Some hospitals may turn lobbies into patient receiving areas and open hallways will accommodate patients beds. Hospitals need a plan to evacuate and receive patients. There are four goals to help during a disaster and they are: to assess the needs of disaster populations, match available resources to those I need, prevent further effects and implement strategies and evaluate the effectiveness (Noji 2000). Poor communication during a disaster, trauma or crisis can affect the safety of a patient. Communication dynamics differ between a disaster, trauma and crisis because they are all different situations.
There were several examples of a lateral coordination going on within the Public Health Department, when it could have been more effective had there been more vertical coordination taking place. Vertical coordination is demonstrated by the higher levels of the organization putting in place and enforcing rules and policies and planning and control systems (Bolman & Deal, 2008, p.54). Overload was best illustrated in the newly created division of the Division of Epidemiology and Biodefense Preparedness and Response (EPI/BDPR). Lillian Armstrong, who was a co-director of the EPI/BDPR division, said that her unit had a definite shortage of personnel, making their job very stressful and not accomplishing all the goals or necessary procedures to
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.
By displaying this collection of extensive research, the author hopes to communicate to the reader that the efforts of Halliburton are deleterious in a multitude of ways, and that its contract with the military needs to be stopped. Granted, with the help from Halliburton, the military enjoys some luxury of not having to directly provide essential needs for the soldiers. However, this book outlines the management corruption and overall excessive costs of contracting with Halliburton. Also in his book, Pratap Chatterjee discusses the relevance of the Global War on Terror and how it interrelates with the operations of Halliburton. In the last 20 years, Halliburton has been heavily involved in helping the military.
The Speckled Monster by Jennifer Lee Carrell is a tale of civilization's struggle with the devastating epidemic of smallpox. Two simultaneous stories taking place worlds apart tell of two heroes' efforts to get the upperhand on this dreadful disease. In the early 1700's in London, the smallpox epidemic was running strong as this particular city provides a wonderful breeding ground for the disease. London is a port city which is a suitable entryway for the disease to come and go as it pleases. Once back on land, smallpox is free to spread with from unsuspecting person to unsuspecting person as the high population density of London provides less travel distance between hosts.
The decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had many influential factors effecting the decision. There certainly was the possibility of success for an invasion, but the decision not to invade far outweighed the decision to invade. Conventional bombing and Blockade were considered in the effort to force Japan into surrender. But, the fact that the Japanese military were controlling the Government and were in a state of mind of absolute refusal to surrender, meant that this was not a reasonable option. Political factors were greatly influential of Truman’s final decision to drop the bomb and the threat of Russian military who were soon to advance in the region had its impact.
However they did not take immediate action but it still did help add to the list of reasons to why the government needed to take action fast. Changing attitudes was perhaps the most important factor as the government are the people who needed to tackle public health actions. Once the ‘big stink’ reached them it was inevitable that
The Bombing: 1996 Olympics Atlanta, Georgia There are several disasters that could occur in the urban city of Atlanta, Georgia. But for this particular assignment I have chosen to focus on a disaster that actually occurred. The 1996 Summer Olympic Bombing is a time many will not forget in the city of Atlanta. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Olympic Bombing disaster response and nursing’s role in disaster response. The Role of the Nurse On July 27,1996 the Summer Olympics were in full swing when a pipe bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency can date back to 1803, where it provided assistance to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (FEMA, 2007). The town was destroyed by a series of fires that took place (FEMA, 2007). Within the next century, ad hoc legislation was passed more than one hundred times in response to natural disasters throughout the country for events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis (FEMA, 2007). In 1930, the federal assistance was becoming noticed and they took it one step further. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was given the authority to make disaster loans to repair and reconstruct public facilities that were damaged during an earthquake or other natural disasters (FEMA, 2007).
This core principle also relates to any discussions, assessments, treatments and medicines that are given and the patients records should be completed and updated as soon as an event has occurred. The Data Protection Act (1998) also addresses that information held about a patient for health reasons should be fairly and lawfully processed, accurate and secure. The recent Francis Report (2013) discovered the inadequacies in record keeping at Mid Staffordshire NHS and discovered that a number of deficiencies were occurring too frequently. The inquiry found inaccuracies in the recordings of patient's deaths, authors who had inputted information on records were not clearly identifiable and limited background information was recorded about a patients history, condition or social history. As a result a review of note keeping amongst healthcare staff is to be carried out.