Israeli Medical Experts to Train U.S. Hospitals at Emergency Response Show
Security Solutions International (SSI), the world's leading training company for Homeland Security, is bringing a medical team from Israel to the Emergency Response 2004 Conference and Exposition.
(PRWEB) September 1, 2004 -- In an effort to help U.S. hospitals better
understand and prepare themselves for Terror or other Mass Casualty Incidents,
SSI will be presenting experts from the Rambam Medical Center in Israel, the
leading hospital in MCI incidents in that country. The training program has been
attended by more than 22 different countries, but this is the first time ever
that it is being held in the United States. Participants will learn how to
prepare the hospital for maximum efficiency in the event of an MCI, as well as
dealing with the incident in order to save as many lives as
possible.
"Our aim is to make hospitals as effective as possible in the
light of increased warnings about terror and also in the event of any other
emergency," states Henry Morgenstern, president of SSI. "We are particularly
proud of the fact that Dr. Michaelson and Gila Hyams, two of the world's leading
experts on MCI events, are presenting the one-day training program that will be
held on November 16, 2004.
The training program for hospitals is being
accompanied by the well-known SSI seminar on Suicide Terror, one of the deadly
threats that emergency personnel may have to deal with. SSI's Israeli know-how
in terror related incidents has already been given to agencies like the FBI and
the Secret Service among many. Emergency responders will get a chance to hear
first-hand how terrorists operate, how to prevent incidents and how to respond
safely to incidents which may involve secondary bombs, the dreaded double event.
The San Diego Emergency Response Show is being held in an effort to help
first responders better coordinate their efforts during critical incidents.
Organizers of the Emergency Response 2004 Conference and Exposition (San Diego
Convention Center, November 17-20, 2004) have taken major steps to enhance the
show by providing a variety of new educational opportunities, networking events
and a view of the industry’s latest products and technologies.
The
critical need for multi-agency coordination during disasters was highlighted
most recently by the 9/11 Commission’s findings that poor preparedness, lack of
integration and communication difficulties hampered rescuers who responded to
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. Emergency Response
2004 is the only event that provides an expansive forum where all
first-responder professionals (Fire/Rescue, Law Enforcement, EMS, Public Health,
the Military, Homeland Security and Search and Rescue) can meet to discuss the
challenges they face in responding to major incidents and how to best integrate
their efforts. This year’s theme of “Meeting the Challenges at Home” fosters a
conference and exposition mission that offers attendees the opportunity to gain
knowledge that can be put to use when called to action in their own response
areas.
“The 9/11 Commission’s findings are just the latest evidence that
better integration and communications among responding agencies are critical to
minimizing death and destruction during a disaster,” said James T. McKenna,
Conference chairman. “Emergency Response 2004 offers the venue for response
leaders to advance those efforts and a complete exposition to display the
technologies available to help responders toward that end.”
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prweb153753.htm