Ongoing assessment The en route assessment starts when the patient is loaded in the ambulance. En route assessment begins with a repeat of the initial assessment and ensuring that the patient still has a patent airway, breathes or is being properly ventilated, and has a pulse. This is known as "taking (or checking) vitals." Communications EMS uses dedicated MED channels to communicate.…
“The experience of moving into the world can challenge individuals' beliefs and attitudes” Related text and one other” Core text + Related text Individuals' beliefs and attitudes are the product of the world they live in, and consequently these beliefs and attitudes are challenged when one moves into a new or different world. Both The Story Of Tom Brennan (2005) by J.C. Burke and The Door (When) by Miroslav Holub explore this notion of change through the experiences encountered when moving into different worlds. The Story Of Tom Brennan explores the journey, growth and self discovery of the protagonist, Tom, following his brother's drunken car crash. Similarly, The Door demonstrates the benefits associated with exploring new worlds,…
The author of the book Along For The Ride, Sarah Dessen was born on June, 6th of 1970. She was born to Cynthia and Alan who were both professors at the University of North Carolina. As a teenager she was quiet and preserved. Though she was shy, she did drugs and often lied to her mother. After only about a year, Dessen dropped out of Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina, but later took some classes at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, graduating with highest honors in Creative Writing.…
American lives were improving day by day. As Wheelan continues his book, he asks us an very important question, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Wheelan explains, that this idea is like our lives. That it’s filled with complications and uncertainty. Wheelan wants us to understand that “the chicken crossing the road,” is like people making decisions.…
This specific theme of failing to find balance between reality and one’s personal beliefs and desires is weaved throughout the story of Three day road by Joseph Boyden . In fact the underlying basis of the entire story is concerning the theme of the conflicts that arise when the beliefs and desires of characters in…
The choices you make in life can either lead you to great opportunities or leave you with deep regrets. It’s up to you to decide where you want to go, and how you are going to get there. A choice is the act of making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. The possibilities may surpass your limits and get you far in life, or cause you to feel regretful and ashamed. In “Viva La Vida” and “The Road Not Taken” each author uses choices to portray similarities to “Peace Like A River” and how bad choices can affect you.…
As the characters progress, they come to the realization that freedom and pride are more important than safety and that risks are inevitable when living a fulfilling…
As individuals we have an utter compulsion to better ourselves, and the instinctual belief of a better tomorrow. In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, protagonist Sylvia and friends are introduced to a new way of living and naïvely forced to perceive the world in a whole new aspect, therefore stripped of what they once knew. Entering this unfamiliar world, they are exposed to what they could only dream of, delighted by their surroundings, Sylvia and her posse could not help but notice the significant difference between their customary day and the extravagant lives the people they meet in their journey are accustomed to. Angered at this reality, yet slightly bitter by the idea of their exclusion from this society, Sylvia…
In The Darkest Path, The author uses conflict to teach that family is all that matters in life. For an example, When Cal thought to himself “Just do what they tell you, Do what they tell you and everything will b alright.” This shows that even if others have to die he’s willing to sacrifice them in order to keep his brother alive. When his brother needed expensive medicine they told Cal he would have to do what they asked in order to get his brother’s medicine. Rather then let him die he would go and do missions for the Path helping them gain more territory into Fed land, and lead Feds into traps and ambushes.…
For many, religion plays a very important role in everyday life. However, a countless number of people live their lives disregarding the importance of religion and instead live their lives with an obsession with money and possessions. In Flannery O’Connor’s story “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” Tom Shiftlet, the protagonist in the story, struggles to find a balance between religion and his materialistic desires. Through religious symbols and imagery Flannery O’Connor is able to criticize society's materialism. “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” focuses on how Tom Shiftlet gave up his chance at redemption because of his dream of owning a car.…
Fork In the Road In life, there are times where decisions need to be made. There is an array of decisions that you are going to come across whether the purpose is growth, career, or relationships. Robert Frost and Blanche Farley each wrote a poem with two different scenarios that conveyed similar messages. In “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost and “The Lover Not Taken,” By Blanche Farley both poems use a similar tone when describing the journey that each of the speakers came across when they approached a fork in the road and had to make the uneasy decision of taking the road less traveled by. In “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost, The speaker is traveling in the woods when “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” (Frost, 1)) and he…
“Follow the Yellow Brick Road, follow the Yellow Brick Road.” The film The Wizard of Oz is not only a beloved classic of motion picture, but also a model of Buddhist ideas, values, and ethics. The story begins on a farm in Kansas in the early 1900’s. Dorothy lives with her Aunt and Uncle.…
The award-winning novel, The Road, written by Cormac McCarthy, portrays the man’s unconditional love for his son in the post-apocalyptic world. At first glance, the novel portrays a hopeless, desolate ambience and elements of despair seem to greatly outweigh elements of hope throughout the novel. Upon further analysis of the text, it is evident that McCarthy uses symbols to portray unconditional love and hope, thus making The Road a novel of hope. Throughout the novel, there is a constant battle between good and bad.…
When an individual is born they are brought into a world that they are unaware of. At a young age, individuals get accustomed to what is said and displayed to them. They continue to model what is around them until they step out of their environment. When stepping out of one’s environment individuals can gain an understanding that everyone’s way of life is different depending on how one is raised and the environment they are raised in. Unfortunately, some individuals are not given the opportunity to step out of their environment because of economic and social conditions that arise.…
As Peter Drucker once said, “Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.” This quote means if one makes a decision they believe is right, it will have a great importance in the task they are dealing with at the moment. Decisions are what people are faced with every single day of their lives. Decisions can have a small amount of importance, and some are decisions where they can change one’s life. For example, a simple decision does not have a great importance, but there are decisions that have a major impact on one’s life and must choose wisely.…