the United States and Hurricane Katarina‚ Cyclone Nargis in Burma‚ and the Sichuan earth earthquake in China (Coppola & Maloney 2009). Reports indicate that individuals and communities struggled to cope in the aftermath of these and many other emergencies and endured a high risk of exposure to the consequences of these disasters which affected their likelihood of survival. (Coppola & Maloney 2009). The first section of this paper presents the definition of a disaster and the subsequent sections
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4222-226 Gain access to the homes of individuals‚ deal with emergencies and ensure security on departure (HSC 2019) Be able to identify agreed ways to gain entry to and leave individuals homes Entry and departure to the service users home will have been agreed at the initial risk assessment and if a key safe is installed then the code will have been disclosed. Other ways of entry could be by being let in by a relative or family member and this should be advised by the carer’s office. This should
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Department of Defense The Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States that works with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government that deal with national security and the US Armed Forces. The DoD is the largest employer in the world with more than two million employees involved in various careers. Throughout this paper I will discuss what exactly is the Department of Defense and why it was created. The Department
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Homeland Security & Emergency Management Capstone Professor Robert Jackson March 16‚ 2015 After the attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States system went through a change in reforming government agencies to protect the American borders against any threats. The government established the Department of Homeland Security‚ which mission is to protect America borders against external or internal threats that could potential cause harm in our nation. Since the Department of Homeland Security
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naturally occurring in our environment.‖ Classification of Hazard 3Page Aim of Hospital Disaster/Emergency Management Plan: The aim of a hospital disaster plan is to provide prompt and effective medical care to the maximum possible‚ in order to minimize morbidity and mortality resulting from any MCI. Objectives and goals of a Hospital Emergency Plan: The main objective of a hospital emergency/disaster plan is to optimally prepare the staff and institutional resources of the hospital for effective
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developed as an extrication device using its smooth surface to allow a person to be slid out of a vehicle. However‚ it is difficult to remove the patient from the board in the field and therefore the patient is most commonly transported to the A & E department on the spinal board (Cooke‚
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TITLE: REVISED TRAUMA SCORE OF INJURED PATIENTS PRESENTING TO ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY OF JOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL BY DR. USMAN ADAMU GWARAM RESEARH PROPOSAL FOR A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL POST GRADUATE MEDICAL COLECGE OF NIGERIA (NPMCN) IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF FELLOWSHIP OF THE COLLEGE IN SURGERY FEBRUARY‚ 2009. REGISTRATION FACULTY: : SURGERY SPECIALTY: : GENERAL SURGERY INSITUTION OF TRAINING: : DEPT. OF SURGERY
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against America‚ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security mission involved defending against terrorism‚ safeguarding the borders‚ imposing immigration rulings‚ developing readiness for reaction to and resurgence from tragedies within the U.S. territories. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 was ratified to assist the Department of Homeland Security in assimilating several agencies which integrates twenty-two government bureaus into a single organization. The burdens of the Department of Homeland Security
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The specific agency operating under The Department of Homeland Security I choose to research was the United States Secret Service. The USSS is a federal law enforcement agency that was operated under the US Department of Treasury before it was adopted by the department of Homeland Security. Many people‚ including myself up until now‚ just think that the Secret Service is the US Presidents personal guard. They have much more responsibility then that. Other then the President‚ they also provide security
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One of the major responsibilities the President is known to have would be that of protecting the people. The Department of Homeland Security was established in response to the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil on September 11‚ 2001. This attack sparked the nation and caused fear among citizens as well as opening eyes of the government to how much stronger the security level had to be in the country. U.S. officials began to reconstruct the Office of Homeland Security once they recognized their
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