Will you be ready? A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. Emergency responders will arrive as quickly as possible, but bystanders are almost always there first. In the case of disaster and high casualty incidents, emergency services are often spread thin. Stop the Bleed! Blood loss is the leading cause […]
You are invited to join the Office of Emergency Management for June's Disaster Book Club event. June's pick is "World War Z," by Max Brooks. You can pick up a copy at your local Seattle Public Library branch. We will also be joined by officials from Public Health Seattle-King County, who will provide an overview […]
Join the Seattle Office of Emergency Management for this September Disaster Book Club event! This month, we are reading Sonali Deraniyagala's powerful memoir about her experience in the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in South Asia. We will be featuring the documentary, "After the Wave" which explores the lives of survivors and the desperate attempt to identify victims […]
