Emergency Preparedness and Response Protecting the public’s health historically has been a state and local responsibility. However‚ the growing threat of bioterrorism has highlighted the importance of a strong public health infrastructure to the nation’s homeland security and has focused increased attention on the preparedness of the public health system (Frist‚ 2011). Since the 2001 anthrax attacks Congress has passed new legislation to increase the strength of the nation’s public health system
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A few months ago‚ a patient arrived in the emergency room on a stretcher with symptoms of face drooping‚ arm weakness‚ and speech difficulty. The emergency room physician‚ who also specialized in neurology‚ immediately suspected that the patient suffered from a stroke. Stroke occurs when the blood flow to a certain part of the brain is blocked‚ which causes the blood vessels to burst or leak within the brain. This leak of blood in the brain causes nerve cells to die (“What is Stroke?” 1). To confirm
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Drills And Preparation for Emergencies An act of terrorism carried out by the group‚ Al Qaeda‚ destroyed the lives of thousands of people. Although disasters such as the one that occurred on September 11‚ 2001 cannot necessarily be prevented‚ people can prepare for them as they would any other emergencies. Drills and practice are the most important aspects of emergency preparedness and are crucial for survival in disaster situations. In the book‚ 102 Minutes‚ by Kevin Flynn and Jim Dwyer‚ stories
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particular incidents or emergencies in a health and social care setting There are many incidents and emergencies that can occur in a health and social care setting regardless of how careful you try and it is how many precautions they take. The health care setting I will be talking about is a Care home‚ and the priorities and responses that should take place when dealing with incidents and emergencies within it. Priorities are steps that need to be taken in the case of an emergency or incident that are
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The Emergency Department (ED) nurse is unlike any other. The population in the ED is highly diversified by both age and disease process. The ED cares for all ages and populations across a broad spectrum of disease‚ injury prevention and life-saving measures. For example‚ a person can come in unconscious‚ the next with an earache. The scope of emergency nursing practice encompasses the standard nursing process: assessment‚ diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and evaluation. In addition‚ emergency nursing practice
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1. Emergencies In an emergency situation‚ the damage might already be done if an administrative agent has to wait for the warrant. An emergency is anything that is an immediate danger to public safety and health. Therefore courts have found it constitutionally reasonable to allow warrantless inspections in such a situation (Weaver‚ R. L.‚ 2013). Throughout the history‚ we have seen court cases holding the emergency exception to administrative search and seizure. According to Rothstein‚ M. A. (1979)
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d XIV. Vasodilator * From the Latin words "vasa‚" which means "vessel‚" and "dilate‚" which means "to make wider.“ * Work by relaxing the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels -- causing the blood vessels to increase in diameter and allow blood to flow through more easily. * Vasodilators also increases plasma rennin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention but these undesirable side effects can be blocked by concominant use of a diuretic and a beta blocker.
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Emergency Medical Technician When one hears the word “hero” the first thing that comes to mind might be Superman‚ Spiderman‚ Wonderwoman‚ or any other characters from DC or Marvel Comics that possess some kind of superpower. In reality‚ heroes can be an average person who helps people in distress. For instance‚ workers in the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This profession can be split into three categories; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)‚ Advanced EMT‚ and Paramedic. The first and
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PRESS DURING EMERGENCY The promulgation of Emergency and Press Censorship on June 26‚ 1975 constituted the darkest chapter in press history in free India. The period had its immediate and long term repercussions for the press. In fact‚ in the past decade‚ dark shades of press censorship were indeed hovering over the country. And more dangerously‚ new forms of have been invented in the changed scenario of globalisation. It was the censorship of 1975‚ which showed how the press at large became a
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What about dealing with the victim’s family? Are you able to keep calm and make fast decisions? If you are then an Emergency Room Physician is the best job for you. Emergency Room Physicians get paid a lot of money and they get to make up their own working schedules. Besides their off time is their own‚ and they don’t have to be on call like other doctors may be. Becoming an Emergency Room Physician is a good career because a lot of lives are saved in hospitals. They work so hard to try and save people’s
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