Accident‚ Illness and Emergency Policy Accident and emergency: It is my policy that when children are in my care I will keep them safe. My premises have been checked and they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage in England. I also regularly review‚ update and practise my safety routines‚ including fire drills. As a registered childminder‚ I am legally required to have a valid first-aid certificate before registration. I can administer basic first-aid treatment‚
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Uttarakhand Tragedy – A Man-Made Disaster Recent tragedy because of heavy rains and flash floods in Uttarakhand has resulted in heavy loss of life‚ property and damage which will take years to recover. Many villages and cities were affected because of this catastrophe. Why meteorological department did not warn residents of those areas earlier in advance? Why evacuation orders were not issued? Why proper disaster response team was not in place so that when such a disaster strikes the whole government
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STATE OF EMERGENCY AT MERCY HOSPITAL Issues: Dr. Jason Diliper is a physician in the emergency department in University based Mercy hospital. He has a strong reputation for being a team player and an outstanding physician. His escalating lack of professionalism while handling a shortness of breath patient‚ Mr. Samson‚ has come to light by a complaint filed by his daughter. Also Davis witnessed Diliper scolding a medical student in front of a patient who he was examining. Seriousness
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Ashley Peterson‚ 9-27-11 T‚ TH 9:30-10:20 Essay 2 What’s Your Plan B? In the United States‚ half of all pregnancies are unplanned. This is where emergency contraceptives come into play. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration‚ the Plan B pill is used as a backup plan after unprotected sex or birth control failure. According to the Plan B One-Step website‚ taking the pill in the first 72 hours this pill in 89 percent effective on preventing the fertilization of an egg. However‚ taking Plan
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Emergency Operations Plan Roland Brown University of Phoenix Critical Incident Management CJA/560 Ian Moffett November 22‚ 2010 Emergency Operations Plan Emergency planning has changed very much since the 9/11 attacks. Law enforcement agencies focus more on prevention‚ preparedness‚ response‚ recovery‚ and mitigation. With planning and efforts made by law enforcement agencies‚ the law enforcement community can provide a comprehensive emergency management and security program (EMHSD/MSP‚ 2009)
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Emergency Department An "emergency medical condition" is a condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity‚ such as severe pain‚ for which the lack of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient in serious jeopardy‚ serious impairment to bodily functions‚ or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part (Smith 2002‚ page 427) According to Pozgar (2012). The Emergency Department is a critical area among hospitals and a target
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1986 congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) as a result of clients being transferred from private hospitals to public hospitals without appropriate screening and stabilization (Potter & Perry‚ 2009). This act states that most hospitals must provide an examination and needed stabilizing treatment‚ without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay‚ when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition (www.emtala
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The writer will discuss in this writing assignment how The Emergency Medical Treatment Act included problems with the possibility of complicating hospital compliance. The Emergency Act (EMTALA) is known as the federal law that has been and still is consistent with the knowledge that in an emergent situation in healthcare‚ patients have the right to health care service regardless of their financial status. The United States Congress in 1998 passed an act called EMTALA‚ that coincides with Consolidated
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The nature of the work: People’s lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. EMTs and paramedics provide this vital service as they care for and transport the sick or injured to a medical facility. In an emergency‚ EMTs and paramedics are typically dispatched by a 911 operator to the scene‚ where they often work with police and firefighters. while assessing the nature of the patients condition‚ they try to determine whether
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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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