In the past few months, I’ve come across articles that have discussed the importance of preplanning for potential wildland/urban interface (WUI) events. In Texas and other areas where WUI/wildland ...

When a massive gas line explosion leveled two buildings in Harlem a few months ago, first responders found a scene of chaos. At least a few people had already been killed. Others still were in the ...

Triage is a medical term that means to separate or sort. Developed by Dominique Jean Larrey in the early 1800s, triage has been a standard in EMS since the latter’s inception. Through all of the ...

At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, I shared my insights about how Emergency Department (ED) design could respond to the needs of the patients, families, and healthcare workers on the frontlines of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

Background The annual births in our hospital (a regional perinatal centre for the southeastern coastal region) had increased ...

Veterinary triage prioritizes patients based on the urgency of their medical need, focusing on respiratory, circulatory, and neurological systems. Veterinary nurses and technicians are central to the ...

Anyone who is not in the medical profession and who has wandered into an emergency room may be baffled by the hours of waiting and the mysterious process by which nurses and doctors move patients ...