Medical providers at sporting events must be well-trained in the care of cardiac emergencies. Optimal outcomes are most likely achieved through comprehensive emergency planning that ensures prompt and appropriate care. The diversity of athletic venues, as well as the age and competition level of different athlete populations, present challenges to the provision of appropriate emergency care in ...

In this paper, we describe how satellite communications may contribute to disaster management. During emergency situations, satellite communications present many advantages in supporting or replacing a terrestrial infrastructure (if any) subject to destruction or saturation. However, devising the right deployment model deserves close scrutiny in order to fit the responders’ needs and sustain fi...

Public health preparedness has emerged as a major issue in U.S. health policy. The concept of public health preparedness encompasses many facets; one of the most central capabilities in a prepared environment is the ability to rapidly deploy emergency health care responders both during an emergency and in its immediate aftermath. In a post-September 11 society, public officials have redoubled e...

To aid emergency response teams in training and planning for potential community-wide emergency crises, two coordinated research teams centered in King County, Washington have developed software-based tools to provide cognitive aids for improved planning and training for emergency response scenarios. After reporting the results previously of using the tools in pilot studies of increasing comple...

Since the 9/11 terrorist incident, homeland security efforts and the readiness of local emergency management agencies have become focal points in the war on terrorism. A significant issue faced by front line responders has been the significant increase in the number and type of potential incidents they must be prepared to handle. This paper describes a simulation-based approach that allows loca...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 40% of the burden of disease and injury can potentially be addressed by emergency care. Adequate pre-hospital care is vital, but often unavailable in Sub-Saharan Africa. Initial help and emergency transport often depends on basic first responders. The World Bank identified first aid training as cost-effective way to save lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although well-intentio...

Social media has become increasingly important for emergency management. One example is its current use by governmental organizations to disseminate emergency-relevant information. During disaster events, it is imperative for people in affected areas to obtain accurate information. People using social media make a conscious decision to trust, act on, propagate or disregard emergency-relevant in...

IMPACTThis article explores the consequences of emotional labour on UK NHS ambulance staff and their response to Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights challenges faced by crews while dealing with within context organizational settings. Research findings also explain importance emergency responders’ psychosocial wellbeing. The has clear relevance as how frontline manage in other service settings, suc...

On November 30, 2012, at approximately 7:00 am, a freight train derailed near a small town in New Jersey. Four tank cars, including a breached tank car carrying vinyl chloride, landed in a tidal creek. Vinyl chloride, a colorless gas with a mild, sweet odor, is used in plastics manufacture. Acute exposure can cause respiratory irritation and headache, drowsiness, and dizziness; chronic occupati...