Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Rope Swing Death

Kyle Lee Stocking, 22, died last Sunday while trying to swing on a rope. Not just any rope swing though, this was at Corona Arch, a big, towering arch in southeastern Utah. Recently this landmark has grown more popular through social media. Many hikers and adventurers have posted videos on YouTube of them and their friends swinging on ropes through this arch. This has been given the name "World's Largest Rope Swing." Who would have thought something that looks so fun could be so dangerous? 


http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/thrill-seeker-dies-at-towering-corona-arch-made-famous-by-youtube-videos/ 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Extinct Frog Makes a Come-Back

30-years ago a type of frog went extinct. This certain type gave birth through it's mouth. Recently in Australia, researchers found a way to bring back this species! This frog is called a Platypus frog and they swallow their eggs and let the babies grow in their stomach until they give birth, through their mouth. Scientists and researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia worked long and hard on the "Lazarus Project." This project included getting cell nuclei from tissues that had been sitting in a freezer for many years. They took the frozen nuclei and put in into a great barred frog's system. It only worked for a few days at a time but they got enough of the information that they were trying to find.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Death in a Nursing Home

In Bakersfield, California at Glenwood Gardens nursing home a woman collapsed and was having problems breathing. The 87-year old woman, Lorraine Bayless, went down in the dining room and a nurse called 911. The dispatcher told the nurse that she had to give Bayless CPR but the nurse refused to do it because it was against their policy. The dispatcher was telling the nurse that the woman would die if she did not give her CPR and the nurse still would not do it. The nurse would not even let someone else at the nursing home give Bayless CPR. Who cares about a stupid policy at that point, how could you let that poor old woman die right in front of you, especially if you could have stopped it.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/elderly-woman-dies-after-nurse-refuses-to-give-her-cpr/