Disaster Management
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Our co-hosts speak with EMS1 columnist Catherine R. Counts, who talks about using data gleaned during the pandemic to make decisions going forward
In this episode, our co-hosts speak with Hilton Head (South Carolina) Fire Department EMS Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet about how his organization is preparing for the pandemic
The 7.5-magnitude earthquake was felt from Afghanistan to India, killing almost 150 people in Pakistan
A bystander shared a photo of the ambulance on Facebook, generating a big social media reaction
Hurricane Patricia’s winds will be powerful enough to lift automobiles, destroy homes and drag anyone caught outside when the storm strikes
The citizen and EMS response to a masked Swedish man who stabbed four people affirms the continuing need for public access hemorrhage control
Before emergency responders arrive we need to train and empower citizens to neutralize the attacker and to control severe bleeding
If the leaders of an EMS agency have failed to prepare personnel for an active shooter response, they need to get the training done, one way or another
The new vehicle has a briefing room, laptop positions and CCTV cameras
There was no more hope of finding anyone alive as questions about the neighborhood safety arose
The 16.6 inches of rain in Columbia on Sunday was one of the rainiest days in the US in the last 15 years
A smartphone video captures a 71-year-old man enter a river to assist a man collapsed on a rock and partially submerged
The mudslide covered 125 homes with about 4 acres of mud and dirt as deep as 15 yards
Officials report hundreds of swift-water rescues, bridge washouts and small dam failures during historic rainstorm
Some areas of NJ are already experiencing street flooding and challenging travel from heavy rainfall
On- or off-duty EMS personnel need to be on the lookout for hazards and ready to operate in the warm zone
The lone wolf shooter is our biggest threat, but we need to assess and treat patients just as we would on every other shift
CVS to sell naloxone without a prescription in 14 states, making the drug as easy to obtain as a tourniquet or fire extinguisher
The EMTs said the work was ‘non-stop’ and cases ranged from a twisted ankle to a cardiac situation
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
Emergency responders from the Carolinas to New England are preparing for the storm and expected floods by readying supplies and going over readiness checklists
The storm is predicted to turn north and northwest toward the US late Thursday or Friday
Here are things medics need to know before joining a team or self-deploying to an international disaster
To make its service more efficient, the new agency requires that all EMTs are also certified firefighters
Tens of thousands of people are expected to cross the Ben Franklin Bridge into Philadelphia each day during the World Meeting of Families and Festival of Families
The ambulance company has planned and trained for this weekend for five months
Providers prepare to treat illnesses that they may not recognize, like typhoid and yellow fever
The number of people killed is likely to climb as emergency crews are able to get into hard-hit areas on Thursday
Jonah Thompson, a Team Rubicon volunteer and paramedic, shares the experiences of mobile disaster response teams in the Philippines and Nepal
The floods came after heavy rains fell in the canyons just north of the town, sending waves of water barreling through the streets
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