Emergency Department An "emergency medical condition" is a condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity‚ such as severe pain‚ for which the lack of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient in serious jeopardy‚ serious impairment to bodily functions‚ or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part (Smith 2002‚ page 427) According to Pozgar (2012). The Emergency Department is a critical area among hospitals and a target
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An Emergency Medical Technician’s job is to offer a second chance for someone‚ and they hope they can fix all one’s issues before moving on to the next patient. But‚ what if there are too many patients to fix each one of their issues‚ and you are by yourself. Welcome to the world of a mass casualty incident and triage‚ where life or death decisions are made. I was still training to become a basic EMT. My friends and I were quite confident in our skills‚ especially since we were three days from graduation
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particular incidents or emergencies in a health and social care setting. In health and social care there are a lot of procedures and precautions put into place so that accidents don’t occur‚ but no matter how careful organisations are with these kind of incidents there is no way really of preventing them. In health and social care a lot of risk assessments are taken to make sure the place is safe but obviously there is still a few things that are unstable or accidents like this wouldn’t occur. The staff’s
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Getting hurt at work is not pleasant nor is it a joke. Statistics have shown that over 200 people a year lose their lives at work in Britain. In addition‚ around 150‚000 non-fatal injuries are reported each year. Yearly‚ a great number of U.S. workers experience work-related injury or illness. In 2011‚ approximately 3 million workers in private industry and 821‚000 workers in state and local government experienced a nonfatal occupational injury or illness. Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective
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Importance of Communication in Hospital & Medical Settings Communication skills are essential no matter into which professional you are. The success of every workplace greatly depends on how effective the communication is. If the things are not communicated effectively‚ it will raise confusions‚ misconceptions and troubles. Therefore‚ it is extremely crucial that you carry out effective communication in an office space. Miscommunications can often lead to arguments‚ which can result in poor
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE & EVACUATION PLAN Contents Page Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................1 Fire Prevention............................................................................................................................................................2 Fire Protection Systems .........................................................................
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Insherah M. AlJoudi 120008677 2-1 Submission Answer the following questions prior to this week’s in-class meeting: What are medical data? 1- pieces of information‚ especially those that are part of a collection to be used in an analysis of a problem‚ such as the diagnosis of a health problem. 2- facts stored and processed by a computer. How are medical data used? Create the Basis for the Historical Record Support Communication Among Providers Anticipate Future Health Problems
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from a specific incident or emergency in a health and social care setting. In this report I am going to discuss health‚ safety and security concerns that may arise when dealing with abuse and intruders in entry and foundation at Haringey sixth form centre. Incidents of suspected or actual Abuse The main concern that may arise when dealing with abuse is communication. This becomes a major concern as if a student’s has a hearing or speech impairment‚ it can mean that they may not be able to communicate
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Evaluate the non medical influences on prescribing practice. In the UK‚ nurse prescribing was born out of the need to increase efficiency in the NHS by making best use of its resources. Nurse-led services are one means of improving healthcare provision and a string of legislative change has gradually broadened the scope of nurse prescribing in the UK. (Courtenay et al 2007). The role expansion of nurses to meet efficiency targets has meant that nurse-led services in the healthcare setting are expanding
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