The Hazard Mitigation Plan for Douglas County‚ Minnesota lists tornadoes as being the highest risk for a disaster in the county (Douglas County‚ 2015). According to the Tornado History Project‚ the largest tornado in the Douglas County area was an F4 in 2010 that caused 5 injuries and 1 death (n.d.). Tornadoes have the potential to create widespread damage and destruction as well as physical injuries and death as a result of high winds‚ flying debris‚ and compromised infrastructure. The Fujita Damage
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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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A bill to ban emergency contraceptives in the United States of America. Section 1. The prescribing‚ use and sale of any emergency contraceptive by anyone in the United States shall be deemed illegal. Section 2. Definitions: The term "emergency contraceptive" shall be defined as: (1) Any pill‚ drug or device that is intended to prevent or terminate a pregnancy. (2) Any such pill‚ drug or device in (1) that is used post-coitally. ------------------------------------------------
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threats and procedures for evacuations. Develop procedures for actual evacuations. Set up safety and response teams to help the evacuation and the response process run as soon as smooth and safe as possible. | Computer system info theft(hackers) | 10 | 10 | 20 | Hire an information technical support team.
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Population * Immediate Health Impact * Long-Term Impacts Steps in Disaster Management * Mitigation * Preparedness * Response * Recovery Real Incident Study * Background: * Immediate Response Considerations: * Evacuation: * Special Immediate Concerns: * Recovery Process: * Facility Considerations: * Lessons Learned at This Point in Response/Recovery: * Takeaways from this incident: Conclusion References Introduction According
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References: C.W. Johnson (2005). Emergency Planning After Hurricane Katrina: Using Task Analysis with Observational Studies to Simulate Hospital Evacuations. Retrieved July 8‚ 2006‚ from http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~johnson/papers/Katrina.PDF Makola M. Abdullah‚ Shealy C. Gross‚ Terri R. Norton‚ G. Dale Wesson (2005). ALTERED BUILDING CLASSIFICATIONS
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Economics of an Urgent Care Center in a Market of Emergency Departments One of the contributors to the rising cost of Healthcare can be attributed to the over use of emergency departments (EDs) for non-emergency needs. In the greater Capitol/First/Beacon Hill area there are three major hospitals (Virginia Mason‚ Harborview‚ and Swedish) with emergency rooms and no urgent care centers with the exception of Group Health which is restricted to Group Health insurance members. The question I asked
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Sugarland at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis‚ which resulted in seven deaths and left 58 people injured (M.Tsikoudakis‚ 2012). The main stage collapsed on a crowd after being hit by a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm. The evacuation of about 4‚000 people to a safe shelter at the Missouri State Fair late Thursday night was considered a success story. Once the stage collapsed‚ the Indiana Fire Department (IFD) was alerted within a minute and on-site IFD workers responded to the
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Overview The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93‚ losses surpassed those during the previous decade‚ mainly due to Hurricane Andrew‚ the Midwest and Northwest floods
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happens. Be sure to find evacuation routes‚ and have gas ready in your car‚ because many gas stations won’t be able to pump gas due to loss of power.. Discuss and practise the evacuation plan to make sure everyone in the family knows what to do‚ where to go‚ and who to call just incase someone gets separated. Put some money aside for emergency cases only. On the website wikihow and the article “How to Prepare for a Hurricane‚” it says “Keep a physical copy of the emergency plan. Memories can deteriorate
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