written by ; ckmadrigal
Donating Blood
Introduction:
Most of the time, daily pressures and responsibilities force us to overlook how important life is. We rarely take the time to consider the small things that we do for others and how these things can affect someone else life. Having an important effect is human blood it is something that everyone need is order to survive. Blood is something that cannot be produced. However, the
Single source of blood that we have is from donating healthy volunteers. First, I would like to speak about the major need for blood donors. Second, the facts about giving blood. Finally, how donating blood can saves lives.
I. The need for blood and its donations.
A. Less than 5% of the population gives blood.
1. Fewer people give blood during the holidays.
2. One million fewer people give blood each year.
B. Blood is perishable and must be replaced freque...
The immune system plays an important role in fighting off diseases and protecting your body. Also Mauroy's reactions to the calf's blood is something we have talked about this semester because we have covered mostly all systems. The discovery of the blood types plays an important role in what we have been learning. It ties into the organ system because blood helps controls some of your organs. Mauroy's reaction to the blood probably had something to do with the different blood types and his didn't match with the calf's blood type. The calf's blood wasn't as clean either. Lastly, the discovery that air and your lungs have to do with your bloods color is very important to the world of science. Now, we know why the blood is bright red when it reaches the surface outside of the body.
Researchers have found a way to connect sleep with education. Gary Scarpello who wrote "Lack Of Sleep Could Be Trouble For CTE Students” , did a research study with liberty mutual showed that teens had an average of 7.2 hours of sleep on school nights and 33 to 75 % of all students have sleep problems. In the article it had stated that not getting enough sleep can cause impaired hand eyed coordination, reaction time and brief mental lapses. (Scarpello). The same researchers also found out that Sleep helps restores brain functions such as alertness, metabolism, and memory and regulate hormones (Scarpello). Researchers Mary A. Carskardon and A.R. Wolfson studied 3,120 Rhode Island children. They had figured out that college students who slept more than nine hours a night had a gr...
got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain’t going to have any
Do you want to be a superhero in someones life then you should consider being an organ donor. Why would I want to be an organ donor you may ask? Well for one after you die your organs could be used to help someone else live. Wouldn't that be cool, you could help people after you have passed on. You can be a organ donor at any age. You can also be a organ donor while you are still alive. The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. Signing up for organ donation will save more lives. Becoming an organ donor is simple and can save the lives of many individuals needing your help. You have the power to save.
I will tell you why organ donors are life savers, how you can become one, the commons myths and Why this topic is very important to me
On April 16, 1996, my grandfather passed away of cancer. He had been ill since November of 1995, and he needed a kidney transplant. Unfortunately, he never received one, resulting in the cause of his death. Each day about 70 people receive an organ transplant. However, 16 people die each day waiting for transplants that cannot take place because of the shortage of donated organs, according to organdonor.gov.
Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale focuses on the lives of many hemophilic patients and their journey to seek medical treatment which eventually led to exposure to hepatitis and AIDS for as many at 95% of the hemophilic community. The documentary focuses on the creation and consequences of a medication known as “factor 8”, which was used to stop bleeding in patients with hemophilia. The documentary exposes pharmaceutical companies and the fact that they were using contaminated blood to create such medications. These pharmaceutical companies were using unconventional methods of obtaining blood with the addition of not testing the blood for any diseases as they were looking to fulfill the large demand of the drug in the United States and many countries around the world. The film focuses on exposing the problem of the lack of governmental regulations to protect patients against the pharmaceutical companies in the United States, especially the hemophilic community. Patients with hemophilia had access to medication that would control their disease, however, that treatment was contaminated and would eventually cost them their lives. The film has one goal and that is to expose one of the worse outbreaks of diseases in the United States. It achieves its goal by putting emphasis on the fact that many lives could have been saved if someone had listened and stopped the pharmaceutical companies who were looking to make a profit out of their newly created “miracle”
Sleep is one of the unavoidable daily-living activities and it is one of the most important factors contributing to a person’s health. A quality sleep is essential for the physical, cognitive and psychological well-being of a person. Learning, memory processing and maintenance of the brain are among the most important functions of sleep. In addition to maintaining the brain, sleep has important roles in controlling the functions of many other body systems. Sleep-related issues are common in today’s society, especially in high school and college students’ populations. “In recent surveys, nearly 75% of university students reported occasional sleep problems such as difficulty in falling asleep, sleep disturbances, delayed sleep phase syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness” (Altun, Insaf, et al.). These sleep
By donating blood to insure there is enough in supply, the life we save may be our own.
I have given blood before and I am aware of the questionnaire and procedures used during the blood donation process.
Sleeping is one of the basic fundamental living necessity. Like we need eating and drinking, we do need sleeping as well. Not getting enough sleep is harmful to mind and body. It can cause injury and even death. Sleep deprivation is a serious issue that we all face, yet we neglect it. Its consequences can be life threatening to the person himself and to many others around him. Poor decision-making, lack of concentration, unproductivity, accidents and many more are associated with lack of sleep. Day time drowsiness is no longer seems abnormal as we see many people not getting enough sleep at night including us. The dangers associated with sleep deprivation are great, yet often underestimated. 7-19% of adults are not getting enough sleep according
middle of paper ... ... en through the example of Nickolas Green, when you donate organs you not only save one life, but often numerous. Your body has so many vital organs and tissues that can be donated and given to many different people. For many of these people, what you donate to them, can be a matter of life or death.
In the case study Blood for Sale, Sol Levin, the founder of Plasma International, is seen participating in a highly controversial act: buying and selling blood for profit. In this paper, I will show the advantages and cons of taking part in commercial transactions in blood from the egoistic, the utilitarian, and the Kantian perspectives as well as my stand on the company’s actions.
Achieving long-term personal happiness is possible with hard work and perseverance by using several methods. Understanding and following various steps to have fulfillment can change your life. By consistently following an assortment of important steps, you will develop a life pattern that is generally happy. Many people throughout history have attempted to find ways to become happier, and share the information with others. While there are occasionally things that should make a person unhappy, it is important to not allow unhappiness to become a lifelong pattern that destroys you mentally and physically. In addition, happy people tend to have more friends and success because they are fun to associate with.
Today’s school climate demands collaboration, teachers can no longer work in isolation. Why? Collaboration can be defined as, “teams of teachers who work interdependently to achieve common goals – goals linked to the purpose of learning for all – for which members are held mutually accountable” (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker & Karhanek, 2004, p.17). Handy (1995) stated that people who collaborate learn from each other and create synergy. Futernick (as cited in McClure, 2008, p. 1) “after surveying 2,000 current and former teachers in California, concluded that teachers felt greater personal satisfaction when they believed in their own efficacy, were involved in decision making, and established strong collegial relationships. What are the benefits of teacher collaboration? Goddard, Goddard, and Taschannen-Moran (2007) indicated that recent reform efforts in education have included an emphasis on increasing teacher collaboration. If research evidences that teacher collaboration increases student achievement, then why are not all schools collaborating?