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Unit 2

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Unit 3: Health, safety and security in health and social care. This assignment will look at incidents and emergencies that can happen in a health and social care setting. Within my assignment I will be explaining possible priorities and responses when dealing with two incidents or emergencies in a health and social care setting. I will be discussing health, safety or security concerns that may arise from the incident or emergency. Then I will be discussing how I would respond to them. An emergency is defined as “a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.” (Oxford University). An incident is defined as “a relatively insignificant event that might have serious consequences.” (Collins, 2014). …show more content…

As soon as possible I would then write what happened down in an incident book because if anything major was to go wrong with Anna and I missed something out in the incident book, I could be blamed for mistreating Anna, so I ensure I write down as much detail as I can. I chose to do this because because Anna’s safety comes first. My last priority is to ensure that all the residents in the home receive the right care and all medication is given accordingly to the client’s needs and to ensure that staff is giving the right doses to the right clients. This is an important thing to do because it’s going to minimise any incidents in relation to the client’s health for example an overdose or incorrect medication. Another improvement would be to ensure that all the staff have the proper training in order to give the care that is required and to exceed the minimum standards of care, doing this will ensure that residents are more safe because they will be under the care of trained professionals who know what they’re

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