EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic Preparedness
January 10, 2007
Pandemic preparedness activities, the department’s Katrina/Rita response efforts, the need for an “all-hazards” planning and operational mindset, and the planning assistance now available to local health planners are among the numerous topics covered.
The Highest Priority on the National-Security Agenda
James D. Hessman
January 10, 2007
The early and well-publicized House approval of homeland-security “implementing” legislation is an encouraging sign that the new Democratic majority has its priorities right. Many political and financial obstacles must still be overcome, though.
The Whys and Wherefores of NIMS-Compliant Training
Stephen Grainer
January 3, 2007
The National Incident Management System training guidelines provide an unprecedented opportunity to improve and expand first-responder and emergency-responder capabilities – but some confusion continues about exactly what is required.
Interview with Dr. Stephen Flynn: The Current State of U.S. Port Security
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
January 3, 2007
Terrorism/counterterrorism expert Dr. Stephen Flynn provides a chilling pre-publication preview of some of the continuing preparedness deficiencies highlighted in his new book, Edge of Disaster.
Pandemic Flu Vaccine – Still No Silver Bullet
Jerry Mothershead
December 20, 2006
Several years have passed since the first H5N1 outbreak and there have been speeches, studies, and statistics galore – but few if any nations are even half-prepared to deal with the consequences of a major pandemic.
Decontamination Considerations in Dealing With A Chemical Agent Mass-Casualty Incident
Theodore Jarboe
December 13, 2006
Decontamination operations are a business-as-usual task for most hazmat teams and other first responders. But not when there are hundreds or perhaps thousands of victims and the responders themselves are in danger of being contaminated.
Scott J. Becker, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
John F. Morton and Scott Becker
December 13, 2006
Podcast DomesticPreparedness met Scott J. Becker, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). The APHL executive director discusses the role of public health laboratories in major health emergencies and tells how their disease-testing capabilities can assist both bioterrorist and chemical-incident responses under the multi-tiered Laboratory Response Network (LRN).
Imperatives for the Training of Medical Staff
Michael Allswede
December 13, 2006
The U.S. private-sector health care system is probably the best in the world. But it is not prepared to deal with mass-casualty incidents, lacks the funding needed to expand beyond current capacity, and suffers from certain shortages.
Behind the Mask: EMS, Influenza, and Respiratory Protection
James Mason
December 6, 2006
A high-efficiency mask, a procedure mask, an SCBA, or a PAPR – which shall it be? The correct answer determines whether the wearer is part of the solution, or becomes another part of the problem.
Michael Fraser, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, National Association of County and City HealthOfficials (NACCHO)
John F. Morton and Michael Fraser
December 6, 2006
An overview of NACCHO’s work in bioterrorism, the plans being developed for a pandemic flu outbreak, and the need for communications upgrades across the board.
The National Information Exchange Model
Thomas O'Reilly
November 21, 2006
The new NIEM standard provides a much-needed solution to the problems caused when many agencies at all levels of government respond to the same incident, but do not speak the same language.
First National Security Cutter Christened; Bertholf Honors First Coast Guard Commandant
Gordon I. Peterson
November 21, 2006
Pascagoula ceremonies celebrate a major upgrading of the USCG’s ability to carry out its homeland-defense and national-security missions both on the high seas and in the waters close to the U.S. mainland.
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