from all over Australia to give relief. These organisations included; NSW Police services‚ Australian Federal Police‚ NSW Fire Brigade‚ ACT Fire Brigade‚ Victorian Fire and Rescue‚ Queensland Fire and rescue‚ Western Australian Fire and rescue‚ Tasmanian Fire and rescue‚ NSW Rural fire services‚ NSW Ambulance service‚ ACT Ambulance service‚ NSW State emergency services‚ Volunteer rescue association‚ Emergence services ACT‚ Salvation Army‚ HMAS Albatross‚ Mines rescue board NSW‚ Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric
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An emergency medical technician‚ also known as an EMT‚ is a job that requires you to have postsecondary education that include an Associate’s degree. Within the postsecondary education‚ you must take and pass an approved EMT course that is about 120 to 150 hours long. After completing this course‚ you are required to take and pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians to obtain a license to be an EMT. After receiving your license for EMT‚ you must start your training hours. In the
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Task 2. In order to operate a registered home base childcare service the following policies and procedures must be in place: accidents‚ illness and emergencies; behaviour; safeguarding; equal opportunities. Accidents policy The safety of child will always be my number one priority. I will always try my best to protect children in my care from hurting themselves‚ however‚ accidents do happen. My premises have been checked and they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
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am responding to the area of this emergency I know that I have strategic goals need to be considered when dealing with a hazmat situation. First I must evacuate any nonessential individuals from the accident scene. Once I have the area cleared‚ I would request an emergency decontamination line to be setup so the workers in the area so they can be cleaned and checked out by emergency medical personnel onsite. I would establish my protective zones using an Emergency response guidebook (ERG) and given
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Describe the five different types of shock and include for each‚ its pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations and treatment. Shock is described as life threatening medical emergency resulting from insufficient blood flow through the body (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012) There are five types of medical shock. These include septic shock‚ anaphylactic shock‚ cardiogenic shock‚ hypovolemic shock‚ and neurogenic shock (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012). Septic shock results from bacteria that multiply in the
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Chapter 1 Importance of First Aid it’s better to know it and not need it than to need and not know everyone should be able to perform first aid‚ you are going to need it What is First Aid? the immediate care doesn’t take the place of proper medical care temporary help difference between life or death First Aid and the Law can be sued Minimize Risk of Suite get consent follow guidelines explain what you will do once you start‚ you can’t leave until proper help comes Consent Must
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PEFAP 001 1.1: Identify the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider. Every emergency situation is unique‚ but the aims of first aid remain the same. Your responsibilities are: Assess the emergency situation Maintain your own safety Contact the emergency services Give accurate and useful information to the emergency services Support the casualty physically and emotionally Appreciate your own limitations Know when to intervene and when to wait for more specialist help to arrive
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shocks‚ heart attacks‚ stabbings‚ gunshot wounds--emergency medical technicians‚ or EMTs‚ never know what they must deal with when they respond to a 9-1-1 call. For this reason‚ and due to their role in preserving life‚ EMT training is varied‚ extensive and takes places in steps. A paramedic is an EMT with advanced levels of training. 1. Paramedic 2. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics care for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings. People’s lives often depend on their
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The Emergency Medical Services system is a complex world incorporating the latest techniques and ideas in healthcare with emergency response‚ technical rescue‚ and efficient and safe transport to definitive care. Through hundreds of years of progression and developments in both healthcare and training‚ EMS today has come to be an efficient and truly life-saving service. The emergency medical provider in the prehospital arena is a highly trained and capable individual entrusted with the care of
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EMS 2244 EMS Leadership Contents INTRODUCTION 3 JOB DESCRIPTION 4 EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 6 MOTIVATING AND RETAINING EMS PERSONNEL 7 PROGRESSION LADDER 7 EDUCATION BENEFITS 8 CONCLUSION 8 Bibliography 10 INTRODUCTION Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel pay rates can be of concern for a variety of reasons. For example‚ EMS personnel who are underpaid may not provide the level of response and care because of the lack of monetary fulfillment. In addition‚ without a competitive
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