Emergency medical services

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unified national response to disasters. Effective incident management of catastrophic events requires coordination of relevant stakeholders. Both the NIMS and NRP, the Federal and State agencies have responsibility for addressing any disaster and emergencies through pooling resources together. However, the framework faces myriad of challenges including meagre resources and malfunctioning local governments. These challenges effective response to disasters such as Katrina (Walsh, Christen Jr,…

stronger socials infrastructure for resilience (Chandra, 2011). Developing strong communication networks allow for cohesive and integrated communication throughout a population, especially when dealing with at-risk or populations that need to receive emergency alerts and information through alternative means (Chandra, 2011). In both a public health and disaster response paradigm, it has been identified that population health literacy is an important component of community resilience. It consists…

Planning for emergencies is no easy task. Because most large-scale emergencies happen infrequently, we must often look to the successes and failures of others to prepare our communities for various critical incidents. A major item to be considered when preparing or working through a critical incident is the inoperability of the various groups working during a disaster. Effective communication is paramount when moving resources and making decisions post-incident. If the situation is not…

Campus Security and Emergency Management The emergency plan for VT calls for an official ‘ERC’ emergency response coordinator to ‘direct’ a response. It also calls for a command post ‘Emergency Operations Center’ (EOC) there had been multiple operation centers but not an actual EOC which was detrimental in planning and conducting action. There are two groups; The Policy Group and the Emergency Response Resources Group. Of which the policy group is in charge of supporting the emergency response…

Because the system is extremely broad and, there are so many sections sharing the responsibilities and relying on each other, they should be able to easily cover each other when one department is in emergency. However, it is all possible only when they have a good communication. The weakness of this system might be that if the section that is responsible for communication with other sections is broken, this huge system would have a big trouble in communication…

Emergency workers are considered a special breed of humans; they are those who are willing to take extra sacrifices to potentially save the life of a total stranger. While commonly, the monetary reward for those who attempts such feats is miniscule, the act of selfless service is more than reward enough for those who are willing to answer the call. No matter how heroic one might feel the job of an emergency worker is, there is always someone who wants to rain on his or her parade. As quoted in…

Demographics of Social Vulnerability It is important to ensure that the emergency management agency take all hazards and vulnerabilities in to consideration when planning for a disaster. Disasters occur when an extreme event exceeds a community’s ability to cope with that event (Lindell, Prater, & Perry, 2006, p. 153). Hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability should specifically be taken into consideration because they can have dire effects on the impact in the disaster.…

neighbors which protected the whole of Japan. This neighborly love saved many lives and prevented more devastation. In fact, my son was volunteering in Japan when the earthquakes and tsunami occurred. He also noted the honorable way people responded. Emergency situations happen to entire communities. There are many emotional and psychological factors that affect behavior and the ability to immediately respond to disasters. Many people want to help but do not know what to do. Some may wait to…

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…