My final project proposal will be on Communication Crisis plan of Hurricane Katrina. I will discuss how there was failure of communication and what went wrong during this crisis. The crisis communication and management was not planned out correctly. From the outcome of the disaster, you can tell it wasn’t rehearsed to perfection. There were evacuation plans, but it didn’t cover all the publics in the state. For example, there were ill people that wasn’t able to evacuate. There were people with no
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and the error and also the succession. At my job we are all different but we all share a common ground and that is to heal the human body. We are a small business an urgent care center for people who don’t like the lengthy or pricey trip to the emergency room. The communication in our office was one of the most difficult problems we faced as a business. The doctors all had different styles a to which the nurses had to be adjusted to also none of the nurses would cross check with the others before
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Assignments 16 D. Personnel Notification 17 E. Team Contacts 17 F. Team Responsibilities 17 Business Continuity Coordinator – <Insert Name> 19 EOC Communications Team – 19 EOC Human Resources Team – 20 EOC Administration Team – 20 Emergency Response Team – 21 Information Technology Recovery Team (See also Disaster Recovery Plan) – 21 Section IV: Recovery Procedures 23 A. Purpose and Objective 23 B. Recovery Activities and Tasks 24 PHASE I: Disaster Occurrence 24 PHASE II: Plan
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delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?” will be answered. There are various similarities within all four articles. First, no one knows exactly if the men trapped below were able to make to an emergency shelter in the mine where there was three to four days of emergency rations stored. All reports do concur to the fact that drilling back down to rescue the miners will be difficult and will take some time. However, once news of the collapse spread through the local community and
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young child did not suffer any injuries. Emergency services were quickly contacted and the injured were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. After every one had been safely evacuated from the store, a thorough disaster assessment was conducted. The store’s insurers determined that the store had suffered extensive damage on its front section of about 54% (Insurance Information Institute, 2014). Damage to the rear section which was used as the emergency exit was calculated as 3%. Many products
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Currently, the topic of birth control and other forms of contraception used by women is a hot topic among the common people and politicians alike. Its use and coverage for women by insurance and employers has been an immensely controversial point of interest for many people. More than 99% of women aged 15–44 who have ever had sexual intercourse have used at least one contraceptive method, making it something that affects almost all women ("Contraceptive Use in the United States"). Like with any tendentious
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relief, health services, and emergency response in both local and international settings (American Red Cross, 2014). The ARC lives by the core values of the 5C’s: compassion, collaboration, creativity, credibility, and commitment, both within its members and to the communities it serves. The organization has proven itself to be dedicated in improving the lives of the men, women, and children who have faced man-made and natural disasters, not only in terms of emergency relief, but also in recovery
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disaster/emergency occurs, people expect government officials and some non-profit organizations, such as the Red Cross to be there to help them out in their time of need. In order to help these people out, there is an important element that needs to be taken into consideration, and that important element is called communication. Communication is important because without it, there can be chaos and confusion on what needs to be taken care of, and how they should proceed after the emergency. The communication
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leaving out treating the emotional wellbeing of a person. Which could lead to the patient recovering but later on returning for medical attention because either the issue has returned or become worse. For example, a young man in college comes to the emergency room complaining of chest pain, rapid heart rate, and shortness of breath. After a cardiac workup the patient is deemed medically clear. The ER Physician discovered during his assessment that the patient has been drinking energy drinks on a regular
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Week 7 Case Study 2: Disaster Recovery (DR) Lessons Learned September 11th CIS359: Disaster Recovery Management Disaster Recovery (DR) Lessons Learned Sept 11th Introduction Prior to the 9/11 terror attacks most companies never believed their entire organization much less the computer systems, data, and employees could be completely wiped out by a single event. Most companies thought systems could be maintained and replicated on site and then restored with minimal
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