EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
Excellence in Education: Georgia’s New CHEC Course
Gina Piazza
May 28, 2008
The duties & responsibilities of hospital emergency coordinators are extremely complex and specialized. A new course of studies sponsored by the Georgia Department of Human Resources provides the framework needed for three levels of CHEC certification.
Detection Equipment – An Ever Higher Technology Ceiling
Glen Rudner
May 21, 2008
Emergency-response teams across the nation have a continuing need for portable, reliable instruments that can be used to quickly and accurately characterize the hazardous materials known or likely to be encountered on the scene of a broad spectrum of incidents ranging from traffic accidents to chemical explosions to major fires.
Three to Get Ready
James D. Hessman
May 21, 2008
The could-have/should-have (but did not) scenarios of the past serve as abundant reminders that the cost of national preparedness is only a fraction of the much higher cost that must always be paid for not being prepared.
The Design of the Future U.S. Hospital System
James Augustine
May 14, 2008
U.S. healthcare officials, working in close cooperation with long-range planners & political decision makers, are already pondering what the nation’s future hospital infrastructure should look like. Here are some ideas to consider.
Fleet Decontamination During a Pandemic
Joseph Cahill
May 14, 2008
Decontamination, disinfection, and the use of liquid hand cleaners – all are among the most important “weapons” in the first-responder community’s fight against a potential flu pandemic. And it’s a battle to the death. Literally.
WebEOC Fusion for Disasters and Everyday Use
Joseph Cahill
May 7, 2008
Flexibility, versatility, and a quantum upgrade in overall capabilities are the biggest selling points of ESi’s newest WebEOC system, unveiled last month at the company’s fourth annual User Conference in Boston.
Quad City Interoperability Pilot Bolsters Regional Response Capabilities
Sue Booth
May 7, 2008
For 12 months, first-responder communities, public-safety professionals, and government agencies in the Midwestās Quad City region worked together in an unprecedented way to dramatically improve their ability to collectively, and individually, respond to emergencies, major incidents, and even street crime.Ā Ā This unique pilot project, launched in 2007 in partnership with the
Mass-Fatality Management Planning – A Hospital Perspective
Craig DeAtley
April 23, 2008
Most U.S. hospitals & other healthcare facilities focus their efforts on saving lives & helping those who are seriously injured. The handling of the dead, sometimes a large number at the same time, is a different but almost equally important skill.
The Myth of the Cordon Sanitaire
Michael Allswede
April 16, 2008
The operational as well as theoretical concept of the ācordon sanitaireā ā a French phrase literally translated as āquarantine lineā ā is one of containment. Originally, cordon sanitaire referred to the segregation of persons suffering from communicable and untreatable diseases from their healthy fellow citizens through use of a physical
Resource-Typing Implications for EMS and Emergency Management
Joseph Cahill
April 9, 2008
Attention to detail is frequently the principal difference between the success, or failure, of any human endeavor. That is particularly true in times of sudden disaster, when “mere words” – precisely expressed – may have life-or-death implications.
Rescue 21 Update: Advanced Comm Capabilities for the New Century
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
April 2, 2008
Mayday! Mayday! The internationally recognized distress call for mariners and aviators; however, if no one hears the call, help will not be dispatched.Ā The U.S. Coast Guard has been taking steps to make sure that their ships and shore stations do hear the call, whenever and wherever it is sounded,
The Creation of a Home Guard for Domestic Preparedness
Lawrence J. Korb and Ian Moss
April 2, 2008
At a time when defense of the U.S. homeland is a major concern, the National Guard is playing a much-increased role in U.S. operations overseas. The best way to fill the capabilities gap is to establish a non-deployable Home Guard under the Department.
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