Community Emergency Preparedness and Response
Community Emergency Preparedness and Response
Brittiany Taylor
NUR 408
February 19, 2012
Felita Patterson
Community Emergency Preparedness and Response
This paper discusses subjects in newspaper articles and scenarios in the Pearson Health Science Neighborhood in season two, episode five in the University of Phoenix student website under the course materials section. A fire began in the Neighborhood community and the residents developed respiratory complications related to the smoke from the fire. The fire continues to thrive even after five days (Pearson health science, 2011). The community lacks an emergency preparedness and response plan and is in need of one. Local, state, and national public health agencies are needed such as local and state emergency medical services, the American Red Cross, and the local, state, and federal emergency management agency (FEMA) to participate in this emergency situation.
Summary of event
The Neighborhood community is a community located near a forest and along the bank of a river with a population of 64,200 residents. A forest fire has been raging for five days and is nearing the Neighborhood community, destroying numerous acres of land. Firefighters are battling to obtain control of the forest fire and health care workers are struggling to deal with the patients and their respiratory problems. The seniors are going to the senior center clinic with respiratory problems and the hospital is overflowing with patients with respiratory complications. There is a staff shortage in the hospital and the employees are tired and overworked, with a new proposal to require mandatory overtime. The city officials are urging the citizens of the community to stay indoors and to absolutely not go outside unless it is necessary due to the pollution from the smoke. The wind is blowing the smoke toward the town causing the smoky air to affect everyone, but those with preexisting conditions are suffering more than everyone
Brittiany Taylor
NUR 408
February 19, 2012
Felita Patterson
Community Emergency Preparedness and Response
This paper discusses subjects in newspaper articles and scenarios in the Pearson Health Science Neighborhood in season two, episode five in the University of Phoenix student website under the course materials section. A fire began in the Neighborhood community and the residents developed respiratory complications related to the smoke from the fire. The fire continues to thrive even after five days (Pearson health science, 2011). The community lacks an emergency preparedness and response plan and is in need of one. Local, state, and national public health agencies are needed such as local and state emergency medical services, the American Red Cross, and the local, state, and federal emergency management agency (FEMA) to participate in this emergency situation.
Summary of event
The Neighborhood community is a community located near a forest and along the bank of a river with a population of 64,200 residents. A forest fire has been raging for five days and is nearing the Neighborhood community, destroying numerous acres of land. Firefighters are battling to obtain control of the forest fire and health care workers are struggling to deal with the patients and their respiratory problems. The seniors are going to the senior center clinic with respiratory problems and the hospital is overflowing with patients with respiratory complications. There is a staff shortage in the hospital and the employees are tired and overworked, with a new proposal to require mandatory overtime. The city officials are urging the citizens of the community to stay indoors and to absolutely not go outside unless it is necessary due to the pollution from the smoke. The wind is blowing the smoke toward the town causing the smoky air to affect everyone, but those with preexisting conditions are suffering more than everyone
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