Poisoning Case Studies Samples For Students

In this case, there is a report of a mysterious outbreak which has affected a dozen people with one in critical condition and one fatality. All involved are said to have attended the same event, and they developed symptoms almost 24 hours later. Symptoms of the affected have been presented. Nobody appears to know the cause of the outbreak. To find answers and solutions to these problems, some questions need to be asked and answered. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends some of the questions asked should include demographic details including occupation, clinical details (onset, symptoms, severity, and duration), ...

Knarles and Barkley Case Study

Liabilities under Contract Law
Chetum vs Knarles & Barkley
Fact: Knarles wants to repudiate a contract between Chetum and Barkley.

Issue: Breach of contract. Chetum entered into a contract with Barkley that Knarles, Barkley’s father and business partner, refuses to accept. Does Knarles repudiation of the contract constitute a breach of contract?

Rule of Law: A contract must have the following elements in order to be enforceable: (1) mutual consent, manifested by offer and acceptance, (2) consideration, (3) legality of object, and (4) capable parties (Calamari and Perillo, 1998).
Application: Barkley sent a contract (offer), which Chetum signed (acceptance), ...

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

The environment where people stay says a lot about their health status. The community analyzed in the case lived in a large metropolitan area and faced problems of eviction and poor housing. One of the major health problems likely to affect the community is carbon monoxide poisoning. Many residents use charcoal for cooking inside the apartments while most adults are smokers. Additionally, the congestion of apartments and lack of functional smoke and carbon monoxide detectors contribute to increased inhalation of carbon dioxide. Different sociocultural factors influence the presence of carbon monoxide poisoning. The social and cultural environment has a ...

Industrial pollution is a key contributor to a wide range of environmental issues that we face today. Both the structure and scale of today’s industrial production present serious ethical problems from an environmental perspective. The global scale of industrial production coupled with the large amounts of hazardous materials generated imposes substantial risks on the society and natural environment. Industrial companies are considered the prime cause of environmental degradation. This is because these firms exploit natural resources on a large scale and release highly toxic substances and wastes. Industrial pollution is, therefore, a critical ethical issue that needs to ...

1. Emergency Disaster Response
Moore, Oklahoma was the site of a massive tornado that eventually killed 24 people and injured 212 others on May 20, 2013. Due to the massive amount of damage in the area, critical health risks existed for the population. Every person in the immediate area of the tornado was placed at risk of impact injuries from flying and falling debris, electrocution and burns from fallen power lines, burns from uncontrolled fires, potential for heart attack from stress and physical exertion, psychological distress, injuries from falling, systemic disorders from eating or drinking contaminated food and water, ...

Based on the clinical vignette, it seems like PJ was trying to commit suicide either by benzodiazepine overdose or by consuming antifreeze. It looks like PJ tried to drink antifreeze based on the sweet smell on his breath in the emergency room. The active ingredient in antifreeze is ethylene glycol, which is a sweet-smelling alcohol. If PJ consumed the antifreeze, then that will explain that clinical finding. When ethylene glycol is oxidized by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), its metabolites become toxic and cause an anion gap acidosis and profound CNS depression (Fraser 242). Furthermore, these ethylene glycol metabolites can cause ...

Brief summary

Until 1982, Johnson & Johnson, a US based multinational firm dealing in medical items and packaged consumer goods had enjoyed amazing profits from their leading product Tylenol. In October that year, Robert Andrews, the public relations officer received a call from a journalist working for Chicago News. The journalist wanted to get a statement from the firm over seven deaths that had occurred in Chicago following the consumption of poisoned Tylenol. Apparently, the journalist was breaking the news to the company. They had not heard about the incident. Tylenol, arguably, the most successful over-the-counter drug in the United States back then, accounted for 19% ...

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David Collins was McNeil’s Consumer Product Chairman and had a charismatic leadership personality. He never got under pressure in any situation during the crises of his product. He easily managed to avoid the blackmailer who asked him to transfer one million dollars to his account if he wanted to stop the product tempering. David Collins was chosen to handle the crises situation faced by the company due to his impressive leadership style. Collins proved that this decision of Burke to be quite right and managed to bring the company’s reputation back through meeting officials at various occasions ...

Eric Schlosser tries to inform the reader on the effects consumption of meat from growth hormone boosted animals and genetically modified foods. He also explains about the impact of these foods to the food business generally, to the population’s health, to food supply, and to the environment. Schlosser advocates that Americans need to stop eating fast food since they have negative effects on human health, animal health, and the environment directly or indirectly and he uses a tactful approach of appealing to emotions, logic, and ethics in arguing his points.
When appealing to emotion, Schlosser describes the poor ...