The Long Emergency

The occurrence of a negative impact through human or natural efforts that leads to human suffering is known as a disaster. In the profession of nursing, a disaster is dealt with in a holistic manner. There is no one single approach to helping an individual that has just faced a natural disaster. It can be a very devastating time for a person who is faced with this situation. The interdisciplinary approach amongst health care workers is known as disaster management. Disaster management allows…

how nurses are mostly unprepared and how they should practice and take courses in order to become prepared. Morrison and Catanzaro (2010) describe a practice drill where nursing students participated in an infectious disease emergency drill. They say, “This public health emergency preparedness simulation exercise of infectious disease outbreaks can be a useful learning strategy at other educational institutions and can be easily replicated” (Morrison & Catanzaro, 2010, p. 171).…

According to experts, approximately a quarter of a million homes have had at least one room ruined by the damage caused from a burst pipe. If you live in a climate where the temperature drops below freezing, you need to be prepared. As with most emergency response routines, preparation and rehearsal is critical to an effective, efficient response. To save yourself money and headache in the event of a burst pipe, consider these items as you build and practice your burst pipe response plan.…

In order to explain the importance of communication during all phases of emergency management, one must first know the four phases of emergency management. These phases are mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery (Haddow & Haddow, 2014). Obviously some of these phases occur before a potential disaster or emergency and some apply only after a disaster or emergency occurs. With that being said, communications are extremely important through all phases. Furthermore, timely and accurate…

2013). An investigation conducted after the calamity found a failure of compliance of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act by West Fertilizer Company (WFC), as they did not list ammonium nitrate on required paperwork submitted to the Texas Department of State Health Services and the West Volunteer Fire Department (McNeill, Pell, and Roberts, 2013). Moreover, firefighters and emergency responders were unprepared to respond to the disaster, as they had not received sufficient…

Question 1: As a senior healthcare administrator that is part of the Central Indiana Ebola Preparedness Team I have reviewed many policies and procedures to develop an ethical plan for the management of Ebola in Central Indiana. The main objective of this plan is to be as prepared as possible and follow all protocols or clinical practice guidelines that are put into place. We must coordinate with healthcare facilities locally and statewide to put the plan into place. The first step is to have…

Australia is a country that experiences a lot of 'natural disasters'. This includes floods, bushfires, severe storms, earthquakes, landslides and much more. These disasters cause a lot of hardship for people and their community, and can ultimately result in death, which has been told in a lot of ‘Australian folklore’. Australia is also one of the driest of all populated continents in the world, with its climates varying all the time. Large parts of Australia may experience a drought at any given…

Planning for casualties versus fatalities in a disaster Perry B Keaton Mass Casualty Management Planning - 1 Instructor: Jamie Onion October 13, 2015 Planning for casualties versus fatalities in a disaster-1 Whenever a disaster occurs we are quick to think about the number of fatalities and not the casualties why? Before I answer this statement I am going to give you a brief meaning for both of the words. Causality has several definitions for instance: a person or thing…

3. Design an incident response plan for your home computer if there is a fire exploring actions taken before, during and after the incident (see page 85 in book for a hint). An incident response plan is a list of instructions or guidelines that prepares the user what to in case there is an attack or security breach. An attack may be anything from a virus attack, power failure, fire, burst water pipe, to an ISP failure. The best solution would be to handle the situation in which the least…

Response to Large-Scale Emergencies from floods to fires, tornadoes to terrorist attack, the government must respond to a variety of crises and meet reasonable standards of performance. It quite an overwhelming challenge that most of the countries are encountering in the quest to improve the world be a spot to live to all humankind. Most of this factor emanates from several challenges such as economic, social and political factors that can be easily handled in case of good governance. Most of…