“Oh no‚ Fido is seizuring‚ now what?” Emergency tips/techniques for technical staff Intro: Welcome and thank you for coming today. Please feel free to ask questions or offer comment as it occurs to you. We will have an additional questions/answer session at the end of the talk as well. For those with time constraints‚ we provided a question sheet at the back of your handout. If you fill it out and provide contact information‚ we will get you an answer. 1. Proactive planning A. Game plan
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The Drug that is Taking Australia’s Streets In Pandemic Measures Why should people not use the drug methamphetamine or otherwise known as Ice? The rapid increase of popularity in the drug ice (methamphetamine) is gripping Australia’s population in pandemic proportions. The recent publicity about the growth of ice usage has been alarming. Every day there is a new explicit case‚ graphic image or documentary being aired by the media to frighten and discourage society from using the drug called Ice
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A Brief Overview of Swine Flu and Its Characteristics‚ Prevention‚ and Treatment Several years ago‚ the pandemic H1N1/09 virus‚ better known as “swine flu” plagued the world. People may wonder why this still matters today‚ but when looked at in retrospect‚ it can be seen that the 2009 outbreak of swine flu can we used as a great learning experience. Evans‚ Cauchemez‚ and Hayden (2009) suggest that with the study of swine flu‚ we can study these so called novel diseases‚ and prime the population
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Unit 8: Worldwide destinations M2: Explain how different factors might affect travel to India. Monsoon season Monsoon season in India The death toll from this year’s monsoon has already climbed past 800‚ and now some 1.2 million people have been marooned‚ and about 2 million more affected in the impoverished state of Bihar‚ where the Koshi River has burst its banks‚ breached safety embankments and submerged all roads leading to the region. Indian villagers wade through flood water in
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Media Sensationalism In the year 2009‚ the swine flu craze hit the world. The spread of this so-called terrible pandemic made people around the world terrified. Most of the offices having low attendance‚ schools being empty and roads bearing a deserted look. However‚the hurricane finally has passed‚ and today‚when we look back and ask‚did we overreact? According to the report from the BBC news: Dealing with the outbreak cost Scotland £55m‚ but the virus turned out to be relatively mild. This
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we are thinking about is how united we are. We are thinking about what we can do to eradicate the danger‚ and how we can feel safe. In 2009‚ sales of the well known hand sanitizer Purell rose by 50%‚ which also happens to be the year that the H191 pandemic (better known as "swine flu") erupted. This statistic is fascinating because we can see how us humans were scared of something‚ in this case‚ getting the swine flu‚ but we managed to unite and buy 50% more hand sanitizer. This was our way of eradicating
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Emergency (A&E) with chief complaint of shortness of breath‚ productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. A nose and throat swab for swine flu was done. Swine flu is a “respiratory illness caused by a new strain of influenza virus which has been named pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza by the WHO” (Health Protection Agency (HPA)‚ 2009‚ p.01). The swab was required by the Trust’s “Practical advice for investigating individuals with possible swine flu infection” (Hospital Policy‚ 2009‚ p. 01). Initially
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like to find out the level of preparedness of teachers in using mother tongue in a classroom interaction and how it affects the performance of learners. Statement of the Problem This study will be conducted to find out the level of preparedness of the teachers in the use of mother tongue and the performance of the learners in Passi City during the school year 2014 – 2015. Specifically‚ this will answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of preparedness of
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Sgt john Wilson BOOK I -Summer of 1819‚ Jessie’s moved to Prince Albert and started work at a hospital -Jessie’s mother did not like her relationship whit john but in Prince Albert she had little control over it -Jack told Jessie that his brother Alex had been killed in action and that his sister Isa had mysteriously died -Jack takes a position in Saskatoon in a new detachment -Polly discovers a letter from Jessie to jack in a coat pocket -Polly confesses to Mrs. Wismer that she suspected
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life‚ health‚ property‚ or the environment. Therefore‚ in this case a volcanic hazard is the threat posed from natural volcanic processes towards the populations and the environment. The extent of volcanic hazards can vary due to two factors; physical factors such as the type of volcano and human factors such as the population density in the area
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