The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Community The assignment for this paper asks about a disaster that could happen in my community. A disaster is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption‚ and or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2012‚ p.508). The purpose of the paper is to provide information how the professional nurse react in the community when a disaster take place. The Role of the Nurse The disaster selected for the paper
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Factors making small communities In Pakistan more vulnerable to disasters As soon as we hear the word disaster‚ automatically resounding screams and shocking images come in to our mind. Disaster however is a sudden or unforeseen event that has a negative effect on human lives. At individual level it may limit to major illness‚ death or some economic issue and at a wider scenario it might have effects on the community as a whole in the form of a fire‚ collapse of a building‚ epidemics‚ flood
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the appropriate ways. We need to identify potential hazards and use the training knowledge to implement strategies to eliminate or reduce the risk to prevent injuries occurring. (Major workplace Hazards‚ website‚ 2003) Manual handling is procedures that require the use of strength to complete a variety of tasks. These motions include lifting‚ pulling‚ pushing‚ carrying‚ holding or restraining of a person or an object. (Major workplace Hazards‚ website‚ 2003)‚ (OHSW&IM PROCEDURE‚ website‚ 2011)
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risk assessment is an examination of what could cause harm to people so that you can assess whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent any harm. Here are some steps to managing a risk assessment: * Identify the hazards‚ * Decide who might be harmed and how‚ * Evaluate the risks and decide on precaution‚ * Record your findings and implement them‚ * Review your assessment and
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P1 Risk: the chance of getting harmed. Hazard: anything which can cause harm. I will be taking 5 children aged 2-4 from the nursery to the park. There are many hazards that can occur in the park such as the following. 1. Glass on the ground‚ child could pick up the piece of glass and cut them self. 2. Ice on ground‚ child could slip and could cause them to fracture their arm or leg‚ if they land in a bad position. 3. Pond is another hazard as the child could fall or jump in to the
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MP A R Munich Personal RePEc Archive Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan and Abuturab Khan 12. October 2008 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11052/ MPRA Paper No. 11052‚ posted 12. October 2008 23:59 UTC Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan Professor‚ Department of Development Studies COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ Abbottabad and Institute of Development Studies NWFP Agricultural University‚ Peshawar
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Task 1 – Health & Safety Policy Booklet Health and safety at work act The Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 secures the health and safety of people at work. This Act imposes a responsibility to the employer to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all their employees. The employee has a duty to work according to the legislation and provide systems of work that are safe and without risk to health. Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988
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Wheelchairs in the corridors are a tripping hazard‚ to avoid this hazard the possible thing we can do is that put the wheelchairs in a corner. People who are affected by this hazard are the staff‚ visitors‚ and the
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organization. In a training guide published by FEMA defines modular organization as “The Incident Command organizational structure develops in a modular fashion that is based on the size and complexity of the incident‚ as well as the specifics of the hazard environment created by the incident.” (Incident Command System 3). Organization is important because of course‚ without organization‚ this flexibility is important because as the situation changes so does the priorities and functions of the ICS.
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follow health and safety procedures at all times. Our responsibilities in terms of health and safety hold a very important role as we are always direct in contact with the classrooms and playgrounds therefore we should always ensure that there are no hazards left being unattended and unreported. Our role includes routine walk around checks where we ensure items are stored safely in cupboards after using them and the floor is kept clear at all times. Any spillage should be cleared up and should not be
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