Part I What are the primary differences between Mitigation and Preparedness? Research and describe three examples of each. The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93
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Emergency Management When an emergency happens‚ it is best to be prepared and understand where to go and how to arrive there. Most people will go to his or her local hospital to seek assistance‚ whereas some may be brought to the facility by an emergency vehicle. In any case emergency management needs to know what he or she needs to do to protect their community and themselves. Emergency management (EM) entails An emergency is the unplanned events that cause harm and death and can happen within
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Emergency Management Plan Main Ave Pharmacy Purpose: To establish a plan for the operation of the pharmacy when due to external events‚ the normal operation of the pharmacy is compromised‚ affecting its ability to deliver care to patients and provide for a safe environment for personnel. Policy: To ensure appropriate staff response to a wide variety of emergencies for short-term management of patient care and personal safety. The type of assistance may vary or be nonexistent in a given
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT This chapter provides an overview that describes the basic types of hazards threatening the United States and provides definitions for some basic terms such as hazards‚ emergencies‚ and disasters. The chapter also provides a brief history of emergency management in the federal government and a general description of the current emergency management system—including the basic functions performed by local emergency managers. The chapter concludes
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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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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? Volcanic activity happens across the surface of the globe and naturally hazards occur too. It can be said that it’s easier to predict an event than prevent it‚ however prediction does have a positive impact on the effects of a volcanic hazard. Firstly‚ the extent to which preparation and planning can decrease effects can only be done by prediction. There are numerous ways in which volcanoes can be monitored
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SECR 5060 – EMERGENCY PLANNING QUESTIONS Question 1 Discuss the following elements found in the plan: A Mission‚ goals and/or objectives and discuss which of them was the most important and why. Since Florida is at risk for emergencies or disasters on a daily basis‚ Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (DEM) 2008-2013 commenced a Strategic Plan. Within these plans‚ they set up goal and objectives to ensure that they meet the needs of the state‚ before‚ during‚ and after disasters. It
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President is ultimately accountable to manage an emergency response that affects our country. It is standard practice that emergency response starts typically at the local government‚ with the state government only getting involved at the request of the local government‚ typically when the means of local government are at a great disadvantage. The federal government provides continuous support to state and local governments for emergency preparedness‚ it becomes involved in responding to a
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective
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Emergency response activities are conducted during the time period that begins with the detection of the event and ends with the stabilization of the situation following impact. FEMA (1998b‚ p. 12) indicates the goal of emergency response is “to save lives and property by positioning emergency equipment and supplies; evacuating potential victims; providing food‚ water‚ shelter and medical care to those in need; and restoring critical public services”. In many cases‚ hazard monitoring systems ensure
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