accomplish. I researched as much information as I could to help Larry. Information like smoking causes cancer‚ heart attacks‚ as well as the fact that cigarette tobacco has a lot of different chemicals in it. Some examples are‚ Arsenic (used in rat poison)‚ Cadmium (used in batteries) and Hydrogen Cyanide (used in gas chambers). I explained to Larry that continuing to smoke could cause cancer or a heart attack. I also told him he should think about the effect smoking has on his family
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Review Questions What is toxicology? the study of substances that cause adverse effects in humans or other organisms Who was Mathieu Orfila? a Spanish-born chemist who published one of the first written works dedicated to the topic of poisons and medications What is strychnine? What symptoms does it cause? It comes from the seeds of the strychnine tree‚ and strychnine poisoning can occur through consumption‚ inhalation‚ or absorption by mucous membranes. Symptoms are painful cramps and muscle
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suitors rejected by her father‚ she spends time after his death with a newcomer‚ Homer Barron‚ although the chances of his marrying her decrease as the years pass. Bloated and lifeless in her later years‚ her hair turns steel gray. She eventually poisons Homer and seals his corpse into an upstairs room. 2: Colonel Sartoris -A former mayor of Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. His elaborate and kind gesture is not noticed by the succeeding generation
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the development of weapons of mass destruction. Some technologies or practices that were developed for the purpose of killing during warfare have been introduced into capital punishment or personal protection. [1]‚ [2] During the Great War the poison gas was one of the most feared weapons even though it was machine guns that ultimately killed the largest number of people. These gases comprised of lethal elements like phosgene and chlorine; it was a major component in First World War and was very
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of Hines middle school located Virginia purposefully poisoned their teacher’s tea with hand sanitizer on more than one occasion‚ the students were however questioned and they confessed to have had personal hatred for their teacher hence trying to poison her. The teacher had suffered stomach illnesses on many occasions and decided to visit the doctor where she was told about the unusual substance in her system. She was told she could have died from it but fortunately she did not. The teens however
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Part: I Bio- Demographic Information Table no 1.1 Distribution of respondents according to bio- demographic information n=60 Characteristics | Frequency | Percent | age group of respondents | less than 20 yrs | 13 | 21.7 | 20-25 yrs | 46 | 76.7 | 25-30 yrs | 1 | 1.7 | current ward | | | ICU | 17 | 38.6 | Emergency | 13 | 29.5 | general ward | 14 | 31.8 | Cabin | 4 | 6.7 | POWWork experienceLess than 1 year 1-2 yrs2-3 yrsMore than 4 yrs | 122021181
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overexposure does occur. What is safe? Toxicologists know that no substance is risk-free. One fundamental tenet of the science of toxicology is that all chemicals can cause harm at some level of exposure‚ summed up in the phrase "the dose makes the poison." This means that exposure to a specific small amount of any substance will have no detectable impact on normal biological processes and is considered safe. Some doses actually have beneficial effects‚ as we all know
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and lower lids. do not apply over large areas of the body. Keep out of reach of children In case of accidental ingestion‚ give milk then a starch solution made by mixing two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch or flour to a pint of water. contact a Poison Control Center immediately. Directions Clean affacted area Apply a small amount on the area 1 to 3 times daily. May be covered with sterile bandage. If bandaged‚ let it dry first. Inactive Ingredient Purified water Medical Boric
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toxic smoke. Genghis Khan used that same trick‚ catapulting burning sulfur pitch during his siege of fortified cities around A.D. 1200. Over the centuries‚ various armies put poisons on arrows and in bullets to make them more lethal. But it wasn’t until the 19th and 20th centuries that mankind began developing toxins and poison gases of devastating lethality‚ including mustard gas‚ chlorine‚ and the nerve gas sarin. Even before these gases were used in war‚ they created a special kind of fear and moral
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worse; however‚ he ended up living a long life because of what he prepared himself for. He was given a cup of poisonous white crystalline alkaloid and feed a highly poisonous metallic element by his servants. King Mithridates built up an immunity to poison little by little; as a result‚ he survived the poisonous dinner. Even though King Mithridates
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