Search Tag: disaster management
Boston-marathon-bombing-lessons-from-a-radiology-department
2014 26 May
A year on from the Boston Marathon bombing, Kelly Bergeron, Manager of MRI Services at Boston Medical Centre has written about the lessons learned, in Radiology Management's March/April 2014 issue. Those who work in the ancillary departments of large hospitals are well aware of the roles they play in the patient care experience, although the...Read more
Electronic-wristbands-could-transmit-vital-data-from-disaster-victims
2015 08 Feb
The coloured paper tags used to classify victims of mass casualty incidents may one day be replaced by plastic electronic wristbands capable of transmitting real-time data to emergency response control centres. The new tags are being developed by an international team of researchers at Fraunhofer-Institute fuer Angewandte Informationstechnik (FIT),...Read more
U-s-hospitals-brace-for-disasters-at-party-conventions
2016 19 Jul
Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are on high alert as the two cities host the Republican and Democratic party conventions to choose their presidential candidates. But the level of preparedness has been overshadowed by a growing concern from random or criminally-intended shootings of civilians and policemen...Read more
Critical-care-staffing-in-pandemics
2023 11 Jul
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on healthcare, with millions of cases and deaths reported globally. Healthcare workers have been particularly affected, experiencing increased mental health issues, burnout, and moral distress. The pandemic has led to higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress reactions, sleep disturbances, and posttraumatic...Read more