Archive for August, 2016
Pakistan: A Taliban suicide bombing killed at least 70 people and injured 120 more at a hospital in Quetta.
Monday, August 8th, 2016At least 40 people have been killed by landslides in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz after Tropical Storm Earl hit eastern Mexico.
Monday, August 8th, 2016https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MmkTDTdSH8
At least 17 people died in flash floods in the Macedonian capital Skopje during a storm on Saturday evening.
Monday, August 8th, 2016A powerful bomb went off on the grounds of a government-run hospital in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, killing at least 42 people and wounding dozens.
Monday, August 8th, 2016“…..No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which struck at the gates of the building housing the emergency ward, on the hospital grounds……”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho6Z4wjY3-g
Pictograms designed to promote universal access to emergency dispensing sites services
Monday, August 8th, 2016Pictogram-based Signs for Mass Prophylaxis Services
In 2007, the Cambridge Advanced Practice Center for Emergency Preparedness developed a series of pictograms designed to promote universal access to emergency dispensing sites services. The signs were developed in collaboration with local and state public health professionals, and experts in universal design and accessibility.
These signs provide:
- Large, high contrast pictograms of station activities. Select from up to 10 station signs!
- Simple, one-word descriptions in English and Spanish. Available in 13 other languages!
- Four-step process sign
- All-hazards approach to allow versatility and scalability
To obtain high resolution PDFs of the signs or for more information, please email apc@naccho.org.
Process Sign
FDA approves field trial on the release of Oxitec’s genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes (OX513A) to suppress the local Aedes aegypti mosquito population
Sunday, August 7th, 2016Update
August 5, 2016
The FDA has completed the environmental review for a proposed field trial to determine whether the release of Oxitec Ltd.’s genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes (OX513A) will suppress the local Aedes aegypti mosquito population in the release area at Key Haven, Florida. After considering thousands of public comments, the FDA has published a final environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) that agrees with the EA’s conclusion that the proposed field trial will not have significant impacts on the environment.
FDA’s finalization of the EA and FONSI does not mean that Oxitec’s GE mosquitos are approved for commercial use. Oxitec is responsible for ensuring all other local, state, and federal requirements are met before conducting the proposed field trial, and, together with its local partner, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, to determine whether and when to begin the proposed field trial in Key Haven, Florida.
Brazil: How ready are the Olympic security forces to respond to a terrorist attack?
Sunday, August 7th, 2016
“…Despite the brand-new, state-of-the-art, IBM-built “command center” and the 88,000 security personnel deployed for the games, security experts are not all convinced that the threat response mechanisms in place will be enough…..”
FDA gave final approval Friday to a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida to combat Zika virus
Sunday, August 7th, 2016“….In the Keys, Oxitec would release nonbiting male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes modified with synthetic DNA to produce offspring that die outside a lab.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District approached Oxitec after a dengue outbreak in Key West ended in 2010. The district wants new ways to eradicate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes……
Brazil and the Cayman Islands are releasing Oxitec’s insects as part of other mosquito control operations. The company, a subsidiary of Maryland-based Intrexon, also has tested the mosquitoes in Panama……..”
Signs for PODs, Medication and Health Care Centers
Sunday, August 7th, 2016Signs for Medication and Health Care Centers
Below is a complete list of signs you can use in health care and medication centers. Advice about ways to use the signs can be found on the page about planning these emergency centers. The signs may be available in multiple languages, different formats. You will be able to customize the signs for your jurisdiction or facility.
The file may be presented in one or both of two formats:
- Adobe InDesign format: High-quality files for printing larger signs through your local print-shop or customizing the signs for your location.
- PDF format: For printing to smaller format printers or plotters.
If you have questions or need help, write to signs@doh.wa.gov
Medication Center/Health Care Center Signs
| Moving through the centers |
Arrows
Waiting area; Please wait; Wait for staff Authorized personnel only |
Medical evaluation
At the Health Care Center
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| Entering and exiting | Entrance/No entrance | Thank you for your cooperation |
| Assistance and internal operations |
Prohibited Items | Operations |
| Interpretation and special needs |
Interpretation Tools | |
| Clinical setting | Medical evaluation/First aid | Number and letter signs |
| Logistics | Deliveries | Arrows |
| Other signs | Emergency Preparedness Drill sign and banner |