Disaster Management
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MCHD EMS shares lessons learned in flexibility and preparedness from the winter storm that doubled call volumes and sidelined hospitals in Texas
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
The new team is made up of eight paramedics who will now be on the front lines with firefighters and police officers
State agencies, the district of Columbia and the federal government are participating in hurricane response training as part of 2018 National Level Exercise
A total of 30 crisis response kits are to be presented to the school in front of Stacy Cavellier鈥檚 advanced-health clas
The standard includes guidance on unified planning, response and recovery guidance and civilian and responder safety considerations
The Wolfpack Gunshot Response Team, which includes a man who was shot as an innocent bystander, is learning how to treat gunshot wounds before responders arrive
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Vehicle vs. multiple pedestrian incidents, especially terrorism attacks, are high-risk and happen with surprisingly common frequency
Sinister mass casualty violent attacks require additional preplanning and post-MCI recovery efforts from EMS
Mildred Cole was one of nearly 200,000 people who were evacuated in a dam emergency and was billed almost $800 for being transported in an ambulance
The button will dial 911 in the case of an emergency as part of the company鈥檚 initiative to increase safety for riders
Considerations for planning interdisciplinary training and staging include properly equipping EMS providers and developing a common lexicon
The owners of a special event standby service in Nevada offer lessons learned from the Route 91 festival shooting in Las Vegas
Cabell Hntington Hospital trauma services director Jennifer Murray pushed the initiative to Lawrence County schools at a recent commission meeting
School officials are teaming up with the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association to learn lifesaving basics to stop blood loss
Marion County 911 and the Hannibal public school district are teaming up to access any of the security cameras in operation throughout the school district
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Bay County for the first time held drills for 鈥渢actical emergency casualty care鈥� at the county鈥檚 fire training facility
As the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing approaches, Cambridge Fire Department officials say they are ready for potential terrorist activity
Superintendent Doug Ute hopes the treatment kits, developed by citizenAID USA, won鈥檛 ever be needed
The bill states school districts must work with local law enforcement and emergency management personnel to create a 鈥渉igh-quality emergency operations plan鈥�
As a response to the recent slew of school shootings, 38 teachers learned how to use tourniquets and pack bullet wounds
Bainbridge Island residents prepared for the chance that they could be completely cut off from first responders in a major disaster like an earthquake
Great active shooter incident training takes a concerted effort to make exercises real, relevant, interesting and captivating for all participants
The club held a 鈥渉umanitarian mapathon鈥� mapped out roads and buildings so first responders could easier help the wounded in case of a disaster
The kits, which include a tourniquet, medical gloves, bandages, tape, scissors and gauze are named after Jacob Hall, who was killed in a school shooting
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