Medical emergencies

Head Firearm Injury Introduction: Gunshot deaths are self-inflicted in most of the cases with incidence rate per 100,000 populations in 2001 was 0.14 in UK in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 65% and 7% respectively, and with a rate of 10.2 in US in which suicidal and homicidal deaths represent 67% and 27% respectively.1 In study of 64 firearm deaths in Dammam, the age of the cases was ranging from 16 to 45, in which suicidal injuries accounts for 11% of all fatalities. In 80% of…

How did I become interested in this career? I’ve always wanted to be in the medical field, I want be able to experience the feeling of Adrenaline rush, I and had the passion to help people. But I didn’t really know what health career was my calling. During my junior year of high school, last year, I was in a health careers class, because I was exploring my interest trying to find out what I wanted to major in college and what my dream job really was. While I was in this class I found out that I…

Problems In Delivering Emergency Care Felicia Blanton JOUR 3421R50 For the last decade, the emergency care has been in trouble. The emergency rooms have been in a crisis. Emergency response is an activity that focuses on the care of patients who are experiencing traumatic injuries of severe symptoms and signs of an ailment (Goodwin et al., 2013). An immediate evaluation and fast treatment of the patients cannot be obviously done on an elective ground. The services are given under…

The last patient in the triage line is having a heart attack. I take a deep breath, rally my team, and begin the match. I come alive in the emergency department (ED), when I am competing against disease and injury, pushing myself to the limit for the sake of others. Like a sport, practicing medicine requires dedication, teamwork and skill. My drive to become a physician assistant (PA) comes from much more than my desire to compete against the obstacles facing modern healthcare. On the field, my…

1. Why did you select the chapter? The reason I select this chapter is due to the title. I discussed Marijuana with my classmates during last semester. One of my classmates who are an emergency room nurse at psychiatric unit addressed the fetal effect of using Marijuana. I want to get more information of Marijuana in this chapter. 2. What did you learn about the role of the nurse as an activist? I have known that nurses carry out a lot of roles as a health care provider, such as advocator,…

When a patient goes into a hospital, they expect the doctors to do an objective and professional job. From the moment, you begin working in the medical field, whether it is as a First Responder, an Emergency Medical Technician, or a Transplant Surgeon, you learn to not discriminate a patient for their gender, religion, ethnicity or the way they choose to live their life. As a doctor, I cannot break the bond I have built with my patients. If I do not do the job expected of me, and I set my needs…

wellbeing. This great man, Dr. Sal Silvestri. Sal served as an Associate Medical Director for Orange County EMS and was the Program Director for the Orlando Regional Medical Center Emergency Medicine residency. He was an amazing physician, teacher, and mentor and always had a warm and unforgettable smile. The world lost an amazing person much too soon. Dr. Salvatore Silvestri, a central figure in Orange County’s emergency medical service who made all EMS practices based on evidence-based…

This paper is a rhetorical analysis of an article written about the Emergency Medical Services profession. Its purpose is to discuss the writing methods the authors use to inform their audience of the multiple forms of violence and perpetrators that anyone employed in EMS will encounter. Furthermore, it describes the form of the article and its evidence, examines the organization and visual aids, and explains the overall tone of the article. These rhetorical elements play a critical role in…

police, fire and health department. Upon completion of basic training certification and/or licensing is required. Question: Give a general plan for your completion of that education/training Answer: I have elected to follow the HCC’s Health and Medical Science degree plan. This will afford me the luxury of twofold, as the courses required for my degree include the courses required for EMT training. Once I have completed the specified courses I will be able to prepare and register for the…

To name a few issues: patients receive delayed care, overstaffing is needed to deal with these issues; people with real emergencies have to wait. It is hard on morale for EMS providers after years of training and education to be regarded as a driver only. And it is an inappropriate use of EMS talent. When an ambulance run is deemed medically unnecessary, the insurance company…