In the event of a disaster, public health personnel responds to the populations health concerns by assessing and implementing strategies to help the community during an emergency crisis. Their role is to develop action plans to ensure the community’s health issues are being address. Public health personnel provide safety to the community by helping families and individuals have a continuity of health care, assessing health care needs, and preventing injuries and diseases. They also make sure that the communities affected by a disaster will have the necessary medical resources, food and clean water supply available. Medical staffs including public health nurses also have an essential role to the community during a disaster.
Disasters are natural or man-made events that have a significant impact on the health of the affected community. When a disaster strikes it is imperative for health care providers to be ready to respond quickly and efficiently. Adequate responses are achieved through ongoing training of personnel, establishing and re-evaluating preparedness plans, and coordination among multiple service sectors. Role of Major Public Health Personnel In the simulation, Disaster in Franklin County, multiple public health personnel were involved in the disaster response. These include the County Public Health Director, Environmental Health Specialists, and Community Health Nurses.
Emergency Response Western Governors University SZT Task 4 Role of Public Health Personnel and Chain of Command After a disaster, such as the one in Franklin County, the first thing that must be done is to set up an Incident Commander Center. This should be in a large enough building to accommodate all personnel as well as an easily accessible location not damaged by the disaster. After a command center has been established, the public health personnel’s skills need to be assessed and different positions need to be assigned in order to form the Public Health Incident Command System (PH-ICS). In the Franklin County scenario, the Fire Chief has taken over the duty of Incident Commander because of his emergency response and supervisory training and experience. He is at the top in the chain of command and will be the one to assign staff to different roles.
3) Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness * Any accidents that occur at work must be recorded in the accident report book. * The record must include: the date and method of reporting, the date, time and place of the event, personal details of those involved and a brief description of the nature of the event or disease. * Only trained staff can give first aid but if a staff member finds that a person has had an accident or sudden illness then they must always call for help immediately and make the area as safe and private as possible, wait for help to arrive and then follow the trained person’s instructions. Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1 Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care working setting. * The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 *
If I have any concerns whatsoever regarding the management of infectious diseases in the workplace, I should contact line / project manager, whom will then seek professional advice. All employees must also observe general precautions, other rules specific to a particular work activity must also be observe red. Roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to infection control. Explain employers’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is the responsibility of the employer to provide employees with information on such policies, as well as ensure all employees receive sufficient training where necessary.
Management Plan and Responding to the Situation Natural disasters can unexpectedly occur at any time, and it is crucial organizations have a disaster plan in place to protect patient health information. “An unexpected loss of patient health records could be devastating to the patient, organization, and clinical care provider. Therefore, the health record must be guarded against unexpected losses due to a natural disaster” (AHIMA, 2010, para. 1). A well-developed natural disaster management plan crucially depends on carefully assessing and planning responses before, during, and after the disaster occurs.
He generally directs the operation. The Public information Officer (PIO) Disasters are an important source of news and needs to be relayed to the public accurately, and at the same time, enhance one’s interest. During a disaster, the public information officer holds this responsibility. The PIO answers to the Incident Commander, and ensures that the the community and collaborating agencies is given public health information is applicable to the situation. He bears the responsibility of furthering effective and accurate communications and making known this information appropriately.
This paper will provide information on how the local, state, and federal government correlate with each other concerning major disaster evacuations within the United States. The first lines of disaster response are the state and local governments. They have the fire, police, and EMS services within or near the area and are able to respond to a disaster in a timely manner. In some instances the state and local governments may become overwhelmed and unable to control the resulting damages of the major disaster. In many cases the emergency responders may become victims themselves and citizens can no longer be evacuated and receive care in a timely manner.
To report work-related deaths, major injuries or over-three-day injuries, work related diseases, and dangerous occurrences (near miss accidents). You will be sent a copy of the information recorded and you will be able to correct any errors or omissions. COSHH: COSHH stands for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. These Regulations require employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. Hazardous substances include, certain chemicals, bacteria and other micro organisms, certain dust and any other substance which has comparable health effects.
Care workers have a role in reporting infections or disease outbreaks. This is a legal duty that they have to perform. The Health and Safety Executive or the environmental health department of the local authorities must be notified of the following: • Possible poisoning • Contagious diseases such as hepatitis or TB • Acute illness that may be caused by workplace toxins or infected material Care workers are also a part of the admissions of service users. When individuals are referred to a residential home or a hospital, the care workers are provided with knowledge about the individual and their needs so they can prepare equipment, space, materials, special diets and medication for them. There will also be an initial examination taken to identify any skin lesions and problems that may indicate the need for separation from others.