Blog Archive for June, 2009
Webcast on influenza emergencies for EMS, Fire & Police professionals
Clyns Brands recently sponsored a webcast hosted by JEMS, Law Officer and FireRescue Magazines and was presented by Mike McElvoy, EMS coordinator for Saratoga County, N.Y., and teaches pulmonary and critical care medicine at Albany Medical College.
First it was the “swine” flu, and then, the more politically correct “novel H1N1 type A influenza.” While governments scramble to prepare and respond to the continued worldwide spread of this new illness, misinformation abounds. The public is confused and in some cases, approaching panic. You need the facts about influenza, including past, present and future outbreaks. EMS, fire and law enforcement members need information and tools to respond to influenza as professional public health partners. This webcast will tell you how.
WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years
GENEVA – The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
In a statement sent to member countries, WHO said it decided to raise the pandemic warning level from phase 5 to 6 — its highest alert — after holding an emergency meeting on swine flu with its experts.