Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

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My eyes shot open as fast as a bullet from a gun. It was just another day during the summer of 2014. I am not an average boy, I suffer from a bleeding disorder called Hemophilia, type A. My blood does not contain enough clotting factor 8. In order for my blood to clot, I must use a medicine called recombinant factor 8 which will put my factor 8 levels up to 80%. At this time in my life, could only place the needle within my vein, but I could never coordinate the syringe, to push the medicine into my bloodstream, the needle, and the tourniquet, which controls blood circulation. If I was unsanitary and implemented bacteria into my bloodstream, I could be in serious trouble. Furthermore, if I pushed an air bubble into my bloodstream, i may suffer a heart attack, stroke, or respiratory failure. However, I never let that stand in the way of my everyday life. …show more content…
It was one of the days in the week where I needed my treatment. Typically, my parents would have helped me infuse myself. Today, I felt brave enough to try to infuse myself. I washed my hands, pulled out the necessary supplies, and prepared for the infusion. I had watched my mother do this procedure a numerous amount of times.
I washed my hands again and drew up the medicine from the container into the syringe. Although, it was only 5 ml of liquid that would go into my bloodstream, a lot could go wrong. I was taking a exceedingly large gamble and if I screwed this up I might have to go to the emergency room. My parents were about a 1-2 hour drive away in Santa Monica and in Thousand Oaks, both working. I cleared my mind of all the things that could go wrong, took a deep breath, and told myself that I would be perfectly fine. I raised the needle from the plastic container. My hands were shaking like Mike Tyson in a spelling