Community Emergency Response Team

to ensure that plans for hospital disaster work well. Any disaster - whether man-made or natural - is unique in terms of injuries, possible biological hazards, location, or any number of other variables which means that pre-planning for disaster response is very important. It is far more effective to implement a plan - even one that needs to be changed to suit the circumstances - than to improvise from scratch after a disaster has occurred. Basic disasters could disrupt essential public services…

Background University of Missouri hospital is a Level I trauma center located in Columbia, Missouri that treats some of the most complicated injuries and illnesses. University Hospital’s trauma team cares for more than 25,000 emergency room patients each year. In addition, University Hospital boasts 247 patient beds and has a seven-story critical care tower equipped with the latest medical technology. University Hospital also offers hundreds of different surgical procedures in their state of the…

My response to sexual assault stands out among the personal accomplishments of which I am proudest. For over a year, I struggled in therapy to learn to control the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I took solace in the relationships I forged at school: I revered my professors and met several like-minded peers who became friends. Despite everything, I made the Dean’s list for that Spring semester. I devoted myself to my work in the Writing Center, even volunteering to visit…

abuse, domestic violence, poverty, and suicide than people who live in urban areas (Rainer, 2012). Considering these facts, it is imperative that rural communities increase the availability of mental health services, especially crisis…

Rather the people are in disunity in the community with the police department due to uneasiness of officers patrolling outside of their front yard. The people in the community may felt a sense of distrust with the officer with the notions; they are the terrorists, lack of privacy, and frustrations from their “protector”. Even to the extent of public fear on…

Background and Significance The Council Bluffs (IA) Fire Department has a long, rich history of providing quality emergency response services to its citizens. The department was formed on January 5, 1883, by resolution of the city council to establish a full-time, paid department (Petersen, 1992). This resolution came after numerous devastating fires exceeded the capabilities of the several volunteer fire companies that had protected the city during the previous 29 years. In 1918, the…

patients while serving the communities locally and globally. I believe value-added service is a higher quality of structure because when you deal with patients, the ultimate goal of serving their needs has to be understood in order to provide the care. According to a New England Journal of Medicine article, Michael Porter makes a compelling case for defining, measuring and rewarding value in health care. Porter states,…

failure stages. As an example, the capacity of the information and communication sector empowers the nation to organize government processes and business deals. One tragic failure has the potential of completely destroying the multiple systems such as emergency services, financial services, and dam control. As such, the Presidential Directive mandated several agencies to come up with plans and implement security protocols (Wurstbauer & Schäfers,…

Planning The unit 5 and 6 mastery negotiation 3 required my team, the Concerned Community Coalition (CCC), to take part in a planning session prior to the actual negotiation with the other team, hospital board & administrator, and the meditators. During the planning session our goals were to determine our BANTA, consider the possible response from our opponent, and try to determine what their mindset and emotional state might be when we begin negotiating. Assembling the Issues, ranking…

Furthermore, the collection directly from the population by the impost team through field work, and is also most often collected through face to face interviews or discussions with members of the community, but can also be gathered through phone calls, interviews, radio communication, email exchange, and direct observation. Also, information, which typically been gathered up by the researchers…