June 2015

Magirus Team Cab provides the highest safety level for firefighting crew cabs. Extreme test conditions prove the highest safety standard worldwide. Magirus successfully documented, that its latest crew cab development, the Magirus Team…

Severe Storms and Flooding, Wildfires & Other Disasters On Wednesday, powerful storms will again target the Midwest and Plains with damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes. Further west, a massive heat wave is…

Author: Major Andrew D. Fisher, MPAS, APA, PA-C 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning for ems1.com Recently, ketamine has made resurgence in the areas of emergency and pre-hospital medicine, and for good reasons. Ketamine was first…

Thanks to MEDEST118 we discover more news about the changes in the recommendations for the diagnosis and tratment of spontaneous intercerebral hemorrhage. There's a lot of new consideration about old myths on treating ICH. Particularly, the…

M68L, the highest firefighters ladder in the world by Magirus offers a working height of 68 meters and also impresses when fully extended thanks to unmatched stability and ideal working conditions

Lighter and more ergonomic than ever, without any concessions on performance: Holmatro introduces the first two models of its new 5000 series cutters. The most important factors in the development of these cutters were weight reduction and…

Superior quality, high technology, advanced services: this is the secret of  Spencer’s success,  leading European EMS brand. Since 1989 Spencer has been inventing solutions for emergency services answering the most complex problems with…

The dream of a manned, truly functional hoverbike is a step closer to reality after British and American engineers announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and build the vehicle in the States. Developers Malloy…

A stroke may leave you incapable of identifying what's wrong, so help from others can be critical Even Canada's top doctor had trouble recognizing when he was having a stroke, a critical step in getting care to reduce the risk of death and…

FLORIDA TODAY - A Brevard County paramedic was sentenced to spend a year on probation today in connection with an incident involving a patient being dumped on to a hospital floor. The sentence was handed down today after Kenneth Hallenbeck,…