Emergency contraception

Ethical Issue-Family Presence in the ER Definition Family presence is an important consideration in the health care setting, specifically in the emergency room. Family presence is the ability of a family member to have contact with a patient in a health care area during resuscitation or emergency procedures (İşlekdemir & Kaya, 2016, p. 39). Resuscitation is the process health care providers utilize to sustain life and prevent further deterioration (Leske, McAndrew & Brasel, 2013, p. 78). Family…

During a four hour visit to the emergency room this weekend, I was able to observe many different people. Since we had such a long wait, I was able to watch, listen, and record different people around the room. I never realized how informative a trip to the emergency room could be. Most of the people looked miserably sick or miserably worried which is what I expected; however, I was able to focus on a woman that accompanied her husband and his grandfather to the emergency room, and continued…

A health professional is someone that specialises in a particular health profession. The career is carried out by undergoing a long period of training, in which you then qualify to be a registered health professional through formalized assessments and exams. A health professional is not only registered to be a health profession in the country she gained the qualifications from; but is recognized worldwide. In which she or he will then be given a license. A health professional needs to have all…

Franklin County emergency preparedness is complex and involves collaborating with many agencies throughout the region and state. Part of that network is the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS), and at the community level it focuses on training, operations, planning, warning, resources, recovery, and citizen preparedness. Since nurses make up the largest single healthcare group, they can have a significant impact on emergency response and recovery. In this post…

Floods could be very catastrophic as they are known to destroy property and cause deaths. When such catastrophic things happen, people from all over the world extend their generosity to the victims. Some people may take advantage of the situation to loot or take part in price gouging. The writer uses facts, emotional appeal and logical fallacies to support his argument. He uses vivid examples to sway his readers to the winning side of his argument. When volunteers stumble across information…

Social work as multi-faceted profession plays a vital role at the community level in disaster risk management and/or problems that emerge from disasters such as heavy rain and floods. The social work profession has long been involved with disaster relief, both through the profession’s roots in the provision of wartime relief, and its concern with the peoples’ physical and social environment. Beginning with the Civil War and continuing with the formal role of social workers in Vet Centers, social…

the home. These hazards could be removing brush away from the home in wildfire prone areas to making sure the home is properly taken care of and fixed when needed. Households should also have emergency supply kit that can last at least 72 hours. With their supply kit they should also have an emergency plan for the home as well in case of a large scale and a meeting point if the family is separated during a large scale incident. Also at the local level is the private sector. The private…

The 20th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) does not have an official federal continuity plan in place. The federal continuity plan template incorporates four separate phases. Phase One: Readiness and Preparedness, Phase Two: Activation, Phase Three: Continuity Operations, Phase Four: Reconstitution Operations (FEMA 2013, p iii). Although the plan is optional, the framework of the Federal Plan Template goes in depth on how to accomplish all four phases. In the Federal Template, the Basic…

This report provides an analysis and evaluation on the Hatfield Train Crash that occurred on 17th October 2000 at 12.23. The research and findings of the report draw attention to the way in which Hatfield train crash was reported immediately after the event, including what could have been possible causes of the crash - vandalism, terrorism or fracturing of the rail or track. Research into this found that the main suspect for the cause of the crash immediately after the accident was fracturing of…

One of the staff in the emergency room always tries to get volunteers in the operating room/post-anesthesia care unit. I was able to get in the operating room my first day there. First, the staff has to see where we would be able to get in to see a surgery, and then when we confirm…