Adverse Trends in the Emergency Department Lori Davis HCS/482 April 21‚ 2014 Lynn Bertsch It is no secret that the wait times and length of stay for patient’s within the Emergency Department (ED) has steadily increased over the past several years. With that‚ comes adverse events affecting all patients alike. According to Weston (2013)‚ “Falls and delays to treatment are the major contributors to serious and sentinel events” (pg. 33). Data collection has now been utilized to capture
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In an emergency‚ whether natural disaster or terrorist event‚ the most important role is that of first responders. First responders’ jobs are to be the first on the scene in any kind of event and provide various types of response. Some first responders are law enforcement whose first goal is to neutralize the suspect. Others are trained as firefighters to combat fire‚ structural damage‚ and rescue as many victims as they can. Most people think of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or paramedics
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Issue: The two positions in PHEP‚ Public Information Officer and Emergency Preparedness Officer were rolled into one position in 2011. Both were at the same wages & reported directly to the Health Officer. I have been the Public Information Officer for over 11 years. The Public Information Officer did not report to the Emergency Preparedness Officer they were equal. Both had work plans from the state. I am challenging the 3 years that you have reported on me. In 2011‚ two positions‚ EPC & PIO
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important job that EMTs have because what if you need one. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) play an important role in helping people’s needs; they respond to active shooters and victims‚ and they are also affected by terrorist attacks. EMTs help more people. First responders got diseases from 9/11. One person named Perez is one of the many first responders who is still fighting diseases from ground zero. He says ”Despite these concerns‚ emergency medical technicians can take satisfaction from providing
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and a letter should be sent to parents. • All bumped heads should be recorded and a letter sent to parents. • Very serious incidents‚ e.g. where an ambulance is called need to be recorded on an accident report form‚ available in the office FIRE EMERGENCY Anyone discovering fire or smoke should raise the alarm by breaking the glass at the nearest alarm point. On hearing the alarm: • Direct children to walk quietly to the nearest exit and then walk quietly in single file to the assembly points on
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CBELD Lesson Plan Reflection Content area: Emergency Medical Responders Grade Level(s): Grades 11 and 12 How did you modify this lesson for English Learners? In this class with Early Intermediate EL‚ I modified my lesson plan by putting emphasis on accessing prior knowledge‚ modeling and demonstrating‚ teacher’s speech modification and offering more visual through the use of videos and PowerPoints. I assigned students to work with a partner (for think-pair-share or talking-partners) and strongly
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ACCIDENT‚ ILLNESS and EMERGENCY POLICY Policy Statement: The safety of children in my care is paramount and it is my policy to take necessary steps to keep children safe when they are in my care. I will promote good health‚ will prevent accidents and take steps to prevent the spread of illness and infection. I have a responsibility to all children in my care to ensure that a safe and healthy environment is provided at all times. I hold contact details of parents (or another appropriate person
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Weber’s Law and Weberized TV Restoration Jianhong Shen School of Mathematics University of Minnesota Minneapolis‚ MN 55455‚ USA Abstract Most conventional image processors consider little the influence of human vision psychology. Weber’s Law in psychology and psychophysics claims that human’s perception and response to the intensity fluctuation of visual signals are weighted by the background stimulus ‚ instead of being plainly uniform. This paper attempts to integrate this well known perceptual
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four-page paper on emergency supply management during disasters. The upward trend in natural disasters has led to increased attention in supply chain management. It is evident that the number of those affected can be reduced by having capable and effective response operations. Supply chain management consists of approximately 80% of relief efforts and therefore‚ much attention must be given to it. This paper relies on seven sources and is in APA format. Emergency Supply Management
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency‚ or FEMA‚ was created to solve a dire need in America. Disasters‚ unfortunately‚ happen all the time‚ and we as a country need to be prepared to handle them and have a system in place to provide relief after the fact. Throughout the 1960s and 70s‚ a series of disasters struck the nation and those in charge realized that America was poorly suited to help. In 1964‚ the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded hit Alaska‚ killing 139 (Taylor). The Midwest
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