Describe the five different types of shock and include for each‚ its pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations and treatment. Shock is described as life threatening medical emergency resulting from insufficient blood flow through the body (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012) There are five types of medical shock. These include septic shock‚ anaphylactic shock‚ cardiogenic shock‚ hypovolemic shock‚ and neurogenic shock (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012). Septic shock results from bacteria that multiply in the
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Emergency contraception is often called the morning after pill which reduces the chances of pregnancy following unprotected sexual intercourse. It consist of increased dose of conventional oral pill or the use of an intra-uterine device. The emergency contraceptive pills each contain .05 mg of the hormone ethinyl estradiol and .5 mg of the hormone norgestrel. The ingestion of these hormones is what prevents or delays ovulation. These hormones also can prevent the fertilization of the egg‚ if one
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Unit 027 Outcome 4.1 Explain the policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents‚ incidents‚ emergencies and illness. Accident Book – Each room has an accident and incident book‚ with clear guidelines. The books are stored in the main office. They are numbered carbon pages and a copy is always kept inside the book‚ all information is stored in a locked cupboard for confidentiality‚ once a form is completed two people are to sign the carer who has written it and also the
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GOI-UNDP DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PROJECT Empowered lives Resilient nations Quarterly Report For the Quarter Ending 30th September‚2011 Implemented by Orissa State Disaster Management Authority Bhubaneswar QUARTERLY REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GOI-UNDP DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) PROJECT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING ON 30.09.11 MAIN RESULT AREA I: INSITUTIONAL STRENTHENING 1. Formation and meetings of the SDMA and DDMAs‚ SSC‚ Inter-agency groups and expert/thematic groups a. State Disaster Management
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The given scenario provides a challenging process by which a traditional EMS system is no longer as applicable as it would be in other situations. The radiation attack response system in which government officials must utilize within this scenario must be flexible and adaptable as various challenges were presented. These challenges included dealing with hospital preparedness and radiation isolation‚ the communication issues which were present throughout the incident‚ the limited availability of
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HAT TASK 1 Karie N. Webb Western Governors University Student ID# 273217 1. Description of selected community based on the assessment. Cultural assessment: Edgecombe County is a very rural community lying in the eastern section of North Carolina. The county has a population of 52‚150 with the majority of the population being African American females with the median age group of this population being 38 years old and primary langue being English (Michelle B. Etheridge‚ MAEd‚ 2010). The
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Emergency preparedness is a shared responsibility. It is not just one particular entity that provides security and safety for the American people (Pittman‚ 2010). Leadership is a major aspect of emergency management. Since disasters cannot be prevented from happening‚ initiatives like community protection planning that includes organizing‚ equipping‚ training‚ and exercising must be implemented (Pittman‚ 2010). Homeland security‚ presently has the responsibility for funding‚ preparing and‚ operating
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Election of the President The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of: • elected members of the two Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the States - Article 54 • It includes the national capital territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry • The President’s election is held in accordance with a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote • there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the
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done well at‚ or has the chance to excel at. The strengths are as follows: Jackson Park Hospital already has a budget for the fast track system in their emergency department‚ registered nurses do the triage meaning patients are seen by more than just a doctor. Patients are given written instructions when discharged; there is 24/7-hour emergency room care with a full time attending physician‚ nurses‚ residence physicians‚ and medical students. Lastly‚ Jackson Park has a partial hospitalization program
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Emergency Management is defined and mandated in different levels of government federal‚ state and local emergency management planning in security today faces many critical obstacles‚ such as an imbalance of focus between levels of security such as homeland security‚ FBI and the CIA and including private and public sector security and natural disaster management‚ the challenge of involving the public in preparedness planning‚ the lack of an effective partnership with the business community‚ cuts
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