Practice
Look at the passages below. Use the inverted pyramid to organize them into a story. Place the articles below in order. With 1 being the large, top part of the inverted pyramid, and 4 being the smaller, bottom part of the inverted pyramid.
Articles
- The contamination came from products that had not been sterilized thoroughly, health officials say.
- Nine people died and 10 others were sickened this month after receiving nourishment from the kits.
- MONTGOMERY —Medical investigators found that infections linked to contaminated liquid nutrition supplement could have begun two months before officials realized there was a widespread problem at Alabama hospitals, the head of the state health agency said Wednesday.
- But because all the patients were already seriously ill, investigators may never be able to determine whether the IV feeding liquid contaminated with bacteria was to blame for the deaths and illnesses, said Dr. Donald Williamson, director of the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Answer:
- MONTGOMERY —Medical investigators found that infections linked to contaminated liquid nutrition supplement could have begun two months before officials realized there was a widespread problem at Alabama hospitals, the head of the state health agency said Wednesday.
- Nine people died and 10 others were sickened this month after receiving nourishment from the kits.
- But because all the patients were already seriously ill, investigators may never be able to determine whether the IV feeding liquid contaminated with bacteria was to blame for the deaths and illnesses, said Dr. Donald Williamson, director of the Alabama Department of Public Health.
- The contamination came from products that had not been sterilized thoroughly, health officials say.
