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Emergency Service Day Are all Public Holidays still relevant? Australia has several public holidays and some exclude groups in our society. The purpose of this letter is to suggest the replacement of the Ekka Public Holiday with the Emergency Service Day. The Ekka is definitely a public holiday in Queensland that not everybody attend‚ enjoy or favour anymore. One of the many reasons is definitely affordability. All the fees add up and make is nearly impossible for families to attend. There are
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When I graduated from high school the last thing I thought I would be doing was working in the medical profession. I worked as a cosmetologist for 11 years and was in need of a change. I changed jobs and was working in an office environment. My mother was very sick and I spent numerous hours in the emergency room. I knew then that this was the profession I wanted to be in. I worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for three years and I have been working as a Paramedic for almost six years. I have
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The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is world’s largest free ambulance service covering an area of more than 600 square miles with a population of 7 million people. On any given day‚ LAS transported more than 5‚000 patients and handled more than 2‚000 telephone calls. LAS employed over 2‚700 people‚ including an operational staff of roughly 2‚000 people. (Cited http://bobpinchbeck.com/College/Work/Papers/DispatchingFailure.htm) In the mid-1980s‚ the LAS emergency despatch system was run completely
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P1 – an explanation‚ including all the main points relating to two different jobs you can do in the health care profession. M1 – an assessment of how particular skills contribute to providing a positive experience for users of care services There are many health care professions in the world and in this essay I going to explain two of them. In detail I will describe what the job involves and where this job is suited. I will also briefly explain the qualifications that are needed for the two jobs
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WHAT DO PARAMEDICS DO? You’ve watched the hour-long television shows where paramedics work with other emergency services. The actors make it look easy‚ however‚ it’s only based on real life experiences. In your life as a paramedic‚ your job will take a toll on your physical‚ mental and emotional health. You’ll be responding to homicides‚ traffic fatalities‚ and domestic violence incidents. You wonder when something good will happen‚ and then it does. You’ve been called out to private residence
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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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experience. Sometimes it just kills me (no pun intended) how people hurt themselves and how we lecture them‚ even though we KNOW that sometimes we make the same mistakes as they just did! You may wonder why someone would want to be in the emergency medical field‚ or how they cope with that stress. I wasn’t born and raised with a silver spoon in my mouth‚ so donating to needy people or families was nearly impossible for me‚ though I really would if I could. I thought that the next best thing as
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crew‚ The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons states that ‘As a general rule‚ cardiac patients should be transported in the most gentle‚ stress-relieving manner possible. Try not to allow the patient to exert him or herself‚ strain‚ or walk’. Emergency Care and Transport of the Sick and Injured. 2005. Page 413-414. I felt this was not the case in that situation as they did not offer her any form of assistance‚ as well as being rude and unhelpful. ANALYSIS I think that the knowledge and
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some of the more common safety rules I have found to be in place at a majority of places is no one under the age of 18 is to drive any of the department vehicles. To respond on an ambulance or to help assist with a patient you must hold at least a medical responder
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