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Elevating Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Exercises with Realistic Patient Simulation

Natural and manmade disasters frequently result in significant healthcare impacts, including patient surges and hospital evacuations. These disasters create a need for robust healthcare emergency management (HEM) exercises, a priority reinforced by the Joint Commission’s accreditation standards, which require hospitals to regularly conduct full-scale emergency exercises. Nevertheless, many emergency management departments continue to struggle with personnel and budgetary constraints, as their value is often overlooked until disaster strikes. As such, HEM practice can often be…

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The Current State of the Opioid Crisis & Other Emerging Threats

Opioid deaths have surged dramatically since the pandemic. Manufacturers exploit legal loopholes and use precursor chemicals that often evade detection and regulation. These new and growing threats present challenges to public safety that demand innovative solutions and a proactive approach.

Evolution of a Critical Emergency Response Tool

During a derecho in May 2024, Texas agencies contacted and conducted wellness checks on residents with disabilities or with functional and access needs. One tool facilitated the process, sharing critical information about registrants to the emergency responders and planners who needed to know.

The Nexus Between Major Events and Human Trafficking

Most available data do not support the misconception that large-scale events lead to increased human trafficking. Rather, available evidence underscores a harsh truth: Human trafficking is a pervasive problem every day, not just when large events come to town.

A Violent Surge – Sovereign Citizens vs. Government Authority

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has classified the Sovereign Citizen movement as a domestic terrorist threat. To prepare law enforcement officials and other public safety agencies for the risks associated with this movement, agencies need to revise policies, procedures, and training to be more effective in handling encounters with extremist

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Elevating Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Exercises with Realistic Patient Simulation

Natural and manmade disasters frequently result in significant healthcare impacts, including patient surges and hospital evacuations. These disasters create a need for robust healthcare emergency management (HEM) exercises, a priority reinforced by the Joint Commission’s accreditation standards, which require hospitals to regularly conduct full-scale emergency exercises. Nevertheless, many emergency management departments continue to struggle with personnel and budgetary constraints, as their value is often overlooked until disaster strikes. As such, HEM practice can often be…

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Drones: A Life-Saving Time-Saver

As drone technology continues to evolve, it is important for law enforcement and other first responder agencies to understand the

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Mental Awareness to Enhance Preparedness

Emergency managers, public health officials, and first responders often stress the importance of physical fitness, but what about mental fitness? Without focused mental agility in

Interoperability During Mass Casualty Incidents

During a mass casualty incident, response agencies must be able to communicate in real-time. This means that interoperability plans need to include everyone involved in

Support and Planning Inside 911 Centers

In an emergency, call 911. This simple instruction is easy to remember, but many do not know about the people, training, and technology required to

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