February 2015

What matters more – the stuff on the outside of a uniform, or the stuff on the inside? KNOW MORE ABOUT EMS STRONG Next time you’re getting dressed for work, take an extra moment for a good look in the mirror. What — and whom — do you see…

NOTE: Fourteen percent of NHS staff reported experiencing physical violence from patients, their relatives or other members of the public in the previous 12 months, down from 15% in 2013. Twenty eight percent of all staff report that they…

Trials and crash tests for ambulance safety. This video reveal what's happening behind the scenes of road rescue. How do you build a safe ambulance? What internal fittings are needed, but above all what crash tests do vehicles need to be…

Police in New Zealand used a stone to smash the window of a car that tumbled into the water at an Auckland wharf Tuesday, dragging the trapped motorist out of the sinking vehicle and lifting her to safety. Police later estimated the…

The EHCI 2014 total ranking of healthcare systems shows The Netherlands again widening the gap to country #2 from 19 points in 2013 to 43 points in 2014, (in 2012, the margin was 50 points), scoring 898 points out of 1000, an EHCI all time…

In this article, Josh Farkas assistant professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Vermont, tells us about his experience about Preoxygenation and Apneic Oxygenation with the nasal cannula.

Thrombolysis is nowadays the preferred therapy for ischemic stroke management. Many controversies on his safety and discussion on evidences that support benefits on long term outcomes, aroused from most of the studies supporting the use of…

Around 700 migrants who were rescued near the Libyan coast on Saturday have been brought to Sicily by Italian coastguards, They were just some of at least 2,000 people helped to safety since Friday by a variety of vessels including merchant…

For Valentine's Day on BRITLAB, Greg Foot and Hannah Fry explain whether you can actually die of a broken heart. BBC - “Love is the drug” sang Roxy Music back in the early 1970s, and it turns out Bryan Ferry and team were on to something.…

BBC - An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio. The disease is very close to being eradicated, with only a few hundred cases now reported worldwide each year. The hope is that the…