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Hallmark BSN 325:  Henderson, Nevada By: Jacquelyn Harris

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Participants should learn about Henderson City. Participants should understand Henderson’s emergency resources. To identify the numerous vulnerable populations in the town. Comprehend the available disaster management techniques Identify the anticipated health issues from the disaster

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Selected Community: Henderson, Nevada Community Population: 300,116 people Community Description: The employment rate is 57.9%, poverty rate at 7.9%, and median household income is at $74,147 129,580 housing units and 33.4% have attained higher education (United States Census Bureau n.d.).   Veteran males comprise of 90.8% while 9.2% are female veterans 75.5% of the are whites and the rest includes other races  Henderson has a total of 25,906 companies  11.8% of the total population is disabled

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Emergency facilities and Associations to help in case of disaster such as fire outbreaks (CDC  n.d. ).

IAFF (International Association of Fire Fighters)

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

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1.Non-Hispanic Black Residents:  Highly prone cardiac arrest compared to Asians and Hispanic residents 2. People aged  ≥ 65 years:  Prone to being infected by influenza.  In 2017/18, 92 died while  980 were hospitalized

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3. Pacific Islanders/ Asians Vulnerable to Tuberculosis  Higher contraction rate than Non-Hispanic Whites and Non-Hispanic Blacks  4. Males More vulnerable to Tuberculosis than females

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A disaster is an eventual circumstances that leads to massive damage of property or loss of lives  Henderson, Nevada is prone to fire outbreaks  Most of them occur due to accidents or human negligence Therefore, a fire outbreaks in Henderson, Nevada are man-made

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Potential Effects of the Fire Outbreaks Disaster on:

Community Infrastructure Destruction of housing units  Loss of lives of the people in the town 1991 fire explosion in Pioneer Chlor Alkali in Henderson lead to destruction of machinery, assets, goods, and housing units leading to significant losses companies (CDC n.d.).    A chlorine leak resulted to respiratory problems and skin irritations to the firefighters

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Hospitals, Occupational Health Safety organizations and fire fighting associations work together to rescue lives incase of fire outbreaks However not on all instances the mission is successful The instance in 1991 Pioneer Chlor fire outbreak that led to lack of coordination affected many fighters as a result of chlorine leak Many developed respiratory diseases while others complained of skin itchiness  Such events led to devastating response in events disaster response without coordination between different teams

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Several human activities may result to fire outbreaks, which might cause catastrophic deaths to people living in Henderson city.  Generally, uncontrolled fire by seniors may spread to neighboring households and cause massive destructions. Also, playing infants and toddlers may cause fire outbreaks.  Undoubtedly, fire outbreaks have more disadvantages to people.  For instance, fire outbreaks has resulted to second degree burns to children, youths, and seniors in this city.

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Sudden attack caused by electrical malfunction of the heart leading to abnormal patterns of heartbeats (American Heart Association, 2015). Irregular heartbeat interferes with the normal circulation of the blood resulting to the affected individual loosing conscious and pulse (American Heart Association, 2015).

As a result of fire outbreaks in Henderson, Nevada, there are several expected health-related problems that might affect the people in this city.  Anticipated health problems include;

Encouraging individuals to embrace healthy eating behaviors  (Costa et al., 2014, p. 246).

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Engage the patient into cognitive activities such as reading and writing

Disease is type that affects the cognitive ability of individuals.   The brain cells degenerate and eventually die leading to memory loss or confusion  The condition can however be improved

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An infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs of an individual  It can also affect the kidney, brain or the spinal cord Symptoms include fever, weight loss and coughing

Regular medication that involve doctor’s check ups  The patient should wear mask

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Helping the patient recover and maintain their breath

Viral disease that is highly deadly when it affects the humans  World fires lead to wild animals habiting together with humans where in that case can lead to spreads of influenza (Landguth et al., 2020)

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Use of contraception Avoid using same needles and sharp objects on different patients

Includes diseases transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact  Include syphilis, Gonorrhea, HIV/AIDS, HPV and Herpes

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Exercise the joints at least twice in a day

Refers to external body condition that affect the mobility, stamina or physical capacity to perform normal activities efficiently  Fire outbreaks has contributed significantly to the cases of disability in Henderson

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Henderson City is a town located in Nevada Over of the past years it has been prone to fire outbreaks The vulnerable population of disasters  include Non-Hispanic Black Residents, people aged more than 65 years,  Pacific Islanders/ Asians and males  Emergency facilities and associations focus on responding to fire outbreaks and rescuing lives.      Working together in case of a disaster to prevent tragic events

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References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (n.d.).  https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/1991-0230-2543.pdf Costa, T., Santos, C., & Silva, R. (2014). Correlation between the post-cardiac arrest care algorithm and the nursing interventions classification (NIC).  Revista  de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(1), 241-248.  https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014v6n1p241 The Henderson Fire Department. (n.d.). Fire and Rescue Operations. Henderson, NV.  https://www.cityofhenderson.com/government/departments/fire United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Explore census data. Explore Census Data.  https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3231900 Landguth , E. L., Holden, Z. A., Graham, J., Stark, B., Mokhtari, E. B.,  Kaleczyc , E., Anderson, S., Urbanski, S., Jolly, M., Semmens, E. O., Warren, D. A., Swanson, A., Stone, E., & Noonan, C. (2020). The delayed effect of wildfire season particulate matter on subsequent influenza season in a mountain west region of the USA. Environment International, 139, 105668.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105668 Mayo Clinic. (2020, August 9). Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes.  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-arrhythmia/symptoms-causes/

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International Association of Fire Fighters
Henderson Fire Department

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Historic Henderson Factory Stops Making Chlorine

 References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (n.d.).  https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/1991-0230-2543.pdf Costa, T., Santos, C., & Silva, R. (2014). Correlation between the post-cardiac arrest care algorithm and the nursing interventions classification (NIC).  Revista  de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(1), 241-248.  https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014v6n1p241 The Henderson Fire Department. (n.d.). Fire and Rescue Operations. Henderson, NV.  https://www.cityofhenderson.com/government/departments/fire United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Explore census data. Explore Census Data.  https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3231900 Landguth , E. L., Holden, Z. A., Graham, J., Stark, B., Mokhtari, E. B.,  Kaleczyc , E., Anderson, S., Urbanski, S., Jolly, M., Semmens, E. O., Warren, D. A., Swanson, A., Stone, E., & Noonan, C. (2020). The delayed effect of wildfire season particulate matter on subsequent influenza season in a mountain west region of the USA. Environment International, 139, 105668.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105668 Mayo Clinic. (2020, August 9). Heart arrhythmia - Symptoms and causes.  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-arrhythmia/symptoms-causes/

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