Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper NUR/408 April 2, 2012 University of Phoenix Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Firefighters cannot contain a forest fire that has been blazing for five days. The risk of the fire is not life-threaten but citizens are encouraged to remain indoors unless necessary to leave home because of the smoky winds. The smoke from the fire is affecting many of the residents in the community, especially those with preexisting lung diseases
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Public Health Law Seminar 2nd Draft Case Study: Emergency Legal Preparedness Part I In accordance to the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (the Act), the Governor may declare a state of public health emergency upon the occurrence of a public health emergency as defined in Section 1-103(m) of the Act. A “public health emergency” is an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition that is believed to be caused by the appearance of a novel or previously controlled or
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Emergency preparedness is the ability of individuals, organizations, and communities to respond to public health emergencies, such as natural disasters, bad weather, bioterrorism, outbreak of diseases, accidents casualties, and chemical or radiation emergencies. The most indigenous role of the federal, state or local government is to protect and prevent citizens from injury or potential harm, which involves helping people to prepare and respond to emergency situation, including people with disabilities
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Based on my crisis management / emergency preparedness expertise, I was assigned as the Supervisory Coordination Center Officer (SCCO). I was instrumental in the creation, implementation and start-up of the TSA Baton Rouge Coordination Center (BTR-CC). I attended the Airport Coordination Center Managers Training Course at the TSA Freedom Center. While there, I was able to tour the Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC), Identification Verification Coordination center (IVCC), and the Critical
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STUDENT REPONSE FOR WEEK The two words emergency and disaster do send shivers down my spine, when thinking about them. After reading your post I was able to break down the word emergency even more. So I am sure we can agree emergency could be anything that is posing a risk to someone’s life. These specific emergencies require a response team to take immediate action, whereas for example an emergency pertaining to the environment would not. There are specific authorities that may not respond to
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children will be playing, learning, and exploring. Before entering students should know the proper rules and procedures ahead of time in case of an emergency. Which means procedures and rules should be practiced at least once a week for a month or until there is no need for assistance. Staff should be fully trained and well equipped given an emergency during any time. Even if no assistance is needed supervision is always required, as well as supplies, materials, and equipment at hand or is known to
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taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. The aim is to make sure that no one gets hurt or becomes ill. A risk assessment should tell us what the hazards are, what the risks are, how to minimise the risks and what to do in an emergency. Health and Safety Executive This law was introduced in 1974 The law on health and safety at work in Great Britain is regulated by the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities. As controllers, our role is to determine that businesses
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are that his teams have a support system that fails to address emergency situations and that James has poor, inefficient communication with his teams that leads to unhappiness in the workplace. Analysis Sun Microsystems uses a support systems that queues problems for resolution. The situation for HS Holdings went into a queue that is designed to keep track of missing contract numbers. Since there is no queue system for emergencies, it took several hours for anyone of importance to notice the issue
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to the crowded places. Movements should be controlled to ease the overcrowding and possibly reduce the number of casualties. Firefighters should also provide emergency lighting facilities as in most instances fire emergencies cause blackouts, and if victims were left out in the darkness, they are likely to panic even more. Providing emergency lights allows victims to trace their easiest way out of the building. The exits should be well labelled to avoid directing the evacuees to risk areas that would
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Abstract This report is filed to illustrate the A competent ambulance volunteer is expected to have certain characteristics that would enable them to overcome difficulties and emergencies. The results of this study indicate that courage, composure, optimistic attitudes and spirit of cooperation are the four most vital characteristics for an ambulance volunteer. Based on our study, we strongly recommend ambulance organizations to provide practical training with self-rescue knowledge, build optimistic
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