safely to emergency incidents as an emergency response driver. There are two meanings to the term emergency response. Firstly an emergency response is the fourth of five related elements that make up Integrated Emergency Management (IEM) when dealing with major incidents. The five elements are: 1. Risk assessment. 2. Hazard prevention and minimisation. 3. Preparedness. 4. Response. 5. Recovery. As an emergency response driver‚ you have to arrive at the scene of the incident as fast
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conditions. One aspect of this profession that you not have considered is how incredibly varied and intense the job of a firefighter is. Firefighters solve many different kinds of problems every day‚ from simple medical emergencies to complex incidents like fires‚ floods‚ terrorist-related incidents and traffic accidents. In order to complete these tasks‚ they have to have courage. Although it is dangerous‚ they can save many people from dying or getting hurt. Being respected by many children and adults
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and why the hospital emergency department sometimes used for nonurgent conditions. | The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act‚ better known as EMTALA was developed due to the concern that patients that could not pay would be denied emergency medical treatment. This law confronted the hospitals that were allegedly transferring‚ discharging‚ or refusing to treat patients who did not have insurance. To protect these patients‚ the 1986 signed law required emergency facilities to must screen
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3.1: Identify what accidents‚ incidents and emergency situations may occur? Missing child: a child would wonder off and leave the premises without anyone realising. If this happens‚ the setting procedures must to be followed which will include reporting the missing child to the line manager immediately‚ searching the premises and informing the police and parents in necessary. Aggressive behaviour of a child: I child could became very upset and starts to throw things and attack other children or adults
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4.1 Policies and procedures in response to accidents‚ incidents and emergencies and illness. POLICY – We follow the guidelines in reporting injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences (RIDDOR) for reporting of accidents and incidents Procedures. Accident book: is kept safely and accessibly; Is accessible to staff and volunteers‚ who know how to complete it; and it Is reviewed at least half termly to identify any potential or actual hazards. All accidents recorded are shown to the parent
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An Emergency Medical Technician’s job is to offer a second chance for someone‚ and they hope they can fix all one’s issues before moving on to the next patient. But‚ what if there are too many patients to fix each one of their issues‚ and you are by yourself. Welcome to the world of a mass casualty incident and triage‚ where life or death decisions are made. I was still training to become a basic EMT. My friends and I were quite confident in our skills‚ especially since we were three days from graduation
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reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. EMTs and paramedics provide this vital service as they care for and transport the sick or injured to a medical facility. In an emergency‚ EMTs and paramedics are typically dispatched by a 911 operator to the scene‚ where they often work with police and firefighters. while assessing the nature of the patients condition‚ they try to determine whether the patient has any pre-existing medical conditions. EMT workers work
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Emergency Department An "emergency medical condition" is a condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity‚ such as severe pain‚ for which the lack of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient in serious jeopardy‚ serious impairment to bodily functions‚ or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part (Smith 2002‚ page 427) According to Pozgar (2012). The Emergency Department is a critical area among hospitals and a target
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Emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing‚ supporting‚ and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. Similar‚ it is the continuous process by which all individuals‚ groups‚ and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid‚ or better the impact of disasters resulting from the various hazards. In fact‚ “emergency management is a relatively new field but one that can call upon an 88-year tradition of
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states permit residents to grow and possess marijuana plants in their homes (Robinson‚ 2017). Marijuana is growing in popularity with users and politicians‚ due to amount of tax revenue generated through its sales. Since 2012‚ Washington state’s non-medical marijuana dispensaries have totaled over one billion dollars in sales (Robinson‚ 2017). This question we need to examine is how the legalization‚
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