communication patterns would differ from my own. I made my observations over two days. The environment I chose to observe was an emergency room waiting area. I chose this because I figured the people that I would be observing would not necessarily be very different from me‚ but I figured that they would be in a different emotional state then I was. I was just an observer in the emergency room while everyone else was there because of some sort of serious medical issue. During my observations I tried to identify
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The Emergency Department (ED) nurse is unlike any other. The population in the ED is highly diversified by both age and disease process. The ED cares for all ages and populations across a broad spectrum of disease‚ injury prevention and life-saving measures. For example‚ a person can come in unconscious‚ the next with an earache. The scope of emergency nursing practice encompasses the standard nursing process: assessment‚ diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and evaluation. In addition‚ emergency nursing practice
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Canadian Emergency Legislation: A Comparative Analysis Between the Canadian Emergency Management Framework and Federal‚ Provincial‚ Territorial Legislation By Wendy Hayko May 15‚ 2007 For Disaster and Emergency Management Practice 510 Instructor: Ron Kuban Royal Roads University‚ Master Arts Disaster and Emergency Management Program Introduction 3 A Look at the Numbers 3 In the Event of Emergency
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Planning means looking ahead and chalking out future courses of action to be followed. It is a preparatory step. It is a systematic activity which determines when‚ how and who is going to perform a specific job. Planning is a detailed programme regarding future courses of action. It is rightly said “Well plan is half done”. Therefore planning takes into consideration available & prospective human and physical resources of the organization so as to get effective co-ordination‚ contribution &
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Essentials of Planning and Managing by Objectives OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Understand what managerial planning is and why it is important. 2. Identify and analyze the various types of plans and show how they relate to one another. 3. Outline and discuss the logical steps in planning and see how these steps are essentially a rational approach to setting objectives and selecting the means of reaching them. 4. Explain the nature of objectives. 5. Describe
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d XIV. Vasodilator * From the Latin words "vasa‚" which means "vessel‚" and "dilate‚" which means "to make wider.“ * Work by relaxing the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels -- causing the blood vessels to increase in diameter and allow blood to flow through more easily. * Vasodilators also increases plasma rennin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention but these undesirable side effects can be blocked by concominant use of a diuretic and a beta blocker.
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Emergency Medical Technician When one hears the word “hero” the first thing that comes to mind might be Superman‚ Spiderman‚ Wonderwoman‚ or any other characters from DC or Marvel Comics that possess some kind of superpower. In reality‚ heroes can be an average person who helps people in distress. For instance‚ workers in the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This profession can be split into three categories; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)‚ Advanced EMT‚ and Paramedic. The first and
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1. Theory‚ like many things in emergency management‚ does not have a single definition or a single way to view it within the terms of emer. It may vary with the different points and research that are trying to be explained or studied. Many have given their own definition of theory‚ some are similar‚ and some could be different in many ways or with its characteristics. Theory can mean ideals or preferred conditions or an attempt to try and clarify academic information. The building blocks of a theory
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What is the state of emergency? A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive‚ legislative and judicial powers‚ alert citizens to change their normal behaviours‚ or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as a rationale for suspending rights and freedoms‚ even if guaranteed under the constitution. In some countries‚ the state of emergency and its effects on human rights and freedoms and
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What about dealing with the victim’s family? Are you able to keep calm and make fast decisions? If you are then an Emergency Room Physician is the best job for you. Emergency Room Physicians get paid a lot of money and they get to make up their own working schedules. Besides their off time is their own‚ and they don’t have to be on call like other doctors may be. Becoming an Emergency Room Physician is a good career because a lot of lives are saved in hospitals. They work so hard to try and save people’s
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