essential elements within the body. Blood is made up of plasma, red blood cells, and platelets. Blood is vital to the body functioning correctly, and it is important to understand that there are many types of blood disorders that can cause people to get sick. While there are many different types of blood disorders out there, this paper is going to cover three which are, anemia, sickle cell, and thrombocytopenia. Also, a review of plasma, red blood cells, and platelets to give a better understand of blood
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Nur 408 March 5, 2012 Sandi Wheeler Community Emergency Preparedness and Response A disaster, whether natural or man-made, generates several emotions, illnesses, and losses. When a community is confronted with a disaster, such as a forest fire, they rely on an emergency preparedness plan for structure and guidance. With this emergency situation, the community is facing the potential of an out-of-control forest fire. Officials contend the fire
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the International Committee of the Red Cross. Representatives of the Red Cross were permitted to interview the so called “high value” prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, which is part of the international standards for prisons. The International Committee of the Red Cross submitted a report of its findings to the Central Intelligence Agency in 2007. The report concluded that American’s interrogation methods should be categorized as torture, violating both American law and international law; the report
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respiratory problems related to the smoke. The fire is not contained even after five days (Pearson health science, 2011). The community needs an emergency preparedness and response plan. Local, state, and national public health agencies such as the Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and local and state EMS should have participated in this emergency situation. Summary of event Neighborhood is a community located near a forest and along the bank of the river with a population
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DNA Role in Forensics Science At a crime scene there may be a lot DNA evidence left behind or none. DNA can identify victims and suspects. It can help solve cold case and give new leads to other cases. DNA is also use to determine kinship in a missing person case. It can also help exonerate someone from a crime that they were convicted of. When handling DNA such as blood at a crime scene it is important that it is properly documented, photographed, collected and stored. Besides blood, DNA can
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Charities Research Report How many people give money to charity because they rely on the charity’s reputation or purpose? Does people’s compassion conquer their reason? Does the charity’s rationale guide its financial expenditures? The Red Cross Charity Foundation, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and United Way Charity all have made false claims involving the public’s finances toward their missions to assist the underprivileged and the sick. These articles show that the people’s generous
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not just in my field of practice that HIPAA legislation creates ethical and practical issues. As I discovered through research into the American Red Cross for this week’s assignment, HIPAA also affects the efficiency of disaster services. Health care providers are very reluctant to provide any individually identified health information to the American Red Cross due to perceived conflict with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations (Barham, 2015). While legislation
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25, 1821 in North Oxford Massachusetts. At a young age, she knew her niche in life was to help people. She tended to her brother David after an accident and went on to become a teacher, work in the US patent office, work as a nurse and found the Red Cross. As a teacher, she recognized the need for education and even when the funds were not available, she opened a free public school in New Jersey. Tensions were high as slavery became a hotbed issue and as a teacher she was fired for publicly displaying
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country, saw how hurricanes impacted Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Red Cross volunteers dispatched to four southern states to try and aid in the recovery by mobilizing resources and help residents impacted by the storms. For hurricane Irma victims, the Red Cross provided over 550,000 overnight shelter stays, 1.5 million meals and snacks, and provide 52,600 health and mental health services! Similarly, with Hurricane Harvey, the Red Cross provided immediate financial assistance to more than 575,000 households
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