¶ … Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Preparedness Needs of a Defined Population
Many of the patients at my healthcare institution -- a suburban New Jersey hospital in New Jersey specializing in rehabilitating patients from brain traumas -- have suffered a stroke or aneurysm. Because adults over the age of 65 are universally covered by Medicare (although some may also have private insurance or Medicaid), most geriatric patients within my practice have access to insurance. Although most of the younger patients are also insured in some form, given that they did not expect such a traumatic event to occur at such a young age, many have less comprehensive insurance and may face high medical bills due to high deductibles or copays.
Not all patients have made adequate preparation for themselves and their families should they be incapacitated. Discussing end-of-life care is a difficult issue that may be challenging for families to raise with an elderly relative. Patients who require outpatient care may not be able to fully accept the fact that they may need assistance, particularly if their spouses cannot offer them basic care and they do not have friends or family living nearby. Patients who have suffered strokes may also suffer a loss of mobility and the ability to drive, which can be frustrating. Patients still in the workforce, because of the unexpected nature of the event, may not have made plans for loss of income. Having frank conversations with patients, while still acknowledging their need for autonomy is required....
Emergency Preparedness Planning: Denver, Colorado Emergency Preparedness: Denver The City of Denver is located in the state of Colorado, on the western edge of the Great Plains and the eastern boundary of the Rocky Mountains (City-Data.com, 2009). The city is 5,332 feet above sea level and covers 153 square miles. The climate is sunny, semiarid, and the mountains to the west protect it from most severe weather events. The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan area is
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for Natural Disasters or Terrorists Attacks in Florida Emergency management has been described regarding the phases by using words such as prepare. Mitigate, respond and recover. For this paper, we are going to examine the underlying concepts, variation, limitations, and implications of emergency management phases. Moreover, we are going to look at the various preparedness and response strategies applied by the State of Florida when dealing
Public health emergency preparedness and response. Public health: Emergency preparedness and responses While all areas of the nation should periodically engage in risk assessment, not all locations are equally vulnerable to different types of attacks. Public health emergencies can originate in natural causes, such as hurricanes or pandemics. Emergencies also include disasters caused by human error and emergencies due to conscious, malicious intent, such as terrorism. New York City is vulnerable to
Emergency Management Program for a Business: Businesses are among organizations that are vulnerable to disasters or emergencies though the degree of vulnerability is dependent on the kind of operations within the business. In addition to the kind of business operations, the other likely factor that contributes to an emergency or disaster is today's world that is characterized by natural hazards such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes. Businesses are also susceptible
Emergency Management (Mitigation) Policy analysis and assessment Emergency management policy has undergone change historically and these changes have been disaster driven and administration dependent. Early History of Emergency Management A Congressional Act was passed in 1803 to make the provision of financial assistance to a town in New Hampshire that had been devastated by fire. This is the first involvement of the Federal government in a local disaster. In the 1930s the Reconstruction
Emergency Management Please writer 5-3-5 SLP Preparation the purpose session long project provide opportunity extend understanding education emergency. For SLP project develop groundwork preparing write a grant external funding a school district improve emergency preparedness. Recovery phase The final stage in the emergency management program developed and implemented by the Los Angeles Unified School District is represented by the recovery. This phase occurs in the aftermath of the crisis situation and it
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