They have to evacuate as many people as they can from damaged building that are about to collapse or buildings that are on fire. They also have to perform safety checks on the area, so they and others from the other services are not harmed while being involved in the operation, then they are able to put out the fires. Depending on the incident, the Fire Service doesn’t just put out fires. In some cases, when buildings have collapsed on people in their cars, the Fire Service have used other equipment; such as ‘The Jaws of Life’, in order to cut people free from their cars. Lastly, the Fire Service also investigate the cause of the incident, whether it is to find out the cause of the fire or buildings collapsing, the Police would work alongside with them, because it is the Fire Service’s
The ambulance and paramedics will need this because some people will get aggressive when the paramedics try and help them, this is because they may be frightened or confused, and knowing these signs will help the service to calm them down and use the best techniques available to them. The Fire Service has to deal with people in the same way as this, if they are injured and trapped in a car, they will have to calm the person down, so that they may begin extracting them from
PARAMEDICS Hi today I will be talking to you about the profession of a Paramedic. First off I just wanted to tell you I chose this topic because earlier in the year I was very interested, and I still am interested, in becoming a paramedic. A basic description of a paramedic is a first responder who gives aid in medical emergencies, automobile accidents and emergency illnesses, such as heart attacks. Or a "part-doctor" hence paramedic. As all of you probably know by now, the requirements to become a paramedic are extremely rigorous.
Objective, Structured, Clinical, Examination. I had also had paramedic training that proved to be of vital importance during this period of assessment (Oelofsen, 2012, pp. 22-24). To effectively diagnose the right type of ankle injury that the patient was suffering from, I had to combine the use of the paramedic training that I had had, and my knowledge on the ankle anatomy for diagnostic purposes (evidence 2, 3 &4). Using the look, feel, and move method, I was able to know
I want to make a difference in this world. EMT's help untrap trapped individuals when they are stuck in a car or truck and can't get out. They also transport injured or ill people to the hospital when needed. They treat many different injuries, meet new people everyday, and save very many peoples lives. Without them how would people get to the hospital when needed and get help.
Negligence in the Phlebotomy Field Health Rights and Responsibilities 320 Negligence in the Phlebotomy Field Professional Liability and Negligence is found in many allied health professions. There are various situations in which negligence is used in the phlebotomy field. Professional liability is being legally responsible for actions, and guarantees “the standard of care”. Phlebotomist is medical professionals who work with patients in hospitals, blood banks and other medical setups. The phlebotomist is trained and educated in the proficiency of Proper Blood Technique Collection.
1 Policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents, incident and illness Assess the situation to see how bad it is. Reassure and comfort child. Treat injury if necessary in the medical room and or with the first aid kit and first aider. Record accident in ‘Accident record Book’ including the time, date, location of injury on the body, child’s name, how it happened and nature of injury / accident. Treatment that was given.
Finally an EMT-P is the highest level of EMT also known as a paramedic. As a paramedic one is able to do all duties of the lower level EMT and addition one can obtain IV access, fluid resuscitation, pharmaceutical administration as well as other advance procedures. There are other forms of EMT’s, an example would be Tactical Paramedics. Tactical Paramedics work on law enforcement teams and provide care for persons during raids such as the officers, suspects and bystanders involved. Additionally, paramedics are becoming increasing popular in the ER setting due to the shortage of nurses.
Introduction Health experts face the challenge of rapid response to disaster, which is becoming very common not only in this country, but also in other parts of the world. Terrorism, natural disasters, major accidents are some of the possible cases that may require rapid response among the health experts as they struggle to save lives and relieve the victims of their pain. Rapid response to disaster is not a responsibility of a specific institution. All the healthcare institutions, both public and private, must come together in order to coordinate closely in responding to such disasters. According to Edberg (2006), regional health information organizations (RHIO) have become the common platforms for sharing relevant data in such cases.
Reaching in the wrong direction or failing to comply promptly with a police order could result in physical force or even death. Officer to Officer * Verbal communication between officers is very important to inform other officers of information that has already been learned at the scene of a crime. This saves time as help arrives to have the officers communicate sometimes by radio to gather all known