Foreign object in the EYE A speck of dust‚ a loose eyelash‚ or even a contact lens can float on the white of the eye. Usually‚ such objects can easily be rinsed off. However‚ you must not touch anything that sticks to the eye‚ penetrates the eye ball‚ or rests on the coloured part of the eye Iris or pupil) because this may damage the eye. Instead‚ make sure that the casualty gets medical attention quickly. CAUTION Do not touch anything that is sticking to‚ or embedded in the eye ball or
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The difference between the cases is how each injury occurred‚ which makes a big difference in my opinion. In the pickle burn case‚ the claimed injury happened while consuming the food in what could be considered a normal process when eating a hamburger which in my opinion represents a more serious threat. In the hot coffee case‚ the injury occurred while the customer was
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ethical issues‚ the defendants preventative measures‚ and then the analysis of it all. Introduction Frivolous lawsuits have over taken our society by storm. Anywhere from someone suing over a pair of lost pants to a person suing over a coffee burn. But what is Frivalous? Perhaps there is more to see in each of these suits that was originally thought. In 1992 79-year-old Stella Liebeck spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonald’s for the coffee being too hot. In May 2005 Judge Roy Pearson sued
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second and third degree burns on her groin‚ inner thighs and buttocks (Press‚ 1995‚ p.32). Ms. Liebeck spent several days in the hospital for her burns and another period of weeks at home recuperating. Subsequently‚ she was readmitted to the hospital for skin grafts. (Press‚ 1995‚ p. 3). It was confirmed that the coffee was stored at a temperature of approximately 180 to 190 degrees‚ per industry standards (Howard‚ 1994‚ p.1)‚ which is likely to cause third degree burns with only a few seconds
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Fahrenheit.” After hearing a statistic like that‚ it’s hard to believe that anyone would enjoy drinking something that hot. “180 degrees Fahrenheit is hot enough to cause severe third degree burns in less than a second.” That is exactly what the coffee ended up doing to Stella Liebeck. She ended up with burns all over her buttocks and thigh. In McDonald’s defense‚ they can use the principle of Caveat Emptor or Buyer Beware. McDonald’s can say that once they hand out their coffee they have no control
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incident caused third degree burns on 16 percent of her body; she was hospitalized for eight days‚ had extensive skin treatment‚ skin grafts‚ and permanent scars and became disabled for two years. By corporate specifications‚ McDonalds is required to serve coffee between 180 – 190 degrees‚ while the victim’s coffee was 185 degrees‚ and coffee usually made at home is 135-140 degrees. In the past‚ 700 McDonald’s customers were burned before this incident‚ including third degree burns. Under due care As
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environment when they burn through forests and urban areas. They have many effects before they occur such as the way we live and how we prepare for a bushfire‚ and then there are the after-effects of the destruction caused when a bushfire burns through an area. Living in a bushfire prone area requires us to change the way we live because we must prepare our properties for protection against fires. Gutters must be kept clear and trees overhanging houses must be cut down. Many people also burn off around their
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A Camping Trip Gone Wrong It was our first camping trip together as a family‚ and it was definitely not the fun filled experience we anticipated. After we got all the stuff loaded into the truck we were on our way to Baker Lake. It’s an hour and a half drive and we were planning on a two day stay‚ our plan was to arrive early‚ set up our tent and get settled. We would then familiarize ourselves with the area then go fishing. I couldn’t wait. It started to go wrong when we arrived
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Content Questions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 In the contact of acceuptional safety and health defines L_____________4 Why safety and health at work place is very important ----------------------4 Why we need to identify danger at work place------------------------------------5 The implications if we take less attention at work place--------------------------6
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important tips to remember when converting from one metric unit to another … [mg]-to-[grams]‚ [liters]-to-[ml]‚ [cm]-to-[mm]‚ etc … 1) First thing to ask yourself is … “what is the relationship between the two different units?” Here is an example of what I mean. If you are asked to convert 300mg into its equivalent value expressed in grams (g)‚ you first need to determine how many of the smaller units are contained in one of the larger units … in this case we would use the fact that [1g] is equal
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