The current case study assesses the community risk and describes the human health impact of the heavy metal ground water pollution problem. The community risk will be measured by the epidemiological parameters such as prevalence measuring the burden of the resulting disease (outcome) and incidence/mortality rates indicating the risk of the disease or outcome. The socio-economic implications will also be discussed in this paper. Community risk assessment The purpose of community risk assessment (CRA)
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disaster I chose is Hurricane Ike. September 13th near Galveston‚ Texas. Ike was a category 2 hurricane at landfall with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Ike produced a damaging‚ destructive and deadly storm surge across the upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts‚ and ended up being the third costliest natural disaster in the United States behind Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Andrew. They had structured telephone interviews assessing immediate effects of Hurricane Ike (damage‚ loss
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October 29‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye‚ making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey
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Texas residents waited anxiously for days‚ and then it finally came: Hurricane Harvey. On Friday‚ August 25‚ Hurricane Harvey struck the shore Texas waging a war with the state in which 15-20 trillion estimated gallons of water were dumped and at least 60 lives were claimed. It seems high magnitude hurricanes are becoming more and more common‚ and it may be our fault. A large factor in the strength and commonality of hurricanes is the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) which entails the temperature
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Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane that devastated the eastern coast of Texas. This catastrophic hurricane destroyed countless homes and properties. Many people’s lives have been‚ and will continue to be affected by this storm for years to come. Harvey was a hurricane that swept through the area of Houston‚ Texas over a period of about ten days. Prior to the landfall of Hurricane Harvey‚ the city of Houston was not ordered to be evacuated. This is surprising because of the known magnitude
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Part 1- fall risk status:(Stapleton et al.‚ 2009). This part includes history of recent fall‚ medication use‚ psychological disorder and cognitive assessment using Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS). Giving the patient risk score 1-20: (Low Risk: 5-11 Medium Risk: 12-15 High Risk: 16-20). Recent change in functional status and / or medications affecting safe mobility / Dizziness / postural hypotension put the patient in Automatic High Risk Status. Part 2– risk factor checklist:(Stapleton et al
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Hurricane Katrina On the early morning of August 29th‚ 2005 on the Gulf Shore near New Orleans a treacherous hurricane struck with one hundred and forty mph winds. Hundreds of thousands of residents near the area evacuated days before the storm was supposed to hit. Katrina was one of the most powerful storms to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean and affected the Bahamas‚ Florida‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi and many other areas. Nearly six months after the hurricane‚ more than 1‚300 bodies were found and
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Case Study: #1 Mr. O’Brien 1. Which clients are at greatest risk for falls in the acute care setting? Consider physiological and environmental risk factors for falls. The majority of patient falls occur in patients who are young and the older adults. Individuals who are ill or who become injured are at risk. If a patient is weakened or has an altered mental state‚ they are susceptible to falls. 2. Identify seven areas of a fall risk assessment. History of falls‚ seizures or fainting‚ older than
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Analysis of Risks Introduction: Synaptic is a bio technology company that uses a combination of both Information Management (IM) and biological research to develop drugs based on proteins and peptides. Synaptic is comprised of a large Information Management department which consists of multiple divisions within the department. Each division within the IM is in charge of communications and computer systems services‚ in particular research‚ manufacturing and infrastructure. The company
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What is a Hurricane? A hurricane is an intense‚ rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes‚ typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the ocean’s surface‚ the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height‚ eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic)
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