The Probability Of Violence In Emergency Medical Services

During the Vietnam War 27 million American men registered for the “Draft”. A American man was required to register for the draft at the age of 18. Men between the ages of 18-26 years old fought in Vietnam unless they were in college or Medically disabled. 80% of the middle and lower classes fought in the war, and about ⅔ of the men were volunteers to fight.

A practice that has been put in place is the use of call buttons that are installed and easily available for the staff to use when dealing with escalating patients. Within this Veterans Affairs Hospital, the inpatient geriatric unit has at least 2-3 cases of patient-on-patient assault each month. For those that are very aggressive, this is currently being addressed by the use of one-on-one staff and antipsychotic medications. Clinicians are expected to be able to assess whether intervention is needed to protect other patients and staff from patients’ violence, to assess when patients pose a sufficient level of risk, and to assess when patients who have been hospitalized can be safely discharged to the community. However, surveys of practitioners suggest that many receive little formal training in violence risk assessment. (McNeil, et al. 2009) The limitations of formal training in risk assessment for violence suggested by such surveys underscore the need for education in this topic, hence the relevance of this educational training. Nurses on the front lines of care are ill-prepared to deal with this, hence the need for training. (Peek-Asa, et al.

Over the last five years I have worked with college staff to get students more involved in campus safety and the main way was through the creation of a student patrol called Tiger Patrol. The program has been a great success and we wanted to expand it to a student EMS group that would help respond to medical emergencies on campus. Through the help of student Kyle Sansom who has done most of the work CC EMS is now up and running. The team is made up of 9 students, are all state certified and practice under the guidance of a local Doctor. They have worked several shifts and have responded to a couple medical emergencies and have worked side-by-side with AMR and CSFD. We are still testing out the program and will be working to make adjustments

Baltimore County Fire Department (BCoFD) has a progressive EMS system that serves more than 800,000 citizens each year. With the call volume rapidly growing each year, trainings must be developed the meet the needs of the county’s citizens. Training is usually developed for the following reasons: changes in protocols for treatment modalities, refresher training on skillsets that are not used every day to keep providers proficient in the streets, and annual mandatory training required to maintain certifications and licenses.

King County has an integrated education system that equips society with necessary knowledge, particularly the first aid cautionaries. Its inclusion in the curriculum of high school students of the King County ensures that the community at large is informed about how to respond to emergency situations (Eisenberg, Bergner & Hallstrom, 1979). With the knowledge gained from such training, the students became aware of what is expected of them in regards to offering first aid care to an emergency. This knowledge is passed to rest of community when students interact with them. This helps to reduce the number of deaths occurring from certain preventable incidences. It has also enabled EMS to achieve its mandate through the contribution

But local people can also be a problem, let's take a look at Somalia because the warlords are chancing all the time, it is very hard to do business there. Every warlord has its own rules and regulations,

Lord Acton once said, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This quote shows how power leads to corruption. There is a lot of corruption. There is a lot of corruption in the world like Joseph Stalin.

The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) is an actuarial assessment tool developed in 1993. The assessment is a series of twelve questions identified by researchers to determine the potential risk for recidivism in violent and nonviolent offenders if released into the community. Results of the VRAG have been replicated in various studies, and it has proven to be an effective way to determine potential recidivism. Since its creation, additional tools have been developed using the VRAG as a foundation. These tools are known as the SORAG, and VRAG-R. Although the VRAG was designed to assess general violence, the most common use of the assessment in the United States legal system is to determine future risk of sex offenders. Overall the use of

In the case of an active shooter within the care setting, there must be a strategic plan that maximizes the organization’s ability to properly coordinate the safety of personnel and that of the patients. Porter- O' Grady and Malloch (2015) state “Effective planning includes specific engagement and anticipation of leadership response in implementing designated activities in response to signal or trigger events” (p. 292). The first step in this process is training. All hospital staff will go through unit level in service to teach them on how to be able to recognize signs of a potentially dangerous situation and ways to prevent an incident. During the planning stage, a hospital crisis team supervisor will be appointed; their role will be to facilitate communication with emergency personnel and local officials for key information such as the number of victims and/or hostages, number, location and description of shooter. They will also be the contact resource for corridor/door keys, floor plans and phone numbers for each area.

In this module, I have learned thus far that it takes multiple units from Emergency Management divisions and also public service divisions to fully handle a disaster. In this writing assignment, I will be discussing about Journalism and how it is can effect the outcome of a major event, such as a disaster. Journalism in today's society is crucial for the public and also for the teams that are activated to handle such terrible events or disasters. It has come a long way today with the invention of I-phone's, internet, social media and also news media. Without media coverage and new advanced technology about hurricanes, disasters, or event events that may harm our nation would be indescribable to innocent people in our nation. Take September 11th 2001 for an example. The media coverage

Emergency responders, the police, and military rely heavily on practicing in high-stress emergency situations to train their officers. The goal is to get people accustomed to performing their best when it counts the most, practice can make it perfect. Police practice situation that are likely to face them in real conformational situations, the more intense the situation the likelihood of perfection will surface when it

I like to bring your attention a matter which deserves immediate action. The idea of the United States no longer being the world’s greatest and most secure country in the world is a scenario in which many Americans are not prepared to witness. However, this idea from an analysis point of view may differ depending on the situation. The analysis of America’s greatest resources stems from the responsibility of ensuring these resources are protected. The alternative to the solution may

I cannot speak for you, but wow that statement "Go and do the same." Is one of the reasons that I have stayed active in EMS for so long. I like to call this story we just read the first ever recorded EMS system. This story takes us from seeing an assault happen, to bystanders standing around and not doing anything to the Medical Responder just happen to be walking by and decides to stop and help which would be him arriving on scene, treating and packaging the patient for transport, transporting the patient to the closest appropriate facility of his day, and then doing his paper work and even paying for the billing. You and I know this story as the Good Samaritan and it is the foundation of most states Good Samaritan Laws.

What would one do if found in a life threatening situation? How would one know how to react if safety precaution classes were not required to take or weren't available? According to Harvard researchers, the number of mass shootings since 2011 has tripled (Mother Jones). With such a scary rate threatening all our generations, it is important to take the opportunity to prepare for any potential situation that may pose danger. It is necessary for schools to provide required classes to teach students medical procedures and various ways to defend themselves and help others in threatening situations.

In the Code of Virginia, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services currently administers a training that allows law-enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency services personnel, and dispatchers to gain knowledge on how to respond in a crisis emergency. Under the current law, first responders are required to complete mental health awareness training. House Bill 1480 amends the current bill in requiring first responders to participate in a mental health awareness program that is not facilitated by DBHDS and must maintain their training every two years (Helsel, G. C., Jr., 2017).