Emergency Response: Disaster in Franklin County Katherine Helm Western Governor’s University May 2013 Role of the Major Public Health Personnel In the event of a disaster‚ the community relies upon the public health personnel to evaluate the needs of the community‚ assess the available resources‚ provide reliable information‚ and coordinate health activities. It is essential that local health workers are trained professionals who are reassuring and organized to address health‚ social‚ cultural
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The Critical Incident Response Manual For Supervisors And Managers Lt. John Kane D-PREP‚ LLC. March 2004 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 MAJOR POINTS 5 TWO KINDS OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS 5 SUSPECT ADVANTAGES 6 PLAN FOR THE UNEXPECTED 8 LACK OF OFFICERS & SUPERVISORS 8 TRAINING ISSUES 9 TEAM BUILDING 10 CLEAR SPEECH 11 CRISIS MEDIA RELATIONS 12 EVACUATION / EMERGENCY EVAC / RESCUE 20 RISK v. BENEFIT ANALYSIS
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Background Literature Hospitals are the most important base for health care in a community especially when it comes to a disaster‚ the function of a hospital has to be in a high quality and also the communication‚ transportation‚ and prevent distribution between hospitals have to be good as well. The Incident Command System (ICS) was created in 1970 in response to a series of wildfires in Southern California in the United States. The goal of ICS was to create a simple communication and establish
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Team Communication - Emergency Response Team In any team‚ communication plays a vital role for the team to survive and succeed. Without communication‚ the team will not accomplish anything as a whole. Communication is a critical element in the Emergency Response Team (ERT) system. Many organizations use an ERT system; to act in times of crisis‚ or for daily work related injury or personal illness issues. For an Emergency Response Team to work effectively‚ each member needs to be able to keep
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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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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Kimberly Lewis NUR 408 May 7‚ 2012 Theresa White‚ MSN Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Preparing for an emergency and knowing what to do in case of an emergency is an important aspect every community should know. Preparedness can be the difference between life and death in certain situations. This is the case in Season two Episode five of this week’s assignment. A forest fire is raging out of control near the Neighborhood
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should be a clear process of how accidents are recorded correctly. If you are offsite you should always have a first aider with you with you with a first aid box and any inhalers or other medication required for the pupils you are with. Illness; When dealing with a illness schools usually send the pupils to the office or first aider. But if you have to deal with an illness that has arisen suddenly‚ you will have to take action yourself while sending for a first aider. You should make the casualty comfortable
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An emergency occurs when a urgent situation takes place that can be detrimental to a person’s life. Emergencies are not a common occurrence; however do arise on occasion. The response and outcome of emergencies can be positively amplified with an organized plan or preparedness technique. In “The Neighborhood” community‚ there was an emergency‚ forest fires‚ which left the residents to experience unfortunate residual respiratory effects. The many that suffered include patients and staff in the hospital
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1) ROLE OF A LITERATURE REVIEW o a literature review is used as a research method in itself. It uses existing research and data to draw conclusions o a literature review is an examination of existing research that has been conducted on a particular topic or issue. It involves the researcher summarising the views‚ opinions and findings of other researchers o a literature review is used to provide background information and allows you to gain an in depth understanding of the topic prior to conducting
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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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