of indolence drives him down the easy way. '!his is a common human trait -- to be deplored, but to be recognized and dealt with as such in this world of things as they are
Health education of the adult workman
No full textThe workman's only real asset is his health, upon which his strength depends; it is his working capital. When he loses health he loses everything; he becomes a burden to himself, to his family, his friends, and the community. He lives by the wages he gets just as employers live by the work he does. The term industrial hygiene is used much more today than at any time in our history. It signifies the dawning of a new era, wherein the men, rather than the machine, receive the most anxious and skilled attention