Unit 15: responding to emergency service incidents The 999 system The 999 system was first introduced in London on 30th June 1937 on the occurrence of a fire on the 10th November 1935 in a house on Wimpole Street in which five women were killed. The 999 number is the official emergency contact number for the key services which the public can gain contact with 24 hours a day for urgent assistance. By using this number the caller could call the Police‚ Fire & Rescue‚ Ambulance‚ Coast guard
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FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF THE SETTING FOR REPORTING AND RECORDING ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS RECORDING ACCIDENTS All accidents must be recorded in a Record of First Aid Treatment book. A copy of this is kept by each first aid box. All details need to be filled in‚ including any treatment given. A letter is sent to parents about what to look for in head injuries‚ if needed. FIRST AID BOXES Contents Scissors Bandages Antiseptic wipes Sterile gauze Disposable gloves Eye
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boat‚ life raft etc.) Third Officer and Pumpman : Assisting Chief Officer Second Officer : Assisting Master‚ maintaining a written record of events during the response‚ Radio Officer for emergency communication Chief Engineer : Coordinating and ensuring power supply and availability of technical equipment‚ maintaining engineering service as long as required Crew : Acting as per muster list and upon order Actions to be carried out: ?Activate VDR recording modus by pressing "Save" button on the
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3.1: Identify what accidents‚ incidents and emergency situations may occur? Missing child: a child would wonder off and leave the premises without anyone realising. If this happens‚ the setting procedures must to be followed which will include reporting the missing child to the line manager immediately‚ searching the premises and informing the police and parents in necessary. Aggressive behaviour of a child: I child could became very upset and starts to throw things and attack other children or adults
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have clear policies and procedures to ensure children and young people’s safety and protection in the setting. Specific policies and procedures relating to the protection of children‚ young people and the adults who work with them are outlined in the government document Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013)‚ which is informed by the Childcare Act (2006) and‚ for children aged 0-5 years‚ the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (2014). The following policies and procedures
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D2: Justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. In my P4‚ I talked about 4 different incidents and emergencies that could occur in a health and social care setting such as a hospital and what the priorities and responses would be in each scenario. I will now be justifying why the responses I chose would be the most satisfactory and effective for each incident and emergency. The first emergency I will
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Schools have policies and procedures so that the governors‚ staff‚ parents and others who are involved with the running of the school‚ are able to work from a set of guidelines which are followed by all‚ which gives clear comprehensive consistency. There are a lot of different policies relating to all different aspects of procedures and should be accessible should they need to be referred to. Although each school will have there own set of policies with varying titles or a slightly different list
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2.1 Identify the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses. There are lots of illnesses that children pick up from chicken pox to cold sores. The first common childhood illness if want to identify the signs and symptoms of is Chicken Pox. The first sign\symptom that starts chicken pox of and makes adults aware that the child has this is the rash it begins with a rash and within 12-14 hours will be itchy blisters that usually appear in patches. However there are many symptoms before the rash
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Laura Dawson. Explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two 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
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Every play setting needs to have policies and procedures to help them guide the actions of all individuals involved in the play setting. They ensure the well-being of all families‚ children‚ staff and everyone who is connected to the setting. When policies and procedures are well thought out and implemented they provide common understanding and agreement on how things should be done at the play setting. Policies and procedures help new staff and families to familiarise themselves with the play settings
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