Assignment 1

You are the EMS manager for a large, urban EMS response agency. You have been informed that your agency is facing litigation for an intentional tort and you are being asked for your assistance in shaping their defense. Using the four elements necessary to prove negligence, outline a paper crafting the defenses needed to protect your organization from this litigation.

Four elements of negligence:

• The defendant has a duty to the plaintiff.
• The duty was breached by the defendant.
• Harm occurred as a direct result of this breach.
• The injury was substantially caused by this breach.

ï‚· Include the above listed assignment points garnered from your own experiences, and use the content of the assigned reading material. Identify your steps in assisting your provider with their defense.

>Your paper should be at least two pages in length

Assignment 2

Using the information presented in Unit V, develop a training process for new employees. Your training should focus on

ï‚· criminal liability for the EMS professional,

ï‚· due process rights and problems with due process, and

ï‚· criminal issues affecting the provision of EMS.

The paper should be at least two pages in length

Assignment 3This case study requires that select a man-made disaster that has occurred in the past decade. You should research in the CSU Online Library for any peer-reviewed journal articles related to the disaster and how the community recovered.

You may also do an Internet search for articles or information regarding how the aftereffects of the disaster were mitigated through a community-wide effort.

Disaster suggestions include, but are not limited to:

· Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing, or

· Boston Marathon bombing.

Your case study should address at least three of these four main points:

· disaster summary,

· NGOs that provided assistance,

· public utilities recovery, and

· community recovery from the emergency.

Your case study should be well-organized and at least two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.

You are required to have at least two sources, one of which must be from the CSU Online Library. Your textbook is NOT required for this assignment, although you may choose to use it when discussing concepts that apply to the disaster. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted materials must have accompanying citations in accordance with APA standards.