May 2014

In 2013 the South Central Ambulance Service of England fit his 36 vehicles with solar power panel, who can improve the efficency of all the emergency equipment, powered by a secondary battery system. This project won the prize fo Efficiency…

Panic moments during a freestyle session. The video from Jordi Searle face a rescue moment of the kayaking in NZ. Kayakers helps one to escape from a really dangerous situation. Whitewater is inherently dangerous. Be safe while you text…

The South Korean Coast Guard on Monday released footage of captain Lee Joon-seok fleeing the passenger ferry Sewol as it sank in coastal waters off Jindo Island on 16 April.In the video Lee, wearing only a sweater and underpants, can be…

HOUSTON, TX—The afternoon of Wednesday, April 30, marked the closing of the inaugural MEDICAL WORLD AMERICAS Conference and Expo, which brought together a diverse group of medical professionals from 33 states and 32 countries.…

It’s been a busy day. On the way home you notice a small knot of people gathered around a middle-aged person, prostrate on the pavement. The bystanders look uncertain of what to do. Do you stop and help?. Now there's a new app: the…

By Rob Bryant MDFOR THE SLIDES INCIDENCE: 1:200 AIRWAYSWHO: Anticipate need for cricothyrotomy in any patient, especially in patients with a predicted difficult airway.CricCon scoring system (unvalidated) is helpful to guide level of…

INDIANAPOLIS - A man hospitalized in Indiana with the first U.S. case of a deadly respiratory virus (MERS) that initially surfaced in the Middle East two years ago is improving, state health…

FAIRPLAY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman is recovering after being stranded in her car for five days after crashing off a rural highway southwest of Denver. Hikers found 43-year-old Kristin Hopkins of Highlands Ranch Sunday below U.S.…

KATHMANDU, 29 April 2014 (IRIN) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are still waiting for funds to help them adapt to climate change, others are implementing sophisticated plans without any funding, it emerged at the ongoing…

(LANCET) - Preschool children (ie, those aged 5 years or younger) with wheeze consume a disproportionately high amount of health-care resources compared with older children and adults with wheeze or asthma, representing a diagnostic…