The efficacy of professional ethics: the AMA Code of Ethics in historical and current perspective.
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Robert Baker
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A noncontact wound measurement system.
The instrument described in this manuscript was developed to perform objective, quantitative measurements of wound healing, which will enable service providers to assess, improve, and individualize the treatment given to each wound patient. It was designed to produce measures that will enable the care provider to assess the current state of the wound as well as gain insight into the time course of the wound healing by comparing the series of wound data collected over time. The record provided by the instrument could also assist in legal defense; a need that, unfortunately, cannot be ignored. The system uses a structured lighting pattern captured on a digital photograph of a wound to calculate the area and volume of debrided wounds. We used plaster molds with spherical indentations to represent various wounds to evaluate the precision of the system. Results indicate that when at least 144 of the data points in the picture lie within the wound borders, the surface area and wound volume are repeatable and the precision is within +/-3% of the calculated values based on the geometry of the spherical indentation.
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National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of asthma in athletes.
OBJECTIVE: To present guidelines for the recognition, prophylaxis, and management of asthma that lead to improvement in the quality of care certified athletic trainers and other heath care providers can offer to athletes with asthma, especially exercise-induced asthma. BACKGROUND: Many athletes have difficulty breathing during or after athletic events and practices. Although a wide variety of conditions can predispose an athlete to breathing difficulties, the most common cause is undiagnosed or uncontrolled asthma. At least 15% to 25% of athletes may have signs and symptoms suggestive of asthma, including exercise-induced asthma. Athletic trainers are in a unique position to recognize breathing difficulties caused by undiagnosed or uncontrolled asthma, particularly when asthma follows exercise. Once the diagnosis of asthma is made, the athletic trainer should play a pivotal role in supervising therapies to prevent and control asthma symptoms. It is also important for the athletic trainer to recognize when asthma is not the underlying cause for respiratory difficulties, so that the athlete can be evaluated and treated properly. RECOMMENDATIONS: The recommendations contained in this position statement describe a structured approach for the diagnosis and management of asthma in an exercising population. Athletic trainers should be educated to recognize asthma symptoms in order to identify patients who might benefit from better management and should understand the management of asthma, especially exercise-induced asthma, to participate as active members of the asthma care team.
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