Earlier this year in February, Charles County first responders participated in a joint mass casualty training exercise. While practicing different scenarios, Justin Llyod, vice president of the ...

In today’s world, unpredictability has become the norm, whether due to natural disasters, sudden accidents, or even everyday injuries. Having immediate access to medical supplies can be the difference ...

When I went down to Blacksburg after the Virginia Tech tragedy one of the things I heard quite a bit was that the SWAT Medics did a LOT of good providing medical care to victims and that the ...

Casualty toll for humanitarian workers continues to increase in conflict-affected countries like Syria. And as UN security officers are usually among the early groups of first responders to arrive at ...

Mental health responders are using a strategy to help fire victims called Psychological First Aid — often compared to CPR for mental health. Its initial step is finding what a person needs right now.