TB0245 Andreas Schotter Mary Teagarden Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Colombia No one laughs at the banana in its areas of origin. It is too serious a business‚ on which jobs and lives depend. Peter Chapman‚ Author of Jungle Capitalists. For Chiquita Brands International‚ a pioneer in the globalization of the banana industry‚ bananas are not only serious business‚ they represent an array of economic‚ social‚ environmental‚ political‚ and legal hassles. Since its founding more than a hundred years
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Blood Transfusions A blood transfusion is a safe‚ common procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) line in one of your blood vessels. Blood transfusions are done to replace blood lost during surgery or due to a serious injury. A transfusion also may be done if your body can’t make blood properly because of an illness. During a blood transfusion‚ a small needle is used to insert an IV line into one of your blood vessels. Through this line‚ you receive healthy blood. The
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needing a blood transfusion. The scene is all too real and it happens every day. In a single car accident‚ a person could need up to 100 pints of blood. The average person can donate 3 pints every 56 days (redcrossblood.org). This is why‚ today‚ I urge you to go out and donate blood. I know some of you may hate the thought of needles or think that giving blood won’t really help. But‚ please consider what I say and make a better informed decision after hearing the benefits of donating blood. People
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Topic: The Process of Blood Donation General goal: To inform. Specific goal: To explain the process of donating blood Thesis Statement: I am going to be talking about the steps for donating blood‚ including the preparation‚ the drawing of blood‚ the recovery process‚ and what is done with the blood afterwards. Introduction: 1. As stated in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in 2004‚ “blood is the fluid that circulates in the heart‚ arteries‚ capillaries‚ and veins of a vertebrate
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Wikipedia A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called fractionation. Blood donation benefits extend beyond those who receive life-giving blood. Donors also receive numerous health benefits. Blood donation benefits to donors include: • Free health screening: Every time you give blood‚ a medical technician‚ doctor or nurse will check your blood pressure and give you a free health screening.
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Activity 1: Observing Your Own Blood Questions: A. What are the components of blood? Red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ platelets‚ and plasma B. What is the function of red blood cells? They carry oxygen around the body. C. List the five types of leukocytes and describe the function of each. A. Neutrophils- are white blood cells. They are the most numerous of all leukocytes. They are the first responders to infections. When bacteria are found‚ neutrophils will surround
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Donate Blood: Gift of Life Introduction To a great extent‚ donating blood is regarded as a gift of life since giving our blood to other people we often save their lives. Therefore‚ every healthy individual should be ready to donate his/her blood in case of necessity or urgency. Main body Donating blood is a safe process while sterile needles and bags are applied to collect blood and therefore the infection spread to the donor impossible. The US regulations‚ for instance‚ allow donating blood once per
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Proeung English 111 Professor Holder Blood Pressure Have you had your blood pressure taken recently? If you see your doctor for your yearly checkup‚ you would notice that the first thing they would do is check your vitals. Taking your blood pressure is one of the first steps when taking your vitals. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against artery walls as it courses through the body .Although many of you may not think that pressure of the blood system is not such a fascinating concept
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Bloodstain pattern analysis is the interpretation of bloodstains at a crime scene in order to recreate the actions that caused the bloodshed. Blood spatter analysis can tell the distance from the source of the blood to the pattern‚ the direction from which the blood impacted‚ the speed the droplet was traveling‚ the location of the point of origin‚ and even the movement of a bleeding individual throughout the scene. There are three basic types of bloodstains. The first type of bloodstains are passive
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March 22‚ 2013 Everyones IQ “Mixed Blood” by Jeffrey M. Fish‚ is an article with demonstrates the cultural basis of race by comparing how races are defined in the North America (U.S)‚ Africa and Brazil primarily. As defined by Fish in America‚ a person’s race is determined not by how he or she looks‚ but by his or her heritage. This paper will explore the topics that Fish talks about‚ in relation‚ to classification of races. In this article Fish emphasizes on the fact that race is not a biologically
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