Authorities set up two 442-square-foot Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) TMSS (Trailer Mounted Support System) Medium soft-walled shelter systems as a medical clinic. Doctors & nurses used the facility, which was equipped with power and air conditioning, to treat people for heat stroke, dehydration, cuts, and sprains, and to administer hundreds of vaccinations.
STAXI Global Marketing Manager David Gallant said: "Many healthcare facilities and airports internationally are familiar with the concept of what is commonly called 'stackable wheelchairs.' However, STAXI is quite different from other mobility solutions; it is a safe, robust and comfortable transportation 'system' that pays for itself. This is rather new concept for most of Europe."
CYANOKIT is the only emergency antidote indicated for both known and suspected cyanide poisoning. The CYANOKIT will be sold and distributed through Meridian Medical Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
With the new WebEOC Mapper Professional Version 2.1, decision makers at emergency operations centers can create a dynamic, geographically based common operating picture without the need for specialized GIS (Geographic Information System) or mapping experience.
The Falcon performs the physics calculations, shader based rendering, and image post processing effects required to visualize the sensor data sets in real-time.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the adoption of design specifications for the development of a gateway interface that will enable wireless carriers to provide customers with timely and accurate emergency alerts and warnings via their cell phones and other mobile devices.
"Our company has doubled in size in the past five years due to our continued focus on unique product and service innovation, and superior customer service," said DQE President, Howard Levitin, M.D., FACEP. "I look forward to the greater manufacturing and distribution capabilities that our new location will accommodate."
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has officially launched Virtual USA, an innovative information-sharing initiative - developed in collaboration with the emergency-response community and state and local governments throughout the nation - that helps federal, state, local, and tribal first responders communicate during emergencies.
Sked's is a shuttle system used for evacuation purposes after major incidents. Sked's allows rescuers to enter the "hot zone," place victims onto an HMD (Haz-Mat Decontaminable) Sked, signals a decontamination station, and personnel at decon station will easily drag the patient to safety.
EMTrack is a multi-functional tracking solution that transforms the way healthcare officials collaborate to track people, patients, evacuees and associated property and equipment during hospital evacuations, large scale events, mass casualty incidents and public health emergencies.
