Emergency Preparedness
999, London Ambulance Service Deputy Director Simon Harding talks emergency planning for the royal gathering
You can protect others, but what about yourself? Make sure you’re personally ready in the event of an emergency so you can assist others in their time of need
Our cohosts are joined by Jeff Hensley, emergency manager for MedTrust Medical Transport in South Carolina, to discuss the position
What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas
Joshua Cory Frances also was the head of Maine Task Force One, a group of EMTs and EMS physician assistants
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: “Adults aged 65 and older are a growing demographic who are often disproportionately impacted by severe weather”
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
AMR said it deployed 62 times in the last five years in support of the government agency
The Emergency Management Performance Grant helps governments make key investments so that they can better respond to disasters
The SXSW effort includes stationing 20 EMS providers downtown, a patient collection point and keeping ambulances available
Be prepared for Super Bowl-related emergencies, from avocado mishaps to cardiac arrest
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
Dozens of emergency vehicles responded to an MCI at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill., following severe storms
Acadian Ambulance invested in assets to assist operations in areas impacted by extreme weather and to improve morale for deployed responders
Review how your own community prepares for special events for these essential elements
A paramedic and a nurse who witnessed the deadly night’s events and tried to help victims describe how so much went so wrong in Houston
FirstNet, warning systems focus of House subcommittee update
The city has implemented a safety initiative after ambulances had difficulty accessing the bar district area after a mass shooting
The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
How FEMA and AWS Competency Partner ArdentMC collaborated to determine life-saving investment priorities
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the time saved with lights and siren use has little-to-no impact on patient outcomes
Commerical space flight is a new medical frontier for paramedics to treat the ill or injured and bring lessons back to earth
The centralized Chestnuthill Twp. location could help with recruitment, officials say
The Yuba County Office of EMS held a fair to educate residents on what to do during a natural disaster, and handed out go-bags
A mass shooting that left 14 people injured highlighted the need for a more robust emergency preparedness plan as people venture into public spaces
Keeping them going round and round during fuel supply disruptions
An Illinois service partnered with the health department to vaccinate vulnerable populations in homeless shelters, nursing homes, jails and congregate living facilities
Our co-hosts discuss the mounting obstacles for EMS during the unprecedented winter weather with Chief Rodriguez and how they are preparing for the future
Very little in a university setting follows a strict top-down approach
