Blood Donation There is a crisis. The crisis is a shortage of blood. The world simply needs more blood donors. There’s no substitute for human blood. Human blood is vital for delivering oxygen and nutrients‚ removing waste‚ healing‚ and fighting infection. A person’s blood can‚ however‚ be shared with others. Every day‚ thousands of Americans in need of lifesaving blood‚ including trauma victims and surgery patients‚ rely on the efforts of volunteer blood donors. We need a steady flow of blood
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adequate blood supply is a challenge-especially when a disaster occurs‚ which may cause the need for blood to soar. The only way to meet demand is to have regular donations from healthy volunteers. If you are healthy‚ your body-which has between 10 and 12 pints of blood-can easily spare about a pint‚ the amount that is collected at a donation. Because the body begins replacing donated blood immediately‚ most people can give blood every eight weeks. I was reading an article called 600 reasons to donate
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we are lucky enough to have healthy blood‚ we have a moral responsibility to share it with others who may need it in a health crisis. This moral responsibility arises from the fact that we‚ as human beings‚ need to care for one another and blood donation is a crucial. Now‚ 38% of our population is actually eligible to donate blood. However‚ 5% out of 38% actually donate. This is a serious problem that requires an immediate action. Solution is so simple and easy: donating blood. According to American
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TSUNAMI DISASTER‚ WHAT IMPLICATION ON ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THIS REGION? We view with awe a release of power on this scale. We know that this power is greater than that of our species nature holds us in its hands. We may be able to mitigate some of the consequences; in some cases we may be able to give advance warning of the threat; but we are not in control; the tsunami has demonstrated this ancient truth. William Rees-Mogg INTRODUCTION 1. On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude
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’A Visit to Hospital’ gives a feeling of shock. The word ’Hospital’ creates an atmosphere of pain and sorrow with terrible feeling in the mind. Admission in the hospital means something very serious to physical body of the person. I cannot see the suffering persons. It makes me very sad and nervous so I hesitate to go to a hospital. Only my ill-luck forced me to this visit. One evening I was in kitchen garden. I was busy in my hobby. Suddenly I heard about the accident of my friend‚ Raj an. I came
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Section 2.1: Becoming Familiar with Relevant Aspects of Students’ Backgrounds Knowledge and Experiences This section talks about becoming familiar with students’ background knowledge and their experiences. Describes how to locate learner background information and experiences; explains how it can be used in planning lessons Locating learner background information and experiences is important. I could locate my students’ background information by looking at their transcripts‚ interviewing
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Abstract: The aim of technology is to make products in a large scale for cheaper prices and increased quality. The current technologies have attained a part of it‚ but the manufacturing technology is at macro level. The future lies in manufacturing product right from the molecular level. Research in this direction started way back in eighties. At that time manufacturing at molecular and atomic level was laughed about. But due to advent of nanotechnology we have realized it to a certain level. One
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Indian Ocean Tsunami On December 26‚ 2004‚ the Indian Ocean earthquake‚ or the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake‚ caused a tsunami that killed 230‚000 people and was recorded as the deadliest tsunami in known history. The earthquake was recorded as between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale‚ the second largest earthquake ever recorded. It was also recorded as the longest one‚ triggering earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Following the disaster‚ a worldwide effort raised billions of dollars in tsunami relief
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EFFECTS OF ORGAN DONATION FACTS ABOUT ORGAN DONATION * Like any surgery‚ after the donation procedure‚ the wound is closed and no visible mark is present as a tell-tale sign of the surgery. * The organs are removed only after the patient is declared brain dead and within 12 to 24 hours‚ the organs are removed for transplantation. * The success rate of organ transplantation on an average is between 75% to 85%. * Kidney‚ lungs‚ heart‚ skin‚ pancreas‚ liver‚ bones‚ eyes and intestines
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likely to procure organs based on a person’s wishes as indicated on an organ donor card‚ if the family objected to donation ( Moskop‚ 2003). While some might argue that Nicole’s organ donor card contains final authority‚ it is important to consider other factors. If Nicole could have foreseen the accident and her parent’s grief in addition to their reluctance to allow organ donation‚ would she still wish to donate or would her concern for her family incline her to allow her parents’ wishes to be
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