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New Jersey's Health Care Delivery System and Its Problems

governor should strive to at least make a dent in the problem in the next four years. It seems that the most pertinent problems ar...

April 2001 Plane Incident in China

U.S. should take full responsibility for the incident (PG). In the end, the hostages were released, but it was an uneasy time for...

Emergency Diagnosis and Intervention Relating to Myocardial Infarction

The statistics regarding coronary artery disease make it obvious that emergency medical services are critical in saving the lives ...

An Analysis of a Journal Article on Nursing

out the parameters of the problem and review previous the results of research in this area. She discusses how patients older than ...

EMTs and Stress

a paid position. Even -- and especially -- at the highest level, all EMTs are to take periodic refresher courses to maintain both...

Hospital Emergency Department and Supply Chain Management

platform that could standardize procurement. Thus, there was no way to assure each emergency department was paying the guaranteed ...

Australian Duty of Care/Emergency Services

or her field of duty is encompassed by the law of the Northern Territory of Australia, specifically the Personal Injuries (Liabili...

ER Personnel and Problems of Violence

of the ED staff members had been threatened by a weapon; 55 hospitals (43%) reported that a physical attack on a staff member occu...

Major Indicators of Performance and Call Centers

attitude, recourse is immediate by simply hanging up and calling another company. Call centers cannot afford to lose potential cl...

Patient Scenario on Stroke Examination

affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...

An Overview of FEMA

1959). The total destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, considered to be historys worst in terms of death and damage, ...

Terrorism Preparedness, Travis County, Texas

Balcones Escarpment, with the land to the west being more arid than the country to the east; the vegetation varies accordingly, ra...

Concepts of Emergency Management

appropriate policies and procedures (Bechtel et al, 2000). The belief here is that creating a plan to encompass events that are li...

Providing Comfort in the Emergency Room

charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...

An Article on Families in the ER Critiqued

and fear and engenders feelings of support and help for the patient " (MacLean, et al, 2003). In regards to negative outcomes, fam...

Resources Relating to Cardiac Emergencies

Coronary artery disease is the number one killer in the United States (Sullivan and Sullivan, 1997). Indeed, an acute myocardial ...

Emergency Management

specifically designed for such an occurrence. What is the single most important aspect of emergency management falls into category...

Secondary and High Schools' Emergency Plans

In six pages various emergency plans are examined at the secondary and high school levels and include athlete physical examination...

EMS Implications of AIDS and Complexes Related to AIDS

The risk of transmission of the AIDS virus to emergency medical personnel is considered from a symptomatic, moral, and ethical per...

An Emergency Medical Perspective on AIDS

In a paper consisting of six pages AIDS' causes and treatment are considered with particular emphasis upon the minimal risks to he...

Possible Impact of AIDS on Emergency Medical Technicians

In a paper consisting of four pages the symptoms of AIDS and ways in which it can affect emergency medical personnel are discussed...

Hepatitis and the Impact of the Disease on Emergency Medical Workers

Hepatitis and the dilemmas created for emergency health care workers are discussed. Infection control is also a part of the resear...

Hepatitis Types and EMS Implications

In four pages hepatitis is discussed in terms of its different types, process of transmission, symptoms, and signs with an evaluat...

Male and Female New Methods of Contraception

In seven pages this research paper examines male birth control pills, annual male vaccine, RU 428, 'Traffic Light' indicator of fe...

Overview of Global Positioning Systems

In eight pages global positioning systems are the focus of an overview that explains what they are, their purpose, how they are op...

Emergency and Fire Services and Legal Principles

In eight pages this paper examines how fire and emergency services personnel are influenced by liability law and legal regulations...

Natural Disasters and Emergency Planning

In five pages natural disasters are examined within the context of business strategies and emergency planning measures. Five sour...

Cities, Towns, and Emergency Services

a victim whereas a community member who is friends with him, will make that extra effort. Bruegman (1997) contends that while peop...

EMT Procedures Assessed

In six pages this paper assesses the physical and academic qualifications necessary to become an Emergency Medical Technician. Se...

Hospital Emergency Departments

in funding for long-term care will have had a devastating impact on women, minorities, and children. Patterns of Use According to...