Our Survival Is Not Preordained
As I was reading an article, Infections are the true beneficiaries of war, the words of a very intelligent man came back to me, "Survival of man is not a [...]
Week of November 24th: 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. Bonds that pay out when catastrophe [...]
Distribution of Antidotes – Withheld for good reason?
An article in the news today revealed there was considerable Intel on the use of chemical weapons against non-combatants in Syria. More disturbing was the lack of effort to provide [...]
Week of November 10th: 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. Hurricanes, Typhoons, Storms... In light of [...]
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 [...]
Are They Being Risky or Aggressive?
For the past two decades when I have had the honor of educating members of public safety, emergency management and our military I like to ask the question, “How do [...]
Playing the odds, what kind of event will be the “big one” for 2013?
I asked the question back last year, what type of disaster would we see in 2012? Natural disasters including severe weather, flooding, earthquakes, fires and drought were the most common [...]
The Surrender of Self Reliance
I spent some time in a developing nation recently and came away with a new appreciation for all that we have available to us in the United States and a [...]
Innovative New Mask Raises the Bar in Providing Respiratory Protection
Having been involved in emergency services for over 35 years, including time as a provider, supervisor, training officer and administrator I understand the hazards in the work environment quite well. [...]
Now Playing “D.O.C.T.O.R.” Is Legitimized
I first published this a good number of years ago and thought it may be useful for some of the newer members of the EMS, clinical care, First Responder and [...]