Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department: The Need for Standard Protocols. The emergency department (ED) has evolved to be more than a place to treat acute life-threatening illness and injuries; it has become a point of entry for care for a variety of clinical presentations. The reliance on emergency care remains strong with a rising numbers of patients accessing care. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians based on a report commissioned by the Emergency Medicine Action Fund
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I ANALYZING DIFFICULTIES OF THE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE DISASTER RESPONSE IN PAKISTAN: A CASE FOR THE 2012 FLOODS By Ahmer Zaman Khan A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Lahore School of Economics in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Finance Lahore School of Economics Barki Campus‚ Lahore 2013 I DECLARATION This is to certify that this thesis contains no material‚ which has been accepted for the reward to the candidate
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TO O L S F O R M A I N S T R E A M I N G D I S A S T E R R I S K R E D U C T I O N Construction Design‚ Building Standards and Site Selection G u i d a n c e N o t e 12 Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction is a series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting programming‚ project appraisal and evaluation tools to mainstream disaster risk reduction into their development work in hazard-prone countries. The series is also of relevance to stakeholders involved
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Learning Needs Assessment Learning Needs Assessment This papers’ objective is to identify and analyze the educational needs of nurses working in the emergency room. This paper also identifies the priorities of educational opportunities that need to be addressed and challenges that emergency departments may face where professional development of nurses is concerned. Kaiser Permanente (KP) is a subsidiary of KP Foundations Hospital. KP Medical Group‚ KP Foundations Hospital‚ and KP Foundation
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A 32-year-old white male presents in the emergency department with a rash over his forehead‚ face‚ and neck‚ upper back over the past week or 2. He has had this a few times this year. Was once treated with Keflex with good relief. He also was given Bactroban‚ which he did not fill because it was too expensive. He states it burns. There is no itching‚ no other complaints. He does have a history of dry skin. Worked as a farmer but then switched to a mail contractor. When he started handling the mail
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University-Washington Community Health Nursing Subdomain 725.8.8 Disaster in Franklin County Section A. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has a large Chain of command. At the head is the EOC Commander‚ who receives information from the other parts of the chain‚ and is responsible for relaying that information to other agencies‚ and also the Homeland Security agency (formerly Federal Emergency Management Agency). The Safety Officer is in charge of making sure safety policies are followed‚ and also
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segment of the response and what each segment’s roles and responsibilities are. Therefore‚ it is wise that the emergency management team delegate Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) into the Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) for their jurisdiction. While it is not a recognized requirement to list and identify ESFs‚ but including them into the EOP allows all personnel involved in the Emergency Management (EM) team to understand what is expected of the functions‚ identifies resource management and therefore
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Community Crisis Response During a public health disaster‚ search and rescue crews and emergency response personnel may be unavailable or incapacitated by the disaster. In preparation for a disaster such as a tornado or a severe thunderstorm with resulting flooding‚ a makeshift committee needs to be available. Many local government agencies go through a training program to develop an EOC or Emergency Operations Committee in their town in the event of a disaster. Such training is offered through
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REDUCING PATIENT THROUGHPUT TIME IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS BY RESOLVING BOTTLENECKS Dr. NAMITA MUKHI drnamitamukhi@gmail.com PGDHM student INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH JAIPUR Reducing patient throughput time in emergency department by resolving bottlenecks Abstract Background : With increasing number of accidents and disease spectrum in today’s time ‚ emergency departments are frequently witnessing more
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Ways to Improve Emergency Room Wait Times Veronica Padlo California College San Diego MAN324 May 2‚ 2010 Dru Macasieb Abstract It seems that emergency room wait times are ridiculous and there is no need for it. My mom has been in and out of the hospital since last April and the most annoying thing in the world is having to wait 3 hours to see a doctor. This paper is going to focus on ways to improve emergency room wait times. With all the advancements in technology you would think that
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