scholarly journals Tracking Precarious Aerial Swaggers using IoT-Enabled Drone

2019 ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
Nagaraj Telkar ◽  
Pavankumar Naik ◽  
Shrikanta Jogar ◽  
Pratibha Hulagur ◽  
Smeeta Policepatil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Flight Control ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Dynamic Tracking ◽  
First Response ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Structural Fires ◽  
Contaminated Area

Emergency response teams are accused with ensuring citizen safety from life-threatening events such as structural fires, gas leakages, vehicle accidents, and precarious material spills. While overseeing such occasions is dangerous, the release of precarious materials, such as toxic chemicals, into the atmosphere is particularly challenging. Upon landing in a scene, response teams must quickly identify the precarious substance and the contaminated area to limit exposure to nearby population centres. For airborne toxins, this appraisal is confounded by natural conditions, for example, alters in wind speed and course that can cause unstable, elevated swaggers to move powerfully. Without a way to dynamically monitor and assess atmospheric conditions during these events, response teams must conservatively predict the extent of the contaminated area, then orchestrate evacuations, and reroute traffic to ensure the safety of nearby populations. In this paper, we propose outfitting drone with Internet of Things (IoT) sensor platforms to enable dynamic tracking of precarious aerial swaggers. Augmenting drone with sensors enables emergency response teams to maintain safe distances during precarious identification, minimizing first response team exposure. Additionally, we integrate sensor-based particulate detection with autonomous drone flight control providing the capability to dynamically identify and track the boundaries of aerial swaggers in real time. This empowers specialists on call for outwardly recognize swagger development and better foresee and disconnect the effect zone. We describe the composition of our prototype IoT-enhanced drone system and describe our initial evaluations.

Basic Life Support Training in School

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-159
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
School Students ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
The Impact

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that high school students receive training in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Basic Life Support (PBLS) as part of their health education program. The skills taught, such as recognition of symptoms, establishment of an airway, and rescue breathing, will help prepare students to deal with individuals who need their assistance due to aspiration or cardiorespiratory emergencies. Individual efforts using only BLS/PBLS skills can be effective in rescuing patients in these circumstances.1-3 Prompt initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after early recognition of a cardiac arrest has limited success alone. This education must be supported by a community emergency response system. Immediate CPR coupled with access to the community emergency response team maximizes the impact of school education programs.4,5 School-based programs have been successful in training students to have BLS skills.6,7 The Academy does not expect that BLS/PBLS training will prepare students for all emergencies, nor does it intend that students should be made to believe they are solely responsible for rescuing victims or for the survival of individuals with life-threatening events in their school or community. Younger students should be reassured that their responsibility is limited during emergency events, particularly when adults are available. In addition to the potential benefits of BLS/PBLS, a realistic perspective of resuscitation abilities as only a link in the "chain of survival" should be provided. The limitations of BLS/PBLS and of all emergency services on the eventual outcome of cardiac arrests also should be explained.8 Students should be given information about avoiding the acquisition of transmissible diseases during CPR.

scholarly journals Field Monitoring the Effects of Overnight Shift Work on Specialist Tactical Police Training with Heart Rate Variability Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7895
Author(s):  
Colin Tomes ◽  
Ben Schram ◽  
Robin Orr
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Analysis ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Hrv Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Personnel Allocation

Police work exposes officers to high levels of stress. Special emergency response team (SERT) service exposes personnel to additional demands. Specifically, the circadian cycles of SERT operators are subject to disruption, resulting in decreased capacity to compensate in response to changing demands. Adaptive regulation loss can be measured through heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. While HRV Trends with health and performance indicators, few studies have assessed the effect of overnight shift work on HRV in specialist police. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects overnight shift work on HRV in specialist police. HRV was analysed in 11 SERT officers and a significant (p = 0.037) difference was found in pRR50 levels across the training day (percentage of R-R intervals varying by >50 ms) between those who were off-duty and those who were on duty the night prior. HRV may be a valuable metric for quantifying load holistically and can be incorporated into health and fitness monitoring and personnel allocation decision making.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Coordination of Emergency Response Team through the Social Network Analysis. Case Study: Oil and Gas Refinery

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraj Mohammadfam ◽  
Susan Bastani ◽  
Mahbobeh Esaghi ◽  
Rostam Golmohamadi ◽  
Ali Saee
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The Social ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Gas Refinery

scholarly journals Risk and resilience factors of persons exposed to accidents

2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-266
Author(s):  
Dana - Cristina Herta ◽  
Paula Brindas ◽  
Raluca Trifu ◽  
Doina Cozman
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Physical Suffering ◽  
Accident Victim ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Resilience Factors ◽  
Reasons For Living Inventory

Background and aims. Resilience encompasses factors promoting effective functioning in the context of adversity. Data regarding resilience in the wake of accidental trauma is still scarce. The aim of the current study is to comparatively assess adaptive, life – promoting factors in persons exposed to motor vehicle accidents (MVA) vs. persons exposed to other types of accidents, and to identify psychological factors of resilience and vulnerability in this context of trauma exposure.Methods. We assessed 93 participants exposed to accidents out of 305 eligible patients from the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital and Cluj County Emergency Hospital. The study used Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL) and Life Events Checklist. Scores were comparatively assessed for RFL items, RFL scale and subscales in participants exposed to motor vehicle accidents (MVA) vs. participants exposed to other life – threatening accidents.Results. Participants exposed to MVA and those exposed to other accidents had significantly different scores in 7 RFL items. Scores were high in 4 out of 6 RFL subscales for both samples and in most items comprising these subscales, while in the other 2 subscales and in some items comprising them scores were low.Conclusions. Low fear of death, physical suffering and social disapproval emerge as risk factors in persons exposed to life – threatening accidents. Love of life, courage in life and hope for the future are important resilience factors after exposure to various types of life – threatening accidents. Survival and active coping beliefs promote resilience especially after motor vehicle accidents. Coping with uncertainty are more likely to foster resilience after other types of life – threatening accidents. Attachment of the accident victim to family promotes resilience mostly after MVA, while perceived attachment of family members to the victim promotes resilience after other types of accidents.  

The Role of the Physician at a Medical Disaster: Hospital Emergency Response Teams

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 128-132
Author(s):  
Eric Alcouloumre ◽  
Davis Rasumoff
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Medical Response ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel ◽  
Emergency Medical Response

The Hospital Emergency Response Team concept, as outlined here and in the Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures of the California Fire Chiefs Association, is the result of a consensus effort by all EMS interest groups in Los Angeles. It is an effective way to utilize the skills of emergency medical personnel at the scene of a disaster. The role of the physician is an important one, and this concept was specifically designed to maximize the benefit to be derived from having a physician at the scene. It is important, however, that physicians recognize their limitations; a medical degree does not automatically confer “mystic abilities”in the area of disaster management. The role of the physician should include pre-disaster planning and at-scene patient management responsibilities as a member or leader of a pre-designated hospital-based emergency medical response team.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training of High-Risk Teens in the Community of Watts, South Los Angeles, 2013–2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 605-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamika Ossey ◽  
Sharon Sylvers ◽  
Sona Oksuzyan ◽  
Lisa V Smith ◽  
Douglas Frye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
First Aid ◽  
South Los Angeles ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Cpr Training

AbstractThe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept was initially developed for adult members of the community to help prepare for disasters and minimize damage when disasters occur. CERTs also served as a tool for building community capacity and self-sufficiency by supporting a diverse group of people working together in dealing with challenges affecting their communities. The novel approach to CERTs described here sought to involve high-risk youth from low-socioeconomic status communities in CERTs and first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to help them build ties with communities, stay off the streets, and become leaders in the community. It also helped to provide different perspectives on life, while building more resilient communities better prepared to minimize damage when a disaster strikes. After the successful launch of the first high-risk teen CERT cohort in Watts (27 CERT-trained and 14 first aid/CPR-trained), the project was expanded to other community groups and organizations. Seven additional cohorts underwent CERT and first aid/CPR training in 2013 through 2014. This initiative increased CERT visibility within South Los Angeles. New partnerships were developed between governmental, nongovernmental, and community-based organizations and groups. This model can be used to expand CERT programs to other communities and organizations by involving high-risk teens or other high-risk groups in CERT training. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:605–609)

Risk factors and outcomes of postoperative emergency response team activation: a matched case-control study

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
Matthew I Hardman ◽  
◽  
S Chandralekha Kruthiventi ◽  
Michelle R Schmugge ◽  
Alexandre N Cavalcante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Postoperative Complications ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Control Study

OBJECTIVE: To determine patient and perioperative characteristics associated with unexpected postoperative clinical deterioration as determined for the need of a postoperative emergency response team (ERT) activation. DESIGN: Retrospective case–control study. SETTING: Tertiary academic hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Patients who underwent general anaesthesia discharged to regular wards between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2015 and required ERT activation within 48 postoperative hours. Controls were matched based on age, sex and procedure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Baseline patient and perioperative characteristics were abstracted to develop a multiple logistic regression model to assess for potential associations for increased risk for postoperative ERT. RESULTS: Among 105 345 patients, 797 had ERT calls, with a rate of 7.6 (95% CI, 7.1–8.1) calls per 1000 anaesthetics (0.76%). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed the following risk factors for postoperative ERT: cardiovascular disease (odds ratio [OR], 1.61; 95% CI, 1.18–2.18), neurological disease (OR, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.11–2.22), preoperative gabapentin (OR, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.17–2.20), longer surgical duration (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.02–1.11, per 30 min), emergency procedure (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.09–2.18), and intraoperative use of colloids (OR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.17–1.92). Compared with control participants, ERT patients had a longer hospital stay, a higher rate of admissions to critical care (55.5%), increased postoperative complications, and a higher 30-day mortality rate (OR, 3.36; 95% CI, 1.73–6.54). CONCLUSION: We identified several patient and procedural characteristics associated with increased likelihood of postoperative ERT activation. ERT intervention is a marker for increased rates of postoperative complications and death.

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