January 2015

Article by Leo Mirani At first glance, the image above looks like it comes from a spread in Vogue magazine. Shot by Australian photographer Alexia Sinclair, it certainly has all the elements of a high-gloss fashion magazine photo shoot:…

This topic is near and dear to mine and your hearts and careers--Workouts for Firefighters and Fire Rescue Athletes. Over the last couple of months I've been researching, talking, tweaking and writing about some of the more popular workouts…

An Australian nurse who has been working in Sierra Leone has been transferred to the UK after potential contact with Ebola. Public Health England said this was a precautionary measure and the nurse's risk of developing the virus was low.…

A&E units in England are being given strict guidelines on how many staff they need on duty to provide safe care. The draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends one nurse for every four…

A whistleblower paramedic has been banned from two hospitals after he spoke out about overcrowding in A&E. Stuart Gardner, of West Midlands Ambulance Service, received the ban after telling the BBC under-pressure emergency units were…

Bryan Vila and Charles Samuels study published on the Expert Consult database. Extract from the Principle and Practice of sleep medicine, Meir H. Kryger MD, Thomas Roth PhD, William C. Dement MD PhD (book here) INTRODUCTION - Fatigue is one…

Two Italian aid workers who were taken hostage in Syria more than five months ago have been released. Greta Ramelli, 20, and Vanessa Marzullo, 21, were greeted by Italy's foreign minister as they arrived at Rome airport early on Friday. No…

Increasing Paramedic Students' Resiliency to Stress: Assessing correlates and the impact of interventionby Shirley Porter and Andrew JohnsonAbstract Source: The College Quarterly, Toronto This pilot study focused on paramedic students in…

A behavioral emergency, also called a behavioral crisis or psychiatric emergency, occurs when someone’s behavior is so out of control that the person becomes a danger to everyone. The situation is so extreme that the person must be treated…

Durban - Two men were killed and two were injured on Wednesday when a group of men opened fire on a security convoy going through Stanger Manor, KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal police said. According to KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo…