antibiotic is to be administered to the patient within six hours of arrival to the hospital. This means in order to meet this requirement more and more blood cultures are being obtained in the emergency department by emergency room personnel‚ thus leading to the PICOT question; In patients presenting to the emergency room‚ how does contamination of blood cultures obtained by nurses compared to proper collection of blood cultures obtained by nurses‚ affect administration of unnecessary antibiotics and increased
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domestic response partners to prepare for or provide qualified national response to disasters and emergencies. (Wikipedia‚ 2012) During this time of emergency and disaster the response time was very slow‚ and communication was not effective. In an emergency support plan there are 15 functions transportation‚ communication‚ public works & engineering‚ firefighting‚ emerging management‚ mass care emergency assistance housing and human services‚ logistics and management & resources‚ public health & medical
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their own disaster plans that make it possible to overcome various catastrophes and return to functioning normally as quickly as possible Introduction Disaster Management: the range of activities designed to mitigate the effects of disasters and emergency situations and to provide a framework for helping people at-risk to avoid or recover from the impact of the disaster. Unfortunately at the time of major natural disasters‚ the regular telecommunication infrastructure of public wired and wireless
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2/8/2012 Ethical considerations for providing emergency contraception’s to rape victims requires all hospitals to provide information and access to emergency contraceptive to victims of sexual assault. Plan B‚ an oral synthetic hormone‚ is the most common type of emergency contraception and is often called the “morning after pill.” Supporters of the legisla¬tion argue that emergency contraception is a medically accepted way of preventing preg¬nancy and does not
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It is the job of the American Red Cross to care for American citizens in their time of need whenever disaster strikes. This would be no different if a zombie apocalypse were to occur. The Red Cross would carry out all of these duties as if they were dealing with a tsunami‚ wildfire‚ or even an act of terrorism. This includes finding a shelter in-place‚ maintaining proper communication with all citizens‚ having the appropriate supplies‚ and providing any medical attention that may be needed. The Red
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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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always thought that I am extremely lucky to be given the opportunity to study abroad; hence‚ I try to make the most of my time here which is spent doing volunteer work. A program in which I spend most of my time volunteering is called Community Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP) that supports those who are not fortunate enough to go to school‚ or have a place to live. CEAP does not only give me valuable pieces of knowledge and experiences but also helps me understand that there are many people who
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safety and health and control of major accident hazards. 18. Review of Safety Case. 19. Revisions and material changes to Safety Case. 20. Duty to conform to Safety Case. PART V EMERGENCY PLANS 21. Onsite and offsite emergency plans. 22. Review and testing of emergency plans. 23. Implementing emergency plans. ii PART VI PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY DUTY HOLDERS 24. Provision of information to public. 25. Provision of information to competent authority. PART VII GENERAL
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physician when notified chose to dismiss this fact and discharge the patient. The patient would return soon after with worsening symptoms that would require emergency surgery. Should the nurses have initially pressed for further action‚ treatment? The patient was involved in a single vehicle accident involving his motorcycle and brought to the Emergency Department for left leg injuries‚ specifically a knee injury. While riding he had lost control and when he fell was pinned under his bike. “Single
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University ofDelaware Disaster Research C n e etr PRELIMINARY PAPER #224 DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS DISASTER N PREPAREDNESS I TWO U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS James M. Dahlhamer &Melvin J. D’Souza 1995 Determinants of Business Disaster Preparedness in Two U.S. Metropolitan Areas James M. Dahlhamer Melvin J. D’Souza Disaster Research Center Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice University of Delaware Newark‚ Delaware 19716 USA Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
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