Statement For PHR

With the increasing violence throughout the world, an increase in healthcare workers has also increased. Providing care to people that have come from war torn areas need their beliefs and values to be respected like any other culture. It should also be considered that these particular groups may need specialized care dealing with trauma. With the increase in the need for providers, traveling healthcare providers need to consider the environments they are entering into and the differences in culture (Andrews & Boyle,

International terrorism has greatly impacted the role of first responders throughout the U.S., not only in terms of large scale events like the attacks on 9/11, but the role of the first responder has needed to adapt to the widely varying methods of attacks that have been employed. First responders may face threats from biological, chemical, and radiological weapons of mass destruction. First responder heroes of 9/11 are still dealing with injuries, illness, and even still dying from the effects of that terrorist attack. (ODMP, 2017). First

As the rifle and machine gun fire exchanges in the Syrian Civil War not only lives are lost but many innocent men, women and children are left in need of emergency care. Cecily Hilleary, a traveling journalist for VOA World News, mentions “the United Nations estimates the civil war raging in Syria has left more than 2.5 million people in dire need of food, water, drugs and medical supplies,” not including the already 25,000, and counting, deceased from the war (VOA par. 9). The medical aid is minimal in Syria due to the low number of volunteers and medical staff. Cecily tells the stories of crowded hospitals with over 250-350 beds being piled up upon with hurt Syrian individuals, many being innocent women and

The war promoted the development of health services in military situations. Vietnam was very dangerous because this was the first time that there were people sabotaging at any time. Whether nurses were on the planes, ships or battlefields, they witnessed and participated in an evolution in trauma and combat casualty care. Rapid evacuation, readily available blood, well-established hospitals, advanced surgical techniques, and nursing management all combined to keep the wounded from dying. More specifically, “the rapid evacuation system for the wounded saved many lives that would have been lost in previous wars. Causalities from the battlefield could arrive at hospital receiving wards within minutes of injury” [1]. For example, each air force nurse carried dozens of wounded soldiers through the aircraft doors on bloodied ponchos or litters. She checked the snugness of their dressings to make sure that no one hemorrhaged during the short flight. She joked with patients who reacted to their injuries [2]. Many nurses

Medical, trauma, and emergency knowledge was needed in assessing victims of the attacks, in deciding who needed or did not need medical care and in which order was most beneficial to the time and for the greatest use of supplies available. The days, weeks, months, and years required to recover from these incidents not just in the hot zone, but medically and mentally have set forth implementation of how we focus our efforts before, during, and after hazards strike. The affects of September eleventh, have taught us as first responders and government officials valuable information on disaster response and recovery efforts.

From the years 1995 through 2003, I was an Air Force medic stationed in Germany. For the first five years I was an Airman at the 86 Aeromedical Staging Facility (ASF). Our mission at the ASF was to transport patients back and forth from the flight line as they traveled to and from their medical appointments from their assignments across Europe and sometimes over the Atlantic Ocean to various Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) located in the Continental United States (CONUS). Our daily operations were fairly routine and all of the technicians knew their assigned roles well whether they were driving a vehicle, transporting luggage or caring for traveling patients. ASF operations were fairly routine, even mundane, until 26 June 1996, a terrorist blew up a dorm filled with Air Force personnel in the Middle East called Khobar Towers.

Growing up in Iraq, I endured my homeland’s journey through a difficult period in its history. No one was unaffected: civilians’ lives were disrupted by years of wars and detrimental economic sanctions, but amid the destruction, I saw the good in my community. I witnessed a massive humanitarian effort led by healthcare professionals, as physicians worked to meet the medical needs in my town. My dreams were shaped by this exposure, and ever since, I’ve hoped to join these doctors in their efforts.

Throughout history regardless of their professional background or culture, people have responded to the aid of those who have been displaced and are in need. They have been supported through contributions, manpower, and prayer. Acts 20:35 states, “I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, it is more blessed to give than to receive” (King James Version (KJV)). But through the chaos, hurt, and pain, trauma responders face a few difficulties amongst themselves, the disaster zone they volunteer to work in, “physical, emotional, and even spiritual” fatigue, and “cultural competences” (Mendenhall,

I was helping at the clinic in Kampong-cham, Cambodia, for a service trip. That week, I witnessed many unusual things, but out of them, this was the most appalling. Minor injuries that were simple to treat in America were life threatening there because they did not have

This research paper looks at the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The National Disaster Medical System is a federally coordinated system that helps build the nations medical response capability during major medical or public health incidents that states and local communities cannot handle by themselves (USDHHS, 2015). The research in this article draws upon the history of the establishment of NDMS, and how other hospital teams were first created. The focus of this paper is to explain the goals, mission statement, objectives, and funding of the NDMS. The final section of this paper will explain how the NDMS fits into Emergency Management at the state and local levels, and explain all the different teams in NDMS medical and health professionals can sign up for.

How are hospitals located in war zones compared to hospitals not in war zones? In the report title The Shadow Doctors by Ben Taub, Ben talks about hospitals in war zones in Syria and how their conditions are. As technology began to take over, doctors across the world will use Skype to connect with other doctors. They use Skype to see if they can work together to help a patient if they need help right at that moment. Hospitals in war zones take in soldiers from both sides of the war as patients because they can’t say no to anyone who needs medical treatment.

Today was different. I started immediately with the child who was missing his lower left leg. I applied a tourniquet while assessing for any other major forms of bleeding. I looked up and realized that the three children were the more severe casualties. I instructed a few of my other soldiers to tend to the wounds of the three older men. Most of these wounds were just shrapnel wounds and I had trained my soldiers, who were not medics, well enough to handle minor injuries and patient assessments. This allowed me to keep my focus on the patients that could

As the sound of the explosion pierced my ears and shook the walls of my living "shack," I knew this was not the ever familiar mortar rounds coming in. I walked outside, against standard operating procedures when under attack, and saw a huge mushroom cloud at the front gate. It was at this moment that my radio blared for all medics to report to the battalion aid station to prepare for a mass casualty situation. I knocked on the doors of my soldier's and alerted them to get to the aid station ASAP. Luckily, our sleeping areas were within a two minute walk to our make-shift emergency room. Soon after arriving, organized chaos ensued. We had been in this situation before, alerted for a mass casualty; however, never had a mass casualty situation happened that affected a large portion of our own troops. All medical personnel

Medical aid is a warm cup of hot chocolate after playing in the snow; it is unfairly, something not given to some people. Many people in the world have been affected by war or treated unfairly without receiving comfort. Some people such as Human Rights Watch are taking measures to make sure human rights issues are reported. John Hersey's book Hiroshima shows the real-life problem around the world of people not receiving medical aid.

Although volunteers for Medecins Sans Frontiers are commonly stationed in various countries with a dire healthcare worker shortage, regions with refugee camps and internally displaced persons are also a focus for this organization. Refugees and internally displaced persons often come from war torn regions and live in close confines with poor sanitation and limited resources. These living situations become a breeding ground for diseases and other health issues like malnutrition, yet the individuals lack access to any sort of healthcare. The organization also responds quickly when regions suddenly experience an increased need for healthcare, for example in times of an epidemic or a natural disaster. Medecins Sans Frontiers’ involvement across its varying regions and their attempt to address a broad spectrum of healthcare truly show how altruistic the organization is to individuals regardless of race, gender, or religion.