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    Argue the military needs to provide required treatment and screening for our military veterans. What is PtsdExposure to a traumatic event in which the person Experienced‚ witnessed‚ or was confronted by death or serious injury to self or others and Responded with intense fear‚ helplessness‚ or horror Features Appear in 3 clusters: re-experiencing‚ avoidance/numbing‚ hyperarousalLast for 1 month Cause clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning Re-experiencing Recurrent distressing

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    Introduction: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a mental disorder‚ which can occur after a traumatic event outside the range of normal human experience. Symptoms and manifestation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder vary based on each patient‚ but the most common symptoms include reliving of the event‚ hyper vigilance or alertness‚ insomnia‚ anger and aggression‚ reduced social interaction‚ night terrors and possible flashbacks. There is a vast array of treatments and treatment plans but

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    Becoming A Life Saver Everyone in the world needs help and saving sometimes‚ here are a few of the requirements it takes to become that person. These are just a few of the requirements to become a paramedic. First off one would have to take college classes to become a paramedic starting with general study classes. These classes include English course‚ Mathematic courses‚ Sociology and Phycology courses. Other classes you will have to take are Health and Science classes. A few example

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    Paramedics work as independent and autonomous semi health care professionals within the Australian health care system‚ both within the rural and urban environments. Firstly with the ever evolving and expanding health care environment there has been a need to move from vocational training within ambulance centers to a university based undergraduate education system. Secondly‚ with the changing nature of a paramedics role and expectations from the community‚ paramedics are quickly being considered

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    Assessment Task: Explore the statement - A Paramedic is a health care professional operating autonomously and independently within the Australian Health Care System. Intro: Paramedics have a complex identity within the Australian Health Care System. As the main provider of pre hospital care in todays’ society‚ paramedics have changed dramatically over the past 20 years‚ transitioning from ambulance drivers‚ to its current practitioner role. Although paramedics work alongside other emergency services

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    Part B A major component of the care Paramedics provide is the assessment of a patient’s physical status‚ which is the ground for any further treatment. The assessment method that an Advanced Care Paramedic follows is a systematic assessment referred to as the Primary Survey. The aim of this fundamental assessment is to give an initial diagnosis of the patient as well as identifying any imminent threats to the patient. This assessment is used so that a Paramedic can decide how to treat the patient

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    Stress Disorder and our Veterans What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? According to the PTSD website‚ PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life threatening events such as military combat‚ natural disasters‚ terrorist incidents‚ serious accidents‚ or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Unfortunately‚ a lot of our military veterans are diagnosed with PTSD. Veterans who have experienced trauma or have witnessed trauma to others

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    disorder (PTSD). These factors interfere with the emotional processing of the traumatic event (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). These factors include painful emotions‚ which leads to avoidance which thus maintains the PTSD (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). Therefore the analysis of these maintaining factors provides the basis for current approaches to treatment and intervention which will support the individuals in challenging these factors (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). A large number of people who experience and suffer from PTSD do not

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    history is important because of the serious psychosocial impairments associated with PTSD. We believe after reviewing the intake form with the client‚ we will have an easier process of deciding what the next step is and how to proceed. 2. Oceanside Case Example via “Soft Spots” Recently I had the pleasure of reading “Soft Spots” by former Marine Sgt. Clint Van Winkle. Throughout the reading numerous examples of PTSD were prevalent as he rendered his account of returning home from his deployment in

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    Running head: FUEL COSTS EFFECTING EMS How Rising Fuel Cost Effect EMS Agencies Eric Hatcher EMS 280 6 May 08 How Rising Fuel Cost Effect EMS Agencies As the prices of fuel increase nationwide‚ it isn’t only the local residents that feel the pinch of higher fuel prices. Those responsible for fueling ambulances‚ fire engines‚ and police cars are also battling the soaring transportation costs. Granted‚ this

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