Although, emergency management in the sense we know today was not fully existent during the cold war, but the principles that that civil defense model was established has carried into modern day. Certain measures were set in place such as identification of bomb shelters to protect individuals and families (Haddow, et al, 2014). Today, similar practices remain in place regarding preparedness, emergency managers identify shelters within a community for residents to occupy during emergencies,…
There are various different Crisis Management Plans in place at Springfield Middle School. The first plan is in the event of a fire. Each classroom has a designated stairwell and exit to use if they need to evacuate the school. The teachers are to bring a class roster with them and make sure all students are present once they find their designated spot outside the building. The attendance clerk is responsible for bring the student enrollment forms outside of the building. There is also a…
When I initially decided to take this class, it was only to fulfil the minimum requirement by UC Davis PA master’s program. All I wanted was a job where I could quickly obtain patient experience hours. This all changed by the end of the first week of class. Something about the radiated enthusiasm and passion of the instructor and student assistants, brought me to a different place. I didn’t expect this, I only signed up for EMS 111 because I didn’t get into the phlebotomy course the previous…
worker is required in the emergency room at all times. Even though, Z. Byrd and R. Sai have been advocating for this, for many years; but it has been to no avail. The emergency room is self-sustaining when it comes to social service needs. On a rare occasion, emergency room staff may call a social worker on one of the other floors, if they are having major issues. According to R. Sai and Z. Byrd, there is a consensus that a permanent social worker is needed in the emergency room at all times,…
Bangladesh is vulnerable to a variety of hydro-meteorological hazards. Approximately, 45 damaging cyclones were reported in the coastal areas of Bangladesh from 1793 to May 1997; therefore the cyclone recurrent period becomes 4.5 years (Shamsuddoha M and Chowdhury R.K, 2007). Hasan. A et al (2013) identified the decadal distributions of cyclones that hit Bangladesh. Source: (Hasan. A et al 2013) Cyclones generally form in Indian Ocean and due to ‘Coriolis Effect’ and the funnel shape…
prompted me to enter college as a pre-medical student, my experiences volunteering in the medical field have strengthened my conviction to become a doctor and have shown me how rewarding the field of medicine is. I have worked in clinics as well as emergency rooms and have observed doctors and patients in both settings. I have seen how through the help of a caring doctor, patient’s become at ease and how a patient doctor relationship can become a strong bond that lasts for many years. The…
A disaster can affect people in many different ways; the disaster can especially effect the socioeconomic statue of people within it. A disaster may affect the upper and low classes in different ways; because the upper class has the ability to get out of the situation more quickly than the lower class because they do not have as many opportunities as the upper class. The classes can experience the disaster differently, just because of their social statue; the lower classes are always those who…
For my assignment, I shadowed the emergency room on a weekend. I shadowed two nurses whom had different patients. As soon as I got there, patients already began to flood in. I wouldn’t say it was hectic, but my nurses definitely kept me busy observing them. The first patient to come in was an older female. She was screaming of stomach pains and had vomited that morning. Her family brought her in themselves. The nurse first observed her body by feeling her stomach. She had a slight hernia, which…
There are many potential challenges to be faced by the field of emergency management in the ever changing and growing world we live in today. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola share their top five challenges for emergency management as leadership, funding, federal recovery assistance programs, partnerships, and communications and information management (2013). All of these areas are vitally important to the current field and future of emergency management, and must continue to be improved upon…
Who wants to expose their loved ones to the overwhelming, chaotic emergency room? Watching significant people in your life critically hurt, or even indisposed can be a very stressful situation to deal with, especially if you are waiting for hours in an emergency room to even see a physician, or even get an update. This is why Urgent Care Centers are beginning to partner up with local hospitals in order to fulfill the important needs of patients with non-life-threatening injuries, rather than…