5.10.2 Role of the rescue team The rescue team will be under command of the Chief of Police, MO or appointed leader depending on the situation. The MO, as the only doctor on the island, will not partake in any dangerous activity if it can be avoided. The rescue team will assess the situation on reaching the scene, will supply emergency care and will evacuate patients to the hospital if possible. The rescue team will always take the utmost care not to endanger themselves. Members of the rescue team will be available for ambulance duty if required. 5.11 Health education 5.11.1 Schools Health education of the population starts at the school. The school will include in their curriculum parenting skills, nutrition education, sex education, environmental care, basic life support to the older children and general hygiene. The importance of mental and physical health and regular doctor and dentist visits will be stressed. 5.11.2 General population The community will be educated in the need for regular screening for diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, prostrate, breast and cervical cancer. The need for regular checkups will also be stressed. Basic life support training to as many people as possible will be an advantage. 5.12 Training 5.12.1 Nurses and doctor Nursing training will consist of a structural program of training by the resident doctor as well as Basic Life Support training. The number of patients admitted and the number of operations done in the hospital is too little to maintain expertise and it is necessary for at least one nurse per year to get additional experience at a bigger centre. If the resident medical officer’s term of duty exceeds one year, it will be necessary for the medical officer to partake in professional development activities during his or her break. 5.12.2 Rescue team and guides It is essential that the rescue team and the guides be certified in basic life support and first aid and the leaders in each group will be qualified up to paramedic standards. 6. Legal aspects 6.1 Confidentiality Patient data is confidential and may only be revealed with permission of the patient, if ordered by a court of law or to the chief of police if required in the investigation of a criminal offence. All patient data will be kept in a secure place and only the nursing staff and resident doctor will have access to it. Patients may have access to their medical files, but may not remove the file or its contents from the hospital. Access to files must be in person and not by proxy. 6.2 Certification of mentally ill patients
5.10.2 Role of the rescue team The rescue team will be under command of the Chief of Police, MO or appointed leader depending on the situation. The MO, as the only doctor on the island, will not partake in any dangerous activity if it can be avoided. The rescue team will assess the situation on reaching the scene, will supply emergency care and will evacuate patients to the hospital if possible. The rescue team will always take the utmost care not to endanger themselves. Members of the rescue team will be available for ambulance duty if required. 5.11 Health education 5.11.1 Schools Health education of the population starts at the school. The school will include in their curriculum parenting skills, nutrition education, sex education, environmental care, basic life support to the older children and general hygiene. The importance of mental and physical health and regular doctor and dentist visits will be stressed. 5.11.2 General population The community will be educated in the need for regular screening for diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, prostrate, breast and cervical cancer. The need for regular checkups will also be stressed. Basic life support training to as many people as possible will be an advantage. 5.12 Training 5.12.1 Nurses and doctor Nursing training will consist of a structural program of training by the resident doctor as well as Basic Life Support training. The number of patients admitted and the number of operations done in the hospital is too little to maintain expertise and it is necessary for at least one nurse per year to get additional experience at a bigger centre. If the resident medical officer’s term of duty exceeds one year, it will be necessary for the medical officer to partake in professional development activities during his or her break. 5.12.2 Rescue team and guides It is essential that the rescue team and the guides be certified in basic life support and first aid and the leaders in each group will be qualified up to paramedic standards. 6. Legal aspects 6.1 Confidentiality Patient data is confidential and may only be revealed with permission of the patient, if ordered by a court of law or to the chief of police if required in the investigation of a criminal offence. All patient data will be kept in a secure place and only the nursing staff and resident doctor will have access to it. Patients may have access to their medical files, but may not remove the file or its contents from the hospital. Access to files must be in person and not by proxy. 6.2 Certification of mentally ill patients
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