Emergency services

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…

and even more often they do not believe that disasters will affect their communities. Often those officials see the training needed for an effective emergency management plan as an expensive and believe that the costs associated with training and planning outweigh the benefit of the end result (Petak, 1985; Condrey, 2010). However, proper emergency planning will enhance effective implementation during disaster response and recovery. This preplanned framework for the disaster response was…

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…

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…

knowledge that is needed, the diver can create a perilous situation for themselves, or even other divers. It is a scuba divemasters responsibility to know the changes of their equipment, to be able to train others, and to be willing to apply their services to the public. To be a scuba divemaster means that there is a responsibility that is being taken on to teach people how to stay alive and avoid as many harmful events as possible, while having fun. This responsibility…

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…

station and media liaison point. In this case, the various agencies will play their respective roles under the coordination of the lead agency named person 2.2 Responsibilities of Respond Agencies The overall aim of all agencies responding to an emergency is to save lives (Farrow…

Life is like a continuous story filled with good and bad, and my life is no different. I am a person who has spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals. My little sister was a premature baby born with spina bifida, and therefore is permanently disabled and has aVP shunt. During my childhood my little sister had been taken to the hospital many times, and since my parents could not leave me alone at home I was always there with her. I have an older sister, but was not part of my childhood…

Analyzing this ad, you first notice the bright orange (Live Longer) implying this cancer medication will make you live longer. The color orange in Live Longer is intended to make you feel an increase in your oxygen levels to your brain and warmth. This then drawls your eyes to the phrase above live longer “If you have a type of advanced stage lung cancer you may now have a chance to” this font all in capital letters, however smaller, and blue that makes you feel calmer and strength that this…

and neck injuries during his transport to Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. Upon arrival to the emergency room he was again seen by a physician, who ordered an x-ray and lab work. The doctor and an x-ray technician both agreed there were no signs of fracture seen in the x-rays. Mr. Appler was complaining of intense pain, had problems sitting, standing, and walking unassisted, the emergency room doctor admitted him to Mercy Hospital and was treated by Dr. James Jansen. Mr. Appler says…