A Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit has been released by the American Academy of Pediatrics in response to the H1N1 Pandemic.

http://www.nasemso.org/Projects/DomesticPreparedness/documents/PedPrepar...

A new Fire Service-Based Electronic EMS Toolkit has been released.

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/201723

The Resilient Cities Challenge from the Rockefeller Foundation aims to encourage municipal resilience planning.

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Resilient-Cities-Challenge.html

An increased emphasis on warm zone medicine has led to a greater need for debriefing sessions for EMS personnel.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967626?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=...

An incident in which a North Carolina police officer was called to an operating room to safely remove an unexploded bomb from a man's neck underscores the need for regular coordination between healthcare and law enforcement.

The patient was taken to the emergency room on September 15 with what was believed to be a gunshot wound to the neck. An X-ray and further evaluation once law enforcement personnel were called in revealed that it was actually a homemade explosive device that had not detonated. (Source: ABC News)

Tips on how to protect yourself, your pets and your home during this period of extreme cold.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/01/06/c...