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. In the United States... I started [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]