Dennis and Ken Ortiz are in the business of disaster. The Ortiz brothers, both captains for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, run a small business that provides tools emergency crews can use to ...

Fire departments, wildland teams, and emergency planners across the country are turning to METTAG triage tags—a tough, field-tested solution for mass casualty incidents, hazmat events, and disaster ...

Strong evidence-based emergency triage education is essential to a robust ED, says this nurse leader. For many patients, the emergency department (ED) is the first point of contact they will have with ...

Emergency departments nationwide face mounting pressure, from rising patient acuity to staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies. In a recent discussion hosted by Becker’s Healthcare and ...

WASHINGTON – It was a busy day at National Airport on Saturday – a large-scale emergency response drill was taking place where first responders were dealing with a mock plane crash involving more than ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When lives are on the line, every triage decision in an emergency department matters. Studies show that accurate triage rates are alarmingly low, ...

To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at syox@medscape.net (include "Ask the Expert" in subject line). Here is the situation described by the ...

In moments of acute pain, physical trauma and psychological distress, every minute spent in a hospital emergency department (ED) waiting room can seem like a lifetime. But what happens when the ...