Summary Of Five Days At Memorial By Sheri Fink

In the featured article “Through the fragments of 9/11” written by Megan Boehnke, describes how Amy Mundorff became New York’s first Forensic Anthropologist. However, the story she tells about her journey is not how typically one would think. Mundorff was personally affected by the 9/11 tragedy that happened in New York 2001. It was her job to identify the remains that were left behind. Amy Mundorff is a mother, a wife, and most importantly New York's first forensic anthropologist.

The article describes the events that happened at Memorial Medical Center during and immediately following Hurricane Katrine in Uptown New Orleans. Once the power was knocked out and running water, the hospital tempter rose to about 100 degrees and resources became limited. As resources became limited Anna Pou was force to result to triage which she was not trained for, therefore her method of triage was questioned. Another doctor, Cook, who was the administrator of Memorial ; his methods of patient care were also questioned. In order to evacuate the hospital in the time frame given to him by the state police, Cook gave Pou instructions on how kill four ICU patients who were obese.

Imagine being trapped under the dirty rubble of a fallen building that was once a hospital. Shorty, a fifteen-year-old Haitian boy, is in this exact situation. As he lies on his tattered hospital bed, he feels anything but repose. Shorty is hungry, thirsty and suffering from a gunshot wound with the fallen hospital walls surrounding him. As he lies dying he reflects on his life and the truculent streets of Haiti.

In 1911, a tragedy happened in the great state of New York. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire put a huge hole in many citizens hearts as lives were lost and injuries were severe and some untreatable back in the days. With one hundred and six lives that were lost and seventy-one people injured, this event was the most deadliest in the New York city until the terrorist attack ninety years later and still remains one of the deadliest in the United States. It affected America socially, politically and economically by owners being unfair, women not being treated equally and victims not getting the care they needed or deserved.

Helen and Haldez, Thanks for remembering the tragic event happened in Las Vegas on Previous Sunday. The victims were spread throughout major acute hospitals in the city for medical treatment and management. The disaster was really heartbroken incident and well managed in the hospitals with extended involvement and cooperation of each citizen of Las Vegas. I am working in the University Medical Center, Las Vegas where the so called #1 Trauma center, emergency room, operating room and the rest of the units along with employees of the hospital participated wholeheartedly in taking care of casualties. The periodical practice of disaster plan in the city by joined effort of healthcare professionals, firefighters, police department and volunteer

An array of difficulties may arise when it comes to victims receiving the necessary care from medical professionals, there might be a lack of available resources that provides case management services as well as after care services for individuals that desire such help. Also the

In Chapter 5 of Day in the Dead in the USA: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon, Regina Marchi discusses the political themes surrounding various Day of the Dead celebrations in America. She claims that Day of the Dead events offer opportunities for Latinos to voice their opinions about current issues, giving them a sense of cultural independence. Furthermore, Marchi argues that the practices and rituals of these Latinos living in the U.S. during the Day of the Dead holiday brings them closer together in the midst of political adversity (Marchi, 73). Throughout this chapter, Marchi talks about different Day of the Dead events that have occurred in the U.S. within the last century and how their presence has shone light

1. May’s Lion by Le Guin. May’s Lion is a story told in another story. This story is told by the person that May had told the story.

The most memorable thing about a hospital is the smell. The sterile scent of rubber gloves and antibacterial cleaner was an all too familiar part of my childhood as I spent years swinging my feet nervously in waiting room chairs, waiting to be admitted into Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta time and time again. As my life became a series of being poked and prodded with needles for blood tests and IVs, having lead bibs placed on my chest for X-rays, and hearing the dreaded “How are you feeling today?”, the familiar aroma became a stench. Spending days in a hospital bed instead of in the classroom with my friends at school became taxing on my body and mind, and watching the toll it took on my mother who sat in the chair beside me was even more

The novel Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink gives an inside view of what happened at Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina (2005); a disaster inside of a disaster. The lack of preparedness or ethical decision making is quite disappointing, considering Memorial hospital is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is well below sea level, and experiences frequent hurricanes and flooding. Memorial hospital itself had little to no plan for evacuating patients once the storm hit. Without power, many of the patients, especially those who were ventilator dependent, became at risk of death.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor - Greta Keranen The start of the morning was normal, but at 7:53 AM everything changed. I heard airplanes outside and children down the hall screaming. I ran to the window and saw smoke billowing out of other buildings. Right then, I needed to decide if I was going to save the life of my own or the life of the patients. At Christmas dinner I was deciding if I should take a job option of being stationed at Pearl Harbor hospital for one year.

Being as there are only 28 schools located in the United States that offer a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, the locations are spread out among regions. The closest school that offers this degree is located in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn University includes its own College of Veterinary Medicine. The courses required in order to obtain a DVM at Auburn University are the same as the courses at Mississippi State University. Being an out-of-state student, the annual fees for this university are estimated to be about $65,500.00.

The mental capacity of the patient should be considered in this case. The patient is under a huge amount of stress and pain which will most likely affect his mental capacity. Pain and trauma is can change a person’s viewpoint on the situation and in turn change their decision about the treatment that they want to receive. Religion has and always will play a big part in medicine. Many patients refuse treatment because it goes against their beliefs and later they die to the disease.

Ethics are “rules” or guidelines that people should follow. In the veterinary world the ethics are set by the AVMA and by NAVTA. Ethics are set up to have members of a Veterinary staff to have high standards and good moral consciousness. NAVTA is organization that stands for the National Association Veterinary Technicians in America. NAVTA has a code of ethics that focuses on both practicing medicine and protecting the profession.

An Understanding of Veterinary Clinics Doctor 's facilities and wellbeing centers are for people while veterinary centers are for pets and creatures. At the point when our creatures and pets are wiped out or when they require master care from veterinarians, we convey them to the veterinary office where they will get such consideration. These centers for creatures and pets offer not simply restorative and dental administrations. They likewise offer preparing care and a superior spot to stay which all adds to the wellbeing and prosperity of our pets. In the event that a pet is truly sick, the veterinary facility is the place it ought to be brought so it can get critical medication and treatment.