to revisit the concerns of first responders as they relate to the threat of anthrax and anthrax vaccination. The health and safety of America’s first responders are the reasons for consideration of these bills‚ which include language to provide emergency responders access to anthrax vaccine in the Strategic National Stockpile. OVERALL TAKEAWAY The best protection for first responders when faced with an intentional or accidental release of anthrax is to be previously vaccinated. Currently‚ the U
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are accidents and injuries that occur‚ the same policy is put in place such as calling 911 and parents when major accidents happen. Or parents or guardians are informed immediately when an injury has occurred. They also have shelter-in-place‚ an emergency crisis response plan‚ reverse evacuation plan‚ and a lockdown in case of an intruder. Also a plan if there is a hostage situation. The strengths that KU / Champions have are that we tell the parents that files are kept confidential as with BB
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Answer: Summary: In my first section (Introduction)‚ I explain my work responsibilities in the Waterberg district municipality / disaster management as a Control room operator and my departmental mission‚ vision and objectives. As I proceed to the second section (Body of the report)‚ under the interventions and recommendations‚ I explained the necessity of the four functions of management when starting any business‚ private or public organisation and dealing with a supervisory management skills problem
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adaptable to almost any emergency situation is something that will be used more regularly and therefore be more likely to succeed when the time comes. Major organizations‚ cities‚ even
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Responding to Mass Casualty Events Abstract The purpose of this research is to inform the reader on how emergency response teams would work in a coordinated effort to respond to a mass casualty event. The general public does not typically understand how much is involved in declaring a mass casualty event and activating all the moving parts to achieve the greatest outcome possible. This information will be passed to the reader through explanation of terminology‚
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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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