Disaster Management
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
Several patients had broken bones after falling on ice, some were frostbitten, and several were poisoned with carbon monoxide after vents became blocked by snow
A Kansas Highway Patrol report said the EMS provider driving the ambulance lost control on the icy roadway and spun 180 degrees into the median
Pasco Fire Department PIO Ben Shearer said he hopes to eventually see a ‘Stop the Bleed’ kit in every classroom, as well as in public places in the community
Beginning on the morning of Jan. 27 , Rockingham County will begin the process to merge all four dispatch centers into a single dispatch point
Dr. Nathan White said he noticed while training in jiu-jitsu that pressure applied to his abdomen during a “knee mount” might decrease blood flow to his legs
A firefighter relates her experiences responding to Hurricane Michael in southwest Georgia
Anticipating potential targets, and preplanning a coordination and communication plan are keys to an organized response
State officials are distributing 5,000 free kits of naloxone to 80 locations during a holiday season that often ushers in a surge in opioid overdoses
Clyde Thrush II led the way in a snow plow through “extremely slick” conditions so that a critically ill patient could get to the hospital as quickly as possible
Kathy Andress, an advanced EMT for Arlee Ambulance, helped organize the training session to teach staff how to help victims of a shooting or mass casualty
The First Responders Registration Intake gives first responders the opportunity to register for assistance when their work schedules allow
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health was awarded up to $2.3 million to deliver trauma training to high school students
Heather Roebuck said goodbye to her newborn daughter as she was evacuated by ambulance after a C-section, only to have the ambulance catch fire
The high number of missing people probably includes some who fled the blaze and don’t realize they’ve been reported missing
Here are some ways you can give back to first responders who are responding to the wildfires, often as they lose their own homes
The massive devastation and the size of the tornadoes that hit Pekin and Washington in 2013 changed the way first responders prepare and train
PulsePoint alerts users to cardiac arrests within a quarter mile of their location, so people can provide treatment before paramedics arrive
Dr. Peter Antevy said given how common mass casualty events have become in the U.S., everyone needs to be prepared
Tactical emergency medical support medics were able to get to victims of the Pittsburgh shooting quickly and render aid
Instead of waiting to give medical attention to gunshot victims a block away, Springfield responders will go in with police officers to be able to give immediate care
What the U.S. can learn from other countries about emergency response to terrorist events
Paul Volkmann encouraged the public to tape emergency information to their refrigerators after paramedics struggled to find his late wife’s paperwork
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7
The Frederick Memorial Hospital is required to hold an annual drill as part of the grant funding to help with being an assessment hospital
The 12-member medical strike team returned to the city’s Tactical Support Center Wednesday after a nine-day mission to Florida’s Panhandle
In the scenario posed to emergency responders, a student’s father who was upset with another student entered the school with firearms and began shooting
Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue paramedics Michael Gilbert and Thad Bowman volunteered to go to Panama City to support EMS operations
“Our mission with this program is to eliminate or reduce casualties in active shooter or life-threatening incidents,” Ping4 CEO Jim Bender said
The hurricane carved an agonizing path of destruction across the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and southeastern Alabama and killed at least two people
Gaston EMS released a list of violations that took place when a crew was sent to aid in hurricane relief, resulting in terminations and suspensions
