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View Post: Refusing to Have Sex With HIV-Positive People: Why It's Not a ...
4 Nov 2009 by Trevor Hoppe  
According to risks of death statistics, this puts a person's risk of seroconversion in this abstract, theoretical scenario somewhere between their risk of death by electrocution (1:5000) and their risk of death by drowning (1:8942). ... Now that we've established that there is no real prevention rationale for categorically excluding HIV-positive men from your pool of eligible partners, we need to seriously consider the ways in which doing so actually works to reinforce ...
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View Post: There, I Fixed It: Epic Kludges + Jury Rigs Of Course Beer Was ...
5 Jul 2009 by Ms. Fixit  
Most European RCDs trip at higher values, so they are not for electrocution prevention. By whichever name, the technology has a non-zero failure rate. I trust it to protect me in my everyday work, but I don't feel that it gives me a ...
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View Post: New York Injury News- Philadelphia college student electrocuted ...
12 Oct 2009 by Bridget  
Mr. Gardner is working with the investigators to determine if the school's accident prevention, and safety policies are sufficient. The Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office is scheduled to perform an autopsy to determine the ...
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View Post: 1 Burn prevention their own home remember to install smoke ...
26 Oct 2008 by ckeane@keanelaw.com  
6) Use burn prevention cooking methods, such as turning pan handles away from counter edges. 7) Do not place the infant near the area where you are cooking or using hot fluids for any reason. 8) Enforce a kid-free zone around areas of ... associated with electrocution increases. 35) Electrical devices such as TVs, radios and blow-dryers should not be used around bathtubs during bath time. 36) Electrocution injuries can be sustained by unsafe equipment that is utilized ...
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View Post: Miller - The Great Debate: Plasma Cutter or Oxyfuel Torch?
1 Jan 2006
This article, while focusing on hand-held oxyfuel and plasma arc cutting, would be remiss if it did not make brief mention of other cutting methods. Band saws are extremely effective in accurately and efficiently cutting tube and pipe. ..... There is a risk of electrocution and arc flash burns to the eyes with plasma arc cutting, and there can be a potential danger with the open flame when oxyfuel cutting, but prevention and smart equipment usage will trump these dangers ...
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View Post: Take a shower or get tasered, these are your options, kid ...
19 Nov 2009 by dejah420  
Right, most of us don't deal with children who have a mother who would authorize a police officer to electrocute them. If you think she hasn't taken all kinds of other weapons to that child, well, we disagree. .... What this means is that, independent of the credibility problem noted above, these technological advances in non-lethal control methods should do two things. They should lead to a substitution away from alternative methods of control (not sure what the marginal ...
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View Post: The Conversation Starts Here » Blog Archive » An interesting ...
3 Nov 2009 by todd  
Today I want to spend a few moments reflecting on these kinds of statements, because I think many people would uncritically read them as legitimate prevention strategies. I will argue here, however, that in reality that these kinds of ... According to risks of death statistics, this puts a person's risk of seroconversion in this abstract, theoretical scenario somewhere between their risk of death by electrocution (1:5000) and their risk of death by drowning (1:8942). ...
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View Post: SafetyLit: Injury Research and Prevention Literature Update ...
2 Jun 2009
A fatal case of accidental high-voltage electrocution is reported, where multiple skin to bone-deep oval and circular lesions of varying dimensions caused by arcing was present. Language: Eng ...
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View Post: computer care tips
20 Mar 2009 by Ramon  
below are some of the prevention methods employed to prevent damage: * grounding straps are connected to a technicians wrist. you can ground the wrist strap to the earth pin on a wall socket. * remove all metallic jewelery. ...
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View Post: Ways People Commit Suicide - OrganizedWisdom Health
23 Dec 2008 by Sanbear  
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the most common method of suicide is shooting oneself. ... 3; The second most common suicide method for men is hanging. 4; Other suicide methods include drowning, suffocation, electrocution, intentional car accident, severing a vein, and jumping. 5; Some antidepressants are known to increase the chance of suicide risk, according to some psychiatrists. There's more WisdomCard content below this ad. Advertisement ...
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