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Natural Disasters
Feds, Florida Officials Dispute Haiti Flight Information
Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina exposed serious flaws in the nation's disaster-response capabilities, e-mails obtained by the AP under Florida's open-records law show state and federal officials squabbling over where to send patients while an epic humanitarian crisis unfolded hundreds of miles to the south.
Georgetown University Hospital Prepares for Blizzard-related Patients
With the ER busy, it's all hands on deck with outpatient gurneys and cots to sleep on if staff need them. Dr. Goldberg says from the staff keeping snow mopped up to the most senior physicians, he's proud of his team's response during one of the most memorable winters in his 41 years at the hospital.
EMS Providers Give Mutual Aid During Ice Storm
EMS providers in one Oklahoma county are working together to relieve each other during icy operations.
Medical Evacuation Flights to U.S. Resume
The White House said earlier that a suspension imposed on Wednesday was being lifted because it has been assured that there is space for the patients at U.S. and foreign hospitals.
Medicine Running Low at Haiti Hospitals, Clinics
Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S. military's Southern Command, told reporters Thursday that Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort had reached its "care limit" after treating more than 3,000 people.
Bed-Stuy EMS Chief Describes Actions in Haiti
The Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps. wasted no time gearing up and heading to Haiti to help in rescue efforts.
MCI Management Has Evolved Since 9/11
Shared experiences with mass casualty incidents can help to prepare EMS for future encounters.
French Rescuers Remove Haitian Man from Collapse 11 Days after Quake
He said he survived initially by diving under a desk when the rubble started to fall around him.
Water Rescue Teams Prove Worthy during California Storms
It's a scene that plays out every time it rains heavily in Southern California, where so-called swift water rescue teams have evolved to avert disaster in a desert landscape that can turn a trickle of water into a death trap in just minutes.
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Receives First Haitian Patients
The nearly 900-foot floating hospital is expected to arrive near Port-au-Prince today. The Comfort left Baltimore on Saturday, carrying about 550 medical staff and about 60 civilian mariners.
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