First responders face danger on a day-to-day basis‚ risking their lives to respond and mitigate a variety of emergencies. Not only do responders play a large role in the response efforts of a disaster but they also play a large role in preparation and planning. “Plans describe how personnel‚ equipment‚ and other resources are used to support incident management and emergency response activities.” (NIMS‚ 2004. Pg 4) In the planning process it is important for responders to understand‚ not only the
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CBELD Lesson Plan Reflection Content area: Emergency Medical Responders Grade Level(s): Grades 11 and 12 How did you modify this lesson for English Learners? In this class with Early Intermediate EL‚ I modified my lesson plan by putting emphasis on accessing prior knowledge‚ modeling and demonstrating‚ teacher’s speech modification and offering more visual through the use of videos and PowerPoints. I assigned students to work with a partner (for think-pair-share or talking-partners) and strongly
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In an emergency‚ whether natural disaster or terrorist event‚ the most important role is that of first responders. First responders’ jobs are to be the first on the scene in any kind of event and provide various types of response. Some first responders are law enforcement whose first goal is to neutralize the suspect. Others are trained as firefighters to combat fire‚ structural damage‚ and rescue as many victims as they can. Most people think of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or paramedics
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of other issues. A contagious disease does not only disturb a solitary country; it can also grow into an epidemic. Ten years ago‚ a vast epidemic was caused by SARS. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases SARS is known as: “a serve acute respiratory syndrome.” (National Institute of Health‚ 2009) SARS normally arose with a temperature of more than 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit‚ joint with dry cough‚ shortness of breath‚ difficulty breathing‚ low-blood oxygen levels‚
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SARS-The Commonly Uncommon Cold Acute respiratory illnesses are among the most common infectious diseases known to humans as they account for nearly half of all diseases that plague our species. Of these respiratory illnesses‚ viruses are the cause in 50-75% of reported cases. The Corona Virus known as SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is one of the most recently highly publicized respiratory illness that has drawn a surge of research since the first reported cases of the virus in Southern
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SARS Lisa Dumas Western Governors University SARS is a virus that affects the respiratory system. SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is a severe form of pneumonia. This virus was first discovered in February of 2003 by a physician named Dr. Carl Urbani. During that year‚ 8‚098 people became infected with the virus. Of this number‚ 774 people died. Tracing SARS back to its origin was tedious and time consuming for scientists. It is believed that the
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Conflict management processes 1. SARS When dealing with the SARS crisis in 2003‚ SIA took action not only in changing their long standing policy of not retrenching staff unless necessary‚ to laying off 414 local employees so as to cut cost after already having staff take a 11% pay cut and taking a 24 day unpaid leave per year. This was to ‘reduce staff costs and increase its (SIA) competitiveness in a rapidly changing industry‚’ said Loh Meng See‚ the airline senior vice-president for human resources
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2006 I experienced a serious health crisis. I heard a social worker refer to it as a “medical catastrophe”‚ and I believe that description is quite accurate. I had gastric bypass surgery to save my life. Little did I know‚ a week after the surgery‚ I would experience an event that would almost cost me my life. While I was recovering nicely‚ not quite one week after my surgery‚ I had symptoms that my discharge instructions clearly indicated I should visit the emergency room because I could be in
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SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) can cause symptoms ranging from mild illness to severe pneumonia. Healthcare Providers should notify the Division of Public Health when there is a suspected case of SARS or for any unusual respiratory Illness. Initial symptoms would be a fever of 38.0° Celsius‚ headache‚ discomfort‚ body aches‚ mild respiratory symptoms‚ and possibly some diarrhea. After 7 to 10 days symptoms would include a dry cough‚ shortness of breath‚ and pneumonia. To have
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to any emergency that falls on the general public. The first responders such as fire fighters‚ law enforcement‚ medical personnel‚ and utility workers each have a key role to play and often work in support of one another during terrorist attacks‚ attempting to suppress the disruption and widespread fear. In this essay‚ I will discuss the risks that first responders encounter while responding to terrorist attacks. The duties of first responders often depend on the nature of the emergency in the
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