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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BA107 Make and receive telephone calls. 1.1- Describe the features of telephone systems and how to use them. On my own phone at work I have many different features such as * Loudspeaker * Volume * Hold * Transfer * End call Each one of these features has a different working. Loudspeaker- This is so myself and others around me can hear what the clients have to say‚ coming through the phone rather than a headset. Volume- This is so we can here the clients at the tone we want them weather
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It was a beautiful spring morning in Los Angeles. I awoke from an ambulance passing by and I realized I was late for work. When I was on my way to work‚ I saw more and more ambulances come hurdling passed me‚ wondering what is going on. When I got to my job as a female security guard for The Los Angeles County Prison there was no one new brought in. As I was waiting for new people to join our jail I was looking at the news with my feet propped on the desk‚ eating a salad and there is some type of
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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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An emergency medical technician‚ also known as an EMT‚ is a job that requires you to have postsecondary education that include an Associate’s degree. Within the postsecondary education‚ you must take and pass an approved EMT course that is about 120 to 150 hours long. After completing this course‚ you are required to take and pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians to obtain a license to be an EMT. After receiving your license for EMT‚ you must start your training hours. In the
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) * Education/Training: * Have to have a GED or high school diploma; * Be in good physical condition; * Have a driver’s license; * Complete an approved emergency medical technician programs; and * Be able to work as a team * A lot of different EMT training levels; * The first level is EMT basic * The second level is EMT- intermediate training (requires 35-55 hours) * The most advanced level is EMT-Paramedic (lasts
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Emergency Room Overcrowding and Wait Times: The Direct Impact on Patient Care Joann Hobbs Spalding University Abstract Background. This study was done to determine if prolonged wait times in the emergency department (ED) effect overall care and treatment of patients. Methods. This project used questionnaires that were distributed to patients at 6 local emergency rooms‚ electronic data collected from said facilities‚ as well as interviews from the nursing staff on duty at the time of distribution
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seen that managers do not realize the importance of communication at work and thus do not convey their ideas‚ organizational goals‚ vision‚ etc. very clearly. When the seniors in the organization are unable to create an environment which promotes open and clear communication‚ it can have negative repercussions on the work culture and the employee productivity. An organization where there is no sharing of information between two or more individuals‚ workplace issues such as high employee turnover
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How will you use your scholarship if you receive it? I am planning to use this scholarship to pay off my college tuition. I no longer qualify for Financial Aid and this tuition would be a great opportunity to help me pay for my tuition‚ textbooks and lab expenses. I am trying my best to keep my college debts at a minimum. I have also applied for other scholarships with the hope that I will receive the help for my school expenses. Five years from now I see myself graduated from college with my bachelors
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