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    OPERATING ROOM OBSERVATION. Patient: J.D. Age: 39 year-old. Gender: Female. Marital status: Married. Chief complaint: Left tendoachilles pain for 5 years. Patient rates pain to 10/10. Patient said she had a Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection 2 years ago as a treatment intervention for this condition and had some relief but over time‚ the pain came back and got worse. Name of surgical procedure: Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession. Surgery: Left leg Gastrocnemius Recession. This procedure

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    and a letter should be sent to parents. • All bumped heads should be recorded and a letter sent to parents. • Very serious incidents‚ e.g. where an ambulance is called need to be recorded on an accident report form‚ available in the office FIRE EMERGENCY Anyone discovering fire or smoke should raise the alarm by breaking the glass at the nearest alarm point. On hearing the alarm: • Direct children to walk quietly to the nearest exit and then walk quietly in single file to the assembly points on

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    “ED sees critical capacities” Emergency Department (ED) crowding is a public health crisis associated with negative patient outcomes including increased mortality and complication rates. Decreased quality in delivery of care is affected by lack of resources to support the increased use of emergency services and is a factor that leads to delays in treatment and untimely interventions. According to the article‚ Dr. Gordon‚ an emergency medicine physician and director of the Neighborhood Hospital

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    A GUIDE TO DEALING WITH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN SCHOOLS The following sets out the principles for dealing with various types of emergency procedures within schools & is given as guidance only. Fire & other emergencies In the event of fire & other emergencies (such as gas leak‚ flood & bomb scare) buildings need to be evacuated quickly but safely. In all schools there should be clear‚ detailed procedures on evacuation which must be displayed in each area of the school. These procedures should give

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    An emergency occurs when a urgent situation takes place that can be detrimental to a person’s life. Emergencies are not a common occurrence; however do arise on occasion. The response and outcome of emergencies can be positively amplified with an organized plan or preparedness technique. In “The Neighborhood” community‚ there was an emergency‚ forest fires‚ which left the residents to experience unfortunate residual respiratory effects. The many that suffered include patients and staff in the hospital

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    Improving Patient Throughput In the Emergency Department Introduction St. Vincent’s Medical Center‚ a 501 bed facility located in Jacksonville‚ Florida‚ provides general medical and surgical care to the North Florida Region. St. Vincent’s admits over 26‚000 patients annually. The average occupancy rate is approximately 84% with the Emergency Department (ED) peeking at 100% for approximately 4-12 hours daily. The hospital is struggling with availability of bed space. This shortage of available

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    Adverse Trends in the Emergency Department Lori Davis HCS/482 April 21‚ 2014 Lynn Bertsch It is no secret that the wait times and length of stay for patient’s within the Emergency Department (ED) has steadily increased over the past several years. With that‚ comes adverse events affecting all patients alike. According to Weston (2013)‚ “Falls and delays to treatment are the major contributors to serious and sentinel events” (pg. 33). Data collection has now been utilized to capture

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    Emergency Medical Technicians Injury is a major cause of premature death and disability worldwide. In many instances the prompt provision of emergency care and rapid movement of injured victims from the scene to a health-care facility can save lives‚ reduce the chance of disability‚ and dramatically improve positive long-term outcomes. This may seem like a lot of labor but thanks to the dedication of Emergency Medical technicians all is possible. Emergency Medical Technicians have a mission to

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    Mopeds The irritating high pitched whining going on in the back of your ear‚ going back and forth like a mosquito that needs to be swatted. These are the crippling parasites of today’s modern transport system‚ loud‚ slow and pathetically small. These are the major corruptions in today’s youth‚ not drugs or alcohol‚ but mopeds‚ we get taught in school about what harm drugs and alcohol can do‚ but not mopeds‚ can a shot of vodka cause your brains to come out of your ears? The only people who really

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    | Rooms Division operation Management | Higher National Diploma In Hospitality Management | Bheemuck Chuvinee Neha & Emile Natacha Sandrine 11/19/2012 | Acknowledgement We would take this opportunity to first of all‚ express our words of gratitude to Mr Armooghum‚ who has been present for our queries. He has helped us a lot in solving confusions. The lectures have been helpful for the assignment‚ which have been one of the motivating factors. We would also like to thank the

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