MedLaw.com - Emergency Preparedness

Cedar Rapids Hospital Evacuated

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:37:18 UT

Sandbagging volunteers, including this site's web-techy Jordan Frew, worked until 2 AM Friday trying to save Cedar Rapids' Mercy Hospital from flood waters that have engulfed more than 100 city blocks to chest-deep levels, until officials determined that evacuation of the facility was required.

Tags: Cedar Rapids, hospital evacuation, Iowa, Mercy Hospital, record flooding

Emergency Preparedness

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:14 UT

HazMat Issues

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:14 UT

Bio-Terrorism Issues

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:14 UT

Homeland Security Special Alerts

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:14 UT

Emergency Preparedness

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:14 UT

Hospital Security Incident Emphasizes Risks

Stephen A. Frew — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 UT

Hospital incident report involving subjects fleeing hospital after videotaping interior.

Laboratories Unprepared For Bio-chem Incident

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:00:00 UT

A study by the American Society of Clinical Pathology has revealed that the labs that would be critical to spotting bio-chem terrorism would not be able to fulfill that role in a real incident.

California Hospitals Cannot Meet Earthquake Preparedness Law

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:00:00 UT

Thirteen years after the devastating Northridge earthquake, a new analysis shows that almost half of California hospitals will not meet seismic safety standards by a 2013 state deadline, according to a report released today by the California HealthCare Foundation.

Emergency Services: First Line of Defense

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:00:00 UT

The following are some safety precautions for the consideration of incident commanders and safety officers to protect the personnel infrastructure of responding organizations. These recommendations were abridged from the Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, Edition 2.0, 2003, published jointly by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, and Department of Justice:

Possible Security Issue: False fire alarms in hospitals

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:00:00 UT

Are false alarms part of terrorist surveillance?

Perfect Storm Brewing For Another Attack On US Homeland

Stephen A. Frew JD — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:00:00 UT

The convergence of trigger points, increased terrorist arrests, "missing" Egyptian students entering the country, announcement of a new Egyptian extremist group joining Al Queda, renewed calls from the President of Iran for Isreal to be wiped from the face of the earth, and the persistent refusal of the US government to impose effective border and immigration enforcement should be alerting risk management professionals to the real chance that another strike on the US could be imminent.

Full Text Of House Border Security Bill

Wed, 31 May 2006 17:00:00 UT

One of two conflicting versions between the House and the Senate.

Disaster Planning Tip -- Don't Plan On Full Staffing

Stephen A. Frew JD — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:00:00 UT

Many of your staff will not show up in an emergency, and those that are there may go home according to a survey conducted by the Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Is Your Disaster Plan Consistent With The Community Plan?

Stephen A. Frew JD — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:00:00 UT

Most hospitals create disaster plans in isolation -- plans that assume all problems will be handled in a few hours to a day, and that they have access to all the ambulances they may need and people to help. WRONG.