"Emergency preparedness requires both large-scale planning and personal readiness," said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano. "Learning these critical skills is fundamental to our preparedness efforts and the safety and security of all Americans when disasters strike."
The guidance, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is designed to help employers prepare now for the impact of seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza could have this fall and winter on their employers and operations.
The VeriMed Health Link is a patient identification system that incorporates the implantable RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip (the VeriChip), a handheld scanner for emergency-room personnel and an online, electronic, personal health record.
The FEBSS is a "bleeding" simulator that is remotely activated at the point of wounding, giving caregivers the opportunity to experience all phases of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3), and provides a versatile and inexpensive way to train caregivers for emergency situations.
Exigent911 enables the Global Elite Group to transmit urgent messages to its team of emergency responders in a matter of minutes and gather their availability and travel plans.
Enterprise Voice Solutions announces its value-added reseller (VAR) agreement with Sipera Systems to provide leading innovative products and services to key markets in the areas of VoIP (voice over internet protocol) and unified communications security.
The combination of NC4's External Situational Awareness (ESA) incident- monitoring service with Everbridge's powerful mass-notification solution, Everbridge Aware, provides organizations with the tools to rapidly and reliably communicate critical information enterprise-wide.
The REBUS Inhibition Blanket is a unique new product from Kirintec Limited, combining a V50-rated blast-suppression blanket with a low-powered RF inhibitor (or "jammer") to prevent the remote initiation of an RCIED (remotely controlled improvised explosive device).
Morphix Technologies has developed the Chameleon - a hands-free chemical detection kit that offers military users, law-enforcement personnel, and first responders a low-cost, easy-to-use, reliable, direct-reading solution to detect up to ten different hazards at one time.
The Global Entry initiative - a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pilot program that streamlines the screening process at airports for trusted travelers through biometric identification - is being extended to 13 additional airports throughout the United States.
