Emergency Medicine and the Ethical Dilemmas Luisa Martin HCA 322 Instructor Thomas December 5‚ 2010 Picture this scenario: You are working in the emergency room of a public hospital where the inflow of patients is higher than the available beds. You are treating an elderly man who is breathless and cyanosed. While you assess whether he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure‚ he becomes drowsy and starts gasping. You quickly intubate him with some difficulty‚ prolonging
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and into the complex systems of the human body‚ emergency doctors are equipped with the knowledge and resources to help. Emergency medicine is quite different from its counterparts like physical therapy or optometrist. It does not usually matter what body part an injury is‚ because if it is an emergency‚
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The Finale It was on April 18th that I had my third‚ and final‚ interview. The doctor that I interviewed was Dr. Anita Kulkarni‚ of the Santa Clara Emergency Room. Dr. Kulkarni and I got along well‚ talking about the hardships of being an Emergency Doctor‚ especially a female doctor‚ the goodness in the career‚ and the relationships that goes into the career. The doctor and I‚ however‚ had been conversing for some time before the interview was actually held. The two of us could not find a time
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For our first trip to the hospital I will be going to the emergency room otherwise known as the E.R. The emergency room is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad span of illnesses and injuries. In the ER there is a vast array of people caring for a patient including physicians‚ nurses‚ physician assistants‚ and surgeons. An abundant amount of tools are used in the emergency room. A stethoscope is a diagnostic tool that allows a nurse or physician
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cousins in medical school and one of their fathers’ discovered the Huntington Disease in 1993. Speaking of that uncle I recall a time‚ a few months back‚ a day that made me certain of what I wanted to pursue. That day consisted of being brought to the Emergency Room by my uncle while he was on call. That day I saw many gruesome things‚ one of those things was one that has remained imprinted in my mind till this day. There was a little girl about the age of seven‚ she had gotten into an accident and had
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Emergency Department Triage Triage is an essential element of providing care to patients who present at a hospital emergency department. Triage is defined as a brief clinical assessment that determines the time and sequence in which patients should be seen in the emergency department. During triage‚ an emergency department nurse interviews a patient or the patient’s representative about the medical problem causing concern‚ makes a brief evaluation of the patient‚ and takes the patient’s vital signs
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Emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing‚ supporting‚ and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. Similar‚ it is the continuous process by which all individuals‚ groups‚ and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid‚ or better the impact of disasters resulting from the various hazards. In fact‚ “emergency management is a relatively new field but one that can call upon an 88-year tradition of
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Accident‚ Illness and Emergency Policy Accident and emergency: It is my policy that when children are in my care I will keep them safe. My premises have been checked and they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage in England. I also regularly review‚ update and practise my safety routines‚ including fire drills. As a registered childminder‚ I am legally required to have a valid first-aid certificate before registration. I can administer basic first-aid treatment‚
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Emergency management Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding both natural and manmade disasters. It involves preparedness‚ response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. It may also involve preparedness training by private citizens‚ as by FEMA in the United States. All aspects of emergency management deal with the processes used to protect populations or organizations from the consequences of disasters‚ wars and acts of terrorism
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE & EVACUATION PLAN Contents Page Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................1 Fire Prevention............................................................................................................................................................2 Fire Protection Systems .........................................................................
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