senior responder. I would need to implement the Incident Command System. I immediately requested six additional law enforcement patrols‚ four EMS Paramedics‚ The State Department of Transportation Public Works HAZMAT Team from the Highway Department‚ and the Fire Department to include fire suppression‚ fire rescue‚ and hazardous material cleanup team. I am now the incident commander‚ and for the time being‚ I will use my patrol car as the Incident Command Post. My highest priority is to look after
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CRITICAL INCIDENTS 1. Wayne Calder‚ a recent Harvard MBA graduate and one of his organization’s most innovative planners‚ was assigned to the Paris office for a two-year period. Wayne was particularly excited about the transfer because he could now draw on the French he had taken while in school. Knowing that his proficiency in the French language would be an excellent entrée into the French society‚ Wayne was looking forward to getting to know his French colleagues on a personal level. During the
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department‚ yet she was mixed up with infusion GTN put in the same column in medication trolley but in different concentration. From the incident‚ I noticed that the nurses didn’t follow the policy for the serving medication. She only takes the vial without confirm the concentration of the medication and didn’t confirm with the second person. After the incident‚ our hospital comes out with the protocol that all procedure dealing with medication need to have a second person to supervised combined
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Critical thinking is making reasonable judgements that are logical and well thought-out which requires supporting evidence that in turn improves the thinkers objectivity and creates the ability to explore alternatives. Joseph Walsh (2000) stresses that as social workers the ability to engage in critical thinking is essential for social workers because theory’s and intervention strategies includes a dependence of claims that cannot be proven true or false (p. 10). The ability in thinking critically
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first explains how social workers work regularly with sexual assault victims‚ both in the hospital setting and in the community. They are able to connect with the victims of sexual assault. As social workers are trusted‚ they tend to learn about a sexual assault before the victim has spoken with the police or even medical providers. This article also explains how the earlier a victim arrives for evaluation in the emergency room‚ the greater the chance of obtaining very critical forensic evidence such
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966 7955 The purpose of this essay is to reflect and critically study an incident from a clinical setting whilst using a model of reflection. This will allow me to analyse and make sense of the incident and draw conclusions relating to personal learning outcomes. The significance of critical analysis and critical incidents will briefly be discussed followed by the process of reflection using the chosen model. The incident will then be described and analysed and the people involved introduced and
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aim of this assignment is to analyse the legal and professional issues involved within a critical incident observed whilst in clinical practice and to discuss the interprofessional workings of the professionals involved. A critical incident is an event which has left either a negative or positive impact on the observer or participant‚ this information can then be used to inform future practice (Flanagan 1954). This assignment will first describe the critical incident witnessed‚ the legal and professional
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Critical incidents Analysis Introduction In this assignment I will look at two critical incidents in my teaching. I will firstly describe the critical incidents‚ then relate these incidents to relevant teaching theory and finally explain how these incidents have influenced and changed aspects of my teaching practice. Cunningham describes a critical incident as a situation in working life that causes a ‘significant disturbance’ to our beliefs and the way we practice‚ and following reflecting upon
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reflects and analyses a critical incident which occurred on a postnatal ward during my first clinical placement as a student midwife. The incident relates to breastfeeding practices on the ward and is classed as critical because it triggered an instinctual response in me which made me feel it was not right or helpful. My response and feelings at the time were not grounded in theoretical knowledge but rather an instinctual feeling. As a result of this instinctual feeling‚ the incident was explored
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data protection act 1998Critical incidents originated in the United States‚ Colonel John C Flannagan was a psychologist who worked closely with the Air Force and their procedures for reporting evidence concerning effective or ineffective behaviour within different situations (Ghaye 2006:64-65). Tripp (1993: 24-25) claims that “critical incidents appear to be ‘typical’ rather than critical at first sight‚ but are rendered critical through analysis”. Critical incidents can be either positive or negative;
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