Although, there has been some improvement with having trauma teams in the field to begin the process of dealing with the images of war. Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital, demonstrates that no matter what treatment is started while in the field, it only touches on a small proportion of the traumatic effects that soldiers face when they return back to the states. There have been programs established for these brave men and women that are returning back to the states after a long deployment. However, more needs to be done.…
This helped soldier recover quicker, but it also meant more nurse and doctor casualties. Nurses…
Since the completion of Fort Belvoir Community Hospital on a 1.2 million square feet location in Virginia in 2011, the facility has been competing not only for the Department of Defense fund for Military Treatment Facility in the region but also for patronage of service members. Not only is it an exclusive treatment facility for service members as WRNMMC it also boasts of a 120 state-of-the-art inpatient rooms located in a newly completed seven-story tower (Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, 2016). In spite of the rivalry from its competitor, WRNMMC still maintains its advantage over its competitors as the preferred treatment facility for service members in the NCR. This is so because it is the only exclusive military treatment facility in the NCR that can cater for all their healthcare need whether it is routine or specialty care in one…
The deadliest war in American history was The American Civil War. The time was 1861, Union against the Confederacy. Thousands of people died. According to www.civilwar.com about six hundred thousand of those soldiers were killed because of disease, one half were killed because of diarrhea due to contaminated water. When it came to surgeons it was hell.…
The Academic Advisor for the Physician Assistant Program is Dr. France. I know Dr. France because he interviewed me for the Physician Assistant Program. The courses I initially mapped out to take were the required science courses, Spanish 2, and Endocrinology. I wanted to take Endocrinology because it seemed like a very interesting medical elective. Dr. France recommended that I take the online course Sports in America as my elective because it will count as a Liberal Arts course.…
• It is inherently inefficient with the dispersal of service users and increased travel time for care staff. • There are also qualitative issues around lack of investment in and development of care staff, local knowledge of services available etc. • Any future strategy will need to address the overhead and profit element of expenditure as opposed to the wage element (which will be affected by the Living Wage commitment and also the payment for travel time), although there will be some opportunities for productivity improvement. • Productivity improvements can be addressed through a more geographical organisation of care staff/ providers and through the implementation of some form of call monitoring software i.e. CM2000 electronic monitoring or migration to alternative services such as PAs.…
Medicine Changed by Radiation Radiation has changed over the years and wasn’t even known to be used in medicine until after it was used in the military in World War II. It was discovered by a German scientist but then the possibilities of all the things it could be used for was discovered by a Polish-born French scientist. Radiation changed medicine for the better by killing off cancerous, disease ridden germs and cells, this is significant because it changed the way we look at treatment. In 1895, radiation had just been discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a professor at Wuerzburg University in Germany. ("History of Radiography").…
Treated less favourably due to sickness. I explained in my grievance, that the first time I've got of sick was for not been provided with a warm jacket in a cold weather what caused me getting a cold and not been able for work. I disagree with the outcome: '' Speaking to witnesses, a number suggested that LP behaviour may have contributed to this grievance, he does not always attend for shifts he has committed to''. When I've got ill the first time, my hours have been cut from working a 37.5 hours a week to my contractual hours which is 7.5 hours per week.…
The Civil War was one of the most gruesome and most fatal wars ever. This war is known for families being divided, one son fighting for the Union and the other son fighting for the Confederates. Many lives were lost on both sides due to the close proximity of the gunfights and some lives were lost due to the lack of appropriate treatments to the soldiers. The doctors operated on soldiers in very unsanitary conditions, used non-sterilized tools, and did not have today’s antibiotics. John Buford was shot, the bullet had penetrated two inches into his left arm, the skin around the wound was peeled back like a banana covered with blood.…
Legislation, charters and codes of practice influence the effectiveness of the communication process in health and social care settings. For example, health and social care professionals should ensure that they comply with laws, regulations and legislations, which aim to promote rights of service users and patients; including confidentiality. Health and social care professionals should comprehend the role of codes of practice and charters used in health and social care settings (Dickson et al., 1994). legislations influence not only the rights of health and social care users, but also the rights of health and social care professionals. legislation, charters and codes of practice thus helps to avoid discrimination and abuse.…
If staff members are sick at short notice, or if the weather is snowy, icy or our local roads are flooding I use our “A,B,C,D” priorities table. This table has been created by the management team and is divided into service users who each have different needs. Category A is a list of high priority service users who are terminally ill, those who have• medical priorities such as Diabetes and those who require assistance with medication, service users who live alone, service users with dementia and service users who require the support of two care workers. In an emergency such as a shortage of staff due to sickness or adverse weather conditions, we would make category A our priority. Category B is a list of service who live alone but do not…
As an Anethesiologist, I am constantly looking for oportunities that will further my education and make me more competitive. One such oportunity is the MedEx program. I realize there is a need for more health care professionals who can assist military veterans. This came to my attention while speaking with a physician in Charleston, South Carolina.…
The United States military has always placed a high value on its soldiers and their survivability in conflict. We as a nation believe that our citizens deserve the best care we can offer should they become a casualty of war. Since the beginning of combat, almost all fighting forces have utilized some method to evacuate their wounded from the battlefield. Throughout history we can see different methods that nations have used to evacuate their wounded from the battlefield with varying degrees of success.…
ication in HSC Task 1 Explore how communication skills are used in health and social care (L01) A1. Explain both incident in terms of humanistic, behaviourist and cognitive theories of communication. Humanistic theory is reflect in each individual as unique and is base on personal central approach which is putting the client at the first place in order to meet their needs effectively. Humanistic does not allow care workers to label or pratronise the client, although humanistic enables to follow the principles of care in order to maintain dignity, respect, promoting choice and independence, respecting privacy and rights.…
In 1972 the United States was recovering from several years of conflict in Vietnam. Several lessons were learned from the sacrifices made during the war. One of these sacrifices reflects the bravery, skill and effectiveness of the combat medic. In America it was recognized by physicians in Los Angeles that…