National Disaster Medical System

format is used by he National Response Framework (NRF), that states that every federal department or agency must plan and prepare for its role in incident response. For this particular paper, the ESF that will be discussed will be ESF #8 public health and medical services. The public health and medical services emergency support function plays a vital role in providing additional support, resources and coordinating federal assistance in response to a public health or medical emergency (FEMA,…

normal exit, route extinguisher, smoke detectors , disaster supplies, kit doors, collapsible ladder reunion location outside stairways utility shutoff windows first aid kit. The evacuation route to the outside to my house would be petty simple because I have a long hall way that leads right to the front door. And I always make sue nothing is blocking the exit route o outside. I would take things mostly that my son needs food water toys clothing medical meds I may need .If i needed to stay home…

According to Broad (2005), healthcare system in any country is very convoluted. It is more difficult in those countries who has limited resources to run the healthcare system smoothly. United States Agency for International Development is funding to these type of countries such as Africa and Asia for education and training to enhance their quality of work to reach the national standards. With the regular training session, healthcare professionals implement their learned skill into the hospitals…

As our society changes, counselors will find themselves increasingly called upon to assist individuals in crisis. These services could occur in a variety of locations ranging from private practice settings to major incidents and disasters, such as terrorist attacks, school shootings, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Consequently, counselors will find themselves facing legal and ethical dilemmas, as well as engaging in roles outside of the traditional counseling setting. In order to provide an…

and coastal communities were affected, leaving “5 cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, 45 other cities with over 5,000 inhabitants each, and more than 900 villages.” (Chile Earthquake and Tsunamis, 2010) The government took actions by completing a system for the damages, coming up with a financing program, making a legislative agenda, and as well as coming up with a reconstruction plan. It was estimated that the cost of damages and losses are 30 billions in U.S. dollars, which makes 18% of the…

Health Status and Challenges to Health: According to the World Health Organization (2012), Japan’s healthcare system is the best in the world, with an infant mortality rate of 2.8 per 1,000 and a high life expectancy of 85.8 years for females and 79 years for males (Harden, 2009). “Health care in Japan -- a hybrid system funded by job-based insurance premiums and taxes -- is universal and mandatory, and consumes about 8 percent of the nation 's gross domestic product…

Introduction The National Health Service of the United Kingdom commenced in 1948. This was on the heels of the dire need for good and efficient health care to be made available to all and sundry irrespective. The NHS over the years has grown to be generally regarded as the world’s biggest publicly funded health service institution. The main intent for the inauguration of the NHS which is to provide efficient health service to all UK residents is being upheld and treated with utmost priority.…

Patient Safety Regina Georgeson 9/15/15 Patient safety is what everything in healthcare revolves around. It should be practiced in every step that a nurse takes at work to care for a patient to reach their individual outcomes without medical error. Patient safety is commonly defined as, “freedom from psychological and physical injury. “ There are multiple ways that patient safety can be breached as evidenced by the thousands of deaths seen each year because of malpractice. Due to…

Whether its social effects and the government response to the United States biggest natural disaster was because of race or class is what is up for debate. With heavy coverage from the media showing how so many blacks were stranded without any basic needs we mainly assumed it strictly had to do with just race, but white American and Conservatives…

The absence of safety regulation was made evident by the Sulfanilamide disaster that caused 107 deaths in 1937 (FDA, p.5). As a result of the Sulfanilamide disaster, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) was passed in 1938. The FDCA provided the provisions that drugs had to be proven safe before they could be marketed. It also added provisions that directions for safe…