EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
Mumbai: Implications for the West
Neil C. Livingstone
January 21, 2009
Mumbai was totally unprepared for the terrorist attacks of 26 November – and paid dearly for its lack of vigilance. Will the great nations of the West learn from India’s mistakes, or simply repeat them?
The Mumbai Attacks – Lessons for the Western World
Joseph W. Trindal
January 14, 2009
The terrorist attacks two months ago in Mumbai provide a number of lessons for emergency-services agencies throughout the world. The attacks, which represented an ever-increasing level of sophistication and ingenuity of terrorist activity worldwide, started during the evening hours of 26 November 2008 when small teams of armed terrorists launched
The Field Testing Dilemma and LRN Chemical Laboratories
Richard A. France
January 14, 2009
The field testing of potentially lethal chemicals has always been an iffy proposition. Fortunately, a new national network of “gold standard” labs is now available to eliminate much of the uncertainty.
Emerging Infections and Their Impact on EMS
Raphael M. Barishansky
January 7, 2009
“New” diseases, combined with the fatal rebirth of ancient diseases believed to have been terminally laid to rest, are giving epidemiologists, EMS agencies and responders, and healthcare workers a daunting challenge of epic proportions.
Coming: An Upgrading of Security Standards for Rail Transit
Diana Hopkins
December 17, 2008
For many Americans the most important date to remember next month will not be Inauguration Day, but 27 January, when the American National Standards Institute’s Transit Security Workshop starts a much-needed review of U.S. rail-security deficiencies.
Safety: Those Who Stay Behind
Joseph Cahill
December 10, 2008
The evacuation of a major city devastated by a natural disaster or an act of terrorism takes multi-agency cooperation, numerous training drills, & dedicated professionals who have the courage needed to stay in place while saving the lives of others.
The Human Dimension: Identifying and Treating Disaster-Related Stress
Kay C. Goss
December 10, 2008
After a disaster, emergency managers – along with other federal, state, tribal, and local leaders – begin rebuilding the communities struck, whether by natural or human-induced incidents. The recovery process calls out for the best of leadership and partnership in the region. Debris removal, the re-opening of schools and businesses,
Important Homeland Security Input: High-Ranking PNSR Group Releases Its Final Report
Martin D. Masiuk
December 10, 2008
The report, perhaps the most important and best grounded national-defense and homeland-security document released since 1947, includes numerous recommendations that, if fully implemented, will add immensely to current and future U.S. defense capabilities.
Hospital Security: An Age-Old Problem Becomes Increasingly Important
Craig DeAtley
December 3, 2008
The nation’s healthcare workers could become an endangered species if numerous planned improvements in hospital security are not funded and implemented in the near future. Here is a quick look at some of the innovative design upgrades recently introduced.
DHS STEPs Forward to Identify NIMS Technology
Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso
December 3, 2008
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5), which required the development of a National Incident Management System (NIMS) framework to coordinate the responses of local, state, and federal agencies to domestic terrorist attacks, was signed in December 2003. The NIMS framework is based on the Incident Command System (ICS) developed by
A Matter of Mutual Trust: The Fallout from Katrina and the Effect on Gustav
Joseph Cahill
November 26, 2008
With nations as with individuals, the most tragic failures sometimes lead to the most stunning successes. Provided the right lessons are learned – and then fully and carefully implemented.
H5N1: Still Waiting in the Wings – An Updated Assessment of the Pandemic Flu Threat
Steven Harrison
November 26, 2008
Just in case the United States, & the rest of the world, did not have enough to worry about, recent public-health reports provide a timely reminder that new pandemics, possibly the most disastrous ever, could still strike at any time.
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