Wmd And Terrorism

9/11 Commission Chairman Backs McCain

Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007

San Jose Emergency was Just a Drill; Confusion was Real

A non-profit agency mistakenly announced a San Jose emergency drill was the real deal, prompting confusion.

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007

ALERT: Submit Comments by Dec. 10

Do you think OSHA needs to take action to address emergency response and preparedness?

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007

A Not-So-Dry Run; Flu Shots Used to Test Ann Arbor Preparedness

Flu shots were offered in ambulances and the county decontamination tent Wednesday and Thursday, as a test of the mass inoculation portion of Ann Arbor's emergency preparedness plan.

Posted Friday, November 9, 2007

No. Calif. First Responders Get WMD Training

Twenty-three emergency medical responders from Butte, Glenn and other Northern California counties attended a three-day training course this week in Corning to learn how to react to chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive threats.

Posted Thursday, November 8, 2007

San Jose Emergency Drill Organizers Seek Volunteers for Mock Nov. 14 Concert

San Jose seeks volunteers for bio-terror drill.

Posted Monday, November 5, 2007

Pumping Inflatable Field Hospitals; Sheffield Lake's FSI North America Makes, Sells Them

Inflatable field hospitals fill disaster response niche.

Posted Friday, November 2, 2007

New Computer Architecture Aids Emergency Response

A new computer architecture enables the secure transmission of crucial rescue information to first responders during events such as natural disasters, fires or terrorist attacks.

Posted Friday, November 2, 2007

Children Would Need Different Medical Care In Wake Of Dirty Bomb

In the event of a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently than adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the radiation exposure in distinct ways.

Posted Friday, November 2, 2007

Triage Study Challenges Notions of Emergency Medical Response To Disaster

Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have created a computer simulation model of trauma system response to mass casualty incidents involving dozens or hundreds of injured victims.

Posted Friday, November 2, 2007