Emergency management

According to Week 1 lectures, a public health disaster is “an event that overwhelms local resources and services beyond those generally needed to respond to emergency situations”. An effective healthcare response requires evidence and information to meet various and often unpredictable eventualities. The public health department should facilitate rapid assessment of adverse health outcomes, availability of healthcare infrastructure, appropriate organizational strategies, and selection of…

Preparing your home and property for storm damage is important. Just about every region has some type of weather event that can cause damage. This essay will focus on hurricane damage, wind damage, hail damage, tornado damage, cold damage, heat damage and how to prepare for each. Hurricanes can cause extreme damage and require the most preparation since the destruction they cause is widespread, and the severe winds can last for hours. A home in a hurricane prone area needs to be well fortified,…

down, cell phones stop working, power goes off, do you already know the truth about your condition[s], our will you be searching for answers then. If a highly unusual event happens tomorrow, are you willing to follow the directions broadcast over emergency only channels, instructing you where to go and what to bring? Do you have enough faith in your [Officials] and their directions to separate from your family, wife, kids, husbands, and parents? Have you played enough, real life, mind games to…

During this week’s readings, you will learn about human response to hazards, disasters, emergencies, or catastrophes. For this assignment, discuss how you think you would respond to a hurricane, a terrorist incident, and a home fire. How are your natural responses similar or different from the guidelines provided in the text? Why do you think these similarities and differences occur? As a resident of a hurricane prone area, we prepare by stocking up on supplies like food, water, toiletries, and…

According to the World Health Organization Emergency Response Framework, from 2001- 2010 an average of more than 700 natural and technological emergencies occur globally every year, affecting approximately 270 million people and causing over 130,000 deaths annually (p.9). The availability of emergency medical services (EMS) throughout the world varies due to each country’s government, size, population, culture, gross to domestic product, terrain, and adopted EMS delivery models. Consequently,…

The author indicated that the national emergency management system did not responses to the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon fire in a rush. The author indicated that the emergency management should have had a system to react to such catastrophe in federal and states offices more effective; having emergency management created “Department of Homeland Security”, the author undoubtedly though for purpose of security…

of triage, prioritization, delegation and disaster management in emergency nursing. Triage known as sorting or classification and is a process determine of patients treatment priority based on the severity illness or their condition level on arrival at emergency department. Triage originates from French word “Tier”. It is a comparison or classification based on the health condition of patients to ensure optimum care and quality provided in Emergency Department. Triage term originated during the…

bioterrorism, chemical emergencies, radiation emergencies, mass casualties...” (Phillips, Neal, & Webb, 2012, p. 21). On top of that, the CDC helps with the training and equipping emergency response teams; in other words, the CDC plays a vital role in the medical response. 2) Give a high level summary of the evolution of emergency management, including what one thing you think is most significant. Early years and prior to 50 years ago, there was no significant emergency management. The federal…

provide a brief overview of emergency planning components, and explaining the role of the community health nurse. Health Department Overview Per AVC Communications Inc. (2017), the Guernsey County Health Department holds fast to their mission for improved quality of life…

is activities or measures that reduces or eliminates the effects to people and properties of natural or manmade hazards (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2016). According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), mitigation is actions or activities to reduce the impacts of hazards primarily to protect loss of life and property (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2016). Mitigating the effects of hazards is a very important in all levels of government. However, individual…