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Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.
EMTALA Answer Book, 2022 Edition
Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.
The EMTALA Answer Book provides an authoritative, easy-to-access guide for addressing the thorny issues surrounding EMTALA for emergency department physicians, emergency nurse managers, emergency administrators, and risk managers, helping them to understand the implications of their decisions vis-à-vis this law. The potentially problematic aspects of medical screening, treatment, transfer, and other EMTALA responsibilities of hospitals are explored from the medical perspective, and practical suggestions for compliance are provided. Highlights of the 2021 Edition include: Important updates to EMTALA, especially those related to COVID-19, include: A fully revised Chapter 12, "EMTALA and Public Emergencies," which discusses EMTALA and COVID-19. New Appendix P, "EMTALA Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019," which contains key CMS documents detailing the changes to the way in which CMS is enforcing EMTALA during COVID-19 pandemic. A revision to sections of Chapter 2, "Comes to the Emergency Room," that deal with Section 1135 waivers of EMTALA sanctions during emergencies and pandemics have been updated The 2019 changes to sections of the CMS State Operations manual dealing with administrative enforcement of EMTALA A revised Chapter 15, "EMTALA and Whistleblower Protection," with the latest favorable developments protecting hospitals against whistleblowers Discussions of the most recent court decisions including under what circumstances heirs of a deceased patient may sue for claimed EMTALA violations, and limitations on the long-held rule that the hospital's duty to stabilize a patient with an emergency condition ends with the admission or transfer of the patient New EMTALA-related settlements published by the Office of Inspector General Selections from the State Operations Manual pertaining to EMTALA investigations Previous Edition: EMTALA Answer Book, 2020 Edition, ISBN 9781543810356 The EMTALA Answer Book by Jeffrey C. Moffat will teach you EMTALA regulations and medical duties, and how to avoid fines, bad publicity, and more!