I guess it was bound to happen one day‚ but I really never thought it would happen to me. No one wants it to happen‚ but it came at the moment where I least expected it. Was it a near death experience? No‚ it was my first car accident. “Be careful and pay attention when you’re driving.” Said my dad. He always worries about things. I said‚ “I will‚ don’t worry I have everything under control.” I sort of chuckled in my head‚ thinking what’s the worst thing that could happen? I was only going down
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car had slammed head on into a green van right in the middle of the large intersection. Shattered windscreen glass was strewn all over the junction and the passers-by crowded round the scene. I saw one girl rushing to the telephone to report the accident. For a minute or two‚ nothing happened. Then‚ a man got out of the green van. His van was completely smashed in on the side of the collision. He looked shaken and furious. He walked over to the yellow car only to find that the driver was unconscious
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to rethink their relationship with the British. The British began to impose taxes and tariffs on the colonies in order to repay their debt. The colonies were not used to so much control because the British had been ruling by benign neglect‚ and the sudden imposistion of British control sparked a desire for independence. Many new groups were formed to support American freedoms and resist the British control. Events like the Boston Tea Party and the work done by the Continental Congress inspired American
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Management for Quarries Topic Seven Accident and Incident Investigation Objectives of this Section • To define the reasons for investigating accident and incidents. • To outline the process for effectively investigating accidents and incidents. • To facilitate an effective investigation. Accident Investigation • Important part of any safety management system. Highlights the reasons why accidents occur and how to prevent them. • The primary purpose of accident investigations is to improve health
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disaster………………………………………………...4 Effects of the Chernobyl accident…………………………………....6 Human impacts of the accident……………………………………....7 Why and how do industrial accidents happen?..............................................8 . How can accidents be minimized?.................................................................9 . Role of engineers How can engineers predict and prevent industrial accidents?...........10 Are there acceptable accidents that we have to live with? ……..…..11 Can an engineer
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The Accident It was 8:45 pm‚ a typical Friday night and the phone kept ringing. My daughter Khadra answered at the same time that I was entering the living room‚ I asked her who it was‚ and she said‚ “It is Long Beach Memorial Hospital; they want to speak to Mr. or Mrs Azza”‚ I grabbed the phone‚ “Hello‚ yes this is Mrs. Azza‚” the lady on the phone responded‚” We need you to come to the hospital as soon as possible; your son was hit by a car”. I couldn’t speak‚ but I forced myself to ask the
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2.1 Identify the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses. There are lots of illnesses that children pick up from chicken pox to cold sores. The first common childhood illness if want to identify the signs and symptoms of is Chicken Pox. The first sign\symptom that starts chicken pox of and makes adults aware that the child has this is the rash it begins with a rash and within 12-14 hours will be itchy blisters that usually appear in patches. However there are many symptoms before the rash
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United States of America. Sudden cardiac death‚ or SCD‚ is the largest cause of natural death in the United Sates. SCD causes about three hundred twenty-five thousand adult deaths each year in the US. Half of all heart disease deaths are caused by sudden cardiac arrest. Occurring mainly in adults in their mid-thirties to mid-forties‚ SCD affects only one or two children each year. Sudden cardiac arrest is not a heart attack‚ or myocardial infarction‚ but it is possible to occur during a heart attack
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Hannah Faulkner-Hatt Accidents and Injuries 7/12/14 CYPCore 3.4 -4.1+ 4.2 How I respond‚ record and report the following: Accidents - Minor – Any minor accident (for example grazes‚ small cuts‚ light bumps) are firstly dealt with by a first aider‚ they will assess and then treat the child/adult accordingly‚ we have an accident record slip we fill in with details of how the accident happened and what steps we took to treat the child. If the child/adult is OK to be returned to class then we will
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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT Cerebrovascular accident‚ termed as “brain attack‚” is also referred to as Stroke. Stroke is a sudden loss of function resulting from a disruption of the blood supply to a localized part of the brain. The mortality and morbidity of CVA in the Philippines is relatively low. There are two types of stroke: 1. Ischemic Stroke is a disruption of the blood supply due to an obstruction‚ usually thrombus or embolism that causes infarction of brain tissue. 2.
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