Introduction to Emergency care for the Paramedic students at the University Of Wolverhampton Walsall Campus.

Handout written 4th January 2017 for the 12th January 2017.


What are disabilities and health problems? WWW.mencap.org.uk and google Mind.

What type of disabilities, health problems, mental health problems and long term conditions are there?

Find out what disabilities, health problems, mental health problems and condition are at health a loss of life risk!
Here are some examples what can you name that is affected by stress?
Anxiety
Depression
ADHD
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Most common health and life of loss risk can be caused by stress which everyone faces but people who have disabilities, health problems, mental health problems, long-term conditions, the elderly or and etc are more so at risk. ttps://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2016-08/Death%20by%20Indifference%20-%2074%20deaths%20and%20counting.pdf


What can be the cause?

Here are some examples but it's down to you to find out more but looking at references such as books, googling, websites online or and etc.


Communication.

Those with disabilities, health problems or and etc find it hard to make ourselves understood as it is even more so when we are unwell.  Here are some examples of communication see if you can find some too!

http://www.signature.org.uk/british-sign-language?utm_source=AdWords&utm_campaign=BSL%20Qualifications&utm_medium=GoogleAds&gclid=CjwKEAiA17LDBRDElqOGq8vR7m8SJAA1AC0_qBcKu

http://www.macintyrecharity.org/

Speech therapy http://www.ndcs.org.uk/family_support/communication/speech_and_language/index.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA17LDBRDElqOGq8vR7m8SJAA1AC0_XY2zhm4tHo9uQhKCb5hmt1mOFpXvoPjFv

Here's the Hospital communication book http://www.northmid.nhs.uk/Portals/0/Hospital%20Communication%20Book%20-%20version%202%20-%20web.pdf
https://medlineplus.gov/speechandcommunicationdisorders.html
http://www.healthline.com/symptom/disorders-of-communication
https://medlineplus.gov/hearingdisordersanddeafness.html
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001545.htm
https://medlineplus.gov/voicedisorders.html


Accessible information ( Easy read.)

We is accessible information ( Easy Read is needed?

http://www.signhealth.org.uk/the-accessible-information-standard/?gclid=CjwKEAiA17LDBRDElqOGq8vR7m8SJAA1AC0_jSCtm3pZLGO99ThUUBgxSAqT2Qs10ziZNoNDAu2jrRoCqZfw_


http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Childrenwithalearningdisability/Pages/Going-into-hospital-with-learning-disability.aspx

http://www.nhsaaa.net/media/348091/accessinfjul15.pdf