her condition worse. I think the minimum amount of manual handling would have involved placing her onto a carry chair and then onto the bed‚ therefore unnecessarily placing further strain on Estelita. EVALUATION I felt that the initial FRU Paramedic followed a systematic primary and secondary assessment JRCALC‚ (2006) as well as keeping Estelita well informed about her actions and reasoning’s at all times as per the HPC standards of conduct. This helped to alleviate her anxiety. However‚ in
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References: http://www.wemsa.com/history.htm © 2007 Wisconsin EMS Association© 2007 Wisconsin EMS Association http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic#Evolution_and_growth This page was last modified on 24 November 2010 at 02:43.
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References: Bledsoe‚ B. E.‚ Porter‚ R.S. & Cherry‚ R.A. (2006). Therapeutic communications. In Paramedic care‚ Principles & Practice: Introduction to advanced prehospital care (2nd ed.). (pp. 464-480). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Brady‚ Pearson‚ Prentice Hall. Del Mar‚ C. & Henderson‚ M. (1997). Communicating bad news to patients and relatives
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The nature of the work: People’s lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. EMTs and paramedics provide this vital service as they care for and transport the sick or injured to a medical facility. In an emergency‚ EMTs and paramedics are typically dispatched by a 911 operator to the scene‚ where they often work with police and firefighters. while assessing the nature of the patients condition‚ they try to determine whether
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Breathe Response The book Breathe is a compilation of stories written from the point of view of a paramedic. Marianne Paiva is the author and narrator of these stories which she experienced between 1993 and 1997 while working on an ambulance in northern California. In this essay I will identify examples of specific stressors that the paramedic experienced as well as some of the coping mechanism that were used to deal with those stressors. In the chapter titled The Day After Valentine’s Day
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The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) responds to medical emergencies in Greater London‚ England‚ with its ambulances and other response vehicles‚[1] and over 4‚500 staff at its disposal. It is one of 12 ambulance trusts in England providing emergency medical services‚ and is part of the National Health Service (NHS)‚ receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service‚ every person in England has the right to the attendance of an ambulance
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stretchers is due to the outstanding quality and service Stryker provided versus its competitors. Brand loyalty interview: the brand and its competition I interviewed Pat Crowe assistant Director of Cheboygan Life Support Systems Inc. He has been a paramedic for over twenty years. When he started working as an emergency medical technician in the late eighties each ambulance was equipped with a Ferno ambulance stretcher. Ferno stretchers were the standard stretcher used in the ambulance industry and they
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relationship existed between it and the decedent. There‚ the plaintiff’s decedent was barely breathing when he suffered an asthma attack in his apartment‚ which prompted a 911 call. The decedent regained consciousness and became combative after paramedics placed him on a cardiac monitor‚ started IV fluids‚ intubated him and prepared him for transport. The decedent was administered a sedative for the purpose of calming him down and transporting him to the ambulance‚ however‚ he suffered cardiac arrest
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practice. This essay will also mention some research findings such as how paramedics are affected and strategies on coping with stress and grief‚ while also providing and comparing grief models to see which best suits Paramedic Practice. Stress is a feeling of being under too much pressure‚ mentally and emotionally. Unable to cope the outcome on being under so much pressure turns into stress (Williams‚ 2014). Most paramedics that graduate into this profession have been taught the skills and knowledge
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THE 411 ON 911 1. “Denial kills people. Yes‚ you could be having a heart attack or a stroke‚ even if you’re only 39 or in good shape or a vegetarian.” —Dennis Rowe‚ paramedic‚ Knoxville‚ Tennessee 2. “Don’t call us for a broken finger. If there’s no real emergency‚ you’ve just clogged up the system.” —Arthur Hsieh‚ paramedic‚ San Francisco 3. “Your emergency isn’t necessarily our emergency. In my region‚ we send an ambulance for all calls‚ but we don’t use the sirens unless it’s Code 1‚ which
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