accidents occur whether we want them to or not. There are several movies like “The F456y7allen”‚ “Ablaze”‚ “Bad Day on the Block‚” among others‚ that show how firefighters overcome the flames and save peoples’ lives while risking their own. Seeing these movies and looking at how accidents happen has inspired me to become what we call a “hero‚” meaning a firefighter. To become an amazing leader such as a firefighter you need to be not only trustworthy and courageous‚ but you must also be able to work and
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4.1 Policies and procedures in response to accidents‚ incidents and emergencies and illness. POLICY – We follow the guidelines in reporting injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences (RIDDOR) for reporting of accidents and incidents Procedures. Accident book: is kept safely and accessibly; Is accessible to staff and volunteers‚ who know how to complete it; and it Is reviewed at least half termly to identify any potential or actual hazards. All accidents recorded are shown to the parent
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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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Justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. (D2) Scenario 1: a student you do 1:1 work with is very withdrawn. She looks like she hasn’t had a bath for days‚ has dark bags under her eyes and bruise marks on her wrists. When abuse is suspected it is important that the individual’s health and well-being is seen as the priority. This is why the local child protection officer should be notified so that they can investigate the situation to prevent the
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and why the hospital emergency department sometimes used for nonurgent conditions. | The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act‚ better known as EMTALA was developed due to the concern that patients that could not pay would be denied emergency medical treatment. This law confronted the hospitals that were allegedly transferring‚ discharging‚ or refusing to treat patients who did not have insurance. To protect these patients‚ the 1986 signed law required emergency facilities to must screen
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my own work setting we have health and safety policy‚ child protection/safe guarding‚ fire safety‚first aid‚ security ‚confidentiality. In the regards of health and safety in my work setting I report any issues to Rachel Hancocks(manager) or Paul Hancocks(deputy manager). All staff have there own responsibilities to health and safety in the workplace as well. A risk assessment is the determination of the value of a risk in any working environment and a recognised hazard. In my work setting the team
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An Emergency Medical Technician’s job is to offer a second chance for someone‚ and they hope they can fix all one’s issues before moving on to the next patient. But‚ what if there are too many patients to fix each one of their issues‚ and you are by yourself. Welcome to the world of a mass casualty incident and triage‚ where life or death decisions are made. I was still training to become a basic EMT. My friends and I were quite confident in our skills‚ especially since we were three days from graduation
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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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particular incidents or emergencies in a health and social care setting. In health and social care there are a lot of procedures and precautions put into place so that accidents don’t occur‚ but no matter how careful organisations are with these kind of incidents there is no way really of preventing them. In health and social care a lot of risk assessments are taken to make sure the place is safe but obviously there is still a few things that are unstable or accidents like this wouldn’t occur. The staff’s
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Emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing‚ supporting‚ and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. Similar‚ it is the continuous process by which all individuals‚ groups‚ and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid‚ or better the impact of disasters resulting from the various hazards. In fact‚ “emergency management is a relatively new field but one that can call upon an 88-year tradition of
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