Search results for "Emergency response"
Government agencies issue guidance on preparing for nerve agent exposures
The document covers standard protocols for recognizing, treating, and protecting oneself from nerve agent exposures and compares and contrasts the clinical effects of nerve agents and opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/28/5.htm
28 Aug 2018
Could drone deliveries help reverse opioid overdoses?
An epiphany led a medical student to consider whether drones could deliver naloxone to the scene of an overdose so a bystander could deliver the drug, even before emergency crews arrive.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/could-drone-deliveries-help-reverse-opioid-overdoses.htm
1 Sep 2020
Ebola Resources
In response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, ACP is offering free clinical information and resources to all members of the health care community and the public at large.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/07/11.htm
7 Oct 2014
Family illness brings palliative care, other policies into focus
Personal experiences play out amid public health policy debates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/family-illness-brings-palliative-care-other-policies-into-focus.htm
1 Jun 2023
5 key takeaways from vaping crisis
The electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis has reached critical mass, sending thousands to the hospital and sometimes proving fatal.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/5-key-takeaways-from-vaping-crisis.htm
1 Mar 2020