Responder Health
Health and wellness news for emergency responders. Resources and updates for CBRNE and hazmat teams, firefighters, law enforcement, disaster response volunteers, active military servicemembers and veterans.
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Responder Health Report – 9/11 Toxic Legacy, Veteran Health Bill, Firefighter Safety Stand Down
The Responder Health Report highlights recent health, safety and wellness topics for the emergency management, first responder and veteran community. POLICY + POLITICS Still Counting: 9/11’s Toxic […] More
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The Million Veteran Program: Metabolon to Analyze Samples
Metabolon, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been contracted through its alliance with AKESOgen to perform large-scale metabolomic profiling on biological […] More
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Analog Devices, Dell EMC Collaborate on First Responder Monitoring Solution
Analog Devices, Inc. and Dell EMC last week unveiled a proof of concept (POC) for an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that tracks the health and location […] More
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Medical Milestones for Firefighter Who Underwent Face Transplant
A severely burned Mississippi firefighter, who underwent the most extensive face transplant ever performed, is thriving one year after his historic surgery, according to his medical team […] More
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#FirstRespondersFirst Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Toolkit
Some jobs inherently increase the risk of being exposed to traumatic events, such as first responders, corrections and military personnel. A new resource from Canada’s Public Services […] More
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New Proposals Sought for First Responder BAA
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new call for proposals via the First Responders Group Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the following topics: Self-Detecting and Decontaminating […] More
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Improving DoD Blast Injury Prevention Standards
The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), on behalf of the DoD Blast Injury Research Program Coordinating Office (PCO), is conducting market research to obtain […] More
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Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), NHTSA is seeking a contractor to assist in generating and disseminating […] More
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Veterans’ Brains Reveal Hidden Damage from IED Blasts
The brains of some Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who survived blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and died later of other causes show a distinctive honeycomb […] More
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