ED THROUGHPUT 2 Introduction A visit to the emergency department (ED) is usually associated with negative thoughts by most people. It creates preconceived images of overcrowded waiting rooms and routine long waits for treatment (Jarousse‚ 2011). From 1996 to 2006‚ ED visits increased annually from 90.3 million to 119.2 million (32% increase). During this same time period‚ the number of EDs has declined by 186 facilities creating the age old lower supply and greater demand concept (Crane & Noon‚ 2011)
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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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Masato’s doctor was a jolly‚ good-natured man with a smile made of saccharine and kind sentiments. Masato liked him since he always laughed when the boy asked for more pages of medical documents to make his paper cranes. His joy was whole-hearted and contagious and made Masato wish all grown-ups were like him. “How many have you made today?” Masato shrugged. He had lost count of how many cranes he had made over the past week; it seemed more of a habit than a child-like pastime. He gave a soft hmph
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DISASTER PLANNING AND CONTROL Final Paper – Review Local Emergency Operation Plan MICHAEL TERWILLIGER August 2013 The following requirements are contained in Air Force Instruction (AFI)10-2501 (AIR FORCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (EM) PROGRAM PLANNING AND OPERATIONS) this is mandated for use at all USAF bases. I will review this instruction and recommend changes that would better suit Air National Guard locations. My recommendations will be in BOLD. It must be remembered that Air National Guard units
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aspect of the United States emergency management system in preparing for‚ mitigating‚ and responding to man-made and natural disasters is having a
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