In the last installment, I noted that first aid was never envisioned as something to be delivered by doctors and nurses. It was designed to be the province of baseball coaches and babysitters, in other words, of those who are most likely to be in first contact with the ill or injured.
Report: Hospital ERs are unprepared for terror attack - 05/07/2008
WASHINGTON — Hospital trauma centers in seven major cities do not have the capacity to handle even a modest terrorist attack, according to findings released Monday from a House committee investigation. ...
Centers for Disease Control Bio-Terrorism The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified particular viruses as high-priority agents for bio-terrorism because they include organisms that pose a risk to national security. These "Category A" high-priority biological diseases include: Anthrax, Botulism, Plague, Smallpox, Tularemia, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. 2 Contact Hours View tip