Everyday hazards present themselves in various workplaces in various situations. Risk managers have been put in place to establish rules and guidelines for employees to follow. Any risk manager will agree that programs are in place to reduce exposure risks and provide a safe working environment. Eliminating undesirable consequences in an emergency situation is essential and should not be taken lightly. Medical institutions hold the key to important protocols and must work closely with risk management to establish cooperation. Risk managers identify, evaluate, prioritize, and control risks that impact an organization's resources or people (University of Wisconsin, 2013). In more ways than one, risk managers play an important role in identifying problems and predicting the magnitude of expected outcomes. In the event of an emergency situation, the undesirable end result would be loss of life. Risk managers are the key members to prevent loss, damage and negative outcomes. Regardless of the type of emergency medical service, risk managers must manage a certain degree of risk. According to the University of Wisconsin (2013), there is no single defined method or solution to effectively manage risk. Purpose of the Risk Management Plan The risk management plan is designed to provide safe treatment and monitoring of patients within the facility's care. Healthcare professionals have a great responsibility to ensure that education is provided to patients with the goal of reducing illness and injury in the future. The mission is to manage organizational risks within the establishment as well as external risks within the community. Managing an emergency situation is unique in every way. All situations...... middle of paper ......r even when staff wear personal protective equipment. Once all possible scenarios have been considered, the healthcare staff is ready to treat the patient. During patient treatment, various events occur that put healthcare personnel in greater danger than expected. The patient is losing huge amounts of blood and decisions must be made quickly. At this point, healthcare workers had considered every possible scenario that could have gone wrong with exposure to dangerous bodily fluids, but had not anticipated the dangers to patients. At this stage, new risks must be planned for in a timely manner. Finally, a response is given to treat the patient in a safe and healthy way, without danger to the health of the staff or the patient. This is just one simple scenario that could occur and would require the use of the risk management plan..