During a thirteen month period between 1976 and 1977, a string of murders called the Oakland County Child Killings occurred in the Detroit area. The killer was dubbed 'The Babysitter' by the press because of the way he bathed the bodies, cleaned and pressed their clothes before redressing them, and leaving them lying neatly arranged when he dropped off the bodies. He was never caught. When a killer turns a small town in Michigan into his personal hunting ground, detective Nick Strattan and his partner Gwen Randall learn about the sordid side of the internet as they pursue a nameless killer who operates in total anonymity online to stalk his victims. But their investigation takes an eerie turn when they begin to see a pattern to the murders with a similarity to the Baby Sitter killings. Has he come out of retirement using the latest technology to find his next victims? Final Moment is the hunt for a remorseless killer who preys on young girls through the online social network that we have become so used to living in. Together Strattan and Randall must defeat a sophisticated killer who has the uncanny ability to anticipate their every move, and stay ahead of them as he stalks his next victim. As their search intensifies, Strattan begins to realize how vulnerable his own teenage daughters are, and the urgency to get this killer off the streets.
The purpose of this book is to teach nurses and other allied health professionals how to easily and confidently interpret 12-lead electrocardiograms using the principles of pattern recognition. We begin with some basic principles and then move on to more specific clinical topics. Areas covered include right and left bundle branch block as well as the fascicular blocks. A fast and easy way to determine axis deviation is presented. Other topics include chamber enlargement and
One of the best accounts ever written of deep-water diving and its staggering, haunting dangers' Robert Kurson, New York Times bestselling author of Shadow Divers Deep underwater lurks a mysterious man-made illness. It has gone by many names over the years – Satan’s disease, diver’s palsy, the chokes – but today, medics call it decompression sickness. You know it as the bends. That’s the devil British diver Martin Robson faces each time he plunges beneath the surface. In the winter of 2012, Robson was part of an expedition to Blue Lake, southern Russia, which sought to find a submerged cave system never seen by the human eye. On the final day of the expedition, as Robson returned from diving deeper into the lake than anyone had before, disaster struck: just seventy-five feet down, he was ambushed by the bends. Robson knew that if he continued up to the surface he would probably die before help arrived. Instead, he sank back into the water, gambling on an underwater practice most doctors believe is a suicidal act. Soon the only hope he had of saving his life would rest in the hands of a dramatic mercy mission organised at the highest levels of the Russian government. Between the Devil and the Deep is the first book to tell the terrifying true story of what it feels like to get the bends, taking you inside the body and mind of a man who suffered the unthinkable. Writer Mark Cowan also explores the grimly fascinating history of decompression sickness, the science behind what causes the disease, and the stories of the forgotten divers who pushed the limits of physical endurance to help find a solution.
Touched by God is an eclectic collection of soul-searching and motivational poems inspired by the Holy Spirit. It has several chapters, each with its compilation of germane poems to uplift, challenge, and bless. Poems on prayer prepare the way, allowing faith to usher in the promise of God's Word timely fulfilled. You will become cognizant of the love of God as it emanates from the very pages. Your faith will be taken to new heights as you engage the poems on faith and courage. The way of the Word and obedience will reinforce the foundational importance of the God's Word in our lives. In a world of increasing perplexities, this book offers hope to a people who will direct their minds to be in touch with God. The rallying call to all in such times is epitomized in the scripture Psalm 94:14, "For the Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance." Touched by God is a light that shines in a gloomy world spiraling out of control. It enables man to know that there is a blessed hope available. The only real hope man can embrace is through contact with the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God, who alone knows the heart of man and the issues that spring forth. There is no better place to be than to be drawing ever, being in touch with him. The words contained in the book come with no bias to those who are already in touch with God or to those yet to know God the creator. The spirit-filled messages will enrich the lives of all-man's soul no longer disquieted, the peace of God assuming control. Read with an open mind and allow yourself to be touched by God.
The purpose of this book is to teach nurses and other allied health professionals how to easily and confidently interpret 12-lead electrocardiograms using the principles of pattern recognition. We begin with some basic principles and then move on to more specific clinical topics. Areas covered include right and left bundle branch block as well as the fascicular blocks. A fast and easy way to determine axis deviation is presented. Other topics include chamber enlargement and hypertrophy. There is an elaborate section on coronary artery disease including the patterns associated with myocardial infarction. Numerous rhythm and conduction abnormalities are also examined. Special clinical cases such as pericarditis, Wolff Parkinson White, and permanent pacemaker patterns are also reviewed. All of the topics have a strong clinical correlation. The last section is a ten-case review to test the readers' knowledge of the fundamental materials presented. -- Provided by publisher.
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