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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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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Emergency Response: Disaster in Franklin County Katherine Helm Western Governor’s University May 2013 Role of the Major Public Health Personnel In the event of a disaster‚ the community relies upon the public health personnel to evaluate the needs of the community‚ assess the available resources‚ provide reliable information‚ and coordinate health activities. It is essential that local health workers are trained professionals who are reassuring and organized to address health‚ social‚ cultural
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important job that EMTs have because what if you need one. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) play an important role in helping people’s needs; they respond to active shooters and victims‚ and they are also affected by terrorist attacks. EMTs help more people. First responders got diseases from 9/11. One person named Perez is one of the many first responders who is still fighting diseases from ground zero. He says ”Despite these concerns‚ emergency medical technicians can take satisfaction from providing
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CBELD Lesson Plan Reflection Content area: Emergency Medical Responders Grade Level(s): Grades 11 and 12 How did you modify this lesson for English Learners? In this class with Early Intermediate EL‚ I modified my lesson plan by putting emphasis on accessing prior knowledge‚ modeling and demonstrating‚ teacher’s speech modification and offering more visual through the use of videos and PowerPoints. I assigned students to work with a partner (for think-pair-share or talking-partners) and strongly
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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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Weber’s Law and Weberized TV Restoration Jianhong Shen School of Mathematics University of Minnesota Minneapolis‚ MN 55455‚ USA Abstract Most conventional image processors consider little the influence of human vision psychology. Weber’s Law in psychology and psychophysics claims that human’s perception and response to the intensity fluctuation of visual signals are weighted by the background stimulus ‚ instead of being plainly uniform. This paper attempts to integrate this well known perceptual
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total death toll has reached 1‚836 as of May 2006‚ and the experts estimated the total cost of Hurricane Katrina at $81.2 billion or more. It was true that Katrina was a natural disaster; therefore‚ it was unpredictable and unavoidable. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) saw its approach to Katrina as a success story. However‚ many of the criticisms were directed toward the ill-prepared FEMA and the lack of coordination in the rescue operation‚ in which FEMA refuse volunteers¡¦ help including
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Emergency Management is a complex system used to protect the lives and property of human beings all over the planet. In the United States and within the Department of Homeland Security lies the Federal Emergency Management Agency. According to the FEMA website this agency is responsible for supporting the citizens and first responders in building‚ sustaining‚ and improving their capabilities to prepare for‚ protect against‚ respond to‚ recover from‚ and mitigate all hazards (FEMA.gov‚ 2015). One
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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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