Can EMS Keep up With Our Aging Population?
According to the World Health Organization, the world's population is rapidly aging. Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the population over 60 years will double from roughly 11% to [...]
Week of October 27: Emergency News You Can Use
Thanks to everyone for the feedback from last week. Keep the articles coming! I don't think this should come as any surprise to any community built on a hillside, but [...]
Seismic Retrofits for Nuclear Power Plants Prompts the Question: What are the real costs of Nuclear Power?
After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi plant disaster in Japan, earthquake retrofitting recommendations and regulations were developed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to help mitigate a similar disaster in the [...]
Week of October 20: Emergency News You Can Use
A quick thanks to readers for their ideas on topics of interest. I will be on the lookout for relevant articles! Converted Ballistic Missiles Could Launch Aid to Disaster Zones [...]
Week of October 13: Emergency News You Can Use
A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com. Homelessness growing issue in Christchurch. I [...]
Earthquakes Don’t Kill People, Buildings Do – What is Reasonable Mitigation?
Should new building codes address retrofitting in existing structures that are likely to collapse and kill during an earthquake? After a decade of study and debate, San Francisco formally adopted [...]
Is there value in using smart devices for medical surveillance?
Should meta data from your mobile device data impact medical claims or influence decisions about care? The future of mobile devices as "collaborating witnesses" in treatment may already be here. [...]
Solving the Key Challenge of Disaster Response – Communication Failure
If you read any after action report of a major event, you'll typically find these at the top of the problem list: 1. Lack of communication 2. Lack of coordination [...]
Unnecessary Trauma Entries – Let’s Develop Solutions Together
A recent study published by the Oregon Health & Science University indicates that during a three-year period in seven metropolitan areas in the western U.S., the emergency medical services system [...]
The Auto-Injector is Mightier than the Cruise Missile
With all the posturing, rhetoric and movement of military assets in the gulf with the threat of punishing the Syrian government’s suspected use of a chemical weapon in their battle [...]