Disaster Disasters : A State Of Panic

According to http://www.ready.gov/business/implementation/emergency explains the steps that need to be taken and the importance of an emergency plan. “When an emergency occurs, the first priority is always life safety. The second priority is the stabilization of

Explain the importance of having an emergency plan in place to deal with unforeseen incidents

Tragic events that cause damage to property and life may destroy the social, cultural and economic life of a community. Communities must be engaged in the various phases from prevention to recovery to build disaster resilient communities. In order to do this, there must be a disaster preparedness plan in place that involves multiple people in various roles.

Having these plans in place give the Disaster Recovery team the instructions they need when disaster strikes

Planning ties with one of the National Preparedness Goal’s mission area, that is prevention. The 9/11 events made DHS to aggressively change its focus to an “all hazards” approach. Prevention is a core component to accomplish this objective. However, for an effective prevention requires thorough planning. The private sector provides this type of service and DHS may hire a private sector entity to develop a prevention plan for them. In planning, all levels of government and private sector entities must coordinate with one another in developing and executing courses of action to prevent or reduce the impact of natural disasters or terrorist attack (Homeland Security, 2011). According to the National Preparedness Goal, planning is one of the mission are capabilities and preliminary targets of prevention (Homeland Security, 2011, p. 5). The private sector’s impact in planning with the DHS is essential for an effective prevention in support of the National Preparedness

Why is it necessary for our country to have an effective emergency plan in place? Why does it matter how the country responds to emergencies when every part of our country, including cities and states, face emergency situations on a daily basis all over? Some are bad to worse, and some horrific to deadly. Well, this paper explains the importance of the National Response Plan and why it is necessary for our country to have it in place. It explores several articles that have been published to show the results on the effectiveness and response of the National Response Plan.

Reactions to Natural Disasters How would you feel if a natural disaster hit your city, and everything in it was destroyed? For people in the Philippines, this is exactly what is happening. A deadly magnitude of a 7.1 earthquake struck the Central Philippines on a National Holiday and was the strongest to strike in the last 23 years (Background Essay ). 43,000 people experienced this severe shaking and everything was destroyed (Background Essay). A few years before in 1990 a magnitude of 6 occurred on the Fault line and $154 million in damage and injured about 300 people in result.

Being prepared and having a plan in place, with detailed plans and procedures are useful before, during and after a disaster. Waiting until the last minute can be disastrous (Hayhurst, 2013). There is always the potential that a disaster may occur at any time and at any place. Therefore, being prepared is important to a planned and coordinated response to disastrous events. Healthcare facilities such as hospitals and clinics have specific plans in place to address possible disasters. One disaster plan addressed at the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) in the New Orleans, Louisiana location is bomb threats.

Some of the disaster plans did not work, and some simply did not have one in place like with Hurricane Katrina. Our homeland security that was put in place have to be prepared. I know now in Louisiana State employees are non-profits of the states during any kind of disaster they have to check on the people they serve.I know in hurricane Katrina a lot of disabled, and the elderly got left there, and I think some even drowned. Now, a plan is in place for the elderly, and the mentally challenged. This plan can even be built on, but a plan needs to be put in place for future disasters(heritage.org,2015,Np).

Preparedness is known as a cycle of continuous planning. This progression is one component of an extensive arrangement to prevent, response and recovery, and protection sections. This step is a major cycle that the Homeland Security Bill has worked on to implement antiterrorism routines. Natural disasters are events that nobody can prevent from happening. When there are catastrophes that take place there possibly might require measures that are preventative, it is

In this paper we will discuss the history of Emergency Management and the political influence shrouding this field for the past two hundred years. Political influence has been steadily increasing and this can be attributed in part to the rise in social media and the increased involvement by local leaders during disaster recovery and response. To support this theory we will also analyze Hurricane Sandy and looking at three politically charged components of the disaster. Finally, we will discuss disaster policy and the future of emergency management.

Disasters of any type affect the entire community and more importantly the lives of people in that community. Among those living in the community the vulnerable populations, particularly the older adults, experience the effects of disaster disproportionately given their health conditions, illness states due to chronic diseases and other special needs.

When a disaster occurs all health care personnel are required to report to different tasks, in which could be more intense than their usual routines. As a disaster service worker, after a huge earthquake happens, I am required to triage groups of injured people. As I move along in checking the patients, one of the patients I end up needing to treat is my friend. I’m doing the best I can to stop the blood from coming out, but she is bleeding heavily. I am unable to stop the bleeding, however she pleads that I stay with her until someone else can help. Being that I am a disaster service worker it is my job to make sure that all the patients that are injured have a chance to survive and be seen. I tagged my friend red and moved

Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in Hospitals: A Critical Study on the Hospitals of Eastern Region in Saudi Arabia

Initiative to teach, inform, learn and escort research in any disaster serves as a means to more effectively progress through disastrous occurrences. Research helps to minimize confusion with occurrences that have never occurred before. Hindrances displays itself in many different arrangements during the progression of any natural disaster. Early development for research grouping proprieties before a disaster transpires, can truly help to mitigate situations that may be the cause of added hindrance during any unfortunate natural disaster.