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Now, a river ambulance service in Assam
Thaindian News —
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By Vaschipem KamodangMajauli (Assam) Nov.14 (ANI): A ferry service is the only means of transportation for Majuli islandersm, and due to this lack of transportation, residents often fail to access prompt medical facilities.Taking note of such a need, the Assam Government recently introduced a river ambulance service ...6 hours ago -
Problems with 911
Cato @ Liberty —
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Michael Crowley, senior editor at The New Republic , recounts some nightmare episodes with the 911 Emergency Response System in the current issue of Reader’s Digest . Here’s an excerpt: If there’s one thing we think we can count on, it’s that a frantic call to 911 will bring a swift and effective ...2 days ago -
China conducts nuclear emergency exercise
Thaindian News —
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Beijing, Nov 11 (IANS) China has conducted an extensive exercise to evaluate emergency response to a nuclear radiation leak, Xinhua reported.The National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee organised the exercise, codenamed “Sacred Shield-2009″, in Beijing, Nanjing and Lianyungang. The exercise aimed at ...3 days ago -
6-foot rule separates San Diego paramedics, H1N1
Covering Health —
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Voice of San Diego’s Randy Dotinga explains exactly how the fear of H1N1 has transformed every step of the health care delivery process in the Southern California city, which has been hit particularly hard by the virus. Dotinga focuses on how paramedics’ routines have changed. “To protect themselves,” ...4 days ago -
URespond concept sketches for Random Hacks of Kindness event
Tehran Shake —
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November 2009 Auditor General’s Report
Wednesday-Night —
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Read the Report Disaster response body inadequate: Auditor General (CanWest) The federal department charged with disaster planning is itself a disaster when it comes to preparing for emergencies as varied as the swine flu pandemic, floods and terrorist attacks, says Auditor General Sheila Fraser. … The ...6 days ago -
GreatCall Paid With Stock for MobiWatch
Xconomy —
Authority: 710
wireless , Acquisition , deals Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: A regulatory filing made last month by GreatCall, the San Diego-based parent of Jitterbug, offers some insight into the value of Jitterbug’s acquisition of Waltham, MA-based MobiWatch. Jitterbug announced the deal yesterday but declined to comment ...1 week ago -
Keeping Details to a Minimum, San Diego’s Jitterbug Announces Acquisition of MobiWatch of Waltham, MA
Xconomy —
Authority: 710
wireless , acquistions , deals Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: San Diego-based Jitterbug , the simple-to-use wireless phone and services provider, says today it has acquired MobiWatch, a startup in Waltham, MA, developing mobile personal emergency response services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...1 week ago -
Jitterbug Acquires MobiWatch Emergency Services Corp
Great Product Direct —
Authority: 157
Today Jitterbug announced that it will acquire MobiWatch for an undisclosed sum. MobiWatch has been developing Mobile Personal Emergency Response Services (M-PERS). Personal Emergency Response Services were previously only available from landlines. By incorporating MobiWatchs service directly into Jitterbug ..1 week ago -
T-Mobile Says All Services Restored
Great Product Direct —
Authority: 157
T-Mobile issued a statement late Tuesday night to inform customers that all voice and data services had be restored after an outage affected 5% of T-Mobiles subscribers.1 week ago -
In Case of Emergency
It's my party (and I'll cry if I want to...) —
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I am a member of our companys Emergency Response Unit . We regularly have simulation of events where we play the role of telephone agents providing information to the affected families. Every year we go through emergency response training and phone-answering skills to equip ourselves in the event of a real emergency. ...1 week ago -
Second disaster management conference begins Wednesday
Thaindian News —
Authority: 706
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The second India Disaster Management Congress will be held in New Delhi from Wednesday and is expected to bring together 1,500 scientists and scholars from various global universities for interaction and integration of knowledge on various aspects of disaster risk reduction and management.The ...1 week ago -
RescueSim – Virtual Fire Team Traning
gCaptain.com —
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We have shown you the video game Ship Simulator 2008 , a “realistic” (we haven’t tested this claim) simulator game for your PC, but today we point you towards another product from the company Vstep; RescueSim. Here’s the short description from the RescueSim website ; RescueSim allows emergency response ...1 week ago -
GAO Reports on Federal Geospatial Investments and Coordination
GeoData Policy —
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Geospatial Information: Better Coordination and Oversight Could Help Reduce Duplicative InvestmentsGAO-04-824T June 23, 2004The collection, maintenance, and use of location-based (geospatial) information are essential to federal agencies carrying out their missions. Geographic information systems (GIS) are critical ...2 weeks ago -
25,000 Displaced Children in Zimbabwe to Benefit From a Program Launched By the International Organisation for Migration
Net News Publisher —
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Nearly 25,000 displaced children in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from a new program launched by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday to create a safer, healthier and more conducive school environment for mobile and vulnerable children. The program targets 40 marginalized and neglected ...2 weeks ago -
Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 Comes Into Force
LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU —
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With proliferation of information technology enabled services such as e-governance, e-commerce and e-transactions; data security, data privacy and implementation of security practices and procedures relating to these applications of electronic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ...2 weeks ago -
Haiti, Cuba Relieved by Quiet Hurricane Season
Voices of CRS —
Authority: 133
This time last year, Haiti and Cuba were reeling from powerful hurricanes that still have both countries in recovery mode. So understandably, the start of the current storm season heightened concerns among people on the islands as well parishioners in places such as Miami, the closest major U.S. city to the ...2 weeks ago -
Boat Ambulance Boon for Majuli Patients
Sinlung —
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Dispur to launch facility for river island next month to mark anniversary of 108 road emergency service The speedboat donated by NRL Guwahati, Oct 23 : After air ambulance, it is now the turn of a boat ambulance to make its debut in the healthcare sector. Assam will be the first in the country to have boat ...3 weeks ago -
Typhoon Lupit Nears Storm Weary Philippines
Voices of CRS —
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From an AlertNet report : Exhausted aid workers are gearing up for the third typhoon to strike the Philippines in less than four weeks, a storm they say could be “disastrous” for people living in the already weakened northern regions. Within the next 24 hours Typhoon Lupit is due to hit the Luzon area in ...3 weeks ago -
MedicAlert EMIR Partners with Microsoft HeatlhVault For Integration
The Medical Quack —
Authority: 515
MedicAlert also has an online PHR and now you can enjoy integrating with HealthVault, perhaps to share information if needed. BD In addition to the announcement with MedicAlert, HealthVault also is offering a monthly news letter for subscription. “The Microsoft HealthVault team is pleased to ...3 weeks ago
