Emergency medical responders

Whether the occurrence of a disaster emergency is triggered by a natural or man-made event (either by intentional, or accidental means), critical steps should be taken to evaluate and reduce the risks of public endangerment. The desire is to prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, protect against environmental hazards, prevent injuries, promote and encourage informed risk/ beneficial decision making, respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery, and assure the quality and accessibility

the EMT- First Responder course they offer

Traumatic Effects on First Responders and Their Lives Imagine daily threats of diseases, terror, and a dynamic working conditions affecting a person daily on a job. Unable to unseen what was seen so they just push it to the back of their head, just trying to forget. Certain people will and cannot relate to seeing people dying every single day. This what first responder specifically EMRs, EMTs, and paramedics go through on daily basis, even though the job can be very rewarding there is always a downside

government compliance to safeguard their sensitive information. This is more critical when data can be accessed remotely from the internet, as is the case with iTrust. The iTrust application is being used by healthcare organizations to manage patients’ medical records and grant access to patients, licensed healthcare professionals, system administrators, unlicensed and authorized personnel. This information is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 law. A major

watching a show with an emergency room setting, a doctor grabs paddles from a defibrillator, and yells, “Clear!” I also recall as a young kid watching a movie where the scene depicts a past battle, explosions were going off around friendly soldiers, but one unlucky soldier gets injured and yells, “Mediiiic!” I didn’t think that would be my calling, but I did like the idea of helping others. Then, years later, I am the one wearing a uniform, responding to a medical emergency, and in charge of a person’s

This paper is for the people that seem to do great things for the community, but receive such little recognition in return. 911 first responders (dispatchers, Firefighters, police officers, etc.) is the epitome of a “lifesaver”. These people choose to risk their lives and give up time with their family to save yours. Yet, believe it or not they receive little compensation for the work they do. Having personal experience in the matter as my mother is a 911 dispatcher. Not only does the job take a

attacks created a huge burden on our first responders and hospitals. The knowledge gained from disaster response and recovery classes and or courses would have been one of the greatest assets to fire and police departments, ambulance services, and hospital staff. These attacks, that morning, were unexpected and required first

city; the spilled oil is majorly accumulating in a construction ditch located between the north side of the storage and a lake. This emergency involves federal, state and local assistance. Incident Commander (IC) The incident commander for this emergency will be a U.S. Coast Guard On-Scene-Coordinator (OSC), which the USCG designated to be the head of the emergency. The OSC will evaluate the situation and determine what types of resources are needed and how much federal aid, will be required. Also

birth of the agencies formed, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) was created to allow clear allocation of resources and a systematic approach to emergency management. The system can be effective in many responses where many levels of government and response are imminent to respond to the disaster. Many of these agencies are emergency management, police, fire, health, and EMS from all levels of government. NIMS can be used on any type of incident and of any size or scope in nature. In

Write a clear and well thought out essay on the following problem: “Your County Manager has just gone to a federally sponsored program on getting volunteers to support the management and administrative side of disaster and recovery portions of emergency management. The Manager attended a seminar on a program called ‘Professional Volunteer Disaster Survey Team (PRO-V-DST)’ which had been developed in Texas in the mid-1990’s. She was quite enthusiastic about the program as it provides: