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Swine Flu: Are You Prepared?
by Erin J. Wolford
The Swine Flu is quickly spreading, and it's not the weak and elderly that are catching this sometimes-fatal illness. The Swine Flu, also referred to as the Spanish Flu, is hitting the young and healthy as well. And a world-pandemic, similar to the one that caused over 20 million deaths in 1918, is a concern of health officials.
In America, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 64 confirmed cases in five states, while Canada is reporting six confirmed cases. Spain has reported one confirmed case. Infection cases could be as far away as New Zealand, Israel and quickly spread through Europe, though unconfirmed at this point.
And where it all began, some 30 cases from Mexico have been confirmed by a Canadian laboratory since March, according to the World Health Organization, though many more are thought to have caused an excess of 81 deaths in Mexico City alone.
Dave Shepherd, Chief Preparedness Officer at Mission Assurance Services, Inc., knows how to handle situations like this. "I have done extensive research and created entire preparedness programs for companies. Preparedness for this type of event cannot be created overnight, but takes considerable preparedness for effective response, training, supply chain assurance and communication channels, to name only a few.
"Preparedness reduces doubt, fear and panic, which are the first reactions to an event of this nature. Effective and timely communications between senior management, supply chains, and employees is a must, coupled with updates. Monitoring national and international Web sites, in addition to national news sources provides guidance," said Shepherd.
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Hospitals Might Lose Security Backup:
Health Sites Brace For City Police Cuts
Emotions run high when a loved one is hospitalized. Add a crowd, death from a gunshot wound, and potential gang involvement, and the mix can become too volatile for hospital security without police backup. Such a scenario happened this month at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center when two people were shot after a house party on Pinewood Avenue.
Is hospital safety on the line?
Lockerbie Bomber's Appeal Starts
The man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, began an appeal of his conviction Tuesday in a Scottish court. The appeal by Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi at the Criminal Appeal Court in Edinburgh is expected to last four weeks, a court spokeswoman said.
What does the evidence show?
New Service Allows Police To Look In On Home Burglaries
Atherton police are now offering residents a chance to link their home security cameras to the department, allowing officers to provide virtual response to alarms. Residents who sign up will be added to the same Internet camera network police use to survey public areas. Dispatchers will have the ability to instantly tap into video footage when a residential alarm is tripped.
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 The Integrator Relationship
It's no longer "come and go" for systems integrators; it's now partnerships with enterprise security leaders that go beyond technology to business and risk management goals. The combination of more encompassing risk management needs, especially in this year's economic environment, and more complex security technologies have driven security executives and their integrators closer together for a longer period of time.
Look for the rest of this article in the April Issue of Security Magazine, or sign up for a free subscription.
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Lens Offered for Near Zero Lighting Conditions
When super low light lenses are required for long range or telephoto imaging in near zero lighting conditions, the Marshall Super Low Light Lens is available.
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