Emergency medicine

Every hospital or clinic should have an emergency evacuation strategic plan just in case something was to occur. With the amount of patients at the clinic it would be a tough mission to accomplish. For this topic I will be elaborating on different options we can put into perspective if this was to happen at our clinic. As we know, no matter how hard staff members train or go over the clearing plan that is brought to our knowledge certain incidents can still go wrong or unexpected. When it comes…

fully understand martial law and the evolution of its use under emergency powers, one must examine the political history of civil liberties during the time of Andrew Jackson. Furthermore, Washauer raises that President Abraham Lincoln references back to Jackson’s use of military power and suspension of civil liberties during the Civil War noting that it was a common practice to suspend the writ of habeas corpus during a national emergency. Author’s Intent and…

to evidence collection within the emergency room. This writers experience with forensic evidence collection and preservation is something that has been learned through informal on the job training. Through out this course on forensic nursing, this writer has become more aware of what evidence collection entails, what situations can result in evidence, and how to better recognize, assess and collect evidence. The importance of the forensics nurse within the emergency department is a crucial one.…

a. Observation. Ms Kowaluk, Stephanie, Fitness Center Manager. It was noted during the inspection that the fitness center manager is doing an excellent job maintaining an accurate log of all deficiencies and documentation of her employees completed training. b. Fire prevention. It was noted that all the fire extinguishers located throughout the facility are not being inspected monthly as required and were overdue annual maintenance. IAW NFPA 10, fire extinguisher shall be subjected to…

provide the best medical care possible. We will continually update citizens with news about this zombie outbreak, by television, radio, and sirens. This will notify citizens of where to go and what do. Please avoid using any landlines or cell phones. “Emergency responders need to have…

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BASED CASE STUDY ON A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Problem Statement: III. Literature Review IV. Conclusion Introduction Previous papers propose that emergencies are accidents and therefore are unforeseen. While the term emergency implies a condition of urgency and need, and thus implies lack of preparation and need for response, this view is not accurate. While the incidence of accidents leads to crises, it is not possible to use…

1. Figure 1 represents the disaster management cycle as it is generally conceived. Describe the preparedness and emergency response portions of the cycle and explaining important concern of yours and how it could be addressed in different phases of the disaster cycle. The Disaster Management Cycle is generally understood to be comprised of four cyclical components. These four deeply interrelated and symbiotic components include Preparation, Response, Reconstruction or Recovery, and Prevention…

County Hospital Emergency Department. Three years ago, I also started working part time as a Psych Nurse at Ridgeview Behavioral Hospital, an addiction/mental health facility that recently opened in our community. I average about 1-2 days a week at each facility. Therefore, working in these specialized facilities, I see many life changing events that the commonplace layperson would never see even once in their lifetime. In reality, it reflects my fire department job. In the emergency…

provide mission command as the primary MSC for regions 7, 8, 9 as outlined in Annex C (Operations) OPLAN MSNG AHR. Specified Tasks Cont?d BPT to provide 168th EN BDE for operational control of units in the impacted counties. Implied Tasks Identify emergency response team (s) with immediate life saving capabilities to deploy on order to effected areas. Establish FLE requirements for three operation centers at CSJFTC, CMTC, and CRTC. Set up operations center to conduct JRSOI for 172nd AW and…

The article, “Young hurricane Katrina survivors share mental trauma inflicted by storm”, by Benedict Carey seeks to address its readers on the effects that a natural disaster can have on one’s mental health. On September 12 2017 Benedict Carey wrote a newspaper editorial interviewing those who have survived hurricane Katrina and how it has impacted them in the past 10 years. With this editorial, he was able to advocate and emphasize the reality of one’s mental health. It is clear from the…