History of EMS, the Star of Life and What our symbol means to me…
As I sit here about to type this paper on the history of EMS, the Star of Life and what our symbol means to me… I think about all those before me, that chose this profession and how our individual histories in EMS, have made us the profession we are today. We are still defining ourselves and making a mark on our communities and the medical field alike.
The phrase, emergency medical services, did not exist as a familiar expression defining a specific application of medical care prior to the 1960s. Generally, it now means the provision of medical care by specially trained and authorized personnel to the suddenly ill or injured prior to, and in the absence of, a hospital setting. Contemporarily, it refers to anyone of a variety of clinically different levels of medical care, provided to those who become unexpectedly incapacitated, whether from a chronic or acute illness or injury.
I could write about how Modern EMS is considered to have started with Jean Dominique Larrey, Napoleon’s chief
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Through the years, we have been taught that the blue “Star of Life” symbol was designed for NHTSA in response to the need for a uniform symbol representing the emergency medical services system. The serpent and staff in the symbol portray the staff of Asclepius, an ancient Greek physician deified as the god of medicine. The staff represents medicine and healing, with the skin-shedding serpent being indicative of renewal. This could be true but, I too think the most appropriate and significant reference to the serpent on a staff associated with healing is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 21 and verses 6-9. To me the verses here in Numbers and their foreshadowing of the verse in John 3:14 and 15 are the true meaning of the Star of Life, please read with me the
Ambulances started affecting modern day health care, after the Civil war ended in 1865. The first civilian ambulance started in 1865, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The EMS, emergency medical services, first started to grow, in 1950. The EMS started as one of the five branches created in 1950, which include towing operator, police/fire departments, hospitals, medical equipment companies, and funeral homes. Then, 300 EMS systems were established in 1973, through the EMS Systems Act. A lot has changed since the start of EMS. The EMT is now acknowledged as a true member of modern day health care; the NREMT now plays an active part in the continuing process of improving the EMS; national standards have also been established.
There are tons of ideas for the meaning of The Star of David. Some Kabbalists believe that the six points represent God’s power over all six directions: north, south, east, west, up, and down. Some even think the two triangles represent humanity’s dual nature; good and evil.
EMTALA stands for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Congress passed the legislation in 1986, making it a federal law. EMTALA states that anyone showing up into the Emergency Department of a Medicare payment receiving hospital, seeking medical attention, must be seen regardless of the individual’s ability to pay. Although, the law is directed towards Medicare accepting hospitals it addresses any and all people wanting medical attention. Relatively all hospitals in the United States participate in and receive monies from Medicare. That is relatively all hospitals in the U.S. are governed by the EMTALA legislation. The wording of “anyone” coming into an Emergency Department is EMTALA’s attempt to cover every person in the U.S. experiencing a medical crisis.
Limbs were being shattered and wounds were becoming infected and spreading throughout the body. Even though the Civil War was a gruesome time, many lifesaving procedures were born through it. Because of the high medical need during the American Civil War, necessary advances such as medical inventions, lifesaving procedures, and reconstructive surgery established the foundation for our current medical methods. Ambulances were further developed from the base model which already existed during the war. The ambulance’s main purpose was to speedily take injured soldiers from the battlefield to the medical and doctors in order to receive appropriate care.
For the dancer, music and choreography are paramount. The music guides the dancer, and the moves express the music. However, the dance has to start from somewhere.
Independently, within the Australian health care system’. The role of the paramedic is ever changing, but never so much as it is of late. However, there has been little reflection of those changes in either the perception of the discipline as a profession or the manner in which the profession is trained, socialised and educated. Paramedics currently at best are seen as semi-professional and a great deal of discussion about whether the discipline actually wants to achieve full professional status exists. In the past twenty years from 1995 to 2015, paramedics have been the main provider of pre-hospital care, transitioning from ambulance drivers to the current practitioner role. However paramedics are not yet classified as health care professionals, even though they work alongside and in conjunction with other recognised health care services. The paramedic industry therefore works independently from other health care organisations and autonomously and exclusively within their own state organisation. This essay explores the evolution of paramedics and investigates the advancement in the skills and recognition within the ambulance service over the past twenty years, highlighting their present status as a semi profession. Investigation into the state specific capacity of a paramedic and the imminent changes enco...
Wolf’s “The Meanings of Lives”, states a meaningful life must have some subjective and objective element to it and must be somewhat successful; Wolf’s idea of subjectivity is that projects and activities eventually make life meaningful. The projects must fulfill certain circumstances on the subjective and objective side. I’m going to introduce Wolf’s “fitting fulfillment” idea, raise a point against it and argue her idea, that success defines a meaningful life.
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Emergency care has always been an important part of history all over the world. It has been said that medical assistance has been around and prevalent since as far back as 1500 B.C. Around the 1700’s is when EMS systems first began to experience large advancements, and ever since then, the field continues to grow and improve every year.
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While reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, there is a whirlwind of ideas that are thrown your way. Adams introduces Arthur Dent, who is an average 30 year old man in England that is about to get his house destroyed in order to build a bypass; however, the next day the Earth explodes. Dent is blown off the Earth and travels through space with numerous unique characters. Despite being a science fiction book with an alternate universe where the Earth explodes, the characters hold a goofy and light hearted attitude towards the array of negative events that take place. Adams utilizes numerous literary elements in the novel such as, tone, the theme of absurdity, and satire.
I have always been to asking myself what is meaning of life? or what I supposed to do ? or what I have to achieve? . Meaning of life what 's you have been given? what you have given by different kind of human? Or what I believe or what I do not believe in life .Everybody have Meaning of life it depends between person to person, I found myself when I was young because my parents always talk about experience in their life.Throughout my entire life ,I have wondered about the significance meaning of life that has beneficial for the people, because the life is beginning odds and ending odds .Even though struggle of life, I believe meaning of life are ,regional ,ambition, participate ,achievement ,and happiness .Due to this, I
Human life is full of meaning. As humans, we assign value to many things. However, what happens when we assign a specific value to a human life? This is the issue being presented in the article, “What is a Life Worth,” by Amanda Ripley. The government is determining a monetary value to a human life, and it does not appeal to the masses. There are many problems with the cold calculation, and most people cannot see the other side of the numbers. The economic value of a human life is calculated based on the income the person was receiving, but when the check is given to a loved one of a small amount, the compensation is misinterpreted as an overall value of the human life. The true value of a human life should not be combined with the monetary value that is determined by the government, or the value of life would be worth very little.
Death is something that causes fear in many peoples lives. People will typically try to avoid the conversation of death at all cost. The word itself tends to freak people out. The thought of death is far beyond any living person’s grasp. When people that are living think about the concept of death, their minds go to many different places. Death is a thing that causes pain in peoples lives, but can also be a blessing.
What makes a meaningful life? It varies for each person as we are all very unique and different from one another. Even the definition of what is meaningful will vary as it may be making an imprint/significance in their lifetime or a happy life is enough to be meaningful. Though there is so much variation among the definition, there are some essentials that could relate across the board. The recipe to having a meaningful life may contain the ingredients of: happiness, fulfillment, authenticity, living more fully in the present and having a sense of purpose.