...the natives. The colonist began to die from disease, Indian attacks, starvation and many other things . One of the main reasons the colonists were dying was because of disease. The summer sickness of 1607 killed half of the colonists (Fausz, 63). Of the original settlers in May of 1607 there were no apothecaries, which could have assisted with medical issues and needs. Another concern that contributed to death by disease was that fresh water supply...
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...Abstract In recent years, world health organization expressed road injuries as the leading cause of death among young people. While most agree that the issue deserves attention, road traffic injuries have been neglected from the global health agenda for many years. The objective of this paper is to find out why car crashes continue to be the leading cause of deaths and life threatening injuries. Road traffic crashes cause great economic loss to victims, sufferers and their families. These losses range from the cost of treatment, including rehabilitation, to the continued quality of life of the victims in which some cannot work or can work with limited job duties. The desired goal is to find effective prevention methods to circumventthese unnecessary motor vehicle related injuries from occurring. Car Accidents World Health Organization reports every year the lives of almost 1.24 million people that are cut short as a result of road traffic crashes. As a result, it has been proven that there has been a variation in causes of death relating to road traffic crashes. Driving under the influence, distracted drivers, and aggressive driving have been shown as a cause of road traffic crashes that lead to death and life threatening injuries. According to the traffic safety administration the age range that is more likely to result in these offenses are young adults between the ages 15-44 years and male drivers as being more likely to be involved in road traffic crashes than female...
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...Sudden cardiac death has been the number one cause of death amongst on-duty firefighters nearly every year since the NFPA began it’s study of on-duty fatalities in 1977 (NFPA, 2014). Most fire departments conduct fitness and medical screenings prior to hiring fire fighters in order to avoid employing persons who are not fit enough for the types of duty or are at high risk of injury caused by participation in the types of work firefighters do (NIOSH, 2007), however, despite current efforts to prevent firefighter fatalities due to cardiovascular events sudden cardiac death continues to account for approximately 45% of firefighter deaths per year (Johns Hopkins, 2014). Statistics such as these warrant increased effort and change...
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...The death penalty remains one of the most controversial issues, not only in the United States, but around the world as well. The debate on the death penalty is not new in the world, considering the death penalty has been used as a method of punishing criminals for several centuries, although it may have gained momentum in the twentieth century with the human rights movement (Fagan). Those in support of the death penalty mainly consider the causes, while those who oppose the death penalty mainly consider the effects. The main cause behind the death penalty, has to do with retribution (Fagan). In whichever view the death penalty is considered that the reasoning behind it is that individuals who have committed a capital crime should receive similar punishment that equals their crime. Tracing the historical development of the death penalty, it is evident, that with time, being put to death became a common form of punishment, that ensures that those who had committed crimes that were not forgivable by the society, received punishment equal to the crime (Muhlhausen). The death penalty is deeply rooted in justice as articulated by natural law, however goes against the same law. According to the natural rights theory, every human being has the right to lice and should not be denied this right, either by the government, or any other manmade law (Fagan). However, the death penalty is used as a form of punishing those who have committed crimes against natural law, such as first degree...
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...The Greatest cause of preventable death Students Name: ID: * 12105038 Presented to Dr. Haitham Gamal ------------------------------------------------- Table of content: Contents | Number of page | Introduction | | Literature review | | Methodology | | Results | | Discussion | | Conclusion | | References | | Abstract Our purpose is to help people to understand dangers of smoking on them and people around them, hoping to decrease at least numbers of smokers to let them enjoy a healthier and longer life without problems. Introduction: Like most people, you already know that smoking is bad for your health. But do you really understand just how dangerous smoking really is and how it can be also deadly for non smokers too? Do you know that the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that each year smoking causes about 6 million deaths which is about 10% of all deaths and 0.6 million of these occurring in non smokers too due to second hand smoke? Do you know that smoking is considered as the greatest cause of preventable death globally? Since stopping smoking can be an extremely difficult process, understanding exactly how smoking harms your body and people around you can help keep you motivated to end that habit. So in our research we are going to talk about smoking health problems and second hand smoke. Literature review: Male and female smokers lose an average of 13.2 and 14.5 years of life,...
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...There is a big question of how did the great outdoors man, Meriwether Lewis die? Well many historians and forensic have debated this over the years. Others have tried to prove their theory like I am now. Some believe that it was murder while others believe it was suicide. I believe the cause of Meriwether Lewis's death was murder. Lewis was on his way to Washington to work on the publication of his journals. In the Letter to Jefferson written by Neelly it states that Lewis did not want his papers to fall into the British hands so he changed his route. This shows how important this papers where to Lewis. No one ever kills themselves when they feel as if they are playing an important role in something. Lewis was on a mission to get these papers...
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...The Black Death started in Europe on October 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships arrived in Massina. Even though the “death ships” were soon ordered out of the harbor, it was too late. The plague would decimate Europe until 1351. The Black death killed between 75-200 million people in Eurasia, with over 20 million of those deaths occurring in Europe. Scholars believe that the nursery rhyme “Ring around the Rosy” was written about the symptoms of the Black Death. Most experts agree that the plague was caused by Yersinia. Pestis ( or Y. Pestis), a bacillus carried by fleas. Many people believed the plague was caused by god, by jews, by pockets of bad air released by earthquakes, or by an unfavorable alignment of the planets in 1343. Symptoms of the black death includes swelling in the groin, armpits, and neck, dark patches, and coughing up blood. A plague doctor costume consisted of a long overcoat with a bird like beak mask that was often filled with sweet or strong smelling substances. The pders in the mask were thought to fight the “evil” smells of the plague. The attempts to find curves for the plague started the momentum toward development of the scientific method and the changes in thinking....
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...Back in the 14th century many plagues have long before spread through Europe and were very drastic, but all of those plagues combined was even more fatal and horrendous, this mix was known as the Black Death. The year 1346 was the start of this horrible disease, but how did this all start and what really happened to many Europeans during that time? The plague spread from Cairo to Paris, little was known about medicine and treatments for it. Since at the time, it seemed untreatable it spread like a wild fire. The cause of this was found in a bacterial strain that was found on stomach of fleas, which contributed the disease to rodents, especially the black rat. The flies go from host to host when the host dies, thus was making it possible for...
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...“Reductions in deaths and death rates are often used as an indicator of the success of public health initiatives to improve the health and well-being of the U.S. population, as well as to set national goals for reducing disparities in the burden of mortality across groups” (Hoyert, 2012, p. 1). Understanding the leading causes of death over the last century and the impact of scientific advancement as well as healthcare policy on mortality provides insight into what we have learned and what the future holds for the advancement of healthcare. Since the early 1900’s, leading causes of death included: • Influenza/Pneumonia • Kidney disease • Stroke • Cancer • Heart disease • Accidents • Certain diseases of early infancy • Chronic lower...
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...during the same period in 2014 a six percent increase. Though the circumstances of a driver that kills a pedestrian can either be unintentional or intentional someone ends dead and the offense or criminal charges may vary from state to state. Depending on the circumstances the driver could be charged with capital murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter or negligent homicide. If instead of hitting and killing only one pedestrian the driver causes the death of two or more individuals in the same criminal act, the driver could be charged with capital murder. For instance, while driving home the person fails to obey a police officer traffic stop, the driver is under pursuit driving more than 50 mph down two city blocks open only to pedestrians, crashes into a crowd of people causing four deaths and 24 injured. The driver does not stop, slow down, or pull over, instead the driver speeds up and knowingly run over people with the car. The driver intentionally or knowingly uses the vehicle in a manner to cause the death of more than one person. The driver does not target or seek out these individuals to kill them, but the driver knew his actions...
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...Disease can cause a devastating effect on both the human body but also the human population. Throughout several time periods of the present and past, disease have caused a humongous impact of several society's in different countries around the world. Several large pandemics and epidemics have killed off the population of many species including humans and primates. Wether the time period be in the present or as far back as the Middle Ages. Three known diseases have all created a huge conflict on different civilizations, causing different, unanswered question to arise. Much research has gone into each individual disease, to solve the problem of each's symptoms and possible, treatments or prevention so.Ebola, Zika, and the Black Death have threatening...
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...lead to multiple issues including death. Physicians have a difficult time diagnosing sepsis because it happens fast, and it can be very easily confused with other conditions that are present. According to a new vital signs report released by the CDC, 7 in 10 patients with sepsis had used healthcare services recently or had chronic diseases that required frequent medical care. These represent opportunities for healthcare providers to prevent, recognize, and treat sepsis long before it can cause life-threatening illness or death. Sepsis mortality rate is as high as 50% in patients with septic shock and can increase by 7.6% per hour if the appropriate treatment is not started (CDC, 2016). Physicians fully understand the devastating consequences of patients who contract sepsis. The severity of sepsis and the increasing mortality rate have led to vast amounts of clinical and statistical research. In today’s healthcare industry, advances in medicine and technology have helped create more effective ways to prevent, recognize, and respond to those who contract this potentially deadly infection....
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...Background: Pneumonia is a disease, in which the lungs become inflamed and congested, reducing oxygen exchange and leading to uncomfortable cough and shortness of breathing. It affects individuals of all ages but occurs most frequently in children and the elderly. Pneumonia in children is the most common cause of death around the world. Historically, in developed countries, deaths from pneumonia have been reduced by improvements in living conditions, air quality, and nutrition. In the developing countries, many deaths from pneumonia illness are also preventable by immunization and effective treatments. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in sulaimani pediatric hospital from the period January 2014 to December 2015, a retrospective...
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...The Cause of Their Deaths Romeo is the cause of Juliet’s and his death because Romeo is so attached to Juliet that it is hard for him to let go. Romeo fell in love with Juliet at first sight. He got over Rosaline because he was depressed because that she did not like him back. Romeo went to the Capulets party. At the party he fell in love with a Capulet that was Romeo’s fault because he should have fallen in love with a Montague. When Romeo and Tybalt fight Romeo killed him out of anger because Tybalt killed Mercutio, he fought because they were saying Romeo couldn’t fight. “A plague O’ both your house” (3.1.87). After Tybalt was killed instead of banishing Romeo from Verona, he should be found in the city and he will be killed. Well, one idea to consider is that if Romeo had not killed Tybalt he...
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...October 7, 1949, will forever remain the day of great unknowns because this day was the last day of Edgar Allen Poe's existence. On that night of October 3rd in Baltimore, Maryland, something happened to Poe, something that ultimately led to his demise. There are numerous mysteries surrounding one of the greatest writers of our times death, no one knows the true story but will all facts that have risen his death comes a little more clearer and clearer. Many say that it was drugs that killed Poe, others say it was from an assault believe on the evening of October 3rd Poe went to bar after a day of festering over the thoughts of the death of his love (Virginia), his health, and his financial woes, and began to drink heavily. After a couple hours...
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