NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Water Can Kill? Exploring Effects of Osmosis by Susan D. Hester Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona‚ Tucson‚ AZ Part I – Three True Stories Case 1: Jennifer Strange 1‚2 Jennifer Strange was a 28-year-old mother of three who entered a radio contest to try to win a Nintendo Wii game system for her children. As part of KDND’s “Hold your wee for a Wii” contest‚ Jennifer drank bottle after bottle of water for hours without
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Running head: FUEL COSTS EFFECTING EMS How Rising Fuel Cost Effect EMS Agencies Eric Hatcher EMS 280 6 May 08 How Rising Fuel Cost Effect EMS Agencies As the prices of fuel increase nationwide‚ it isn’t only the local residents that feel the pinch of higher fuel prices. Those responsible for fueling ambulances‚ fire engines‚ and police cars are also battling the soaring transportation costs. Granted‚ this
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The threat of being struck by a vehicle is a constant danger for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) members. Just in the Edmonton Metro zone EMS members respond to on an average of 350 events per day. Each event involves EMS member entering an ambulance and driving to the event‚ upon arrival the member exits and retrieves medical kits (side compartment) and stretcher (back of the unit). Which relates to 700 times per day when they are in harms way of being struck by a moving vehicle. This risk is increased
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Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship Emerald Article: Entrepreneurial marketing: a strategy for the twenty-first century? Sussie C. Morrish Article information: To cite this document: Sussie C. Morrish‚ (2011)‚"Entrepreneurial marketing: a strategy for the twenty-first century?"‚ Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship‚ Vol. 13 Iss: 2 pp. 110 - 119 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14715201111176390 Downloaded on: 17-12-2012 References:
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A leader in the field of emergency medical services is a well rounded individual that possess many leadership traits. Most of our leaders in EMS today came directly up the short rank structure that most services have in place. As they performed their daily duties without even knowing they were leaders and they were often learning traits and values that does not make a good leader compared to those that do makes a good leader. I bet if you were to ask many of them never saw or even thought
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Executive Summary The aim of this report is to create‚ present and defend a suitable Environmental Management System (EMS) for implementation at our chosen hotel‚ which would be the Shangri La Hotel in Sydney. Over this report‚ we will discuss what an EMS System is‚ and its benefits to the company‚ the current strategies Shangri La has Implemented towards the Environmental movement‚ what makes and effective design and the relationship of it with Sales Profitability and as well as an
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a Hospital Helicopter Pilot?” Chron. Web. 22 September 2013. http://work.chron.com/degree-need-hospital-helicopter-pilot-7237.html Lassner‚ Dan. “The Life of an EMS Pilot (emergency medical services)” Rotorcraft Pro. 28 December 2009. Web. 22 September 2013. http://www.justhelicopters.com/HELIARTICLES/tabid/433/ID/476/The-Life-of-an-EMS-Pilot-emergency-medical-services.aspx “FAQ’s: Frequently asked questions about being a helicopter pilot” Higher Ground Helicopters Flight Academy. ©2008. Web. 22
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The given scenario provides a challenging process by which a traditional EMS system is no longer as applicable as it would be in other situations. The radiation attack response system in which government officials must utilize within this scenario must be flexible and adaptable as various challenges were presented. These challenges included dealing with hospital preparedness and radiation isolation‚ the communication issues which were present throughout the incident‚ the limited availability of
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“The rule of tell’em [is essentially] Tell’em what you are going to tell em‚ tell it to them‚ and then tell’em what you told them. This rule [is advising you to] start with an introduction‚ including an “agenda” or set of objectives; provide the content; and summarize the presentation.” (Lenz‚ McCallister‚ Luks Le‚ Fessler)
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E.M. Forster nearly predicted the future when he voiced this quote in his short story The Machine Stops‚ “But Humanity‚ in its desire for comfort‚ had over-reached itself. It had exploited the riches of nature too far. Quietly and complacently‚ it was sinking into decadence‚ and progress had come to mean the progress of the Machine.” I have nothing to offer anyone except my own bitter delusion. Limp bodies lay scattered all over the incommodious ground. Their eyes bloodshot and hollow. A part of
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