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Brain InjuriesBrain injuries can be divided into several categories: inherited, birth trauma, and acquired. Acquired brain injuries is a broad category covering cumulative and age-related brain injury, infectious agents or mechanical forces that cause brain injury. OthFailure to Monitor Properly During SurgerySurgery involves many people beyond the patient. Their jobs are to ensure the well-being and safe outcome for the patient that has put their trust in the surgical team. The surgical team is comprised of the surgeon, nurses, and anesthesiologist. Many taskLASIK surgical errorsLASIK surgery is an elective surgery utilized for correction of eye refractive errors (near and far sightedness, and astigmatism). LASIK is an acronym for Laser in situ Keratomileusis. An incision is made and a laser is used for reshaping the cornea. The Objects Left in a Patients BodyThe average surgery utilizes 250-300 tools and accessories (scalpels, clamps, sponges, monitors, etc). Most hospitals have systems in place for keeping a count of these items to avoid anything being left in a patients body during surgery. But because nurs