A new episode is out. Colde Silver - revisited. Summary points: more locks on doors, stop the bleed kits on every floor, practice every year, train with hospital security & police, plan to treat casualties on site. https://t.co/aidC9Ft7FK

Last day to sign this petition to ban the sale and use of glyphosate to protect human health and the environment.

7 days without electricity Dec 23-30 in some areas in QC. Cities should maintain an up to date list of homes without an alternate heating source (= vulnerable). Underground power lines and giant back-up batteries may help.

The latest episode of the @ceepcanada Journal Club is out! Topic: Drone Applications in Disasters. With @docwithbeard @Arie_Grossman and Dr. Jared Bly. Three articles published in 2022 are discussed. Enjoy! Please send comments!

Happy 50th Anniversary to McGill Emergency Medicine @EM50_McGill

Day 5 @RoffeyPark with @locationsafety for Security Awareness Training. Lots of lessons learned! Beautiful setting! We experienced the different Acute Stress Responses: FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE, FAWN. I would go anywhere with my Day 5 team.

Day 4: Wembley Stadium & the review of the events at the Euro 2020 finals. Must read Executive Summary & Recommendations - pages 8 to 16 of the report (see link) for all those involved in the planning of mass gathering events. https://t.co/RbMgchbLDO

Day 3: MCI Response - Insights from St Mary’s Hospital: 1)Ensure one-way progression: ED > Radiology > OR or ward. 2)Inter facility transfers must be done by other entities - not ambulances. 3)Need loggists to note nature, timing & rational behind decisions.

Dry Decon Kit

Day 2 with London Air Ambulance & Helicopter EMS. Total commitment to saving lives. How? Planning. Standardization. Training. And everyone sticks to the plan. Oh and bougie on every intubation. A very inspiring day! Huge thanks to all our instructors!

Steps for Dry Decon: 1)Red robe over clothes; 2)Place privacy screen; 3)Remove clothes & put in trash bag; 4)Jewelry & cell phone in another bag; 5)Absorb with paper towels; 6)Discard paper towels in trash bag; 7)Green robe. Amazing training-Thx ⁦@NinaMclean2017⁩⁦& team

The Emergency Preparedness in Healthcare II Conference - The London Experience - starts tomorrow. Stay tuned for daily learning points.

Monkeypox Key Points: 1- current outbreak differs from classic presentation, 2-patients can present with singular lesions, 3-it can affect anyone, 4-severe complications reported are epiglottitis & myocarditis @ceepcanada @docwithbeard @SaphaBarkati

Congrats to the Medi-Drone Team on a very insightful experience providing drone surveillance @ 2022 Montreal Marathon. Plusieurs apprentissages susceptibles d’améliorer la réponse médicale!#MBDM ⁦@F_deChamplain⁩ ⁦@eddyafram⁩ ⁦@IndustryUAVs⁩

After the huge success of the Jan 2020 Israel Experience, here is the London Experience Oct 11-17, 2022. To register, visit https://t.co/RQPbvBa8bP @ceepcanada

Live from #EPHealthCanada (Sarnese/Ngo) How to improve hospital Emergency Preparedness? Assign 1 Safety Rep per Dept responsible for training peers on all hospital emergency codes. Ideally a stipend is provided vs compensate with amazing training opportunities. @SparkConfer

Highlights from Dr. Souaiby’s talk at the 2021 Emergency Prep ⁦⁦⁦@SparkConfer⁩ today. When treating blast victims remember to check for ruptured tympanic membrane. Also ensure you have paper checklists prepared for medical charting as they can be filled out faster.

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Canadian Provincal Governments and Federal Government: Break down barriers: nationally license all healthcare workers. - Signez la pétition ! https://t.co/qWcmT4avgd via @CdnChange

For those involved in mass gathering planning during the pandemic, see how Japan is taking multi-agency collaboration & preparedness to a new level in the planning for the Tokyo Olympics. Acute Medicine & Surgery 2021;8:e626