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Sattahip Navy Personnel Save Woman Attempting Suicide on Pedestrian Bridge
That bridge is not high enough, you'd be left with just awful injuries -
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Construction Worker Killed After Machinery Topples on Him
Picture from responders. A incident occurred at a construction site in Charansanitwong Soi 57/2, Bangkok, where a 19-year-old worker lost his life after being struck by part of a pile-driving machine that toppled on him. The incident took place near Wat Vimutt, at a residential construction site. Eyewitnesses reported that the worker, later identified as Anuwat, was involved in supporting the pile-driving machinery when it suddenly collapsed. A heavy rod, off the machinery, struck him on the head and torso, pinning him partially beneath it. Emergency responders arrived quickly, and although Anuwat initially showed signs of breathing, he later succumbed to his injuries despite receiving CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on-site. Anuwat’s colleagues described the moments leading up to the incident. They stated that the machine, a large three-legged drilling rig, began to tip over after encountering a large rock in the hole where it was being operated. The machine’s operator, who was Anuwat’s father-in-law, had shouted a warning that the equipment was about to detach from its hook. Anuwat attempted to flee, but the machine fell in the direction he was running, crushing him. The construction site had been active since early December, with pile driving being one of the initial stages of construction for a single-story home. The construction had been progressing without major issues until this unfortunate event occurred. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, focusing on possible miscommunication during operation. According to a statement from the site foreman, the process of using the drilling machine requires team coordination, and it appears that a brief lapse in communication, compounded by the loud noise of the machine, led to the fatal mistake. The investigation continues, and the body of the deceased has been sent for autopsy. In the meantime, the police are questioning individuals involved in the incident as part of the legal process. -- 2024-12-10 -
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Brian Thompson’s killing sparks outrage over state of US healthcare
"Person of interest" arrested in Altoona, PA in Thompson murder. -
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Thailand Birth Rate Nosedives: 81% Drop Surpasses Japan
Urbanization has much to do with it. It is quite costly to raise children in the city. Whereas, those in the rural areas need a bunch of offspring to run the farm even with mechanization. Only accurate demographic statistics will show whether I am right or not. -
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I was absolutely mortified at what I witnessed yesterday.
Will the Thai's ever learn? why do you make this a thai thing? i see many westerners riding motorcycles in thailand without helmets. less of the thai bashing please. -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 10 December 2024
Motorcyclist Killed in Collision While Turning into Soi in Pattaya Pattaya’s Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Centre received a report of a serious motorcycle collision at the entrance of Chaloem Phrakiat Soi 29 off Pattaya Third Road, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi. Rescue volunteers and officers from the Pattaya City Police Station were immediately dispatched to the scene. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1345787-motorcyclist-killed-in-collision-while-turning-into-soi-in-pattaya/ -
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Rising Alarm: CDC Monitors Mystery Flu-Like Illness Killing Dozens in Africa
Years ago, in my professional capacity, I was interviewed by the National Geographic, as they investigated a particular death in Sierra Leone, in the midst of the Ebola epidemic (technically a Pandemic, as it after 3-4 countries in Africa, with cases in Spain and the UK). I have spent many years in CBRN and infectious disease diagnostics. The Ebola virus is one of a number of filoviruses. Tne main symptoms are a flu-like malaise. It causes a hemorrhagic fever, which means it interferes with the clotting action, and internal bleeding as capillaries spring leaks. In the early stages, it is treatable. The symptoms you describe are largely a Hollywood invention. In most cases, the victims pass away in their own <deleted> and piss. One of the issues of the epidemic of 10+ years ago was a lack of diagnostic capacity in the region. Liberia was a complete basket case. Sierra Leone had a reasonable reference lab in the capital, but beyond that, very little. The WHO operated a number of essentially jungle labs; people setting themselves up in sheds, warehouses, with some portable thermocyclers, inflatable glove boxes, but the testing volume was very very limited. 10 years ago, there were no commericially available tests for the Ebola virus. So foreign nations sent specialists in to help. Ebola being Ebola meant that experience was basically military. The UK sent in teams of Royal Engineers to build field hospitals in Sierra leone, but we offered no extra testing capacity to that nation, instead setting up a floating hospital offshore to support UK personnel. The South African Defence Force sent a mobile lab to Sierra Leone, and did a 3 month rotation, whuch was handy as I was able to speak to some of their team about what was going on. The Chinese also sent a mobile military lab to the country, with much fanfare. In Guinea, the EU was represented by French Army and Bundeswehr units, but I believe the Russian Army got people in country. In Liberia, USMC deployed to an abandoned crop research station. Basically how any of these militaries did the testing was a bit of a secret, but it doesn't take much to suppose what it was. USMC, at the time, had JBAIDS, a portable PCR system, which included Ebola targets. They also got hold of standard commercial thermocyclers, and ported over the Edgewood assays to those. Interestingly, because American civilians were there, and the history of Liberia, the JBAIDS Ebola assay needed FDA emergency authorisation. That meant they had to publish the test data, including simulant and live agent testing. Because of the completely broken down road network in Liberia, the Marine base needed to be supported by air. Which meant the fuel for the generators had to be airlifted in, every day. This fuel powered the offices, the canteens, the airconditioning, and the labs. At the time, all the reagents used needed -20 freezing storage. As it was, the might of the US could only manage about 100-150 Ebola tests a day, limited by the amount of storage space they had for reagents. The capacity of the other labs was no better (the South Africans kept really good diaries, and they worked like dogs to test). While about 30,000 cases were detected, with about 50% of them dying, in reality, 70% of Ebola infections were not picked up by the labs. Given the expected positivity test rate, there simply wasn't enough testing capacity in the region. I see they've had a bit of a Marburg outbreak in Uganda. Marburg is named after the German University where German scientists, in the 1970s, discovered the virus, and subsequently died (Soviet agents exhumed some of the bodies to obtain tissue samples, which provided enough material to eaponise Marburg virus). In 2 years, the 2014 ebola outbreak killed about 15,000 people, so about 150 people a week on average. In a few weeks, the mystery infection has killed 135, and 416 cases. A traveller arriving in Italy has been attributed ti having "Congo Disease". Based on symptoms presenting, ( fever, headache, cough, respiratory difficulties, anemia), the working hypothesis is Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacaterium. Some think this is a bit of a stretch, because the mortality rate is too high for this bug. Whats key is this outbreak is occurring in Panzi, which is very remote. That means deploying the needed specialists is difficult. It also limits the potential for transmission, though with at least one case already in Europe, one has to be vigilant.
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