New Study: Fans Reduce Sudden Infant Death Risk By 72%
SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is one of the most horrible and heartbreaking losses a family can endure. Striking an otherwise healthy baby of between 1 month and one year old, SIDS is the diagnosis given when a child of this age dies suddenly and an exact cause can’t be found even after a full medical and legal investigation. And while amazing strides have been made in cutting the risk of SIDS, about 2,500 infants continue to die suddenly in the United States each year. For these parents it is the worst kind of pain… a living nightmare you don’t wish on your...
Read MoreThe Eight Stages of Debt and Financial Death
In 1969, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross described the five stages that people pass through when dealing with grief and tragedy. These stages are typically thought of as only existing under the banner of death and dying but the loss of your financial position and social status can also bring great grief and similar emotions. I’ve modified her original five stages and added the additional stages of a financial death to create an emotional roadmap of financial death. Denial – The “This can’t be real” stage. Often evidenced by feelings like “I can’t be...
Read MoreHelping Nursing Assistant with Dying and Death
Nursing assistants have multitasking skills that they assist nurses to every emergency situation; ensure that the basic needs of the patients are met and that they make every individual to feel better and comfortable thus providing the best possible care for them. But in terms of dying and death, this is a sensitive issue. It is really difficult to handle this matter especially when nursing assistant is inexperience. But this case is inevitable to do and it should be familiar with. They should accept that this is a part of their field to care for the patient as well as to the family members....
Read MoreHelping Nursing Assistants with Dying and Death
Nursing assistants have multitasking skills that they assist nurses to every emergency situation; ensure that the basic needs of the patients are met and that they make every individual to feel better and comfortable thus providing the best possible care for them. But in terms of dying and death, this is a sensitive issue. It is really difficult to handle this matter especially when nursing assistant is inexperience. But this case is inevitable to do and it should be familiar with. They should accept that this is a part of their field to care for the patient as well as to the family...
Read MoreExplaining Death to Children
âWhy did Grandpa go away? Was he mad at me?â âWhat happens when you die?â âIs Grandma going to cry like that forever?â âCan I go play now?â  When there has been an unexpected death of a loved one, adults often fail to realize that children can be confused by adult reactions. The emotional reactions by different members of a family may range from crying and hysteria to laughing. Children will know that something is wrong, but may not have the life experience to put snatches of information into the context of their thinking...
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