I hope everyone is having a good week so far. The question of the week was very challenging because it was difficult to make a decision on what to do. I had not thought about a situation like that before. After answering the question, I went to the store and bought a box of gloves and decided to leave it in the car. I think it taught me to be prepared in case there is a similar situation that I would have to deal with. I am planning on being a health professional, so it would be essential to be prepared to give a CPR or other medical attention.
Different scenarios every week are really helping me to be prepared in the worst situations. I had always thought about carrying a first aid kit but never really bothered to. I am going to make sure that next time I go to the store, I buy one and keep it in my car or my purse. Having medical supplies handy can make my life less at risk and make saving someone's life easier. I have opened up a lot on my thinking about HIV in the way that I can now see a lot of different ways of transmission. My topic of perinatal transmission is really interesting. I feel really sad that a child gets it from the mother just because the mother did not get it checked and did not get a treatment for it. I think that a majority of funding should go towards perinatal HIV research so that more infants can be protected against this virus.
Did You Know.....
The Public Health Service Help Force has a committee of about 30 members that are experts in the field of pregnant women and HIV. They also provide care to HIV exposed infants and mothers. It is funded by the Office of AIDS research and is designed for the United States. The administration of ZDV to the mother and the infant reduces the chance of perinatal transmission by 70 percent.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
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I also found this a difficult question of the week. I really would not know what I would do unless I found myslef entreched in that situation. Well like you too I picked up a first aid kit for my vehicle. I might come across a situation where someone else or myself needs it. I saw many posts of indiviuals stating they had them already. I probably would never think to have one unless I needed it i guess (which is not good lol). Im glad for you that you are being so proactive. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons we use this scenario, is that many students are unprepared to help at the scene of an accident. I certainly hope that students will get a kit to be prepared because you never know.
ReplyDeleteYou would be surprised how well we are doing in this area with infections from mother to baby. HUGME has cut that down considerably, however they don't use just AZT. They keep the mother on her triple drug therapy because mono therapy can create problems with resistance.