disastrous nuclear accident in Fukushima‚ Japan last year‚ the crisis of a nuclear accident and its consequences has once again become a hotly discussed issue. A nuclear accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (2008) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people‚ the environment or the facility. Examples include lethal effects to individuals‚ large radioactivity release to the environment‚ or reactor core melt." The causes of a nuclear accident mainly are nuclear
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1. Ronald is experiencing a cerebral vascular accident also known as a CVA or in layman’s terms‚ he is experiencing a stroke. Cerebral vascular accidents are very serious medical emergencies that are life threatening. Stroke is a generalized term that explains injury or death of the brain tissue due to interruption of cerebral blood flow (Bledsoe‚ p.g.197). A stroke occurs when the flow of blood to a part of the brain is stopped completely or significantly reduced. With no oxygen supply from the
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In 1950‚ nine out of ten people died from strokes. Cardio Vascular Accident (CVA) affects the heart and its ability to supply blood to the body’s brain cells. This leaves the brain cells dead and causes a stroke. More than one-half million people in the United States have a new or recurrent stroke every year. Believe it or not‚ strokes affect African Americans more than Caucasian and are more likely to cause death in them as well. You can have valve rupture‚ heart failure‚ cardiac tapenade‚ or
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of Road Accidents The high socio-economic cost of the injuries and fatalities‚ occurring due to road accidents‚ and the need for effective policies for curbing road accidents make it imperative to study the causes of road accidents. The analysis of road accidents in terms of causal factors reveals that drivers’ fault is the single most important factor responsible for accidents‚ fatalities and injuries. Drivers’ fault accounted for 77.5 per cent (3‚85‚806 accidents) of total accidents; 72.0
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← Definition of health: “A state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”(WHO‚ 1948) ← Definition of illness: “A highly personal state in which person’s physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ developmental‚ or spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished. ← Definition of wellness: “Wellness is a state of well-being .It defines by each person relative to his or her own values and beliefs *(Environmental‚ social‚ emotional
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Emergency Care Nursing Emergency rooms are known for their long waits and lack of competent staff. Over the past years emergency care departments have revamped their systems in order to correct these flaws. A leading factor in this change is the presence of more nursing staff on the floor of the emergency room. Nurses have gone from having little power when it comes to patient diagnoses‚ to running their own non-life-threatening treatment facilities. Without these men and women emergency care
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PRESS DURING EMERGENCY The promulgation of Emergency and Press Censorship on June 26‚ 1975 constituted the darkest chapter in press history in free India. The period had its immediate and long term repercussions for the press. In fact‚ in the past decade‚ dark shades of press censorship were indeed hovering over the country. And more dangerously‚ new forms of have been invented in the changed scenario of globalisation. It was the censorship of 1975‚ which showed how the press at large became a
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National Disaster Management Guidelines Role of NGOs in Disaster Management National Disaster Management Guidelines: Role of NGOs in Disaster Management A publication of: National Disaster Management Authority Government of India NDMA Bhawan A-1‚ Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi - 110 029 ISBN: 978-93-80440-10-1 No. of Copies: 3000 September (2010) When citing this report‚ the following citation should be used: National Disaster Management Guidelines: Role of NGOs in Disaster Management
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Selecting the Expert Emergency Plumber for Your Service! Some of the plumbing issues are quite predictable‚ and one can manage to fix them on their own. However‚ when there is a serious leakage or a flooded basement‚ you will need an expert emergency plumber. It is not only tedious but also arduous to find a right one right on time. However‚ unless you get the right contractor for the job‚ the issue will not be handled efficiently. Hence‚ without wasting your time‚ you should be looking for the
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Injuries and Illness at Work Kirk Smith Tulane University Course Title: Principles of Occupational Health Course Number: GEHS 6540 Kirk Smith Dr. Swiff Principles of Occupational Health 17 April 2013 Injuries and Illness at Work Injury and Illness at work‚ known by a variety of names‚ are universal interventions that can substantially reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries and alleviate
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