It took Isaiah too long to call 911. It took the operator too long to pick up. The conversation they had took too long. Everything was so drawn out. Seconds were a lifetime. When the bright red and blue lights finally arrived‚ Thomas‚ Alexia and Lane were all unconscious already. It didn’t matter how hard Isaiah shook them. They refused to wake up. The ambulance felt cold and sterile. Isaiah had never been in one before. It didn’t seem like it was going faster than any of the other cars on the road
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time to organize your life‚ relax‚ and pursue your own interests. Talk to your family‚ friends‚ colleagues and your boss if it helps. Express your thoughts and worries to people who will listen. Stress can affect the way you function; go and see your doctor. Prolonged periods of stress can be bad for your physical and mental health in the long run. Once you have learned how to help yourself‚ you will have to learn how to manage it. Stress management techniques can be gained by reading books that pertain
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Knowing Mothers sometimes under exaggerate I instantly stood up ran to the mirror. There was a visible cut all the way down to my cheek. You could see the bone in my forehead. Immediately after that we went to the ER we had to wait briefly for the doctor be able to see me. While we were walking endless corridors and hallways to his office he‚ made a terrible joke. We arrived at his office and he took off my bandage on my head. He said it was not a major injury‚ but it would need a couple of days to
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Margaret Eipperle My grandmother‚ Margaret Eipperle‚ worked as a nurse for her whole life. She lived at home in a small town on a farm and traveled to Des Moines‚ Iowa to work at the hospital there for about twenty years. Margaret is now 90 years old‚ but still remembers when the years long ago when she was very busy‚ caring for hundreds of patients around the clock. I interviewed her at her home in Omaha‚ Nebraska and asked her about her time working as a nurse. The interview was recorded using
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My graduation year marks my tenth year living with chronic hives. The allergic reactions started when I was seven and immediately the doctors put me on a prescription antihistamine. Living with chronic hives is hard. Today I take three different high-dosage prescriptions with almost impossible to overcome side effects ranging from extreme drowsiness to hallucinations. The worst of the condition arrived sophomore year when my hives worsened as reactions appeared even after taking my medicine. I went
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comfortable with their doctor’s office and the staff will have an incentive to take better care of themselves. To me this is very important and if I can help make a difference like this by working in a small office then that is what I would like to do. Doctors and staff of a small office may have less patients than a clinic or hospital but their patients get the care and time they need. For me‚ I would love to know my patients more one on one and let them know that I am there to give them the care they
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OSCE Scenarios ONE You are a 72 year old lady. This morning you were hanging your freshly laundered curtains‚ when you suddenly felt dizzy and you remember nothing after that‚ until your friend was calling your name. You have no idea how you ended up on the floor. You have had a few dizzy spells No SOB or chest pain. You have the odd “missing heart beat” not too troublesome. Otherwise you are fit and well. You were not incontinent during the attack. TWO You are a 42 year old professional
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Daniela Velazquez Beverly Sumey‚ Instructor Comp. I‚ 10:30 MWF Weak Knees Strong Hope It was 6 years ago when I began to really appreciate the little things. It was 6 years ago when my life changed forever. I was an active‚ reckless‚ twelve year old girl in the seventh grade. I spent most of my free time playing soccer‚ or riding my purple bike around the thin‚ uneven roads of Union‚ Missouri. I was enrolled in school at Union Middle School‚ where my unfortunate life changing accident
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A very surprising science fiction story that reverses the werewolf idea. A wolf turns into a man and scares the living daylights out of his wolf wife and wolf children. What makes this story amazing is that LeGuin tricks us‚ throughout much of the story‚ into believing that the tale is about humans. She teases us with issues of child abuse‚ male-female relationships‚ life in a small town‚ and sisterly devotion‚ but she upsets our expectations‚ forces us to ask questions‚ re-read the story‚ and come
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E. Faith Walker Stephen Ulrich Comp II/English 102 June 21‚ 2010 “A Devoted Friend” Is devotion a two way street between friends? This writer would have to say no‚ devotion is not always a two way street between friends‚ but it certainly should be. In the short story‚ “The Devoted Friend”‚ author Oscar Wilde tells his readers a tale of two friends and their ideas of what a devoted friend truly is
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