Medical emergencies

Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been a topic of intense debate within the medical community. Medical professionals have concerns regarding the efficiency of the code process as well as the safety for all parties involved when family is allowed to stay for resuscitation. In contrast, family members desire to remain close to their loved ones, in what may be the last moments of their life. Meeting the psychosocial needs of the patient as well as their family members is at…

Francis College. Throughout this time, I was working alongside Dr. Marika Cherfas and her medical staff of nurses. My observation of patient interactions with the doctor and nurses influenced me to do more than just help others by treating their illness or injury. The nurses’ actions were similar to the experience that I had when caring for others;…

you hope to eventually serve? During my paramedic education, I had to fulfill clinical hours in the emergency department at Legacy Salmon Creek. During that time, I’ve interacted with patients who have suffered life-threatening ailments, but many of my interactions were with patients who weren’t experiencing life-threatening episodes. Understandingly, the latter of these patients use the emergency department because they lack the health insurance to afford a primary care physician or the local…

world, the media provides up to the minute commentary, instant results and access to current events as they unfold anywhere in the world and in real time. There’s something to say about having instant and rapid information, in times of crisis and emergencies,…

There is an emergency every day in the world, it could be a terrible car accident with many injuries, a heart attack, or as little as someone needing to be transported from their home to the hospital. In all of these cases the lives of people are needed to be taken care of as quickly as possible. Emergency Medical Services, also known as EMS, are the first responders that take care of the people who need emergency care ("What is EMS?"). Paramedics, EMTs, firefighters, and even police officers…

paramedic is about helping people in need of emergency. Being a paramedic isn’t that difficult it may seem to other people. They also help out the special needs people also. The qualifications of a paramedic are an associates degree, 30-350 hours of training a GED, a high school diploma and a CPR certification. If you need your associate's degree they are offered by technical institutes, community colleges, universities and facilities that offer special medical training. Paramedics have the…

Bing Emergency Medical Technician isn’t about flashing light, wearing a uniform, working with firefighters, others’ and it is not about driving a track. There are all thing that many aspiring EMT dream of. There are a lot of peart to an EMT’s job. There are emergency medical which take up the majority of the job. There are also public safely and paramedic which both of these characteristics appeal to me. This isn’t reason I want to become EMT. The important EMT is to becoming appreciable in…

EMS1119 Fundamentals of Emergency Medical Care Mode: Class#:254 Instructor: Wallace Ideally, in this perfect world of violence, plane accidents surges and different debacles would not happen. Ailment and sickness would be non-existent. Crisis restorative administrations would not have a premise for realization. Shockingly, the world is not immaculate spot. EMT's and different EMS specialists are key to all social orders all inclusive. As per the American College of Emergency Physicians, the…

EMT stands for Emergency Medical Technicians. EMTs and Paramedics have the same knowledge and skills to take care of patients. The biggest difference between them is their scope of practice. They’re usually associated with 911, like operators of 911. They accept the blame for to commonplace medical emergency, but the most common are car accidents, childbirth, violent traumas, heart attacks and accidents. Their mission is to assess the medical needs of sick people and their injuries, and then…

RN III to Clinical Nurse Resource Promotion I graduated from nursing school in 2011 and accepted my first nursing position here at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Saint Joseph Hospital in the Emergency Department that same year. I started my orientation with two other staff nurses and began working independently after eight weeks. I remember that I felt so unsure of myself and was frequently asking others for their input on patient cares. After I had been here for about one year, I recall I found…