News: Americas»
USA: Toxicologist to parents: Look for signs of K2 (0)
St Louis MO–In the last month, Anthony Scalzo, M.D., professor of toxicology at Saint Louis University, has seen nearly 30 cases involving teenagers who were experiencing hallucinations, severe agitation, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, vomiting and, in some cases, tremors and seizures. All of these teens had smoked a dangerous, yet legal substance known [...]
News: Asia»
Vietnam: Life-threatening landmine scavenging on the increase (0)
Dong Ha–Nguyen Luong Quy was planting a tree on a coffee plantation on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thout, the largest city in Vietnam’s Central Highlands in 2000, when his shovel hit a hard metal object.
“There was a big explosion and I must have been knocked unconscious,” the 37-year-old farmer told IRIN. “I woke up [...]
News: Education»
Missouri: Training session will prepare McDonald County producers for ag emergencies (0)
Jefferson City MO–Livestock and poultry producers in the McDonald County area are encouraged to attend a free training seminar, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, focused on preparing for agricultural emergencies.
The Biosecurity Planning Session, one of a series of training seminars, will educate producers about the fundamental concepts of biosecurity and help farmers [...]
News: Europe»
England: Warning over wave of child eye injuries from liquid detergent capsules (0)
London UK–In this week’s BMJ, senior eye doctors are warning people to keep liquid capsules for fabric detergents out of the reach of children after a wave of eye injuries in young children at their hospital.
Rashmi Mathew and Melanie Corbett from The Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London report that last [...]
News: Oceania»
New South Wales: Help at hand for NSW residential fire victims – GIO and NSW Fire Brigades launch Australian first recovery kit (0)
Sydney NSW–A house fire is one of the most traumatic and devastating events a family can experience. To help cope with the aftermath of a home fire, GIO and the NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB) are today launching a new recovery kit with essential information about what to do once the fire is out and the [...]
News: Research»
Research: Climate change one factor in malaria spread (0)
Chicago IL–Climate change is one reason malaria is on the rise in some parts of the world, new research finds, but other factors such as migration and land-use changes are likely also at play. The research, published in The Quarterly Review of Biology, aims to sort out contradictions that have emerged as scientists try to [...]
Views: Tribal Elders»
Weston & Tokesky: Older Persons in Emergency and Disaster Situations (0)
Older Persons in Emergency and Disaster Situations
A case study of Hurricane Katrina in the United States of America in 2005
by Michael M. Weston
President, Servision Inc.,
Disaster Consultant, U.S. Administration on Aging
George M. Tokesky
Vice-President,
Alzheimer’s Community Care Inc
Background:
As the impact of landfall was felt, there was little chance that the vulnerable population, with few means to evacuate from [...]
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