Formed in 2007 in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21: Public Health and Medical Preparedness, the Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies ...

MULTIPLE WEAPONS CHARGES. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED. SO WHILE THE VA CONDUCTED A BOOTS ON THE GROUND SIMULATED CATASTROPHE TO PRACTICE AND PREPARE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ...

Wreckage of burnt trucks and tankers after a gas explosion in Embakasi, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The Embakasi gas explosion in Nairobi that claimed seven lives and injured hundreds of ...

Two new disaster drones delivered telemedical packages to victims and rescue personnel in a simulated mass casualty event Tuesday at John Bell Airport in Bolton, Mississippi as a demonstration of the ...

International Medical Corps, FedEx create mobile hospital to respond to global natural disasters The International Medical Corps in Los Angeles and FedEx Express partnered on a 50-ton portable ...

Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests that these climate ...

INGRAM, TEXAS - JULY 12: A pick up truck drives over a flooded bridge on the bank of the Guadalupe River during a search and recovery mission. The floodwaters came fast, but the failures in disaster ...

Brian Froelke, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and chief medical officer for the Missouri medical disaster team, has set out to Joplin, Mo., to help set up a ...

In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, the shift to electronic medical records systems (EMRs) is a hot topic. While some see it as a lifesaver, others worry about the potential pitfalls. This ...