1986 congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) as a result of clients being transferred from private hospitals to public hospitals without appropriate screening and stabilization (Potter & Perry‚ 2009). This act states that most hospitals must provide an examination and needed stabilizing treatment‚ without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay‚ when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition (www.emtala
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The Use of Emergency Room as a Primary Care Provider There are Emergency rooms all over the United States that are being utilized as primary care provider.‚ by patients covered by private insurance‚ Medicaid‚ Medicare as well as the uninsured.(Baker‚ August 13‚ 2008) Some patients call their primary care provider and are told‚ they cannot be worked in for several days or weeks. The option given is to go to the Emergency room for treatment. Other reasons are people who do not have a primary
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INTRODUCTION Emergency in ordinary parlance means a time of crisis‚ a moment of danger or suspense. A state of emergency therefore is a governmental declaration that recognises the existence of this peculiar situation and takes some necessary actions to restore the peace and governmental stability of the society. During this period‚ the maxim‚ salus populi suprema lex has a special force and to that effect‚ some normal functions of the executive‚ legislative and judicial powers may be suspended.
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Emergency Rooms vs Urgent Care Centers People everyday deal with sudden illnesses and emergencies‚ and it always seems these unfortunate situations happen when your physician’s office is closed. If your emergency is bad enough‚ most people will go to their local emergency department‚ but that may not always be the best choice. This is where it would benefit people to know the many differences between emergency rooms and urgent care centers. Emergency rooms and urgent care centers differ
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arrangements and ratio of adults to children. ●When setting up for a sports lesson (P.E): Ensure that no exits are blocked‚ suitable footwear‚ two people to move larger objects and to ensure that no equipment is broken. 1.2‚ 2.4 It is vital that health and safety is monitored and maintained we do this by ensuring there are signs clearly placed around the building for example; Fire exit signs and wet floor signs. Also that there are sufficient fire extinguishers placed around the building and
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The emergency management is involved organizing and managing the response and recovery with the fire department‚ police‚ ems and other agencies responding to emergency incidents. Emergency management is to make sure that the citizens is not endanger to any terroristic or natural event. The emergency management primary responsibility is to provide safety and care among the community to lower their vulnerability to the hazards within the local‚ state‚ and federal jurisdictions. The accomplishment of
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required / Not applicable Life Safety Ability to use exit doors is not hampered by security measures during occupancy. Stairwell and hallway fire doors are kept in the closed position. Stairwells and evacuation routes are free and clear of obstructions. Fire escape stairs appear to be in good condition. Emergency lighting units operate when tested. Exterior emergency exit routes are clear and free from snow and ice. Illuminated exit signs are all lit‚ not blocked‚ and can be easily seen
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and consequences Immediate and longer-term actions 1. Old fire extinguisher in office area. (Fire regs.) 2. no fire alarm system in office and ware house 3. Heaps of PPE on the ground obstructive entrance to fire extinguishers and moreover fire exit. (Fire regs.) 4. Remove rods of steel being used as doorstops in office area (Tripping hazards). 5. Various tools and equipment of outdoor work put away nearby office zone and beneath counters. (PUWER). 6. No correct dispenser placement and
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) * Education/Training: * Have to have a GED or high school diploma; * Be in good physical condition; * Have a driver’s license; * Complete an approved emergency medical technician programs; and * Be able to work as a team * A lot of different EMT training levels; * The first level is EMT basic * The second level is EMT- intermediate training (requires 35-55 hours) * The most advanced level is EMT-Paramedic (lasts
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Care of the Child in the Emergency Department This essay will seek to critically reflect on the presentation of a fourteen year old female patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) of an inner city acute trust hospital‚ particularly within the context of family centred care (FCC) and its delivery within the PED. Reflection will be through use of the Gibb’s reflective model (Gibbs‚ 1988). This model enables the user to look at what happened; their
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