Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Effects of Chlorine/mustard/tear gas on the human lungs in World War 1



My great great great uncle was in World War 1 and he was actually attacked with gas and he survived but he suffered like crazy!My Uncle was a stretcher bearer in the war. he had to sometimes carry away his friends bodies off the battle field. 

In WW1, Germany used gas to try to either kill the enemy or to bring them out of the trenches to be killed.

Some of the symptoms of tear gas on the lungs:
  • Coughing
  • Burning sensation in the throat 
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Nausea and vomiting 
            *Skin contact can result in lesions similar to those from frostbite or burns 

  • Following exposure to high concentrations of phosgene, a person may develop fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) within 2 to 6 hours. Exposure to phosgene may cause delayed effects that may not be apparent for up to 48 hours after exposure, even if the person feels better or appears well following removal from exposure. Therefore, people who have been exposed to phosgene should be monitored for 48 hours afterwards.
 Delayed effects that can appear for up to 48 hours include the following:
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Coughing up white to pink-tinged fluid (a sign of pulmonary edema)
  • Low blood pressure
  • Heart failure
  • Showing these signs or symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to phosgene.

  this is a picture shows how soldiers tried to protect themselves from the deadly gas attacks. 
 in some cases the gases could cause lung cancer. this it what a lung with cancer can look like!


After WW1, Mustard gas was not really used in WW2 but in other wars tear gas has been used and is still used today by police officers and some of the symptoms are very similar. Event ear gas can cause major harms to a human's lungs and body.

For those who were attacked there was no way to crue them so most of the soldiers hit with the gas died but a few survived because the quantity of the gas was to small to kill.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Find & Critique and App

Nike + training club app

This app is amazing! I use a workout called "CORE CRUNCH". It is a 15 minute long workout that only requires the use of a medicine ball and your own body weight. If I do this workout every day it will help me reach my goal of better core strength. some things I can do to test this are: plank, v-sit, crunches for either a length of time or number I can do at a consistent speed

Exercise Science fitness testing

Splits: 7cm off ground
Back bridge: 0cm off ground
Long Jump: 2.10m
Stairs: 5.00 seconds up
Box Drill: 10.56 seconds
Lunge: ?
Plank: 4.00 minutes
Side Plank: 1.20minutes
Step ups: 165bpm
Push ups: 25
50m sprint: 8.5 seconds
Wall Sit: 2.50 minutes
Balance on one foot: right 0 falls, left 1 fall
V-sit: 5 minutes


Best 6 test
A) aerobic fitness: lunges
B) anaerobic Glycolysis: step ups
C) ATP CP: 50m sprint
D) Flexibility: Splits
E) Power: long jumps
F) Agility: box drill

SPECIFIC GOAL:
Improve on my core strength.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Interim Report

Hi Mom and Dad!
This is my interim report for the Human Kinetics Coop.

So far, the highlights for me have been:
all the field trips have been my highlights especially the grouse grind.

I am the most proud of:
with my injured ankle my time on the grind was amazing

The most interesting things I have learned about are:
The circulatory system and what a heart looks like in real life

An example of when I really pushed myself in SuperFit is:
the fitness testing when i pushed myself to keep going on pushups and plank until everyone else was out or dying

I could make improvements in:
my efforts to focus more on task

I am really looking forward to:
all the new experiences we will have for all the fieldtrips we will do.

The Basics - WORK HABITS:

Attendance (classes missed and why) -
None
Participation in field trips (woo kim, grouse grind, rock climbing) -
i have been to all the fieldtrips and they have been awesome

Lates (how many & reasons) -
none

Preparedness for class (gym strip &/or supplies) -
fully prepared except for one day in pe

Class time management (are you using your class time to complete your work?  engaged in class discussion? participating? following along? doing your best? or talking too much? ) -
i am on task for most of the time in class, i dont engage in class discussions
Blog assignment completion - (out of 8 assignments) Comments? 
7 out of 8 ( no video)
Self evaluation of work habits for each class in coop - G/S/N
G
Biology 12:
Exercise Science 12:
Superfit 12:

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

VO2 Max

My VO2 max is 40.9, compared to the average of 35.0 for a female

Grouse Grind

It took me 1hr and 14mins to get to the top, by half way my legs were dying. The muscles in my legs started cramping up around half way.  My breathing rate was real fast same with my heart rate it was so fast I could not count my bpm. Even if I tried to go faster I couldn't my body was just yelling at me to stop, but I pushed through and made it all the way.


I believe we were using the two anaerobic energy systems. but I am not 100% sure.

Monday, October 6, 2014

Heart dissection



Observations and Pictures

 Size: 2 fists together, Shape: a diamond like shape with a rounded bottom, Colour: pinky, purpley, redish
Weight: maybe 2 pounds less when it was thawed
The pulmonary trunk and aorta were a salmon pink in colour, they were strong, thick tubes.

The walls of the VENTRICLES were different on either side on the left side the wall was a good 1-2 inches thick as the right side was only 1-2 cm thick. the left side was much harder to cut through.
The valves and chordae tendinae(looked like string) were very thin but very strong parts of the heart.
the inside of the atria and ventricles were a dark pink, the size of the ventricle was about twice the size of the atria.








 Questions:
  1. What was the most surprising thing about dissecting the heart?  Describe what your expectations were and if they were met. Nothing really surprised me in this dissection because I had previously done the same one in grade 8.
  2. Why are the atria and ventricles so different (compare their structure to their function)? i am a little unsure as to what is different other than size.
  3. Why is the left ventricle more muscular than the right? the left ventricle is more muscular than the right because it pumps more blood to more places.
  4. What are function of the heart valves?  Describe how the structure of the valves relates to their function (including chordae tendinae). the function of the valves and chordae tendinae are to stop blood from pooling in the ventricles and to stop blood from squirting back up into the atria
  5. Use one of your pictures to trace the path of blood through the heart (add arrows?)