TO TREAT OR CURE THEM YOU MUST KEEP THEM SAFE
TO TREAT OR CURE THEM YOU MUST KEEP THEM SAFE
We originally published this “Myths and Realities” piece as a letter to ACHE in 2007 and then as a blog post in 2014. Many of our clients would rationalize their lack of preparedness for Terrorist Attacks by claiming their location, geographical circumstances, or...
Today, two interesting events coincided: the release of IAHSS Gun Screening Standards and the killing of a hospital guard in the lobby of the New Hampshire Psychiatric Hospital in Concord. According to AP News, the victim was named Bradley...
We are updating this post, originally published in 2009, to underscore the need to replace Cesium irradiation devices to prevent easy access to material to make a Dirty Bomb, described by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as: "A "dirty bomb" is one type of a...
This post was originally published in 2014 and given the outrageous bombing of the Gaza Hospital yesterday that reportedly killed over 500 people, we feel it is relevant to post thoughts on previous International terrorist attacks on hospitals with links to extremist...
Originally posted to LinkedIn in April, this update reflects the large increase in Tuberculosis we predicted at the time: One hundred ten thousand immigrants have arrived in New York City over the last two years, placing a large burden on the city's housing, public...
The CFATS Program was enacted to keep critical chemical industry infrastructure targets safe from terrorist attacks. According to CISA: “In 2006, Congress authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Chemical Facility...
Steven Brill’s article in the September Atlantic Monthly “IS AMERICA ANY SAFER? Part V sent me back to my filing cabinet. Coverage of the Dirty Bomb took me back twenty-eight years to President Reagan’s 1988...
The prospect of a movement of Gitmo prisoners to alternate locations in the U. S. has again raised its ugly head, as seen in this article. This action whether based on political or economic interests is one which must be carefully considered. Some years ago I wrote...
Labor Day will be behind us and it is back to school for many. There may be signs that the summer heat will be gone soon. We should have a better idea about who will win the respective primaries. We may know more about climate change and what will we do if ISSL...
An article in the latest issue of Homeland Security Today discusses Federal preparedness for a large scale Chemical or Biological event. According to the conclusion of experts: If America were to be beset by a biological or chemical weapons attack, who would be...
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