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Key Features:
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The Emergency First Response Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of training
- Incorrect lifting techniques
- 2. Assessment of Scene
- Exposure to biohazard
- Ineffective communication
- 3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use
- Improper use of PPE
- PPE malfunction
- 4. Approach to Casualty
- Slips and trips
- Aggression from the casualty
- 5. Primary Assessment
- Transmission of infectious diseases
- Misdiagnosis due to rush
- 6. Secondary Assessment
- Incorrect treatment implementation
- Mental trauma on patient or responder
- 7. Positioning Casualty
- Injury due to incorrect handling
- Worsening of casualty's condition
- 8. Emergency Response
- Late response
- Exposing yourself to risk while helping
- 9. Communication with Professional Help
- Miscommunication leading to wrong treatment
- Delay in response
- 10. Ongoing Care for Casualty
- Mistaking symptoms
- Negligence in care
- 11. Handling of Casualty Post-incident
- Emotional distress to casualty post-response
- Lack of post-care support
- 12. Clean-up Procedure
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Inadequate disposal of bio-waste
- 13. Reporting and Documentation
- Errors in documentation
- Breach of privacy regulations
- 14. Equipment Maintenance and Checks
- Usage of faulty equipment
- Skip regular checks
- 15. Debrief and Emotional Support
- Developing traumatic stress disorder
- Neglect self-care
- 16. Training and Drills
- Lack of participation
- Complacency in training
- 17. Reviewing and Updating Emergency Plans
- Obsolete emergency plan
- Ignorance to updating process
- 18. Maintaining Readiness
- Lack of supplies
- Inadequate training or resources
- 19. Evaluation and Improvement
- Failure to identify areas of improvement
- Non-compliance with regulations
- 20. Conducting Future Emergency Response
- Complacency
- Failure to follow protocol