In some regions of the body, structures like nerves, blood vessels, bones, organs, and lymph nodes are more superficial than in other areas. Care is required in these areas of caution to ensure the client’s comfort and safety. The following sections discuss the types of damage that might occur to unprotected structures when strokes are […]
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In his Epidemics, Hippocrates advises physicians, “Do good or do no harm.” Over time, this advice has been distilled into the saying “First, do no harm,” which is commonly quoted as part of the Hippocratic oath, which physicians take when they become doctors of medicine. Doing no harm is a long-standing guiding principle of medicine
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