This is a good article on some of the dos and don't when it comes to avoiding snake bites this time of year or what to do if.

    Nice article which looks at the effort Facebook is putting into helping people post-crisis.

I suggest all EMS personnel read the whitepaper.  A couple of teasers.  Lights and sirens are not indicated if ALS is not indicated. Lights and siren use is a medical treatment that should be used only when indicated.

While blue ribbon panels and rooms full of experts worry about how the next bioterrorism attack will be delivered by a daesh remote controlled drone, a simple oops sends people to hospitals. But what do I know...they're the experts.

    This article is a must read. The RCMP is on trial in connection with the shooting deaths of three officers that night and the wounding of two others. Out of this undoubtedly will come planning, training and exercising. So sad it took lives to implement the changes. 

This article highlights the efforts that Japan goes to in educating their citizens on disaster preparedness. Would this be money well spent...I think so. 

What better place to hold an anti-vaccination seminar than at a high school.  Who thought this was a good use of a public venue? Interesting to note what the discredited x-doc speaking fees are. He is a new version of snake oil salesman. Check out the article. 

    Based on my personal experience during a major disaster and from a medical standpoint you have about three days without potable water before it can be a life-threatening issue.  This article looks at the lessons Japan has learned and how they have corrected a deficiency.  Should we require the same on the west coast?  I say yes.

What procedures are you seeing hospitals adopt to prevent this from happening? Anything?

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    I am having trouble figuring all the people who hop on social media to get their 15 minutes of fame. Although in this case it looks like she started a go fundme site to collect bucks.