solved Legal / Ethical Vulnerable Populations ActivityAssignment Description:The purpose of this

Legal / Ethical Vulnerable Populations ActivityAssignment Description:The purpose of this activity is to provide students the opportunity to assist individuals who may have special needs during a disaster in areas of education and preparation.Assignment Directions:Part I: Working with an IndividualStep 1: Identify an individual in your community who may have special needs during a disaster. Please refer to the “Examples of High-Risk Vulnerable Populations” table below.Step 2: Arrange to meet with the identified individual.Step 3: Prior to the meeting: Review information on the Utah Special Needs Registry website – especially related to the “What to do” section. http://www.specialneedsutah.org/ Depending on the area of special need: Prepare information regarding available support services including contact information for interdisciplinary referrals where appropriate. Additional information is available via the American Red Cross, FEMA, Be Ready Utah, and local hospitals / support agencies.Step 4: During the meeting: Teach identified individual (and primary care-givers when appropriate) about the Utah Special Needs Registry as well as what to do to prepare for a disaster or an emergency. Go through “What To Do” steps and identify individual needs related to preparation as well as the “Action Checklist.”Step 5: ***Put patient is uncomfortable with registering in section provided below. Note: If the individual is uncomfortable registering with the Special Needs Registry, then make comments regarding this in the appropriate section of the matrix (see below).Step 6: Answer the Legal / Ethical Scenario questions – Part II (below)Step 7: Submit Legal Ethical Vulnerable Populations Activity MatrixActionsundefinedGrading: Refer to the grading rubric______________________________________________________________________Part II: Legal / Ethical Scenario for Vulnerable PopulationsScenario: You are at the scene of a disaster (known terrorist bombing) and you come across two victims of the same status (red / immediate care). One victim is lying next to their wheelchair and is gaining consciousness. The other victim is completely unconscious.Timing is critical and you have been told that you only have 5 minutes to rescue as many victims from the building as possible. The walking wounded have already been evacuated.Consult the American Nurses Association “ANA Issues White Paper – press release Final” document page 2 – key recommendations (Unit E Resources). How will your care of these two victims be influenced related to these recommendations?Continued Scenario: Once outside of the building, you join patients in the treatment area. You come across a circumstance where you are required to perform emergency medical treatment outside of your normal scope of practice (usually performed by a physician) in order to save a life.Will you continue with the procedure?Consult the Utah Good Samaritan Act (attached). Are you legally protected to perform this procedure? ____________________________________________________________________ Examples of High-Risk Vulnerable Populations & Additional Assistance RequiredDisability / Special NeedAdditional StepsVisually impairedMay be extremely reluctant to leave familiar surroundings when the request for evacuation comes from a stranger. A guide dog could become confused or disoriented in a disaster. People who are blind or partially sighted may have to depend on others to lead them, as well as their dog, to safety during a disaster.Hearing impairedMay need to make special arrangements to receive warnings.Mobility impairedMay need special assistance to get to a shelter.Non-English speaking personsMay need assistance planning for and responding to emergencies. Community and cultural groups may be able to help keep people informed.People without vehiclesMay need to make arrangements for transportation.People with special dietary needsShould take special precautions to have an adequate emergency food supply.People with medical conditionsShould know the location and availability of more than one facility if dependent on a dialysis machine or other life-sustaining equipment or treatment.People with mental disabilityMay need help responding to emergencies and getting to a shelter.People with dementiaMay want to be registered in the Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return ProgramReference: The information in this table was obtained from the Utah Special Needs Registry. See www.specialneedsutah.org