The team must find a way to construct a drone that will help assist Hazardous Materials Response Teams. Though emergency response teams are implementing drones more and more frequently, there is still no drone on the market that serves the very specific needs of Hazmat teams. This is unfortunate, because research shows that drones have been helping emergency response teams be safer and more effective in urgent situations (Hall, 2015). Drones can be used instead of humans when a dangerous situation, like a fire or chemical leak, must be dealt with. They can be equipped with high-level technology to help the emergency response team understand what the situation entails (Hall, 2015). If the engineering team is to successfully construct a drone …show more content…
This is supported by research; by definition, a drone with a greater mass must contain more material, bulk, and will be larger in general, and therefore will be able to support a greater weight (Benson, 2015). The effect that the mass and bulk of the drone will have on flight duration is less clear. A more massive drone will be able to carry a more massive battery, and thus it is a fair assumption that flight duration will also increase as mass increases. Unfortunately, as mass increases, so too does the amount of material needed, and most high-quality materials are prohibitively expensive (Benson, 2015). The engineering team will have to determine a material that maximises sturdiness and weight-support while minimizing cost. Currently, aluminium and wood seem like viable options do their sturdy thickness and relatively low cost (Benson, …show more content…
The Federal Aviation Administration has placed restrictions on where drones are allowed to be flown, for example. The drone must fly below 400 feet, and it cannot fly over densely populated areas or for commercial purposes (E. 2014). The Hazmat drone will certainly not need to have any commercial applications, but it will important to note that highly dense population areas are off-limits. The team will need to research what the FAA specifically and numerically defines as “dense.” Weak wireless transmissions or unreliable communication links, mechanical mistakes, and/or busy air traffic can present a danger to the drone’s flight, and so some amount of training would be extremely advantageous to the pilots of the drone (Whitlock, 2014). A drone’s camera also has a very limited scope of vision; it is suggested that drone pilots work in tandem, one as the driver and one as a spotter (Betancourt, 2014). Furthermore, a positional-awareness program that surpasses the abilities of a GPS can help keep drones out of airplane paths and no-fly zones and can utilize a mobile app to assist with integrating it (Patel,
Current usage of the commercial drones is pretty basic and only involved in the usage as delivery drones . Which means it will deliver the items on the time. Humans makes mistake or deliver the wrong package, the machines don’t .The machines only follow the instruction and only do what is instructed to them . Also humans get tired machines don’t. Usage of delivery drones will definitely reduce the human labor force which could be for better or worst . Advancement of the commercial Drones will help us save many lives. For example Commercial drones c...
Good teamwork is important in a patient centred care. It is a team of health professionals who actively participate, cooperate, interact, communicate expertise, respect, trust and its main focus is to improve patient’s health (Miller, 2008, p.14). Also, the team includes the family of the client and the patient itself (Miller, 2008, p. 15). Therefore, all members have a role to play. For instance, in the nursing practice it involves health promotion and maintenance regarding patient’s health in order to decrease the impacts of negative outcomes (NMBA, 2010). Nevertheless, this can be maintained under the national competency standard (NMBA, 2010). Part of the national competency standard promotes professional responsibility, multidisciplinary approach, critical thinking and client care delivery (NMBA, 2010).
I was a member of a hazardous material responder team, which was responsible for responding to spills of hazardous or unknown materials. This necessitated determining whether the material was hazardous, and if it was, then we were tasked with cleanup and disposal of the material in a way that was safe and in accordance to proper procedure. Procedures were driven by the organization, but had to either meet or exceed state regulations for hazardous material cleanup and disposal. This included very well-defined, strict rules and plans for collecting and disposing of hazardous material. Through social identification, individuals identify characteristics of a group as similar themselves and as enhancing their status or power (Latham, 2012). I found this to be true in my experience, and identified more readily to characteristics of the group that that were similar to myself, such as conscientiousness and attention to detail.
Paramedics In an emergency, when someone needs medical help, paramedics are the first response team that will provide them with assistance until they can make it to a hospital. Paramedics are a person’s first point of contact before they can see a doctor. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics are the first responders who attend to victims of accidents, disasters, or any other type of emergency. Job Description
Technology such as computers and robots are being designed to handle specific tasks. According to the US Department of Defense, a robotics challenge is seeking to develop newer robots and can help people respond in times of disaster (US). Local Authorities, such as police and firefighters, will be able to give commands by voice to the robots in disaster situations. This allows for the building of more successful response teams. Currently, a successful disaster response operation depends on surge capacity, which is having enough resources, transportation and trained responders (LA). In addition, the main challenge is being able to manage these resources swiftly and being coordinated and used effectively at their destination. This is where disaster management becomes an issue. In order for an effective communicative system to be established between communities at risk or affected by the disaster and emergency institutions, information needs to be relayed in both ways: in and out. Different types of technology such as mobile technology, space-based technology, and many more allow for faster response and preparedness.
I believe that if you asked a group of people to list off issues regarding an emergency department then they would say long wait times throughout the process and being moved around to different areas of the emergency department. From what I have heard the long waits can be associated with waiting to get back to a room, waiting to see a nurse, waiting to see a doctor, waiting to go to radiology or lab, waiting on results, waiting to be discharged, or waiting to be admitted. All of these things in my opinion add up to one main problem, which is patient flow through an emergency department. In my opinion being able to have a controlled patient flow allows for improved wait times and decreased chaos for patients. So there are a few things
Growing up, I always had a nagging sensation in my heart that urged me to take care of anyone that was sick around me, doing whatever I could to make them feel better. As the years passed, I became more exposed to the world around me. I traveled around town and around the United States. I realized just how many people were far less fortunate than I. This new found knowledge struck a chord in me, being the naive child I was, I could not figure out how I could have so much while others have so little. When I was with my parents and saw a homeless man or woman crouching on a street corner, with worry lines strewn about their face, I would beg to go to the nearest store to bring them food. I continued to help those around me all through my
The rapid response team (RRT) main purpose is to save lives and decreases the risk for harm by providing care to patients before a respiratory or cardiac arrest occurs (Ignatavicius, 2013). All facilities have different protocols when it comes to activating the Rapid Response Team and Code Team. The rapid response team are on-site and always available, the rapid response team usually includes ICU nurses, intensivist, respiratory therapist, and a hospitalist. In most cases a nurse will call for the rapid response team, but the patient’s family also have the authority to activate the rapid response team. A nurse may activate the rapid response team if the patient has an acute change in heart rate, acute change in systolic blood pressure, acute change in respiratory rate, acute drop in O2 saturation, acute change in mental status, major drop in urine output (Resuscitation Central , 2010).The rapid response team does not replace the Code Team, who responds to a client who is actively in cardiac or respiratory arrests.
When thinking of an advancement in technology that involves drones, usually one’s mind wonders towards the military aspect of drone surveillance and armaments. That is not the case for the Amazon drones and the technology that they bring with them. In the previous five months Amazon has unveiled a new delivery method for their prime members. This method involves the use of GPS controlled drones which have the capability to deliver parcels and light weight objects to the customer’s house within 30 minutes (Mayerowitz, 2013).
Some of the most common misconceptions about drones arise due to the lack of knowledge about what drones are. A drone is a remote controlled, pilotless aircraft that can be used to survey an area, conduct stealth missions, and deliver supplies into difficult to reach areas (Drone). Unmanned aircrafts are also, contrary to popular belief, not solely machines that kill without even a thought to who is being fired upon. They have proved to be effective surveillance units in areas that may be dangerous for manned aircrafts to fly, along with the potential to be reliable delivery units (Drones). With the new delivery capabilities, the time it takes for packages to be delivered across long distances could be cut down to a matter of hours...
Another name for drones are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS). These are “aircraft either controlled by ‘pilots’ from the ground or increasingly, autonomously following a pre-programmed mission” (Cole 4). Even though there are many unique types of drones, but they usually fall under two main categories: ones that are armed and equipped with missiles and bombs and others that are used for surveillance. In the past couple of years the use of drones has increased dramatically. The reason being because “unlike manned aircraft they can stay aloft for many hours and are flown remotely so there is no danger to the flight crew” (Cole 13). There are drones that can actually fly over more than fifty hours. In countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, the Predator and U.S Reaper are physically there. Cause of the power of technology th...
When catastrophes occur, many professionals respond, including insurance adjusters, engineers and volunteers. Despite this, some government agencies have stopped engineers from using the technology to respond to certain relief efforts. There are times when drone technology is the only logical resource available for use in areas where major utility services are corrupted or disabled. Although the devices are met with sporadic opposition, engineers are working to develop better drones for monitoring and responding to catastrophic
Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) are controlled via two ways which are by pilots from ground or by a self directed pre-programmed mission. Cole and Wright (2010) identify that having various types, drones basically meant to serves the following two purposes:
Drones are used by universities, scientists, governments, ecologists, environmentalist, bureaus of land management and many other organizations to study wetlands and waterways, endangered species, herd health, erosion, track evasive species, identify blight growth, assist smoke-jumpers in forest fires, and take water and soil samples from inaccessible areas. Environmentalists have definitely maximized opportunities to use drone technology in their field of work.