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  Nursemaid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A nursemaid is a girl or woman hired by an individual family to take care of the child or children of that family.
In a household wealthy enough to employ a nursemaid, and perhaps other servants, the mother would not likely be the one to wash diapers and tidy up the nursery.
By reason of her close involvement in most if not all of the daily affairs of the children, including maintaining proper standards of behavior, the nursemaid might easily establish the close kind of a relationship with the children that a mother would herself ordinarily form.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nursemaid   (228 words)

  
 AllRefer Health - Nursemaid's Elbow (Dislocated Elbow - Children, Pulled Elbow)
Nursemaid's elbow is a partial dislocation of the elbow joint, making it difficult and painful to move the joint.
Nursemaid's elbow is a common condition in young children and generally affects children under five.
Nursemaid's elbow is often seen after a parent lifts a child by one arm up a curb or high step.
health.allrefer.com /health/nursemaids-elbow-info.html   (384 words)

  
 Nursemaid's Elbow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nursemaid's elbow is a common injury that is seen most often in children between the ages of 1-3 years.
Nursemaids elbow is an interposition of the annular ligament into the radial-humerus joint.
Nursemaid's elbow is more common in girls than boys and more often on the left side.
pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu /nursemaidElbow.html   (369 words)

  
 Child Health Library - Orthopaedics - Nursemaid's Elbow
Nursemaid's elbow occurs when the radius (one of the bones in the forearm) slips out of place from where it normally attaches to the elbow joint.
The diagnosis of nursemaid's elbow is made with a physical examination by your child's physician.
Most children outgrow the tendency for nursemaid's elbow by the age of 4.
www.chp.edu /greystone/orthopaedics/nmelbow.php   (345 words)

  
 Nursemaid's Elbow - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nursemaid's elbow occurs when the elbow is dislocated.
It is important to call your child's physician immediately, or promptly take your child to the emergency department, if you suspect an injury.
Most children outgrow the tendency for nursemaid's elbow by the age of four.
www.chop.edu /consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?root_id=-8002&id=-8676   (268 words)

  
 my life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It turns out that nursemaid’s elbow is a pretty common condition in children between the ages of one and three.
Nursemaid’s elbow is the subluxation of the radial head, which basically means the radius (a bone in the forearm) slips past the annular ligament (connected at the elbow) because the bone’s end is like a headless nail; it’s too narrow.
To reduce the occurrence of nursemaid’s elbow, don’t lift, swing, or pull your child by the hands, wrists, or forearm.
www.independent.com /living/mylife980.htm   (1887 words)

  
 eMedicine - Pediatrics, Nursemaid Elbow : Article by Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The common belief that nursemaid elbow is due to children having a radial head smaller than the radial neck is incorrect.
Nursemaid elbow can be reduced by extension of the forearm instead of flexion; however, extension was less effective in achieving reduction in 1 case series.
Persistent pain is inconsistent with nursemaid elbow and should lead one to reconsider the diagnosis.
www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic392.htm   (1486 words)

  
 Tender Violence Domestic Visions in an Age of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
While the nursemaid image is similar to both the white “Madonna and child” and the portrait of Cook’s white wife (see closing image below), the reality of the nursemaid’s fundamentally unjust social situation ironizes the relationship to both images.
The nursemaid was probably a slave or recently “freed” slave who had no real choices in either sitting for this photograph or her type of employment.
Just as she juxtaposes the image of the nursemaid and her charge with that of Madonna and child, in the Hampton discussion, Wexler juxtaposes severely controlled images of African-American students with a photo of white school children allowed to (wildly and chaotically) stretch and yawn(146).
www.msu.edu /~courantm/wexler.htm   (834 words)

  
 Pediatric Advisor 2005.2: Nursemaid's Elbow (Pulled Elbow)
Nursemaid's elbow is also called subluxation of the radial head or a pulled elbow.
It is an injury to a ligament (a strong band of tissue) that keeps the two bones of the forearm in the correct place.
Nursemaid's elbow is caused by of a strong force on the elbow.
www.med.umich.edu /1libr/pa/pa_nursmaid_hhg.htm   (437 words)

  
 Barnwell Pediatrics Health Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nursemaid's elbow happens when the forearm bone slips out of the elbow joint.
An abrupt pull on the outstretched arm usually causes nursemaid's elbow.
If this is a nursemaid's elbow, we will maneuver the elbow joint into its normal position.
www.barnwellpediatrics.com /health.asp?id=1   (227 words)

  
 Pediatrics: Recurrent nursemaid's elbow (annular ligament displacement) treatment via telephone. (Experience and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pediatrics: Recurrent nursemaid's elbow (annular ligament displacement) treatment via telephone.
Recurrent nursemaid's elbow (annular ligament displacement) treatment via telephone.
Annular ligament displacement (ALD)--also termed radial head subluxation, nursemaid's elbow, or pulled elbow--can be successfully diagnosed and treated over the telephone by properly trained medical professionals instructing nonmedical caretakers.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:89576226&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (207 words)

  
 Nursemaid Elbow
Nursemaid elbow is a common injury among preschool-aged children.
Nursemaid's Elbow Nursemaid's elbow is a common injury that is seen most often in children between the ages of 1-3 years.
A nursemaid's elbow can be reduced by your doctor and causes no lasting problems.
www.health-nexus.com /nursemaid_elbow.htm   (140 words)

  
 Nursemaid's Elbow -- eCureMe.com
Nursemaid's elbow is a dislocated elbow in a toddler.
It is usually caused by pulling on the extended arm of a child by a parent or playmate, such as when a child is lifted by one arm over a step, or the street curb, or when a child falls while holding an adult's hand.
Physical examination and history are usually all that are needed to diagnose nursemaid's elbow.
www.ecureme.com /emyhealth/Pediatrics/Nursemaid's_Elbow.asp   (244 words)

  
 The Essential Role of Victorian Servants Especially the Housekeeper and Nursemaid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The nursemaid was responsible for dressing and undressing the children, playing with them, and taking them out of a walk (Horn 66).
The nursemaid was often spent more time with the children then their own mother.
The nursemaid’s continual involvement with the children spawned a type of mother-child relationship (Horn 68).
www.umd.umich.edu /casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/cluesman4.htm   (553 words)

  
 Re: differing parenting style issue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
And long term damage does make it more likely that he will have problems with his joints as an adult if this continues.
Symptoms may include: * immediate pain in the injured arm * refusal or inability to move the injured arm * anxiety The symptoms of nursemaid's elbow may resemble other conditions or medical problems.
Prevention of nursemaid's elbow: * Avoid pulling or swinging your child by the arms or hands.
www.talkaboutparenting.com /group/misc.kids/messages/609407.html   (541 words)

  
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Chances are, he was just as talented when he had first wandered, lost and amnesiac, under the nose of the Saiyajin nursemaid, and chances are also she knew it, but Vegeta didn't care.
His nursemaid did not move, nor had she any reply for his insolence.
His nursemaid taunted him anyway, but he ignored her.
www.angelfire.com /mech/sudaki/fic/scPSCB1.txt   (2189 words)

  
 Nursemaid's Elbow
Radial head subluxation, or nursemaid's elbow, is a very common injury of toddlers.
X-rays of the elbow are usually normal, since the radial head isn't really dislocated, and I usually don't get X-rays of nursemaid's elbows unless I can't reduce them or unless I think there may be another injury beyond the radial head subluxation.
Reducing a nursemaid's elbow is actually fairly simple once you have been shown how to do it once or twice.
www.drreddy.com /nursemaid.html   (487 words)

  
 Pediatrics -- P3Rs for Kaplan and Lillis, 110 (1) 171-174
I had safely reached home before the storm, and mother and child were at their home.
We believe that physicians have been treating nursemaid's elbow via telephone in a prudent and skilled manner for a long time.
One of the primary goals of our paper is to document, in the literature, the legitimacy of telephone treatment when a prudent and competent medical professional instructs a nonmedical caretaker.
pediatrics.aappublications.org /cgi/eletters/110/1/171   (343 words)

  
 Tigress
So her parents came into the room, her father, who was much stronger than the nursemaid, carried her into a room and locked her there for three days and three nights, hoping that she would calm down, but she just kept on screaming and crying, and rocking back and fourth in a dark corner.
When Alma and Carlo Left her on the streets of Ziander, her nursemaid found her all muddy, and rat-bitten, and took her to an inn where they stayed for the night.
When her nursemaid was sitting in the tavern worrying over the fever-stricken child a woman appeared.
www.angelfire.com /ri/tortallrealm/library/t/tigress3.html   (623 words)

  
 Nursemaid's elbow or pulled elbow (12-24 months)
She probably has "nursemaid's elbow," a condition that young children often get from being swung around while being held by the lower arms, or from being grabbed suddenly by the wrist.
Well I guess this time I caused "nursemaid elbow" in which there is a partial dislocation at the elbow.
The doctor described it as follows: the ligament in the arm is longer than the bone and sometimes when pulled on it can cause a dislocation.
www.babycenter.com /refcap/11244.html   (584 words)

  
 Myrrha
Horrified by her emotions, Myrrha attempted to hang herself, but her nursemaid saved her at the last minute.
Though appalled, the nursemaid devised way for Myrrha to consummate her lust for Cinyras, believing the sin to be a better option than suicide.
Before the first sexual encounter, the nursemaid even urged Myrrha to go through with it.
www.pantheon.org /articles/m/myrrha.html   (474 words)

  
 ► Nursemaid’s elbow
A partial dislocation of the elbow resulting in decreased movement.
Nursemaid's elbow is a common condition in young children (generally under 5 years of age) that results when the arm is pulled by the hand or wrist.
It is often seen after a parent lifts a child by one arm up a curb or high step.
www.umm.edu /ency/article/000983.htm   (190 words)

  
 Kids Need Chiropractic Too!
Pulled-elbow, or nursemaid's elbow is a common musculoskeletal injury in young children.
Parents should be made aware of the damage to the ligament structures of the elbow and cautioned not to lift the child by the arm as the pulled-elbow condition can reoccur up until about age five.
Being a family practitioner, most chiropractors will encounter a child with nursemaid's elbow at some time in their practice.
www.chiroweb.com /archives/13/16/18.html   (626 words)

  
 Nursemaid’s elbow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nursemaid's elbow is a partial dislocation of the elbow joint that makes movement of the arm difficult and painful.
It occurs when a child is pulled up too hard by the hand or wrist.
Nursemaid's elbow is often seen after a person lifts a child by one arm up a curb or high step.
www.humed.com /humc_ency/ency/article/000983.htm   (203 words)

  
 Archive: Write Back -Government Should Not Play Nursemaid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The founding fathers would no doubt be rolling over in their graves if they were to see the tremendous mess that the past 200 years of liberal thinking, and abjuration of personal responsibility has wrought on today's society.
What you and others want, is to divorce yourselves from responsibility, and allow the larger all encompassing federal government to play nursemaid to you, surrendering your liberty, under the false pretense of safety.
What people need to be aware of is that the current crisis in health care is the fault of the government, and the lack of initiative of individuals to plan to for various contingencies.
southflorida.sun-sentinel.com /careers/vitalsigns/pfold2000/X21writbk.htm   (683 words)

  
 e-MDs | Products | Patient Education - NURSEMAID'S ELBOW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nursemaid's elbow refers to the partial dislocation of the elbow.
Since a nanny or nursemaid often cared for many children, this injury became known as the nursemaid's elbow.
Contact your doctor if your child has symptoms of a nursemaid's elbow injury or if your child still carries the injured arm, or refuses to move the arm at the elbow despite receiving treatment.
www.e-mds.com /healthinfo_view/i_00000007H3   (558 words)

  
 nursemaid's elbow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
That would hint at a more serious fracture of the elbow (especially a "supracondylar fracture" of the humerus), and require xrays and perhaps orthopedic consulation.
Because of the stretching of the ligaments involved in this injury, there is a high rate of reoccurrence of nursemaid's elbow - about 25%.
So for the next few months after the injury, be particularly careful not to over-stretch the injured elbow.
www.drhull.com /EncyMaster/N/nursemaids_elbow.html   (370 words)

  
 eMedicine - Nursemaid Elbow : Article Excerpt by: Scott Rineer, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: nursemaid's elbow, radial head subluxation, supermarket elbow, temper tantrum elbow, pulled elbow, elbow injuries in pediatrics
Nursemaid elbow is a common injury among preschool children.
It refers to a condition (medically called a radial head subluxation) in which a child's elbow bones get partially pulled out of joint and do not line up normally.
www.emedicine.com /aaem/byname/nursemaid-elbow.htm   (261 words)

  
 The Housekeeper and Nursemaid in Jane Eyre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The nursemaid is used to teach Jane to love and nurture without neglecting discipline.
Early in the novel, Bessie, the nursemaid, is in the position to report Jane’s behavior to Mrs.
Fulfilling her role as nursemaid during the holiday season, it was Bessie who was found in the nursery with Jane apart from the rest of the household (39; ch.
www.umd.umich.edu /casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/cluesman3.htm   (1122 words)

  
 University of Miami School of Medicine - Glossary - Nursemaid's elbow
The radius (a bone in the forearm) slips out of the ligament that holds it in place at the elbow.
Once a child has had nursemaid's elbow, it may recur.
The term nursemaid's elbow harks back to the days when a nursemaid (nanny) was not a rarity.
www.med.miami.edu /glossary/art.asp?ArticleKey=25173   (165 words)

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