Natural disasters happen periodically throughout different regions of the world. Electronic disaster recovery plans preserve the accuracy, integrity, and validity of patient medical records when emergencies destroy original doctor notes, and hand-written patient charts. Many businesses lost important records during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, however; “Until the overwhelming destruction of Hurricane Katrina occurred, most businesspeople never even thought about their records management needs” (Cadence
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Nuclear Disaster Planning Presentation I. U.S. Nuclear power plants A. Nuclear power plant purposes 1. Nuclear power plant history B. Emergency preparedness and response 1. Radiation protection 2. Fire protection 3. Natural disasters 4. Hazardous spills II. FEMA A. National Command Structure 1. Office of the Administrator 2. FEMA components, offices, and regions B. Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program 1. Health and safety
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cities in order to be an emergency manager in the 21st century are; The first competency is Comprehensive Emergency Management can also be described as framework. This is an overall understanding of all hazards in all phases. The second competency is Leadership and Team building, this allows the emergency manager to keep each situation under control and streamline the processes that are meant for successful management of individuals on a team or department. When disaster strikes all individuals need
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Disaster are the primary root of morbidity and mortality. Natural or manmade disasters that occurred in the past decay such as hurricane Katrina, terrorist attacks of September 11th of 2001, made everyone aware that disaster can happen anytime, anywhere and with out any warning. So many people have been affected, by losing their homes, family member, employment ,income, physical and mental health. Often time people feel powerless and depend on their community or government to assure their safety
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM Clark Subic Marketing is proud to present a one-of-a-kind, exclusive program of disaster preparedness and risk reduction. Choose from 4 diverse courses all tailored to help your governmental or private organization ready for the inevitable. Held in Subic Bay at facilities formerly occupied by the United States Military, these programs are comprehensive in scope, understandable to a broad range of participants and ideally suited for any large public entities, municipalities
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natural disasters. During the last ten years, 12 major natural disasters have impacted upon millions of people in Bangladesh, including floods in 2004, which affected 36 million people, and Cyclone Sidr in 2007, which affected over nine million people. Since 2000, US$430 million has been raised for disaster response with over half of it allocated to the humanitarian operation following Cyclone Sidr. Aside from a history of natural disasters, an
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Communication During and After Hurricane Andrew The largest natural disaster ever recorded in the history of the United States was hurricane Andrew, which struck South Dade County, Florida, as midnight turned the clock into August 24, 1992. Contrary to what the American news media broadcast across the United States and throughout Europe, the first outer wall of the hurricane unexpectedly slammed into South Dade, packing 214+ mph winds which quickly escalated to 350+ mph. Most of the 414
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development of a disaster management network in Louisiana began in the months following the events in September 2001, with the development of the National Response Plan (Kiefer and Montjoy 2006:124). As part of this program, local governments are expected to “form plans, submit them to state agencies for approval and consolidation, and then submit them to [the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)] for review and approval” (Ibid). For Louisiana, this network of disaster management was
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DRP / ECP Disaster Recovery Plan Enterprise Continuity Plan This presentation will explore the different parts and pieces necessary for a successful Disaster Recovery Plan / Enterprise Continuity Plan. More specifically, this presentation will provide information needed to garner and bolster support for such a plan from the university’s executive team. A well prepared, maintained and rehearsed recovery and/or continuity plan should have the ability to keep the university up and running throughout
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The Crisis Communication Plan of Massachusetts General Hospital Introduction to the Plan All organizations have possibility of encountering a crisis. When a crisis strikes, an organization could protect he organization’s reputation and unite its employee to realize its mission by effective and timely communication. The key to effective communication in a crisis is proactive preparation. With a specific instruction in hand, employees are able to effectively respond to the related issues. To
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