First of all DO NOT tell me that it’s dumb or will make my hair sticky or gross because I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK!
Second of all I have darkish brown hair and I’m NOT going to bleach it so don’t even suggest that. I know that the color wont be very bright, but thats ok i just want it tinted a little bit.
I pretty much know how to do it, but simple instructions or [Pictures] would be great. Thanks.
P.S. I’ve tried this before but got bored of it after having it in for 2 hours so i washed it out and nothing happened. Sopossedly you have to leave it in for like 8-12 hours.
Also, I’m planning on dyeing my hair in a salon when i’m older…This is just for fun
Again I DON”T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! And It not “ghetto” It just for fun. I like being wild and crazy and it’s not like i’m doing it permanantly, i just dont want to ruin my hair my bleaching it right now because i’m only 13.
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/koolaid/colouring.html
this site has step by step and before, during, and after pictures. Have fun and good luck!
Usui Mikao is quoted saying in the Reiki Ryôhô Hikkei that the mind and body are one. Recent studies in the world of science are beginning to finally comprehend that statement. Brainwaves and body pulses and their role in stimulating healing can all be measured today allowing the concept of Reiki, as spiritual energy, to be more widely understood by the medical community. The growth of the system of Reiki is benefited by this community awareness and acceptance.
The introduction of Therapeutic Touch by Dolores Krieger into nursing in the 1970s has increased interest in other energetic systems such as Reiki. This in turn has boosted the amount of research that has recently been undertaken using Reiki and other forms of energetic work.
The system of Reiki is also being accepted into hospitals across the world. Patients can often either bring their Reiki practitioner with them or Reiki is made available to them.
The article ‘The first Reiki Practitioner in our O.R.’ by Jeanette Sawyer in 1988 in the AORN Journal describes the steps that were taken to allow a Reiki practitioner into the theatre at the request of a patient during a laparoscopy.
Also in 1988, patients were given the opportunity to experience a 15minute pre- and post- surgery Reiki treatment. More than 870 patients took part and as a result there was less use of pain medication, shorter stays in hospital and increased patient satisfaction. This was discussed in the article, ‘Using Reiki to Support Surgical patients’ by Patricia and Kristin Aladydy in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
Heart surgeon, Dr Mehmet Oz, has worked with Julie Motz who used Reiki on his patients. These patients had received heart transplants and had experienced open-heart surgery. She treated 11 patients in total and none of them had the usual post-operative depression. The bypass patients had no post-operative pain or leg weakness and the transplant patients experienced no organ rejection. Julie Motz has written about this experience in her book, ‘Hands of Life’.
Listed below are a number of trials tested on Reiki. For more research details there are some Reiki books with relevant research material, or personal observations, that have been written by both doctors and nurses. ‘Spiritual Healing’ by Daniel J. Benor has listed a number of Reiki trials as well as some very interesting trials on distant healing and healing through touch in general.
There are many aspects of Reiki that are being researched today. Some to see if Reiki speeds up healing, others to see if, how and whom it relaxes, to measure biomagnetic fields and to verify the concept of distant healing.
Here is a well-known trial completed using Reiki to examine its effect on human blood levels.
Human Hemoglobin Levels and Reiki
Reiki Healing: a Physiologic Perspective
Wetzel, Wendy (1989).
Published in Journal of Holistic Nursing 7(1), 47-54.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Reiki on human hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
Procedure: The hemoglobin and hematocrit levels of 48 adults participating in a Level 1 course were measured. Demographics and motivation were also examined. An untreated control group was used to document the changes in hemoglobin and hematocrit under normal circumstances.
Findings: Using a t-test there was a statistically significant change between the pre- and post-course hemoglobin and hematocrit levels of the participants at the p 0.01 level. 28 % experiencing an increase and the remainder experiencing a decrease. There was no change for the untreated control group within an identical time frame.
Conclusions: That Reiki has a measurable physiologic effect. The data supports the premise that energy can be transferred between individuals for the purposes of healing, balancing, and increasing wellness. Some individuals found that their blood levels went up while others went down which is consistent with the concept that Reiki is balancing for each individual.
This trial tests Reiki on patients with chronic illnesses using electrodermal screening.
The Efficacy of Reiki Hands on Healing: Improvements in Adrenal, Spleen and Nervous Function as Quantified by Electro-Dermal Screening
Betty Hartwell and Barbara Brewitt
Published in Alternative Therapies Magazine, July 1997, Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 89
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Reiki treatments on chronic illnesses using electrodermal screening.
Procedure: This study was carried out on five patients with life-threatening and chronic illnesses: lupus, fibromyalgia, thyroid goiter, and multiple sclerosis. Eleven one-hour Reiki treatments using 4 different Level 2 practitioners and one Reiki Master were performed over a ten-week period. These Reiki practitioners systematically placed their hands over the same body positions including the neurovascular regions on the cranium, neurolymphatic points on the trunk and minor chakra points on the limbs. No new conventional or alternative medical treatments were given during this period. Initially, three consecutive treatments were given and then one treatment per week for eight weeks.
Findings: The patients were tested three times during the study. 1.Before the study commenced. 2.After their third treatment. 3.After their tenth treatment.
Each individual was measured for skin electrical resistance at three acupuncture points on hands and feet. At the cervical/thoracic point the measurements went from 25% below normal to the normal range. The adrenal measurements went from 8.3% below normal to normal – some time between the middle and last measurements. The spleen measurements went from 7.8% below normal to normal after only three sessions. All the patients reported increased relaxation after Reiki treatments, a reduction in pain and an increase in mobility.
These trials are concerned with the effect of Reiki on pain relief and other symptoms.
Pain, Anxiety and Depression in Chronically Ill Patients with Reiki Healing
Linda J. Dressen and Sangeeta Singg
Published in Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1: 1998
Purpose: To measure the results of Reiki and its effect on pain, anxiety, and depression in chronically ill patients.
Procedure: 120 Patients who had been in pain for at least 1 year were trailed. Their complaints included: headaches, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, peptic ulcer, asthma, hypertension and HIV. Four different styles of treatment were performed on 3 groups of 20 people. The 4 styles of treatment were: Reiki, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, no treatment and false-Reiki. Each of the groups received 10 thirty-minute treatments, twice a week over 5 weeks. Patients were examined before and after the series of treatments. Reiki patients were examined 3 months after completion.
Findings: Reiki proved significantly superior (p.0001-.04) to other treatments on 10 out of 12 variables.
At the 3 month check up these changes were consistent and there were highly significant reductions in Total Pain Rating Index (p.0006) and in sensory (p.0003) and Affective (p.02) Qualities of Pain.
Conclusion: Significant effects of Reiki on anxiety, pain and depression are shown here. Some possible variables were not controlled.
Using Reiki to Manage Pain: a Preliminary Report
alta.karino@cancerboard.ab.ca
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, USA
Published in Cancer Prev Control 1997;1(2):108-13
Purpose: To explore the usefulness of Reiki as an alternative to opioid therapy in the management of pain. This was a pilot study.
Procedure: 20 volunteers experienced pain at 55 sites for a variety of reasons, including cancer. A Level 2 practitioner provided all Reiki treatments. Pain was measured using both a visual analogue scale (VAS) and a Likert scale immediately before and after each Reiki treatment.
Findings: Both the instruments showed a highly significant (p 0.0001) reduction in pain following the Reiki treatments.
This trial is interested in finding out if it is possible to gauge the experience of a Reiki treatment using normal trialing procedures.
Experience of a Reiki Session
Engebretson J, Wardell DW
University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, USA
Published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 8: 48-53, 2002
Purpose:To explore the experiences of Reiki recipients so as to contribute to understanding the popularity of touch therapies and possibly clarify variables for future studies.
Procedure: All Reiki treatments were 30 minutes long and performed in a sound proof windowless room by one Reiki Master. There were audio taped interviews immediately after the treatment in a quiet room adjoining the treatment room. The recipients were generally healthy volunteers who had not experienced Reiki previously.
Findings: The recipients described a conscious state of awareness during the treatment. At the same time, paradoxically, they experienced sensate and symbolic phenomena.
Conclusions: Conscious awareness and paradoxical experiences that occur in ritual healing vary according to the holistic nature and individual variation of the healing experience. These findings suggest that many linear models used in researching touch therapies are not complex enough to capture the experience of the recipients.
This particular trial is not specifically about Reiki but deals with the effectiveness of distant healing which is relevant to Reiki practitioners.
A Randomized Double-Blind Study of the Effect of Distant Healing in a Population with Advanced Aids
Fred Sicher, Elizabeth Targ, Dan Moore II, and Helene.S. Smith
Published in the Western Journal of Medicine, December 1998, Vol. 169, pp. 356-363.
Purpose: To find the effect of distance healing (DH) on AIDS patients during a six-month double-blind study.
Procedure: Forty patients with advanced AIDS were randomly divided into two groups. Half the patients received DH in addition to their usual medical care. They were not told they were being given DH. 40 healers from various locations throughout the U.S. with an average of 17 years of experience were used. The healers practiced a variety of healing methods including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Native American, shamanism, meditative, and bioenergetics. Each of the treated subjects received DH for one hour a day for six days from each of a total of ten different healers, and this was performed over a period of ten weeks.
Findings: After six months, treated patients had significantly fewer outpatient visits and hospitalizations, less severe illnesses, fewer new illnesses, and improved mood.
Further Research
This page is an excerpt from The Reiki Sourcebook.
About the Author
Reiki Master/Teachers Frans and Bronwen Stiene are authors of The Reiki Sourcebook and founders of the International House of Reiki and the podcast The Reiki Show.
Visit http://www.reiki.net.au.
On the Rooftop- First Aid Kit- Live at The Back Draught Pub
First aid in schools? Does anyone know the laws regarding school employees administering first aid to children
My sons school says that they do not administer any kind of first aid in their school. The only thing they can give is a band-aid and always call the parents to come to the school to apply antibiotic cream. I am a nurse, do they really think that I can or even will be able to leave my patients at the hospital to come to the school and apply cream to a simple cut or scrape? I also work 45 minutes from the school so that means a total of 90 minutes out of work for a scrape! I also cannot leave my job without having another nurse to care for my patients, can you see the problems this causes. I think it would be so simple for someone in the school to be trained in first aid. Does anyone know the laws for Michigan public schools?
I personally don’t know what the Michigan law is regarding First Aid administration in public schools. But, you could contact the Board of Education and I’m sure they could provide you with the information.
I can tell you this though: I have been a Critical Care Paramedic for 10 years and in that time, I have provided EMS for numerous public school sports teams, as well as at a major league ballpark. In both of these settings, if a patient with an injury (even something as minor as a scraped knee or elbow) wanted ME to treat them, they had to be transported by ambulance to a hospital. The only thing I was allowed to do is evaluate the wound and give them peroxide, neosporin, and a band aid – but, I could not physically touch them, unless they agreed to be transported to a hospital.
The reasoning behind this is: Liability. If someone in a school treats a child and the child turns out to have a severe injury or even an allergic reaction to a first aid cream/ointment that is applied, the child’s parent could turn around and sue the pants of whomever “treated” their child.
I currently live in Texas and the school systems here have similar rules. As a medical professional, I think it is absurd. But on the other hand, knowing how rampant people are when it comes to filing lawsuits, if I were working for the school system, I would rather be protected. As a nurse, I’m sure you feel the same way.
Your child’s school may have some sort of waiver that you could sign so that they could “treat” your child in case of injury, but also relieve them of any liability.
Best of luck and I hope this helps!
First Aid for Minor Injuries : How to Treat a Cut With First Aid
Day care providers how much does it cost where you live to get your CPR & First Aid certifications renewed?
It is $55 here. In NC we have to take CPR classes every year how often do you have to go through this process?
I’m not a day care provider, but have a hand book from my day care. It states that CPR is required every year and First Aid every 3 years. The cost here in TN is $35 for CPR and $29 for First Aid.
Emergency Tradeshow Booth Supplies: Preparing For The Worst
What You Should Know about Emergency Booth Supplies
Be prepared. There will always be unanticipated emergencies
Office/Promotional Items
Tools/Maintenance Items
Staff/Personal Items
You’ve gone through your checklist a dozen times over. Your staff has been thoroughly trained, your brochures and giveaways are neatly arrayed before you, and you are ready for show time! Yet no matter how prepared you are for your exhibit, there will always be unanticipated circumstances. Here are some items you should keep in your booth just in case.
Office/Promotional Items
Extra giveaway items — In case demand is higher than anticipated
Additional promotional literature and marketing materials
Business cards and business card holders if you have counter space
Felt-tip Sharpies — At least a dozen since they tend to disappear
Pens, pencils, and highlighters
Stapler with extra staples/paper clips
Notepads and post-it notes
Calculators — One per staffer
Staffer schedule/ contact info/ list of back-up staff members
Extra batteries if you use a wireless mouse or keyboard
Tools/Maintenance Items
Duct tape — Just ask MacGyver … anything can be fixed with duct tape!
Packaging tape – you’ll want one roll during dismantle
Backup light bulbs
Glass cleaner with rags and paper towels
Clorox wipes
Utility knife
Tape measure
Hammer/screwdriver (Phillips head and regular)
Velcro — It’s a trade show necessity for all kinds of graphic emergencies
Staff/Personal Items
Tissues
Anti-bacterial hand gel — You will be shaking a lot of hands
Bottled water — Not to be consumed in the booth and cheaper than buying water at the show
Throat lozenges
Breath mints — To be consumed in the booth
Hand lotion — Use in moderation, think handshakes!
About the Author
Mel White is the V.P. of Marketing and Business Development for Classic Exhibits Inc., a designer and manufacturer of portable, modular, and hybrid displays. Mel White has spent the past 15 years immersed in trade show marketing, having worked for three trade show exhibit manufacturers and personally assisted hundreds of trade show clients. You can reach Mel at Classic Exhibits,
www.classicexhibits.com, through the Classic Contact Page, or the Ask Classic email submission form. I welcome your questions and comments and look forward to hearing more about your
trade show exhibit marketing goals.
Emergency Preparedness : How to Make a Survival First Aid Kit
i need just a few more items and what there needed for
here are the ones i already have, please i just need a few more items that you would put in a general first aid kit.
Band Aid-
Gauze Pads-
Scissors-
Adhesive tape-
Gloves-
Tweezers-
Cold packs-
Antiseptic ointment-
Cotton swabs-
Hot pocks-
Blanket (foil or space blanket) –
Flash light-
Aloe Vera Gel-
an ace bandage-(helps control swelling and ease pain)
sting/bite ointment-(for animal stings/bites)
first aid manual, in case you or the person using the kit doesn’t know what to do
asprin-(not reccomened for people under 12)
flashlight/extra batteries
Going back, what should I do first to re-active aid?
Plan to go back and become a math teacher. Have 2K in default from 1995 (paid some) which has grown to 4K. Want to go back in Jan. Current income will qualify me for aid, need to clear default.
1)I saw where you can make six payments of $50 (or whatever your income qualifies) and default status is cleared, is this true and how long to clear
2)Family willing to negociate the balance, if paid how long to clear default then?
Also, should this financial aid correction take till summer semester am I hurting anything by taking a class or two in the mean time. Get a jump on my maths I am going to really need them.
PS- I am in Florida, they have a teacher critical need program, any idea of how soon that can start?
if you defaulted on a stafford student loan, that would mean that the bank collected on your loan through the state guarantor that you used in obtaining the loan. you would first need to contact them about rehabilitating your student loan. the monthly amount will vary though. generally speaking, your loan can be pulled out of default if you can pay on time over a period of six months. the program is more interested in your character and less in your checkbook. good luck.
I took college classes in monroe, so I a certificate in C.P.R, First aid and health care provider. Im going to school to be a medical assistant but i will not be finish for a while, so could i get a job now?
In hospital there are a number of types of jobs available that are non-clinical and many administrative positions. You would need some clerical skills like typing, computer skills, filing, etc. for many positions unless you opted for say a position in the gift shop,or cafe. Typically a medical assistant works in a private medical office for a physician or practice – the higher percentage of assistants work there with a smaller number working in hospitals. If you want to work in a hospital you might want to consider becoming a licensed practical/vocational nurse (lpn/lvn) – it takes about 12 months. There are also some states that allow physical therapy aides to be trained while on the job. You’d have to look and see what your state allows.
I’d suggest calling your local hospitals’ Human Resource offices and see what opportunities might be available to you rather than asking here. There will likely be different opportunities depending on where you live and the size of the city you live in. You can of course do some volunteer work. But you might even consider looking for a job now in a doctor’s office – something like front desk, appointment scheduling, filing, or other assistant position that might allow you to train on the job while you are gaining your education. Also, you should opt for getting certified as a medical assistant once you complete your education, the course is offered several times a year and would be very beneficial to you.
Check out the links below for information about all the things I mentioned above.
Whats in your disaster supplies kit in the event of an emergency?
* Water: One gallon per person, per day, for three to seven days.
* Food: Three to seven days’ supply of nonperishable food.
* Portable, battery-powered radio or television and extra batteries.
* Flashlight and extra batteries.
* First aid kit and manual.
* Sanitation and hygiene items.
* Matches and waterproof container.
* Whistle.
* Extra clothing.
* Kitchen accessories and cooking utensils, including a can opener.
* Important documents: Photocopies of credit and identification cards.
* Cash and coins.
* Special needs items: prescription medications, eye glasses, contact lens solutions, and hearing aid batteries.
* Pet care items.
* Items for infants.
* Blankets and pillows.
* Other items to meet your unique family needs.
* Photos
Excellent list! I’ve copied it to print out (hope you don’t mind)
We only had about 1/2 the things you mentioned. However, I have to add that as necessary as those items are, if you’re working on a shoestring (very thin one) budget, the extra food, water, cash, and especially prescription meds are going to be very difficult to stockpile. Particularly the extra meds. Very few, if any, prescription plans allow you to have any more than a month’s worth of meds at a time. If they do allow a 3 month supply, generally you have to pay for it in advance and then get reimbursed. On a very squeaky budget, that arrangement is next to impossible.
Up (2009) – Clip / First Aid (HD 1080p or add ‘&fmt=18′)
Besides my Mossberg 500, what other items should make up my disaster/survival kit?
Sorry I had to ask in the hunting section, but you guys are the only ones who’d have a clue as to how to survive a massive disaster in my opinion- for those of us who dont know how to catch food would surely be the first ones gone!
Here’s what I have in my Kit so far:
First AID kit for 2, plus AID kit for Dog.
Water filtration water bottle (filters up to 80 gallons without replacement)
MREs- 30 of them
Mini mag light
Mossberg 500 interchangeable barrels with 100 rounds of slugs/buckshot and several hundred #4 birdshot.
a few 20lb propane cylinders
a few 4lb propane cylinders
Coleman Camp stove
Cold weather clothing/parka
Flint/Magnesium Stick
Survival Knife with fishing line and hooks, light anywhere matches., etc
Anything else you think I should get… IN CASE…
GOt a Remington 597 .22LR, keep about 500 rounds, so Ill get some more
Have a Dodge Ram 4×4 with nice brush guard…
Great tips guys, thanks! Itll be tough to give a best answer!
You have a good start for a list, do add some plastic tarps they are handy for many things. I would also invest in a good light weight tent and quality back pack.
I prefer a hobo stove as you can find fuel for it about anywhere and they are light weight.
I agree with the suggestion to have a .22 rifle of some kind. 22 LR ammo is cheap, takes little space, its quiet and can take small game. It should be in everyone’s survival ( or bug out) kit. Have 4 bricks handy and that’s 2,000 rounds of 22 ammo. One brick of 22 lr (500 rounds) weighs about the same as one 25 round box of 12 ga shotgun shells. Also a long barreled 22 pistol like the Ruger mark 2 takes up little room in your gear.
I would also suggest a more extensive first aid kit, with suture kit and any medications you might need.
Some books on edible plants with photos would be a plus.
Some rope and cordage would be a good idea also.
I strongly suggest you read the great information on that survival site it has a wealth of information.
Dog and Puppy First Aid: Learn Emergency First Aid for Dogs
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