This image belongs to a patient who sustained injury to cervical spine along with other injuries. The image shows the patient in philadelphia cervical immobilization collar
Patient With Injury To Cervical Spine
August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What Are Antibodies And How They Help In Body Defence?
August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Antibody and Antigen
Antibodies are also known as immunoglobulins and abbreviated as Ig. These are gamma globulin proteins that are found in blood or other bodily fluids of vertebrates, and are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses.
They are typically made of basic structural units—each with two large heavy chains and two small light chains.
Antibodies are produced by a kind of white blood cell called a plasma cell.
There are several different different kinds of antibodies which are grouped into different isotypes based on which heavy chain they possess.
Five different antibody isotypes are known in humans and other mammals, which perform different roles, and help direct the appropriate immune response for each different type of foreign object they encounter.
Although the general structure of all antibodies is very similar, a small region at the tip of the protein is extremely variable, allowing millions of antibodies with slightly different tip structures exist. These tips are known as antigen binding sites. also known as the hypervariable region.
Resuscitation Stretchers For Trauma Patients
August 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Resuscitation stretchers should be located in the central portion of the resuscitation space. Trauma room size, and the number and frequency of arriving patients determine the number of patients. Equipments that can help to begin trauma resuscitation should be stored under the stretcher. These should contain [Read more...]
What Are Universal Precautions?
August 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Exposure to various bodily fluids, which are potential sources of transmissible disease, is both highly likely and nonpredictable.
Therefore, barrier precautions should be mandatory for all health care providers during the resuscitation/evaluation of an injured patient.
Barrier precautions include [Read more...]
