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African-American Use of Emergency Rooms, 2004.
An investigation of why African-Americans use emergency rooms more than they use the services of general physicians.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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There are many reasons African-Americans turn to emergency rooms rather than their own primary care physicians, and many ways the United States could turn this health care problem around. This paper examines the age, gender, and income of African-Americans that arrive at the emergency department of the average hospital. It discusses types of insurance, if any, and the reasons why they utilize the E.D., including chronic conditions vs. acute conditions. The paper also looks at how the health system is viewed by African-Americans and what is being done to change and/or correct these conceptions.
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"Another major obstacle is poverty. Eliminating poverty in our country would not only result in a better standard of living for all the poor, it would result in better health care. As African Americans move up the income ladder, they tend to rely less on emergency room medicine. They have more preventative medicine choices, and they have insurance of some form to help with costs. Poverty and no insurance are two of the biggest factors in emergency room usage, and eliminating poverty could change the figures dramatically. So could some form of health insurance for all Americans. Education should include an understanding that relying so completely on emergency rooms for all health care is a dangerous practice, and that families should actively attempt to find other health care choices rather than using emergency rooms so completely."
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Patient Anxiety and the Hospital Emergency Room, 2005.
An analysis of American emergency room care and patient satisfaction.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, £ 49.95
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The paper analyzes how the 1989 case of Ryan White, a patient who was given an AIDS contaminated blood transfusion in an emergency room, subsequently causing his death, began to create a growing anxiety for patients relating to emergency room care. The paper further analyzes how the United States will face a serious nursing and physician shortage in the next decade because of an increase in retirements; job dissatisfaction; and the aging 70 million members of the baby boomer generation. The paper concludes that Americans have reason to wonder if the care that they will receive in hospital emergency rooms will be adequate.
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Emergency Room Wait Time, 2005.
An analysis and discussion regarding emergency room wait time.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper looks at ways in which this nation's emergency rooms are made inefficient for both the patients who they are meant to serve and the professionals that staff them, due to delays. This paper first reviews the literature and then evaluates the causes of lengthy emergency department wait times. This paper concludes with recommendations and ideas for possible solutions to this problem.
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"This paper will analyze the wait time as seen in this nation's hospital emergency rooms. The four scholarly sources to be used are as follows. In "Making room for more," from the journal Modern Healthcare, Mary Chris Jaklevic studies the problems of a swamped Chicago emergency department and the remedies that were implemented. In "Avoiding the health care squeeze," Susan J. Wells looks at ways in which certain health care groups have streamlined their struggling emergency departments. In "Emergency department operations: The basis for developing a simulation tool," Marmor and Sinreich detail how technology has been used to best avoid inefficiency in emergency rooms. Finally, in "Urban health care in transition: Challenges facing Los Angeles County," from the journal Health Care Financing Review, Long and Zuckerman detail Los Angeles' plans to revamp traditional emergency medicine by depending instead on community-based care."
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Emergency Room Staff Tensions, 2005.
This paper offers an observational analysis of tensions present between staff in the emergency room.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, £ 30.95
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This five page paper examines doctor/nurse tensions in terms of its importance in the wider context of Canadian health care by examining scholarly sources such as nursing texts, professional journals, and government publications, which all provide professional views of this important issue. This paper examines why doctor/nurse tensions must be minimized. The writer discusses what causes doctor/nurse tensions in emergency rooms and how they are exhibited and then relates how nurses are responding to this growing problem.
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"In a recent visit to an emergency room with an injured friend, the writer observed significant tension between the attending doctor and two of the emergency room nurses. Observation of their dispute led the writer to examine the issue of doctor/nurse relations in an emergency room environment. From the research, the writer has unfortunately learned that the tension witnessed in that emergency room was not uncommon in Canadian hospitals, for tensions between doctors and nurses occur frequently, due to a variety of professional and gender-related factors."
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Emergency Room Treatment Of The HIV/Aid Patients., 2002.
An overview of emergency room treatment of HIV/Aid patients at the end of their illness.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper is on the topic of Emergency Care of the HIV/AIDS patient. Patients with HIV/Aids must often face emergency room treatment during the last stage of their illness. The question has been asked in the medical field, "Do doctors and nurses have to treat these patients?" What can the medical staff do to minimize their chances of getting the illness?
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Emergency Room Staffing, 2006.
An overview of staffing problems in the emergency departments in hospitals, the consequences of these problems and how they might be alleviated.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses staffing issues in the emergency departments of most hospitals ranging from staffing shortages, job dissatisfaction rates and lack of proper staff training. Comments are included as they relate to patients' compromised levels of care that result. A series of recommendations conclude the paper and range from simple color coding for emergency department delivery of care teams to adding a faculty physician to work in the waiting room and discharge patients not requiring further treatment by a team of nurses and physicians or diagnostic testing.
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This is a high level paper discussing staffing issues in the Emergency Departments of most hospitals ranging from staffing shortages, job dissatisfaction rates and lack of proper staff training. A series of recommendations conclude the paper. Most television shows that depict an emergency department in a major hospital are misleading. Yes, they show the congested traffic, the overcrowded waiting rooms and drama associated with trauma, but they have the staffing ratio all wrong; at least based on this writer's observations.
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Capitalizing on the South African Emerging Market, 2008.
A discussion of the global power company, AES Corporation, and its expansion into South Africa.
3,520 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 68.95
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This paper discusses the power shortage in South Africa and the competition between Chinese companies and AES to enter the market there. An overview is given of AES's business strategies and its agreement with Eskom, the South African power company. The author analyzes the challenges facing AES in South Africa, where the government favors domestic over foreign companies, and provides suggestions on how to overcome them.
Outline
Part I: Case Study
AES Business Approach
South African Expansion
Key Problems
Part 2: Recommendations and Analysis
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"The key advantage that AES has over potential Chinese companies that might try to establish themselves in the power industry is their experience in supplying power to emerging markets. Emerging markets represent one of the highest risk categories for investment. This is particularly true for countries that have not yet built a sufficient infrastructure. Projects are more capital intensive than those in areas that have a sufficient infrastructure to support expansion."
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An Emergency Requiring the Elimination of Emergency Law, 2005.
A look at how successive Egyptian leaders have used emergency law to deny the Egyptian people basic democratic rights.
2,222 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper takes a look at the history of emergency law in Egypt and how it has been used by almost every government in the last 60 years to deny the Egyptian people the right to freedom of speech and the right to form opposing political parties. The paper asserts that Egypt, in order to become a true democracy, as it claims it is, must eliminate emergency law so that the people of Egypt can truly practice the rights a democratic society is supposed to guarantee.
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"Egypt may appear a calm country, not threatened by revolution, political instability or a rebellious population. However, the Egyptian government thinks otherwise. It apparently views the Egyptian people as rebellious, revolutionary and if given their right to freedom of expression, would drive the country to political instability. Therefore, a state of emergency exists in Egypt. Actually, as "Reading the Hieroglyphic" remarks "for all but eight of the past 61 years" Egypt has been under emergency law. Government after government and one political system after another has prevented Egyptians from the right to freedom of speech. Despite this, Egypt is said to be a democratic country. However, the fundamental elements of democracy is freedom of speech or expression and also allowing formation of opposing political parties. The 'democratic' Egyptian government is threatened by these elements as opposition may weaken its status and power. This law prevents freedom of speech and establishment of opposing parties, therefore, the government is using this law as a tool to grant it the upper hand and no one will even verbally criticize its actions. Although the government claims that the emergency law is a security measure for the benefit of the people, with reference to its history and the way it is being used proves that the purpose of this law is to maximize the power of the government to the extent that it can oppress the people and prevent any opposition; and consequently inhibit democracy. The emergency law is stifling democracy and development in Egypt."
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The Roles of the Three Levels of Government in Emergency Management During Hazardous Winter Weather, 2001.
A discussion of how the United States deals with states of emergency, what constitutes an emergency, how to deal with it and financial aid in the aftermath.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, £ 41.95
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In the wake of the September 11th attacks, the author looks at how the United States is prepared to deal with emergency situations including not only acts of terrorism but also natural disasters. The author looks at the Stafford Act and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and what the brief is for these situations, with particular reference to financial relief. The author also looks at regulations for what constitutes a state of emergency, giving specific examples, and how various agencies and government bodies should respond.
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?The severity of a natural winter disaster such as a blizzard affects the types of emergency relief called upon to prevent major damage. If the crisis is manageable on a purely local level, the city is mainly involved in plowing and spreading salt. If more physical aid is necessary, the state and county level must become involved to mobilize more equipment and human labor. Should an appeal for greater funding be necessary to address immediate damage from the federal government, the state may also be involved in such an appeal. This is particularly true, should more aid be necessary to help the victims of the emergency.?
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Industrial Plant Emergency Plan, 2007.
A description of the responsibilities of an emergency response team in the case of an industrial plant emergency.
2,023 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 44.95
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This paper presents a general outline of an industrial plant emergency plan by describing the roles of various members of the response team. The situations in which the plan would be put into action are also detailed. The chain of command in determining when an emergency situation has occurred is highlighted along with the various responses the team may choose to take. The paper concludes that any changes in such a plan must be reviewed by the team manager.
Table of Contents:
Objectives
Scope
Organization
Emergency Initiation
Emergency Response Team (ERT)
Industrial Plant Emergency Task Force (IPETF)
Emergency Information Center (EIC)
Requirements of the Industrial Plan Emergency Plans and Procedures
Criminal, Terrorist and Bomb
Fire Protection Plan
Medical Emergency Response Plan
Earthquake and Flood Control Plan
Major Power Outage Plan
Information Security Plan
Other Plans and Basic Format of the Plans
Bibliography
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"The ERT is responsible for the maximum protection of personnel, physical and digital assets and resources of the facility. The team shall remain in control of the emergency situation under the direction and management of the ERT Commander until the situation has been declared by the ERT Commander as contained or controlled. The ERT shall comprise members of the Industrial Security and Information Security Teams trained in various aspects of emergency planning and response procedures. They shall have undergone the following training (Community Emergency Response Team, 2007):..."
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A Personal Emergency Story, 2007.
A personal account of a medical emergency and the valuable lesson learned.
833 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, £ 20.95
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In this paper, the writer describes her own medical emergency and the events leading up to the emergency. She describes the abdominal pains she suffered, the worsening symptoms, the false assurances of the doctor about the ailment, and the eventual visit to the emergency room. The writer reveals that, at the hospital, it was found that she had a sever kidney infection and had been within hours of losing her life. The writer then reveals that, from this experience, she acquired a new appreciation for her mother.
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"Emergencies can occur suddenly in life or they can build to a climactic moment in which a person suddenly faces a desperate situation that must be resolved. At the young age of 28 I did not believe that I would be faced with a life-threatening situation. This was because in my mind serious health issues were only faced by the elderly and besides which, I thought, I had too many other things to do than be concerned with something as trivial as my health."
"At 28 I had a job, was consistently called upon to assist my family with various tasks and had an active social life. I rarely slept, ate whatever and whenever I could and coffee was my normal liquid nourishment. It was during that year, however, that I began to experience abdominal pain that was extremely severe; yet, only occasionally."
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Emergency Management, 2005.
A discussion on the process of emergency management and the characteristics of professional emergency managers.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines how there are four phases of emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery after disasters. It stresses that a disaster plan can make the difference when it comes to the community's ability to respond and recover from a disaster. It also discusses how an emergency manager should establish and maintain rapport with the various departments, organizations and political leaders in the community he or she serves because good relationships and teamwork are essential when a disaster actually occurs.
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"The knowledge an emergency manager posses can be the key to his or her effectiveness. Ideally, an emergency manager would have an unlimited amount of political, technical, and scientific information. In reality, a person can not be so "all know". Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and of regulations is a very important skill to posses. Emergency managers should also know the rules of policy making and implementation, identification of hazards and vulnerabilites present in the community and the ability to mitigate and prepare if a community's risks become a reality."
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Thrombolysis for Myocardial Infarction in Accident and Emergency, 2004.
A look at national standards for emergency cardiac care for patients entering the accident and emergency system.
5,690 words (approx. 22.8 pages), 53 sources, MLA, £ 95.95
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This paper examines the standards set by the National Service Framework for coronary heart disease regarding emergency cardiac care for patients presenting to the accident and emergency system at a hospital. The paper explains that these standards place a priority on aggressive management and providing early thrombolysis and that this type of treatment is controversial because it is questionable whether, given the suggested timeline and the need to differentiate from non-cardiac causes of chest pain, an adequate history and physical can be performed to prevent the administration of thrombolytics in patients where they are contraindicated. To further examine this topic, the paper gives a clear definition of acute myocardial infarction, looks at how to diagnose a patient with acute chest pain, explores the history, indications, and contraindications of thrombolysis, and reviews a multidisciplinary approach to thrombolytic administration.
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"The definitive diagnosis of AMI is best obtained by following a standard chest pain protocol. Most accident and emergency wards have these in place. It is standard to initially obtain a 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and begin cardiac monitoring. Patient?s routine laboratory studies include electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), complete blood count (CBC) and markers for myocardial injury (Creatinine Kinase isoenzyme-myocardial (CK-MB) or troponin). Normal serial CK values rule out an acute infarction but are negative in the setting of acute unstable angina. A slight rise in CK-MB or troponin indicates myocardial injury but is not specific for ischemic syndromes. Troponin assay is highly sensitive for identifying acute coronary syndromes. Troponin has longer half life in the system than CK-MB but is less specific for the identification of infarction as opposed to repeated episodes of myocardial ischemia. As the total CK greater than two times the upper ranges of normal is indicative of infarction it can be used as an adjunct in diagnosis ischemia versus infarction and also in determining the relative efficacy of reperfusion. Serum troponin may take up to six hours to become diagnostically sensitive enough (Dougan, 2001)."
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Emergency Action Plan, 2008.
This paper discusses developing and implementing a business emergency action plan.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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In this article, the writer notes that an emergency action plan is a written document required by certain Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The writer notes that there are several parts to a well-developed and OSHA-compliant emergency action plan. The writer points out that an employer must have a method by which to alert both employees and the proper authorities of the emergency at hand. The writer looks at elements required by OSHA for such plans. The writer then discusses the emergency action plan's implementation and evaluation.
Outline:
OSHA Requirements For Emergency Action Plans
Developing a Working Emergency Response Plan
Implementing the Plan
Evaluating the Plan
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"Businesses must also have evacuation procedures and emergency escape route assignments in place in order to be OHSA compliant. Employees must understand who is authorized to order an evacuation and under what conditions an evacuation would be necessary. They must also know how to evacuate and which routes to take; although they are not required, exit diagrams are traditionally used to identify the escape routes that employees are to follow. Sometimes an important decision must be made when planning, such as whether or not employees should attempt to put out a small fire or leave it alone and evacuate. Evacuation procedures also often describe actions employees should take before evacuating, such as turning out lights and shutting windows. The inclusion of such details is up to the person in charge of designing a company's emergency action plan, but is not required by federal regulations."
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