If an attack necessitates collaboration with outside service providers it will be deemed an escalation priority and high severity to attempt to reach a resolution as quickly as possible. The Network Administrator will inform the Executive Team and Pathways Industries Legal Representatives of the attack in a timely manner. The Executive Team and legal representatives will judge the seriousness of the attack. The appropriate legal action if any will the begin.…
Intrusion detection systems (IDS) can screen the system to identify and eliminate security breaches. By installing necessary system security gadgets and programming as firewalls are fundamental valuable for shielding inward frameworks from outer dangers over the Internet (Cisco Healthcare Security Perspectives,…
Moving Beyond Data Access to QI Action 1. Given the situation, what are the apparent barriers to using incident reporting systems for QI? One of the biggest challenges or barriers faced when using incident reporting systems for QI purposes is the resistance among physicians and nurses to the changes being implemented, because they can perceive the new protocols as robotic and not personal, customized medicine, and argue that adhering too strictly to quality guidelines will take away their ability to use their judgment and experience. Nurses can also complain about additional paperwork and bureaucracy related to new protocols.…
The Emergency Support Function (ESF) is part of the National Response Framework (NRF) totaling in sixteen different Emergency Support Functions “acting as a guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies; it is built on scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts identified in the National Incident Management System to align key roles and responsibilities across the Nation” (Homeland Security, 2013, p. 3). “ESF #2 – Communications supports the restoration of communications infrastructure, facilitates the recovery of systems and applications from cyber attack, and coordinates Federal communications support to response efforts during incidents requiring a coordinated Federal response” (FEMA, 2008, p. 1). Simply put, this Emergency Support Function handles all aspects of Communication before, during, and after emergencies. The National Response Framework was officially adopted from the National Response Plan in March of 2008 but has been around since 1934.…
Emergency Support Functions (ESF) are groups that are made up of government and private sector elements that provide support, services and resources to people in need following a domestic devastation. ESF’s are crucial after devastating emergencies in saving lives, assisting victims and communities, as well as protecting property and helping restore services and crucial infrastructure (PHE, 2015). There are fifteen ESF’s, which are annexed into the traditional function format of an emergency operation plan (EOP). The ESF format is used by he National Response Framework (NRF), that states that every federal department or agency must plan and prepare for its role in incident response. For this particular paper, the ESF that will be discussed will be ESF #8 public health and medical services.…
Sometimes the water levels are too high and there is no way to let water out of the tubes. In this instance, there was a major lack of communication and as soon the proper people were notified, the tubes were opened and the water levels went back down. It took about 30 hours from the time the water had taken over my house before it had gone back down again. I can say that I am very thankful that I was able to get myself, a few clothes, and my vehicle out before the flood hit. We had very little warning that floods were going to happen.…
Terroristic activity is not a new concept here in the United States or in other countries plagued with high political turmoil. Terrorism is defined as the meaningful attempt of a smaller group or individual behaving irrationally with sadistic ideals who try to inflict their ways of thinking on a larger group or population. In every instance of terrorism, the tactics of fear and intimidation are always utilized (Schmallenger & Hall, 2014, p. 402). Terrorist organizations look for large areas with a booming population.…
Widgets “R” US IR Plan The person who discovers the incident will call the grounds dispatch office. List possible sources of those who may discover the incident. The known sources should be provided with a contact procedure and contact list. Sources requiring contact information may be: Helpdesk Intrusion detection monitoring personnel A system administrator…
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has described a critical incident, such as that described above, as an overwhelming and powerful event that lies outside the range of human experience, and which has the potential to exhaust one’s usual coping mechanisms, thus resulting in psychological distress and disruption of normal adaptive functioning.1 The stress response following a critical incident has been described as a second victim phenomenon.2 More specifically, a second victim is any health care provider involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event and who becomes traumatized by the event.2 It is common for second victims to feel personally responsible for the outcomes while second guessing their clinical skills and…
1) What challenges do law enforcement agencies face fully implementing the ICS? The Incident Command system is the system that was created from the Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Management. This system states the tree and branches of the command system during an incident and their roles and responsibilities. It fits and flexes with any type of incident, no matter how small or large it is.…
Both schools I volunteer in use the response to intervention approach. Each week the classroom teachers have one on one time with the students to monitor progress. I am in preschool classes (one is special education and one is inclusive) so currently the students are assessed on letter recognition (capital and lower case) and letter sounds. There are quite a few students that are struggling, so the teachers work more one on one with them. I have actually taken on one of the students the days I am there.…
Singular assailants can likewise abuse weakness, break into target servers, and after that cut down administrations. Since it is troublesome for assailants to over-burden the objective's asset from a solitary PC, numerous current DoS assaults were propelled through countless assaulting has in the Internet. These assaults are called disseminated dissent of administration (DDoS) assaults. In a DDoS assault, on the grounds that the total of the assaulting movement can be enormous contrasted with the casualty's asset, the assault can drive the casualty to altogether minimize its administration execution or even quit conveying any administration. Contrasted and routine DoS assaults that could be tended to by better securing administration frameworks or denying unapproved remote or nearby get to, DDoS assaults are more intricate and harder to counteract.…
Executives at a medical healthcare organization decided to implement a new incident reporting system. This system was supposed to be used across the entire healthcare organization to “access patient information, document adverse advents, and report…to senior management, risk management, and the QI department” (Burns, L.R., Bradley, E.H., & Weiner, B.J., 2011). Although everyone in the organization had been trained with the new system, they believed it to be a hassle and did not implement the changes. The new system was supposed to provide all the information for the QI department in one easy management system, but they choose to continue obtaining data the “old fashion way”. The new system would have immediately supply information needed for…
Lending services of community health and community support to the residents of Guernsey County, Ohio, is the Cambridge- Guernsey County Health Department. The health department is located at 326 Highland Ave, Cambridge, Ohio 43725 and can be reached by phoning: (740) 439-3577. Hours of operation are Mondays: 8:00AM- 5:30PM and Tuesday-Friday: 8:00AM- 4:30PM. For this discussion board, I will be creating an overview of my local health department and the services provided, provide a brief overview of emergency planning components, and explaining the role of the community health nurse. Health Department Overview…
It is impossible to thwart every distinct terrorist attack. To lessen the effects of terrorist attacks, there are some steps that can be followed to protect the emergency responders, the public, and the communities. These steps include: having the correct personal protection for emergency responders, evaluating threat and vulnerability assessments, and identifying critical infrastructures, key assets, and soft targets (McEntire, D., 2009). No matter the level of preparedness, terrorist attacks can and will still happen, when one threat is shut down, another will be planned. When responding to a potential terrorist attack, emergency responders sometimes face situations that are unusual to them, therefore putting them at risk if they do not…