http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:58:56 PDT Fri, 17 May 2013 21:58:56 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=588311 Emergency services trade magazines, courses, and videos present much information regarding vehicle accidents that occur on land, but very little information is currently available about vehicle accidents that involve a body of water. Not only is Florida surrounded by water but, like many other localities, it also contains countless natural and man-made bodies of water. Water-retention areas, such as canals, ponds, lakes, creeks, are required for virtually all types of construction in our state. These bodies of water are in our neighborhoods, lie dangerously close to highways, and are along rural roads. Often, we are called to incidents where vehicles, many times with people inside, have intentionally or accidentally left the road and ended up in the water. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=588313 The following photos of a carpet store/warehouse fire in Bradenton, Florida, present several points to ponder concerning fireground operations... http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=588317 The Fifth Door and Modified Dash Lift extrication techniques described below will save time, require fewer tools, and produce effective results. They can be used at incidents involving vehicles with light or heavy damage. If there are one or more victims with head, spinal, fracture, or other injuries that require more room to apply necessary medical treatment, these techniques can be used in conjunction with each other to produce impressive results. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=588336 We all have heard the story of the boy who cried "wolf," in which a sheepherder continually calls for help for a nonexistent wolf attack on his flock. After repeated false alarms, the villagers no longer responded to his cry--even when a real attack finally occurred. Disaster eventually happens after complacency sets in. Have we in the fire service fallen for the same scenario with regard to automatic fire alarm responses? Do we casually answer these electronic calls for help after growing used to the many times we have responded and there was no emergency? Even though the majority of automatic fire alarm calls do not lead to full-blown structure fires, we must not fall victim to the "boy who cried `wolf`" syndrome concerning these types of responses. Becoming more familiar with the different types of automatic fire alarm systems--focusing on those found in strip malls, townhouses, garden apartments, large covered malls, and private residences--will make us better prepared to mitigate automatic fire alarms within these occupancies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=588286 According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, from 1996 to 2001 (2001 data were preliminary and not final), there were 7,997 crashes in the state in which the first or subsequent harmful event was indicated as "ran off road into water." In these crashes, there were 6,947 people injured and 367 fatalities. These data come from Florida law enforcement agency traffic accident reports. These incredible numbers demand that the fire service enhance its extrication skills to include removing trapped victims when their vehicles enter bodies of water. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=576916 ״The United States has the highest fire losses in terms of both frequency and total losses of any modern technological society. New facilities and renovation projects need to be designed to incorporate efficient, cost-effective passive and automatic fire protection systems.״ This article summarizes importand aspects of building design to mitigate the potenial for los due to fire. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=506232 גילוי האש וניצול האנרגיה שלה לצורכי האדם הוא ללא ספק אחד מהישגיו הבולטים של המין האנושי. מהי בעצם האש? איך גילו את האש וכיצד השתמש בה האדם לצרכיו? הכל על האש (!) בתוספת כללי בטיחות. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=506275 לגוף אין חלקי חילוף! אבל עובדים על זה. מדענים ורופאים ברחבי העולם מרכזים מאמצים מעוררי השתאות על מנת להעמיד לרשותנו מלאי אברים מהונדסים, שישמשו כתחליף במקרים של קטיעות או מחלות שונות הפוגמות בתפקוד איברים חיוניים. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=506303 השיניים מורכבות בהרבה מכפי שנראה והן למעשה איברים זעירים. אם יצליחו מהנדסי רקמות לייצר שיניים חלופיות חיות, הם יסללו נתיב להנדסת איברים גדולים יותר ובו בזמן יובילו את רפואת השיניים אל עידן רפואת הרגנרציה. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=506287 ננו-רפואה הוא מדע העוסק באבחון מחלות, טיפול בהן ומניעתן תוך שימוש בטכניקות מולקולריות חדשניות – החל מ״תרופות חכמות" שמתמקדות באברים או בתאים מסוימים, ועד לרובוטים זעירים שמסוגלים לשאת חומרים פנימה אל התאים החיים, ואפילו לחדור לגרעין התא ולתקן גֶנים פגומים.