National Disaster Medical System

Introduction By definition Rhabdomylosis is a rare disease that causes a breakdown of muscle tissue that releases a damaging protein into the blood. Fewer than 200,000 people are diagnosed in the United States yearly. Rhabdomylosis causes an excess level of myoglobin, which can and eventually will cause further injury. There are multiple causes of this disease such as trauma, nontraumatic exertional rhabdomyolysis, and other miscellaneous causes. Risk factors range from seizures to alcoholism…

changed for the better. In 2013 according to the website redcross.org in the article titled "Your Global Impact" over 4.3 million people in haiti received successful blood donations helping to save their lives and lift spirits in a desperate time when disaster had struck so badly. Also in the same year of 2013 over 98 million kids worldwide were helped to be vaccinated from deadly diseases including measles. Donating blood is a very powerful gift that has helped to save millions throughout…

considering that the very basis of “political-correctness” hinders ability to see these deficiencies whether it's common sense, money, strength, etc., because it is not “nice” to recognize them for what they really are anymore. Which in return spells disaster for many people, since this ideology blurs their capacity to see these deficiencies. Deficiencies ultimately lead to weakness, and being politically-correct has evolved to a degree that affects America’s students, military, and economics.…

Introduction As a young child everyone asks you what you want to be when you grow up, I have always said that I want to help people but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be. As I grew older, I have decided that I want to become a social worker. Although I still undecided on what type of social work. I am between a foster care worker or an adoption counselor. I have a love for kids, and I believe that each and every child in the world deserves a loving family and place that they can call home.…

severity of the psychiatric condition. For this reason, federal fund are given to community health centers to prevent people with mental illness to decompensate. At the present time, it is very common to have a behavioral health department within a medical facility to treat patients that carry a psychiatric condition. According to the Coalition for the Homelessness, “In recent years, homelessness in New York City has reached the highest levels since the Great…

burning almost 500,000 acres. (Routley, “Wildland Fires”) The 2,200 fires that scorched Florida were so severe that the Florida Governor asked the President of the United States to declare Florida a major disaster area authorizing Federal assistance and aid in fighting the fires. Five hundred National Guard troops and thousands of firefighters from around the State of Florida; one of whom was my dad; were even reassigned to help combat the fires. By the end of July 1998, the fires were not over,…

genetic material, causing mutations that continue to divide. Other times, according to an article by the National Cancer Institute, “they may cause cells to divide at a faster than normal rate, which could increase the chances that DNA changes will occur” (Environmental Carcinogens and Cancer Risk). The EPA classes DES as Group A: Carcinogenic to Humans in terms of their substance classing system relating to carcinogens. There are three types of carcinogens - chemical, physical, and and…

Today, some areas are not expected to recover for several decades.Another impact from war is refugees. A refugee is a person who has been forced to flee from war, persecution, or a natural disaster. For example, Rwandan conflict in 1994, a park called “Akagera National Park,” was open for refugees during the war. When thousands of people move into a new area because of war, the results can be chaotic. For example, deforestation, soil erosion and contamination of land and water…

Globally, one in four people will suffer from a mental disorder during their lifetime, by 2020 behavioral health disorders will surpass all physical diseases as a major cause of disability (Insel, Collins & Hyman, 2015; World Health Organization [WHO], 2001). The attention and resources given to mental health disorders are disproportionate to the significant impact upon society and individuals. Preventive mental health will become paramount, however, despite cost effectiveness, lack of awareness…

Exactly when did it all start, how did slavery become a part of this? In the late 1400’s slavery existed even though slavery began way before then, but exactly around this is when the European and the Portuguese starting sending people back and fourth from Africa to Portugal and using those poor people as their own personal slave. Later on the british joined in 1562 that’s when it all exploded and more countries started getting involved such as North America, Holland, France, Spain and…