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William Flake was born in Orangeburg, SC. Ever since he was a child he wanted to be an engineer. After spending the first six years of his life in Orangeburg, he moved to Goose Creek with his family and attended Stratford High School. During high school, William played varsity football under Coach Stackely. He was inducted into Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. Most of his extracurricular activities involved several honor societies and dating girls. After high school, he was accepted…

Delirium Prevention Efficacy within Care Bundle in ICU Settings Delirium is classified as an “etiologically nonspecific organic cerebral syndrome characterized by concurrent disturbances of consciousness and attention, perception, thinking, memory, psychomotor behaviour, emotion, and the sleep-wake schedule” (World Health Organization, 1992). Delirium is a common occurrence among patients in ICU, and is estimated that up to 80% of the ICU patients experience delirium during their stay (Hsieh,…

Classic Rapid Sequence Induction is considered fundamental to the provision of safe anesthesia according to Englehardt, 2014. Rapid Sequence Induction is an essential advanced airway technique used to reduce the possibility of pulmonary aspiration in high-risk patients. These high-risk patients can include pregnant patients, trauma patients, and other situations that are considered “full stomach” (Gencorelli, Fields, & Litman, 2010). Rapid Sequence Induction involves pre-oxygenation,…

An eighty-five year old female came in with lower abdominal pain that had persisted for a few days. This patient has a history of hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dyslipidemia, glaucoma, deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis, and is a former smoker that quit 10 years ago. She has not been diagnosed with COPD or any other respiratory problems and had not had any significant surgeries. When she came into the emergency department her vitals were as follows: blood pressure 121/57,…

I was raised in the city while I belong in the country. I grew up in the small city of Waxahachie, Texas. Here, I played every sport available, and made friends around the Metroplex. Then, some weekends I would go to my grandparents ranch out in West, Texas. This lead to my love for the great outdoors. From hunting and fishing, and everything in between. Although, I enjoy my fair share of technology and video games. My grandparents call me a tech guru. Paradoxically, I love working with my hands…

My Future Plans Can you imagine a world without engineering? What would it be like to wake up one morning where technology no longer exists? This question got me thinking about where everything started; which brought me to the conclusion that all started with an idea that someone physically developed. That concept of transforming ideas into blueprints that can be achieved inspired me to choose the field of engineering. Through research, I learned that in order to become an engineer I have to…

technology fascinates me because without mechanics people who don’t know how to switch tires will struggle, matter a fact they might not even have cars. Mechanics are protagonists in my opinion, many people need them when they are in trouble. Mechanical engineering is the study of motion. Motion is important, whether you realize it or not, it impacts you on a daily basis. It is fundamental to all living things. Since cars are used in our every day lives, people will need someone to assist them…

The career that I have choose is mechanic racing. In the following essay I will talk about why I have choose mechanic racing as my career. You can expect to read about my passion toward race cars and the reason why I feel impulse of this being my career. I hope you enjoy learning about my future career. The career I have chosen to purse is mechanic racing. As a child race cars have always been exiting to me. I love to see movies documentaries and many other things…

professional society meeting, and I was sure glad I attended it. This meeting really opened my eyes, it showed me all of the cool opportunities/ events throughout the year, and it showed me the importance of involvement. The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers group offers a variety of events throughout the year, in order to get their group members involved. Before this meeting I was not aware of the opportunities I would have a chance to participate in, it really made me want to do as…

Auto mechanics are people that are certified to work on customer’s cars when they need anything fixed. In the past mechanics didn’t have to have an education to work on cars, they just learned as they went on. Now in modern days to become a mechanic, you must a have high school diploma. During high school, you need to take the following courses: Electronic, Mathematics, and English. You need to have knowledge about working on cars, and a valid certification from the trade school. You must be…