understanding of my views on the art and science of reflection and the issues surrounding reflective practice. It is based on a significant incident from my own area of clinical practice as a state registered paramedic employed by a large provincial Ambulance Service N.H.S. Trust within the U.K. There is a discussion appraising the concept of reflection both generally‚ and in my particular area of practice. This is followed by an analysis of the incident using The What ? Model of Structured reflection
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her husband lying on the floor‚ cut and bleeding‚ the motorcycle lying next to him‚ and the shattered patio door. The wife ran to the phone and summoned the ambulance. Because they lived on a fairly large hill‚ the wife went down the several flights of stairs to the street to escort the paramedics to her husband. After the ambulance arrived and transported the man to the hospital‚ the wife up righted the motorcycle and pushed it outside. Seeing that gas was spilled on the floor‚ the wife got
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region‚ we send an ambulance for all calls‚ but we don’t use the sirens unless it’s Code 1‚ which means someone’s bleeding or having chest pain or shortness of breath—basically things you could die from in the next five minutes.” —Connie Meyer‚ RN‚ paramedic‚ Olathe‚ Kansas 4. “Don’t hang up after you tell us what’s wrong. The operator may be trained to give you instructions in CPR and other medical procedures that could be lifesaving.” —Dennis Rowe‚ paramedic AN AMBULANCE ISN’T A FANCY TAXI
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Operations Government funding for emergency medical services (EMS) operations and training comes from many different resources. Government also oversees contract options for funding Medicaid‚ Medicare‚ insurance‚ and private providers. The Taylor Ambulance Company in the University of Phoenix scenario has its own contract with the City of Kelsey. This contract should meet some meet some general contract principles. Emergency managers need to understand the effect that legislation has on funding and
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London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) responds to medical emergencies in Greater London‚ England‚ with its ambulances and other response vehicles‚[1] and over 4‚500 staff at its disposal. It is one of 12 ambulance trusts in England providing emergency medical services‚ and is part of the National Health Service (NHS)‚ receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service‚ every person in England has the right to the attendance of an ambulance in an
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their destination. The mother in desperation stopped another vehicle which tried to weave in and out of traffic to get to the hospital. It was at this time that the mother saw an ambulance which she stopped and pleaded with the personnel to take her and the child to the hospital. She was however‚ informed by the ambulance attendants that it was against policy to help persons like her on the road‚ and she was left holding her severely ill baby in the street. When she eventually arrived at the San Fernando
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1. Know the main roles of different uniformed public services Emergency services: The police Fire Ambulance The armed forces: Army Royal Navy Royal Marines Royal Air Force Other uniformed services: The Prison Service UK Border Agency HM Revenue & Customs Coast Guard Purpose: Organisational objectives mission statements legislation e.g. Fire Service Act 1997/2002‚ Police Act 2004 Roles: dealing with accidents and emergencies routine work peace-keeping activities
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the hospitals‚ doctors and the ambulance services within a fixed area are brought under a single online application. Here anyone can access the application from anywhere at any time. The database stores the details of all the hospitals and doctors along with their specializations and consulting time slots. At once a person get access to this application all his previous and present medical records will be stored to the database. It also provides a 24 hours ambulance information facility. Doctors
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meteoric rise of the Stryker brand of ambulance stretchers is due to the outstanding quality and service Stryker provided versus its competitors. Brand loyalty interview: the brand and its competition I interviewed Pat Crowe assistant Director of Cheboygan Life Support Systems Inc. He has been a paramedic for over twenty years. When he started working as an emergency medical technician in the late eighties each ambulance was equipped with a Ferno ambulance stretcher. Ferno stretchers were the
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wreckage. However‚ few have ever seen a truly horrific‚ heavily gory accident in which a Medivac helicopter has come to rush victims off to safety. Air-medical transport saves lives every day in a plethora of situations. Being a part of the Hawaii Air Ambulance team allows one to be the best pilot they could be in a field whose purpose is saving lives. To be an Emergency Response helicopter pilot requires an extensive amount of skills‚ certifications and experience. One must have good concentration skills
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