Emergency Services P1 – Emergencies like earthquakes and floods cause more harm than others and are more visible than others. Larger scale incidents are known as major incidents whilst smaller ones are known as smaller incidents. Smaller incidents can still be classed as an emergency. The government defines an emergency as an event or situation that threats a person safety‚ property or war and terrorism that threatens serious damage to the security to the county. This is defined by the Civil
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The question of whether emergency contraception poses a moral dilemma and/or a health risk has been addressed for many years throughout countries in the entire world. Although most moral issues have biased views based on religion‚ personal beliefs‚ and family standards‚ the more important objective question is how are people who choose to use emergency contraceptives putting their own personal health at risk. Today‚ emergency contraception can be used after a rape or sexual assault‚ any time unprotected
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The Emergency Room The emergency department team consists of many trained professionals each with a specific job in treating the patient. Emergency room personnel usually consists of administrative registration clerks‚ a triage nurse‚ primary nurses‚ a charge nurse‚ the attending physician or emergency nurse practitiner‚ and nursing assistants. Also‚ in certain hospitals the trauma team (surgeons‚ anesthesiologists‚ and specialized physicians) may be on standby to aid in an emergency situation
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Emergency Operations Plan Roland Brown University of Phoenix Critical Incident Management CJA/560 Ian Moffett November 22‚ 2010 Emergency Operations Plan Emergency planning has changed very much since the 9/11 attacks. Law enforcement agencies focus more on prevention‚ preparedness‚ response‚ recovery‚ and mitigation. With planning and efforts made by law enforcement agencies‚ the law enforcement community can provide a comprehensive emergency management and security program (EMHSD/MSP‚ 2009)
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CHAPTER 2 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS This chapter will introduce the many actors in emergency management and examine some of the problems inherent in dealing with the complex emergency management policy process. The first section will address four basic issues. First‚ how is a “stakeholder” defined‚ especially in the context of emergency management? Second‚ who are the stakeholders emergency managers should be concerned about? Third‚ at what level in the system and by which different stakeholders
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Critical Incident A Reflective Essay Rich & Parker 2001 defines critical incidents as snapshots of something that happens to a patient‚ their family or healthcare professional. It may be something positive‚ or it could be a situation where someone has suffered in some way. Reflecting on critical incidents will allow me to explore and analyse incidents and how it has affects me and what I hope to do with these effects in the course of my training towards becoming a registered practitioner. It
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"Gun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel they have the right to bear arms for protection‚ or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people are penalized for protecting their lives‚ or even for enjoying a common‚ innocent sport. To enforce gun control throughout the nation means violating a persons Constitutional rights. Although some people
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Emergency communication plans provide for effective planning and response to critical incidents. Using the Homeland Security’s interoperability continuum and national emergency communication plan as well as additional outside sources this emergency communication paper will outline how having an effective Emergency Communication Plan (EMP) with redundancy is important for the City of Everett’s success and safety of the public. The emergency communication plan will include brief synopsis and information
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Emergency contraception Mechanism Progesterone-only method‚ one dose‚ 1.5mg within 120 hours of unprotected sex Alternatively‚ Levongestrel in two doses‚ 0.75 mg‚ q12h Levonorgestrel ECPs prevent pregnancy by preventing or delaying ovulation. May also prevent fertilization of an eff by affecting the cervical mucus or decreasing the ability of sperm to bind to the egg **Note: levonorgestrel ECPs are NOT effective once process of implantation has begun‚ and will no cause abortion Classification:
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Emergency Management Policies Since 1979‚ the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the Federal Government’s lead agency in responding to and recovering from many of the Nation’s greatest moments of crisis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for‚ preventing‚ mitigating the effects of‚ responding to‚ and recovering from all domestic disasters‚ whether natural or man-made‚ including acts of terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings
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