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The nurse should have never allowed the doctor to proceed in that state. If she would have stopped him the injuries to Mr. Hicks would not have happened. No doctor should ever be allowed to operate in that state he was in at that time. Not only is it dangerous it in ethically wrong of the doctor to perform such a reckless act.

School shootings seemed like a new phenomenon, but they occurred for the majority of American history. The first school shooting occurred On July 26, 1764, when a Lenape Indian shot and killed nine children and the school master of the Greencastle, Pennsylvania school (Galvin): as noted in Appendix A. Since 1764, the number of school shootings rose exponentially. In the 1990’s,

On an unseasonably cold March morning in 1993, high school sophomore Edward Gillom exited his first period classroom and made his way through the crowded hallways of Harlem High School. After engaging in a heated argument, allegedly over a girl, with Ronricas “Pony” Gibson and Ricoh Lee, Gillom pulled out a .38-caliber gun and opened fire. Gillom’s shots fatally wounded Gibson and left Lee with a non-fatal gunshot wound to the neck (Washington Ceasefire, 2011 pg 1). The shooting in Harlem, Georgia sparked national attention as one of the first high school shootings and added to the alarmingly high rates of gun violence by adolescents during the 1990s. According to the Virginia Youth Violence Project, forty-two homicides took place in

Police say that one person cut off the other and road rage happened. Witness say that the shooter Ronald Gesser shot McKnight threw the window and into McKnight’s car. Ronald then turned himself in and was not charged at all. Police then questioned witnesses and had a warrant for his arrest. He was later arrest and was charged for manslaughter. He will have to go to court and will

The school shooting in Roseburg, Oregon was severe. On October 1st, 2015 Thursday 10:38 am at Umpqua Community College (UCC), the gunman went to the school and started shooting students. Many students were killed and injured. The gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26 years old, had an interest in guns, struggling with mental health issues, and had anger against religious people. This shooting was called, “One of the Deadly mass shootings this year”.

A few hours later the scene was cleared almost like nothing happened the only thing left was the stain of his blood left on the sidewalk and many questions about why this happened and everyone was searching for the answers. He was a straight A

“There was a lot of blood,” an EMT told reporters on the scene. “He must have hit her artery just right.” “She’s very lucky,” the ER nurse on duty confirmed. “She’s got a good chance of surviving,but we’re being really careful. Especially since so many people want to talk to

And I saw that the Guard had turned, had wheeled, and I heard this popping sound going off, and then I saw Jeffrey Miller…oh my God, this is real. And then I dived between the cars…when I looked up again, they were gone. Ibid.

What began as a peaceful demonstration over a week ago in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal shooting of an 18 year-old African-American man, quickly descended into violence and vandalism as protests turned into riots. On Saturday, August 9, Officer Darren Wilson confronted Michael Brown. The incident led to the shooting death of Brown, which sparked protests calling for an investigation of the confrontation. On Sunday August 10, however, the demonstrations turned to chaos as crowds began looting and vandalizing parts of the town, drawing national attention.

“Over just a 13-second period, nearly 70 shots were fired in total” (Kent State Shooting) Resulting in the death of 4 students, two of them being involved in the protests while the two other were just passing by going to class. “In the next four days (after the KentState shootings), from

It is said it was around 8:30 in the morning when Brenda Spencer started to shoot at kids at Cleveland Elementary School.

Police said early information indicated the shooter was in a car, that there was a confrontation with a protester, and that the shooter exited the car and fired multiple shots, hitting a protester. The shooting victim was taken to a hospital.

Approximately a year ago, six surgeons experienced an aviation crash.  Their hospital, previously known as Seattle Grace Mercy West, had received a request to assist with a conjoined twin surgery from Boise Hospital, since they had just successfully completed a case of this type of surgery a month earlier. In response, Mercy West sent six of their surgeons from different specialties onto a plane that afternoon. The plane never arrived at Boise Hospital. In fact, it was not until three days later that a rescue helicopter spotted the wreckage in the middle of the woods. By the time the helicopter had arrived, two of the surgeons had died, and one had endured a serious injury to her right femur.

I feel the driver of the unit was exercising due regard for the safety of himself, crew member, patient, and all others they may contact that dreadful January morning. However, I do believe he should have activated their emergency lights and further reduced their speed to possibly give himself and other drivers extra reaction time to avoid collisions of this type. However, I do not believe the recommendations above would have significantly changed the outcome of

25). Unfortunately, the article regarding Mr. Benson’s case did not give detail on whether or not proper documentation had occurred. However, one can assume documentation was not done properly as the wrong leg had been amputated. If proper documentation had been completed in Mr. Benson’s case, it is possible someone besides the surgeon may have caught the wrong leg was about to be amputated. An example of proper documentation would be the consenting of the patient for surgery. Mr. Benson had to have been consented for surgery, which means a doctor or a nurse practioner would discussed with the patient which leg was to be amputated, signs and symptoms of complications and what to expect after surgery. If there was any question once the patient was in the operating room, which leg to amputate, anyone could have looked in the patient’s chart to see what Mr. Benson had been consented for. Documentation of the time out could have also prevented Mr. Benson from having the wrong leg amputated. The reason being is, everyone involved in the case would have stopped and made sure the right patient was in the operating room and the right surgery was to be performed so it could be documented this act was completed. Not only proper documentation could have prevented this horrible act but also the help of the nurses could have prevented a mistake like this from happening.