Disaster Management
MCHD EMS shares lessons learned in flexibility and preparedness from the winter storm that doubled call volumes and sidelined hospitals in Texas
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
The Flying Cell on Wings is an LTE cell site placed on a drone to connect first responders and residents while the network is restored
The expectation of civilians to respond to emergencies has expanded from care of close friends and family to caring for bystanders and stopping attackers
The United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York and the Afya Foundation have brought $3 million worth of aid to both territories
Users of the free 911 CDMX app can now get sound and vibration alerts for any quake strong enough to threaten damage in the city
Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack, flew 40 Hurricane Harvey responders, military veterans and die-hard Astros fans to Game 6
The Department of Homeland Security OEC released the data to guide the development of policies, programs and funding
EMS providers need to be involved in educating communities in how to provide the initial response to critically injured patients
FEMA Administrator Brock Long said recovering from the recent spate of disasters will be tremendously expensive
The IAFC will continue to offer essential training for volunteer and remote responders to ensure they can manage rail incidents effectively
The program aims to teach bystanders how to keep victims with life-threatening injuries alive until EMS arrives
The tank has two spotlights on top with a thermal-imager in the middle that allows the driver to navigate the roads safely, even with heavy rain or fog
The report will include a detailed critique of the emergency response and other issues to identify lessons from the experience
Medical Director Jeremy Cushman encourages BLS providers to develop medical preplans for technical rescue scenarios they may encounter
After two families claimed deaths due to 911 issues, Assistant Dallas Police Department Chief David Pughes said he is confident it will not happen again
As we face more and different disasters, communities must consider the special needs of the pediatric portion that makes up one quarter of the population
NIMS provides nationwide guidelines on utilizing the community to manage emergencies
“Right now we do not have a way to tie in where AEDs are during a 911 call,” performance manager Mark Chandler said
At first there was no hint of distress in the 911 calls, no sense of a crisis unfolding
Traditionally, counties would collect all households’ landline phone numbers and send out mass alerts, but landline usage has decreased
The initial chaos requires quick, creative incident mitigation solutions, while recovery requires long-term planning
Marin General Hospital’s chief administrative officer Jon Friedenberg said Marin County’s largest hospital has received only about half a dozen patients
Disaster response teams from across the U.S. have been activated to provide emergency assistance through its agreement with FEMA
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“We were able to handle it because of our people, our training, our professionalism and our equipment and our relationships,” Chief Greg Cassell said
The drone could be loaded with a medical kit containing supplies and a headset so civilians at a disaster site could receive medical instructions
Deadly California wildfires are latest natural disaster to displace civilians, damage infrastructure and strain fire department budgets
Emergency response planning and training for outdoor mass casualty events has forever changed after the events in Las Vegas
Erin Veronick moved to Las Vegas about four years ago and was one of the first on the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
While bullets were still flying, Scott Pettersen found an ambulance without a crew inside to help gunshot victims
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