Major risk factors for a heart attack that you. can control include smoking, overweight and obesity, high blood. pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, an unhealthy diet, and lack. of physical activity. Risk factors that you canât control include a. family history of early heart disease and increasing age.
The Babinski Reflex, also known as the Plantar Reflex, is a physical reflex shown when the bottom of the foot is stimulated by having a blunt instrument, i.e. tongue depressor, run across it.
Understanding the Plantar Reflex (or Babinski Sign) A question that comes up frequently in our EMT class is, âHow do we assess distal motor function in altered or unconscious patients?â Itâs a fair question. We usually drill our EMT students on checking that distal neuro function before and after c-spine immobilization.