In Cold Blood

Gang violence in America is a huge problem but Canada’s gang population has become a strong issue with the tremendous amount of groups they have reached. A youth gang is an association including various amounts of people who are a part of criminal activity and who have created a group identity. These groups usually are formed in places that have people facing disadvantages and inequality within their community. Gangs deal with a high usage of drugs, weapons and violence. Youth gangs have…

expertise to describe a quick way to test for Ebola. The author thinks that instead of banning all flights, "scanning" people, or quarantine, a simple blood test could be used. Banning flights could prevent healthcare workers from reaching areas that are in dire need of help. It would probably end up doing more harm than good. If someone underwent this simple blood test before they boarded the plane, the test results would be back by the time they landed from an 8-hour long transatlantic flight.…

become damaged: Blood begins accumulating under the fibrous tissue of the scalp muscle and the dense vascular connective tissue (periosteum) that envelopes the bones of the skull. This condition could lead to a life-threatening hemorrhage. Symptoms may include: Swelling of the head – this swelling is usually spread out across the head, the fluid indents upon palpation and shifts when the baby’s head is repositioned. Hypovolemic shock – a fast heartbeat, abnormally low blood pressure,…

the risk of health problems and even death later in life. From lifting weights to aerobic exercise, such as running and jumping rope, health improves all throughout the body. Exercising helps prevent many health risks such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and gallbladder disease. While it helps to reduce the risks of…

A Beautiful Yet Destructive Creation Not all street gangs are made for wrong doing. Many people might think down on the creation of gangs but it is a part of survival in their region. Street gangs, which pull peers into gangs for protection and social status, assemble to protect their neighborhood, family and friends from other street gangs thus causing rising crime rate and innocent people dying because of this. First off, there are a few definitions for gangs because authorities had a hard…

muscles to feel fatigued and soar the next day. Once the acid production stops the muscle start to recover until the acid balance is restored. (citation). Something else that could happen when someone exercises is a change in blood pressure (citation). As the heart beats it pumps blood through many different…

Growing up in the early 1960’s to 1970’s was a tough time for my parents but not just them everybody. This was because of all the negative that was around them. There were many things for kids their age to do, and they took the better route in life. Compared to now, the gang banging is not something that you see a lot of today. Both my parents grew up in this time period and my dad has a different outlook on life. The things that are going in today’s society are from when my father was child. It…

extreme shifts in pH. The blood has a specific type of buffer that is maintained at pH level of 7.4. If the buffers shifts and levels of pH go to 7 or 7.8, it can be deadly. The blood buffer contains carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate acid and hydrogen ions. This equation can also be reversed; it is a chemical equilibrium. If the hydrogen ions rise, bicarbonate accepts the hydrogen ions and the equilibrium shifts left thus making the blood acidic. When the blood becomes acidic,…

Non-ST Segment Elevation Heart Attack A heart attack occurs when a blood vessel on the surface of the heart (coronary artery) is blocked and interrupts blood supply to the heart muscle. This causes that area of the heart muscle to permanently scar. This blockage may be caused by cholesterol buildup (atherosclerotic plaque) within a coronary artery. The plaque cracks which creates a rough surface where blood cells attach, forming a clot. Chest discomfort that happens with exertion and goes away…

One of these being the ventricle of the heart. The ventricle of the heart is the main heart muscle that pumps blood. When HCM occurs the left ventricle within the heart thickens. When the thickening of the ventricle occurs there will be a decreased ventricular chamber volume, and abnormal ventricular relaxation. This deals with the diastolic aspect of the heart. Since the amount of blood pumped and ejected by the heart per minute will be decreased, the heart rate will increase. The heart is…