EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
Public Safety and Pandemic Influenza – Planning for the Inevitable
Mary Beth Michos
March 21, 2007
It has been almost four years since personnel in the U.S. health care industry started talking about the need to be prepared for a pandemic influenza. Initially, it seemed, everyone was getting on the bandwagon and committing the resources needed to plan and prepare for the outbreak. With the passage
Personnel Staffing in Times of Disaster
Joseph Cahill
March 14, 2007
Three modes of operation, two of which might strain the trained EMS personnel resources immediately available but would not overwhelm them. Preparing for the third mode, a sudden mass-casualty scenario, must be done carefully and thoughtfully.
A Long Litany of Difficult Questions – But No Short and Easy Answers
James D. Hessman
March 14, 2007
DPJ’s editor in chief comments on several important homeland-defense and national-security issues now in the news, and asks some relevant questions not usually addressed by the national media – and either evaded or ignored by the members of Congress.
Courtney B. Banks, Vice President, Homeland Security, Raytheon Company
John F. Morton
March 14, 2007
Her views on how Raytheon is leveraging its world-class technological capabilities to upgrade U.S. homeland security. Specific comments on several systems now in production or in the RDT&E pipeline.
CONTOMS: The Attributes of Excellence
Joseph Steger
March 7, 2007
In both the war on drugs and the current war on terrorism, CONTOMS (Counter Narcotics and Terrorism Medical Support) has been the leading training program for federal, state, and local Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) programs. Created in 1989, CONTOMS has evolved its training curriculum to meet ever-changing terrorist threats.
The MOTR Process – Ensuring Unity of Effort in Maritime Security
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
February 28, 2007
Several U.S. government agencies have overlapping jurisdictional responsibilities in the enforcement of laws and treaties, particularly in maritime matters. For many years these agencies have from time to time responded independently to the same threat information, a practice that would seem to be an inefficient use of taxpayer money. The
Needed: A Comprehensive Medical Intelligence Picture
Asha M. George
February 28, 2007
Defeating the threat posed by biological weapons requires a mountain of relevant information, collated and translated into actionable data, and distributed to a broad spectrum of potential users.
Camera Phones Add a Thousand Words to the Handling of Transportation Incidents
Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso
February 21, 2007
Since August 2006, first responders in Northern Virginia have been participating in an innovative pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that uses camera phones to transmit images from incident scenes to other responders and to regional tow companies. The University of Maryland’s Capital Wireless Information Net
Kevin Yeskey, M.D., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Emergency Operations, HHS
Kevin Yeskey
February 21, 2007
His comments on, among other topics, NIMS compliance efforts, state drug and vaccine distribution programs, state and local response capabilities, and the role of IRCT team leaders.
The TRP/ACU 1000: A Major Step Forward in Communications Interoperability
Brent Bankus
February 13, 2007
In today’s multiagency environment, first-responder mission-essential tasks have greatly expanded, making the need for a robust communications system capable of operating with other communications systems of various types and configurations a high-priority consideration. Simply speaking, communications interoperability means nothing more and nothing less than the ability of two or more
Homeland Security Begins at Home
Steny H. Hoyer
February 7, 2007
The House Majority Leader contrasts the President’s failure to focus on homeland security in his State of the Union speech with the swift passage of House Resolution One & the Democratic Party’s plans for a full package of implementing legislation later.
Pandemic Preparedness: The Driver for Most Suppliers
John F. Morton
January 31, 2007
Question: Is the United States prepared to deal with a biological-warfare attack? Answer: Not yet – but the nation’s private-sector biotech labs are working closely with state, local, and federal governments to detect, prevent, and/or deal with an attack.
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