Sentences with phrase «of emergency alerts»

From there, you can select which types of emergency alerts you want to receive (presidential alert, imminent extreme alert, imminent severe alert, Amber alerts), and what kinds of sound and vibration will go off then when they appear.

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One of the app's main features is a «panic button» that teachers can hit to send a school - wide alert (every phone and computer in the school will sound an emergency tone).

The error followed the false emergency alert that prompted mass panic in Hawaii this past weekend, but in this case, the mistake was corrected in a matter of minutes.

The Alert Carolina system at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill likewise includes an outdoor emergency siren that serves as an alert for various security threats, including an «armed and dangerous person in the area.»

An emergency alert was sent to mobile phones and interrupted TV broadcasts warning people of an imminent missile threat on Saturday morning.

On June 5, The 2018 Canadian Telecom Summit will feature a special panel looking at «The Evolution of Emergency Communications» with experts on wireless public alerting, next generation 9 ‑ 1 ‑ 1 as well as first responder networks, including the US FirstNet.

You skewed my words regarding «managing» my birth... the whole point of the midwife is to alert the mother of the possibility of a problem, just like an OB so then a proper course of action can be taken... I was merely saying that they don't think of birth as a medical emergency from the beginning, requiring things that are unnecessary, like constant monitoring because it's easier than intermittent monitoring, or restricting maternal intake because the doctor could get puked on, or have fecal matter excreted during delivery is selfish (and yes, I know, the mother could aspirate, but the rate of that is low too... and I'm not saying they need to eat a steak dinner... but denying a drink of water, or a popsicle during a long labor is just ridiculous, as is rushing a natural process for convenience sake.)

The moment an impact registers above a certain threshold, or the moment the Head Case Mobile App tests indicate impairment or risk of further injury, the Head Health Management System can alert parents and will automatically provide the athlete with direct leads to Emergency Response Services and customized recovery plans.

The Hawaii emergency management worker who sent a false alert last month warning of an imminent missile attack says he was convinced the threat was real and «100 percent sure» he was doing the right thing.

While New York has not been home to a terrorist attack since September 11, 2001, Cuomo said that «The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services» Office of Emergency Management Watch Center will be on heightened alert, monitoring world events.»

On Wednesday County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced a new service where people can text 911 to alert the nature of an emergency and its location.

«This is a fast, easy and free way to keep tabs on who's moving in and out of your neighborhood,» Klein said, noting the e-mail alert system will piggy - back on the existing emergency alert system run by the state Department of Homeland Security.

Alerts will include things like school closings, Office of Emergency Management memos, MTA advisories and street closures.

First responders arriving at the scene of an emergency will be alerted by the Yellow Dot decal to look for the medical information card in the glove compartment.

The country remains on high alert after attacks by Islamic State militants killed scores of people in the last two years and a state of emergency is in place until at least the end of July.

The Health Commissioner added that the ministry have made contacts with UPTH, primary health centres, and other relevant authorities to be at alert for any emergencies and called on the public to contact the following numbers 08056109538, 09062277699, and 08033124314 in case of emergency.

For what is believed to be the first time, the nation's Wireless Emergency Alerts system was deployed as an electronic wanted poster, identifying Rahami as the man sought in connection with the bombings on both sides of the Hudson River.

He urged the public to continue to be vigilant and take advantage of the State's emergency numbers 112 and 767 to alert security agencies of any suspicious actions in their areas, assuring that the State Government would continue to support security agencies to ensure that Lagosians remain safe and secure.

Labour are so convinced that the referendum could trigger a meltdown of the coalition that officials have been put on alert to ensure the party is ready in the event of an emergency general election as early as this year.

Officials cited the 9/11 attacks, the attempted car bombing in Times Square and recent tornadoes as examples of threats that could merit an emergency alert — «something so imminent it threatens the life and safety of people,» Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Bremergency alert — «something so imminent it threatens the life and safety of people,» Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph BrEmergency Management Commissioner Joseph Bruno said.

Flanagan said he really stepped up his level of activity when the teachers union began actively opposing the tax cap: «We did an emergency alert to our members.

«Vial of Life» participants place a decal on their front doors, alerting emergency responders of a packet of medical information on the home's refrigerator door.

The eleven passengers and two crew members were rescued by National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, officials who were already alerted by the pilot of the chopper and were on standby.

A built - in LED flashlight is there for you in an emergency, and you will always be aware of weather changes thanks to built - in NOAA alerts.

Researchers with the Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airline Cabin Environment Research are testing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors designed to pinpoint problem passengers down to their seat number and alert flight and ground crews of an emergency.

Technology challenges abound in the quest to build a working sensor that has the computational speed required to alert airlines quickly in case of an emergency, but is also cheap enough for financially strapped carriers to use.

They issued an emergency statewide alert on 8 August, and the next step is a lockdown of huge stretches of farmland in a crippling quarantine.

In the case of an emergency like last year's flooding, the early warning response system we developed will alert people to danger so they can take necessary precautions.

Because a quake's strength isn't clear at first rupture, emergency response managers face a choice when issuing warnings: Issue alerts early and often (left), which could provide as much as 48 seconds of warning that light shaking might occur but risk false alarms; or wait to issue alerts until the size of the quake is better known (right) but risk the warnings arriving too late — providing an 8 - second warning in this hypothetical case.

From the start of 2017, all cellphones sold in India will have a panic button to alert emergency services.

An electronic sepsis alert using a combination of vital signs, risk factors and physician judgment to identify children in a pediatric emergency department with severe sepsis reduced missed diagnoses by 76 percent.

«Among the 20 issues identified is the need to raise awareness of biosecurity across Europe and the implementation of European - wide legislation for this; the dedication of resources for the long - term management of invasive species; the development of new technology to detect new invasives, and early warning systems to alert EU states to their spread; new European - wide risk assessment methods; emergency powers to eradicate alien species once they become established; and effective communications to raise awareness of invasive species, so the public will know what to look for and how to report it.»

In the future, for example, you might be able to print sensors onto clothing or some other device attached to the skin to monitor vital signs — and alert a doctor in case of emergency.

They found that campuses with higher incident rates used a greater number of traditional notification channels — including television, radio, alarms, and email and text message alerts — and were more likely to consider adopting social - networking services for emergency - notification purposes.

In studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, also known as mustard weed, a team of researchers at the University of Delaware found that when a plant has its leaf nicked, it plant sends out an emergency alert to neighboring plants, which begin beefing up their defenses.

Last week, Beijing city released a color - coded alert system for handling air pollution emergencies, to include the temporary halt of construction, factory production, outdoor barbeques and the setting off of fireworks.

Indonesia ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents near an active volcano in the west of the vast archipelago on Sunday as authorities raised the alert for the emergency to the highest level.

Researchers created clinical scenarios related to four common pitfalls of EDIS use in emergency departments: communication failure, poor data display, wrong order / wrong patient errors and alert fatigue.

With winds of 160 miles per hour (266 km per hour), the Category 5 hurricane had western Mexico on high alert, with the popular resort of Puerto Vallarta and others on the coast opening emergency shelters as hotels were closed.

Brewer, then an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, had been alerted by the crew that the man, Sanders Tenant (a pseudonym), had suddenly begun to talk gibberish while dining out with his family.

Some members of the Arctic Methane Emergency Group critize the IPCC for missing the methane boat, and want an emergency alerEmergency Group critize the IPCC for missing the methane boat, and want an emergency aleremergency alert issued.

«Public health officials, neurologists and critical care and emergency medicine specialists need to be alert to the likely rise in Guillain - Barre syndrome cases that will occur in other parts of the world that are currently going through epidemics of acute Zika infection,» Willison said.

Choosing the soothing spinal block instead of the strong epidural — which made me shake uncontrollably during last year's emergency C - section — made me so much more alert for this moment.

The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal.

After the familiar emergency - alert tone starts buzzing away for a couple of bars, it's co-opted as part of the beat behind the guitar riff that opens» (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.»

Call 999 to alert emergency services of the suspicious item, as well as inform any relevant member of staff at your establishment.

Staff working alone at night can use the Lone Worker and Man Down features on the radios, which alert security teams in the event of an incident or emergency, and the radios can integrate directly with CCTV, barriers and even speakers around the campus.

Systems Let Schools Call More Parents Faster School phone trees are being eclipsed by phone systems that can dial thousands of numbers in minutes and alert parents to emergencies, schedule changes, and even events, saving administrators time and stress.

Ideas from last year's competition ranged from solutions to help increase the survival rate of heart attack victims by using GPS trackers in fitness devices, to an app that warns people about impending natural disasters, guides them safely away and alerts emergency services.

School phone trees are being eclipsed by phone systems that can dial thousands of numbers in minutes and alert parents to emergencies, schedule changes, and even events, saving administrators time and stress.