“Illegal drugs and their second- and third-order effects present what could arguably be the most dangerous and clear existential threat to the American people – more than any other horrific, catastrophic threat. With the ability to touch every citizen, reach every family, and affect every household, no one is completely immune, protected, insulated, or isolated from the effects of this scourge on society.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the article being prepared for publication in the DomPrep Journal by Mr. Jacoby. That article, “Scrubbing Source Data at the Local Level,” raises a […]
First responders and private citizens are the first line of defense, particularly in their local communities, in times of crisis or need. Ensuring that those people, particularly, and local response […]
As 2011 nears an end, emergency preparedness officials at healthcare organizations across the United States are looking with watchful eyes toward 2012, during which the metrics for determining the level […]
Regardless of specialty, the number one priority for all emergency preparedness professionals is to
save lives. A victim’s chance of survival decreases with delays in transport and incomplete records or
medical history. This report focuses on patient tracking, new health IT infrastructures, challenges
faced by the healthcare industry, and the vehicles and platforms necessary to form an effective data
solution for the healthcare and emergency management industries.
The former DHS Secretary provides his own nonpartisan insights on the current state of U.S. emergency preparedness, comments on many areas of progress – and some gaps still to be filled – and offers a number of helpful short- and long-term recommendations for the future.
The detection and identification capabilities of today’s U.S. military and homeland-security units
are still short of Starfleet status. But they are getting light years closer, thanks in large part to
current and projected budget cutbacks that reward both versatility and creative thinking and punish
those who do not see “the whole elephant.”
As emergency managers and preparedness planners well know, the use of biological weapons against the United States, or any other nation, would probably be much longer lasting, and more devastating in its long-term consequences, than a nuclear attack. Which is why detection and prevention offer not only the best hope for “success” – however that flexible term is defined – but also, probably, the only hope.
In July of this year, DomPrep and special invited guests had the honor of being invited to tour the U.S. Army’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) at the Aberdeen Proving […]
“Illegal drugs and their second- and third-order effects present what could arguably be the most dangerous and clear existential threat to the American people – more than any other horrific, catastrophic threat. With the ability to touch every citizen, reach every family, and affect every household, no one is completely immune, protected, insulated, or isolated from the effects of this scourge on society. 