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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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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CYP CORE 34 Task 2 - Support children and young people’s health and safety be able to recognise and manage risks to health safety and security in a work setting or off site visits. Why it is important to take a balanced approach to risk management It is important to take a balanced approach to risk management so not to over protect the children we care for but providing them with the safety to explore and make some decisions about risks confidently themselves with guidance. Children need to
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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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Doctor Visits More Traumatic than Illness Development by Example Preventable medical errors kill or seriously injure hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 1999 study has estimated that as many as 98‚000 people die every year from preventable medical errors. If this figure were included in the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Leading Causes of Death in the United States‚ it would be the sixth leading cause of death in the United
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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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respond to an incident‚ there are a few things that need to be followed: 1. Minimize the number of severity of security incidents. 2. Assemble the core computer security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). 3. Define an incident response plan. 4. Contain the damage and minimize risk. [3] How to minimize the number of severity and security incidents: It is impossible to prevent all security related incidents‚ but there are things that can be done to minimize the impact of such incidents: • Establishing
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M3: discuss health‚ safety or security concerns arising from a specific incident or emergency in a health and social care setting. In this report I am going to discuss health‚ safety and security concerns that may arise when dealing with abuse and intruders in entry and foundation at Haringey sixth form centre. Incidents of suspected or actual Abuse The main concern that may arise when dealing with abuse is communication. This becomes a major concern as if a student’s has a hearing or speech
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Murrysville‚ Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A teenage boy wielding two kitchen knives went on a stabbing rampage at his high school in Murrysville‚ Pennsylvania‚ early Wednesday‚ before being tackled by an assistant principal‚ authorities said. Twenty students and a security officer at Franklin Regional Senior High School were either stabbed or slashed in the attack‚ Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told reporters. The accused attacker was been identified as 16-year-old Alex Hribal‚ according
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Fire Corps is one of five partner programs under Citizen Corps‚ the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience. Citizen Corps partner programs share the common goal of helping communities prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies of all kinds. Launched in 2004‚ Fire Corps is managed by the National Volunteer Fire Council and works with various organizations
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