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Please view the clip of Director Cham Dallas as he appeared on the Fox News show Hannity's America on August 17, 2008. » Read more
Concerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington -- and said that more could be done to save lives. A hearing, called by the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, featured charts showing the horrific effects of a small nuclear device detonating near the White House. It was the panel's third session in recent months on the threat of a nuclear explosion. » Read more
A recent three-day mass casualty exercise conducted at the University of Georgia was a first for the state of Georgia and a first for the country. The Institute for Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense (IHMD) set up a simulated pandemic avian flu exercise to test the readiness and response of Georgia hospitals to a large-scale mass casualty crisis. » Read more
The University of Georgia (UGA) designed a statewide functional exercise program to test the ability of 149 hospitals to interactively participate in a single exercise. In addition to improving the emergency readiness of all the hospitals involved, the exercise enabled the State of Georgia Division of Public Health to demonstrate compliance with HRSA requirements. Through a series of iterative processes and readiness drills, the hospital system not only met their requirements, but increased their ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters of all kinds. » Read more
Athens, GA. - Two simulated terrorist incidents will occur on the highways around Atlanta and one on I-20 near Newton on April 17. The "accidents" will involve tanker trucks and several automobiles. Several hundred citizens will become poisoned or contaminated, as will some fire and police personnel who respond to the scene to rescue victims; all will be transported to area hospitals and emergency medical centers. Eventually the numbers of those requiring medical attention will exceed the capabilities of Atlanta metro hospitals and require transportation to outlying facilities. » Read more
The threat posed by the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) within the United States has grown significantly in recent years, focusing attention on the medical and public health disaster capabilities of the nation in a large scale crisis. While the hundreds of thousands or millions of casualties resulting from a nuclear weapon would, in and of itself, overwhelm our current medical response capabilities, the response dilemma is further exacerbated in that these resources themselves would be significantly at risk. There are many limitations on the resources needed for mass casualty management, such as access to sufficient hospital beds including specialized beds for burn victims, respiration and supportive therapy, pharmaceutical intervention, and mass decontamination.
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Director Cham Dallas on Fox News
Aug 17, 2008 - 3:00:00 PMPlease view the clip of Director Cham Dallas as he appeared on the Fox News show Hannity's America on August 17, 2008. » Read more
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IHMD: Risk of Nuclear Attack on Rise
Apr 17, 2008 - 11:54:19 AMConcerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington -- and said that more could be done to save lives. A hearing, called by the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, featured charts showing the horrific effects of a small nuclear device detonating near the White House. It was the panel's third session in recent months on the threat of a nuclear explosion. » Read more
IHMD conducts the nation's first pandemic avian flu exercise
Oct 10, 2007 - 12:46:44 PMA recent three-day mass casualty exercise conducted at the University of Georgia was a first for the state of Georgia and a first for the country. The Institute for Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense (IHMD) set up a simulated pandemic avian flu exercise to test the readiness and response of Georgia hospitals to a large-scale mass casualty crisis. » Read more
State of Georgia – pandemic flu exercise recap
Oct 10, 2007 - 12:45:05 PMThe University of Georgia (UGA) designed a statewide functional exercise program to test the ability of 149 hospitals to interactively participate in a single exercise. In addition to improving the emergency readiness of all the hospitals involved, the exercise enabled the State of Georgia Division of Public Health to demonstrate compliance with HRSA requirements. Through a series of iterative processes and readiness drills, the hospital system not only met their requirements, but increased their ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters of all kinds. » Read more
IHMD schedules disaster exercise in Atlanta
Oct 10, 2007 - 12:43:39 PMAthens, GA. - Two simulated terrorist incidents will occur on the highways around Atlanta and one on I-20 near Newton on April 17. The "accidents" will involve tanker trucks and several automobiles. Several hundred citizens will become poisoned or contaminated, as will some fire and police personnel who respond to the scene to rescue victims; all will be transported to area hospitals and emergency medical centers. Eventually the numbers of those requiring medical attention will exceed the capabilities of Atlanta metro hospitals and require transportation to outlying facilities. » Read more
IHMD publishes study on effects of nuclear attack on 4 metro areas
Oct 10, 2007 - 12:41:30 PMThe threat posed by the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) within the United States has grown significantly in recent years, focusing attention on the medical and public health disaster capabilities of the nation in a large scale crisis. While the hundreds of thousands or millions of casualties resulting from a nuclear weapon would, in and of itself, overwhelm our current medical response capabilities, the response dilemma is further exacerbated in that these resources themselves would be significantly at risk. There are many limitations on the resources needed for mass casualty management, such as access to sufficient hospital beds including specialized beds for burn victims, respiration and supportive therapy, pharmaceutical intervention, and mass decontamination.
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