Hospital Surge Archives - Penn Care, Inc.

What are the Biggest Challenges for First Responders in a Mass Fatality Incident?

No specific manner of death or number of fatalities defines a mass fatality incident. According to the National Association of Medical Examiners, a mass fatality incident is defined as “any incident resulting in more decedents to be recovered than can be managed in the local Medical Examiner/Coroner jurisdiction.” This broad definition can cover anything from a mass shooting or a weather event like Hurricane Katrina to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Keep in mind that mass fatality and mass casualty are two different things. But what is the difference between a mass fatality incident and a mass casualty incident?

Top Products That Other Emergency Preparedness Directors Utilize

Have you ever wondered about which disaster response products other emergency preparedness directors are ordering in order to ensure that their community is well-prepared in the event of a disaster? Here at Penn Care, we deal … Read More

Introducing Our 50 Patient Hospital Surge Ward System

As part of our diverse and extensive disaster response division, we offer mobile incident response shelters, mobile decontamination shelters, and shelter accessories. More importantly, we offer complete hospital surge systems. These medical station systems are very … Read More

Consider A Portable Nurses’ Station

For the last few weeks, we’ve been posting about unique pieces of equipment manufactured by US Pod Box that serve a variety of purposes. Today, we want to talk them for use as a nurses’ station. … Read More

Portable Incident Command Station for your ICS

In the past, we’ve blogged about incident command systems and their importance in effectively managing emergency response. Much of putting in place a valuable Incident Command System (ICS) is developing the organizational structure that will ensure … Read More

PODBOXES – Portable Emergency Medical Stations

In our continuing effort to provide revolutionary products to the emergency medical services community, we are now carrying PODBOXES. Manufactured by industry leader, US POD BOX, Inc. Â PODBOXES are portable emergency medical stations. Part of our … Read More