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This paper analyzes a critical incident in social work in which a client could not speak English and therefore the social worker had to use an interpreter. It talks about crosscultural communication, the use of interpreters, and how the social worker felt about the incident, and what he learned from it.

From the Paper
"This paper describes a critical incident and its outcome. A critical incident here is defined as any incident which was witnessed or participated in and led to reflection and a learning event about oneself and others, or about the particular social work task about the process of learning to be a social worker or organizational policies and procedures. The incident in question was when I, as a student social worker, had to interview a client who had very little understanding of the English language. Not being a skilled..."

Tags:critical incident, social work, client, cross cultural communication

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The paper relates that in nursing, a document called the incident report is filed when an out of the ordinary event takes place. The paper looks at how Potter and Perry (1995) explain that common incidens include "patient/client falls, accidental needlestick injuries, a visitor experiencing symptoms of illness or drug errors" (p. 110) and as such, an incident report is an extremely important part of nursing practice, hospital administration, and even the legal system, as it is the official record of lapses in quality and/or safety.

From the Paper
"In nursing, a document called the incident report is filed when an out of the ordinary event takes place. Potter and Perry (1995) explain that common incidents include "patient/client falls, accidental needlestick injuries, a visitor experiencing symptoms of illness or drug errors" (p. 110). As such, an incident report is an extremely important part of nursing practice, hospital administration, and even the legal system, as it is the official record of lapses in quality and/or safety. Unfortunately, the entire process surrounding incident reports--from initial observation to actions taken to remedy the problem in future--is..."

Tags:nursing, incident, report

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This paper examines the various characteristics of National Incident Management System or NIMS, such as its unified command structure and its emergency operations center mandate. Additionally, the paper relates that the NIMS is seen to work effectively because all agencies and organizations are able to communicate and recognize which agency and individual should be in charge of a particular event. Finally, the paper discusses how NIMS is important to criminal justice organizations because it allows the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that investigation and prosecution activities are uniform across the system.

From the Paper
"This document discusses the National Incident Management System or NIMS. It examines the various characteristics of NIMS such as its unified command structure and its emergency operations center mandate. Additionally, NIMS is seen to work effectively because all agencies and organizations are able to communicate and recognize which agency and individual should be in charge of a particular event. Finally, NIMS is important to criminal justice organizations because it allows the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that investigation and..."

Tags:national, incident, management

Abstract
The paper creates an incident report about a bank holdup answering the who, what, where, why and how questions about the crime.

From the Paper
"Officers John Smith and Bob Jones were called to the Central Bank located at ...N Main Street at ...PM Friday, June ... by Ann Kelly, one of two tellers who were physically present in the bank when an unidentified white male, age approximately ... to ... entered the building and, armed with a pistol, demanded that Kelly and Sue Adams empty their cash drawers into a bag that he presented. No other people were present in the bank on the main floor when the suspect entered."

Tags:incident police, crime

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In this article, the writer notes that the USS Liberty Incident, an attack on a neutral US Navy Technical Research ship by the Israeli air force and torpedo boats, during the 6-Day Arab-Israel War on June 08, 1967 has aroused considerable controversy and debate since its occurrence. The writer discusses that while the Israeli and the US governments have always officially maintained that it was a case of an unfortunate but unintended "friendly fire," others have expressed their disbelief and doubts about the official versions of the incident. This paper presents an overview of the event, including its background, aftermath, the official versions of the US and Israeli governments about the incident, and the private views of certain government officials and eye-witnesses about the controversy.

Outline:
Background: Prelude to the Incident
The Attack on USS Liberty
The Israeli Explanation
The American Official Findings
Important Quotes about the Incident
References

From the Paper
"During the Six-Day Arab Israeli War of June 5-10, 1967, the United States maintained an officially declared neutral status. However, due to the mounting political and military tensions between the Arabs and Israelis in the weeks before the outbreak of the war, the importance of the Middle East due to its oil resources, and the Cold War tensions, the US felt the need for intelligence surveillance and monitoring of the electronic communication emanating from the region. As part of its plan to improve signal intelligence collection in the area, the US National Security Agency (NSA) decided to request the deployment of a technical research ship in the area in May 1969. USS Liberty , which was in port at Abidjan, Ivory Coast at the time, was ordered to be re-deployed in the Mediterranean for surveillance purposes. As a result, the USS Liberty left Abidjan on May 24 and arrived in the Mediterranean (i.e., Rota, Spain) on May 31."

Tags:ship, attack, identification, mistake

Abstract
This paper explains that the function of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is to supply a set of standardized operational structures to institutions for protecting against, responding and recovering from various occurrences with the objective of reducing loss of life and harm to the environment. Next, the author explains that the Incident Command System (ICS) enables incident managers from national, state, local and private organizations to identify the main concerns associated with an event in order to organize all the operations that are required during an occurrence. The paper states that the author would like to work within the ICS as the public information officer.

From the Paper
"The NIMS components that assist in the facilitation of a response to an incident are; preparedness, communication and information management, resource management, command and management, and ongoing management and maintenance (Miller, 2009). Preparedness requires effective planning, personnel training, and certification. It is this component that forms the basic foundation of disaster or emergency management. Preparedness for organizations ensures that response teams are coordinated appropriately and that all the personnel involved understand their roles and responsibilities."

Tags:standardized components, disaster management, jurisdiction terminology

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This paper studies the incident that took place on December 2, 1984 in Bhopal, India when a series of mechanical and human failures led to the worst industrial disaster known to mankind--a gas leak of 40 tons of methyl isocyanate from a Union Carbide chemical plant that killed an estimated 10,000 people. The effects of this tragic incident were global. Corporate environmental awareness was raised to new levels as industrial giants worldwide scrambled to preemptively reevaluate the safety of their own chemical processes, while lawmakers put together new environmental regulations in response to Bhopal. Public environmental awareness was also brought to the forefront as the "right-to-know" movement gained impetus. Ultimately, these three factors paved the way for environmental auditing and management systems--because these were the controls that gave the chemical industry the tools to prevent another Bhopal, while also meeting expected new government regulations and gathering information to satisfy the public's newly awakened interest in industrial processes.

From the Paper
"One of the largest and most horrific industrial disasters of modern times took place in Bophal, India on the evening of December 2, 1984, when about 40 tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from an underground storage tank at a Union Carbide chemical plant into the environment, killing 2,000 to 3,400 people almost immediately and leaving about 8,000 others to die gradually from exposure to the killing fumes.1 The gas polluted an area of over 18 square kilometers and displaced over 500,000 people. There were at least 250,000 people injured as a result of this accident. The MIC gas caused severe respiratory distress, pulmonary edema, eye and lung diseases, gynecological problems, psychological crisis, and many other medical problems before it had run its course. The sheer magnitude of the accident drew over 12,000 relief operations personnel to the area in hopes of rendering aid, but for many of the victims, it was already too late (Bisarya & Puri, 2001; EPA, 2001; Nolan & Street, 2000)."

Tags:act, air, auditing, caer, carbide, care, chemical, clean, disaster, environmental, epcra, gas, india, mic, responsible, union

Abstract
This paper explains that critical incident stress debriefing (CISD), as an intervention to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is effective because it is not only time-efficient but also provides a sense of community, wherein patients are able to share and cope with their experiences by better understanding what they went through vis-a-vis other people's experiences. The author points out that, in anticipation of these critical incidents or events, a CISD team is already created and includes health care professionals, trained to respond immediately to patients suffering from PTSD. The paper relates that, in addition to continuous monitoring of the patients' cases, the CISD team also must assume leadership of their team by creating "role assignments" for each patient-participant to maintain a sense of community and group belonging even after the session.

From the Paper
"During the debriefing, professional assistance is conducted using a 7-phase technique: (1) introductory phase; (2) fact phase; (3) thought phase; (4) feeling phase; (5) assessment phase; (6) education phase; and (7) reentry phase. These phases are similar to other treatment techniques dealing with PTSD; however, these phases become crucial when applied in the CISD setting, since each phase must be dealt with with caution and sensitivity. The first phases establishes rapport among the members (participants) of the CISD group..."

Tags:phases, community, ready, time-efficient, team

Abstract
The benefits of the incident command system as a vital tool utilized by emergency service agencies. The paper describes how this system allows the various emergency units to cooperate with each other in times of need. It outlines the problems which can occur, and offers solutions to these issues.

From the Paper
"The incident command system that is utilized by fire services and other emergency service agencies is describes as "a standardized on-scene emergency management concept specifically designed to allows its users to adopt an integrated organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries" (NICI)."

Tags:police, medical, fire, disasters, communication, personnel, technical

Abstract
This paper is all about prosody. The poem, Countee Cullen's "Incident" is the analyzed work. In this paper, the author looks at the rhythm of the poem, likening it to cinematic scores.

From the Paper
"Countee Cullen was an African-American poet born in New York, and a contributor to the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote of the black experience as he lived it, writing lyrically and imaginatively. His Incident is a short poem describing a brief incident in the speaker's life. While told in retrospect, and with few carefully chosen words, the relation of the experience speaks volumes about racism and how one must deal with it even from a young age. The format of the poem provides meaty contrast to the poem's subject matter, staying at one tempo even when the mood of the poem changes dramatically."

Tags:countee, cullen, poetry