TIDAL WAVE HORROR: TIDAL WAVE FEARS FOR UK TOURISTS; Four dead, hundreds missing after quake.(News)

Birmingham Evening Mail (England) | December 27, 2004 | Copyright

THE full scale of the human cost of one of the worst natural disasters in history was still emerging today.

Scores of tourists from the West Midlands were in the dream holiday region, popular with Christmas tourists for its guarantee of warm winter weather.

At least four British people are now known to have died in the tragedy, with many more still unaccounted for.

One died from a heart attack as the paradise islands of the Maldives were left underwater by the tsunami.

The male holidaymaker, who has not been named, is believed to have ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Is it possible to safely triage callers to EMS dispatch centers to alternative resources?
Magazine article from: Prehospital Emergency Care ; ...Most metropolitan EMS systems dispatch paramedic advanced life support...for the Anchorage, Alaska, EMS system was 25%.1 The no...is approximately 30% of EMS dispatches.2 United States and European...various studies. Unmet need for EMS services also may remain...
VALIDATION OF USING EMS DISPATCH CODES TO IDENTIFY LOW-ACUITY PATIENTS
Magazine article from: Prehospital Emergency Care ; ...triage EMS patients based on dispatch information. Key words: ambulance dispatch; emergency medical services...respond to the events. The EMS system traditionally dispatches most calls as an emergency...resources.1 As a result, EMS agencies often respond rapidly...
LOW ACUITY EMS DISPATCH CRITERIA CAN RELIABLY IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITHOUT HIGH-ACUITY ILLNESS OR INJURY
Magazine article from: Prehospital Emergency Care ; ...point was the proportion of EMS calls assigned the alpha dispatch...1-1 emergency medi- cal dispatch center (EMDC) were excluded...National Academy of Emergency Dispatch (NAED) quality assurance...Results: There were 23,939 dispatches; 2,703 were recorded as...Emergency medical services ...
American TriTech Installs VisiCAD For Fire/EMS Computer-Aided Dispatch System At Mecklenburg EMS Agency.
Business Wire ; ...leading developer of computer-aided dispatch systems for the public safety industry...aided dispatch system, VisiCAD for Fire/EMS, at the Mecklenburg EMS Agency, Charlotte, N.C. Mecklenburg EMS Agency went live with the new system on...
American TriTech installs VisiCAD for Fire/EMS computer-aided dispatch system based on Microsoft Windows NT at Denver Fire Department.
Business Wire ; ...Dec. 4, 1996-- The dispatch system will help save...emergency medical services (EMS) industry, announced...system, VisiCAD for Fire/EMS, at the Denver Fire Department...products, VisiCAD for Fire/EMS, and VisiCAD for Ambulance...graphical computer-aided dispatch systems engineered to...
American TriTech announces the first installation of its advanced emergency medical services (EMS) computer-aided dispatch system in New Zealand.
Business Wire ; ...developer of computer-aided dispatch systems for the emergency medical services (EMS) industry, Wednesday announced...installation of its VisiCAD for EMS system at St. John Ambulance...installation of VisiCAD for EMS in Auckland represents TriTech...
Cypress Creek EMS Achieves Outstanding Response Time For Emergency Dispatch
PR Newswire ; ...the first Windows NT(R) Fire/EMS Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and Records Management System (RMS) at Cypress Creek EMS, just outside of Houston, Texas...of vehicle. Cypress Creek is an EMS agency providing dispatch services...
Forsyth County EMS Improves Vehicle Dispatch and Patient Care with In Motion Technology's Vehicle Area Network.
Business Wire ; ...announced that Forsyth County EMS (FCEMS) has seen improvements...TM) Mobility Manager. The EMS organization is now able to...they deployed computer aided dispatch (CAD), automated vehicle...Customers like Forsyth County EMS are looking for faster, more...
Answering the call: an EMS replaces a modem-based dispatch system with a wireless-technology solution, improving response times with actionable information.(Wireless: Case History)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Health Management Technology ; ...general medical classes for the community. Puckett EMS has become an EMS industry leader and in 2004, was named Georgia...Cobb County. Defining the Challenge Puckett EMS used computer aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location applications in...
OPTIMUS Corporation Enables Super-Efficient Emergency Dispatch Capabilities Via Upgrade to Michaels Fire and EMS.
Business Wire ; ...Computer Aided Air and Ground Dispatch module - which enables dispatchers...Part of Michaels Fire and EMS(TM), a comprehensive pre...types and more Michaels Fire and EMS, named for the Patron Saint...software enables the Fire and EMS field supervisory staff to view...

Find more facts and information related to the article "TIDAL WAVE HORROR: TIDAL WAVE FEARS FOR UK ..."