Definition of Disaster: Disaster means a serious disruption to a community caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the Government and other entities to help the community to recover from the disruption. Disasters are usually associated with severe damage to infrastructure and utilities‚ death‚ injuries and homelessness‚ and can be widespread or contained within a particular sector or sub sector. Definition of Disaster Area: Disaster Area means
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2Unit 6: Paediatric emergency first aid 1.1-Identify the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider The responsibilities of a paediatric first aider are to preserve life‚ limit the effects of the condition- especially in blood loss and to aid prompt recovery. Role of the first aider * Adequate first aid equipment- first aid box is up to date * Administer first aid when necessary * Report the incident- either to the manager or 999 depending on seriousness * Review situation
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Ways to Improve Emergency Room Wait Times Veronica Padlo California College San Diego MAN324 May 2‚ 2010 Dru Macasieb Abstract It seems that emergency room wait times are ridiculous and there is no need for it. My mom has been in and out of the hospital since last April and the most annoying thing in the world is having to wait 3 hours to see a doctor. This paper is going to focus on ways to improve emergency room wait times. With all the advancements in technology you would think that
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References: 1. Yojana (June 2009)‚ a monthly Magazine of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 2. National Disaster Management Agency Report. 3. Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: A practical guide. WHO‚ 2002. 4. Governance in Disaster Management & Response by Rajesh Kishore‚ convener‚ Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority‚ Gandhinagar 5. http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/dmf/risk_managemnt.htm
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must be prepared‚ resourced‚ and organized to respond to hazard impacts‚ regardless of their location. The diversity of potential hazard impacts may affect these systems in a multitude of ways that must be acknowledged and addressed by healthcare emergency managers. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies‚ internationally reported disasters in 2002 affected 608 million people worldwide and killed 24‚532 well below the preceding decade’s annual average mortality
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Study Questions Using "The Ethics of Emergencies" by Ayn Rand (pp. 215-218)‚ develop an essay between 2 to 3 pages discussing her ideas in today ’s moral environment. Rand grew up in Russia in the early 1900s and later immigrated to United States in 1926. Coming from a socialist society may explain her total rejection of the ethical altruism concept. Although altruism and socialism don ’t mean the same thing‚ one can see how the meaning of altruism can be thought of as one of the pillars of
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Major Employers by Facility (400+) [city/county name] County Office of Emergency Management‚ (2015). [city/county name] County Hazards [city/county name] County Office of Emergency Management‚ (2015a). Who We Are. Retrieved from http://www.gceoc.com/about-us.php. [city/county name] County Office of Emergency Management‚ (2015b). Mobile Command Post. [city/county name] County Office of Emergency Management‚ (2015c). Emergency Response Team [city/county name] Health System‚ (2013). 2013 Community Health
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pollution control district County of San Diego – Air quality forcast. Retrieved from http://www.sdapcd.org/air/forecasts/otoday.html County of San Diego Public Safety website. (2013). San Diego County – Emergency preparedness. Retrieved from http://sdpublic.sdcounty.ca.gov/public-safety/emergency-preparedness/ Cruise‚ P. (December 26‚ 2012). City’s homeless problem still needs attention. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved from http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/26/citys-homeless-problem-still-needs-attention/
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Wright p.1 Daniel Wright July 25 2007 Emergency Room Wait Times A woman walks into Los Angeles County hospital with a complaint of abdominal pain. After being checked in‚ hospital staff sees that she has recently been there three other times for the same complaint. She is seated in the waiting room. She vomits blood and collapses on the floor; her family urgently contacts staff informing them of her problem. They ignore the complaint. The family becomes so panicked they call 911 from a payphone
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CRITICAL INCIDENTS 5 SUSPECT ADVANTAGES 6 PLAN FOR THE UNEXPECTED 8 LACK OF OFFICERS & SUPERVISORS 8 TRAINING ISSUES 9 TEAM BUILDING 10 CLEAR SPEECH 11 CRISIS MEDIA RELATIONS 12 EVACUATION / EMERGENCY EVAC / RESCUE 20 RISK v. BENEFIT ANALYSIS 21 ROLE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 22 THE CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN 27 LOCATE – ISOLATE – EVACUATE 27 MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT (MCI) PROTOCOL 39 THE CHECKLIST 56 ICS - THE
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