July 2014

Raefah Makki, Beirut - The situation in the Gaza Strip continues to be extremely challenging for civilians and aid workers who have not been spared from the fighting. According to the latest figures from OCHA, 700 Palestinians were killed,…

(Source - Time of India) GUWAHATI: Over 25,000 people have been affected in 42 villages across Assam in second round of floods this year. According to an official release by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), flood water…

However much you want to wrap your kids in cotton wool, it simply isn’t a practical way to protect them. Over a third of parents report their child has had an accident on holiday that needed immediate first aid. Learn first aid for peace of…

Typhoon Matmo pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and downpours Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, shuttering financial markets, and interrupting rail and air transportation. Matmo, packing gusts of up to 173 kilometres (107 miles) per…

By Dr. Amal Mattu, MD @ Maryland University on PUBMED A junior member of our faculty once approached me for some career advice, inquiring as to what clinical area of emergency medicine in which he should develop an academic niche.…

BANGALORE (AP) - Twelve children die in a railroad accident in India, AP report. The accident involve a train wich crash into a school bus at an unmanned railroad crossing in southern India. The bus driver also died while another 16…

On 1 July 2013 Croatia became the 28th Member State of the European Union, after over three decades of political and economic transformation. In the years before accession, Croatia implemented a number of important reforms in the health…

UPDATE - The plane was carrying 54 passengers and four airline crew. Twelve people were sent to the hospital almost immediately after the crash, with one arriving without vital signs. Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih confirmed…

(Sheboyang, Wisconsin) - The driver of the ambulance was cited for failing to operate safely as an emergency vehicle operator. The woman in the car was cited for failure to yield to am emergency vehicle. That's the conclusion of a terrific…

PUNE (Times of India) - As many as 56 well-equipped ambulances of 'Maharashtra Emergence Medical Service' (MEMS) helped 29,972 warkaris (pilgrims) - people who take annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur - this year, said Dhyaneshwar Shelke, chief…