August 2015

The 2015 Interschutz exhibition in Hannover, Germany, was the stage for a powerful demonstration that leading fire suit manufacturer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment (VIKING) is able to listen closely and respond quickly to key firefighter…

(Mogadishu, 31 August 2015): The results of the latest Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Somalia, presented today in Mogadishu, indicate that the country’s humanitarian situation remains alarming. Compared to six months ago, the…

Between 18 and 21 August 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 29 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 6 deaths. Twenty-four (24) of…

60% of Paramedics have been subjected to aggression by drunk people. 90% of Paramedics have been threatened at least once during the last duty. According to a new survey published by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, Paramedics have…

PROPOLYMER HAZ-LO 7 LED New Intrinsically Safe Model Features ATEX and IECEx Safety Ratings EAGLEVILLE, PA, August 28, 2015 – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting, introduced a new intrinsically safe torch,…

By Dr Mahiben Maruthappu on NHS. The Senior Fellow to NHS England’s Chief Executive reveals how Expo 2015 will see the publication of an overview of NHS England’s innovation achievements to date: In 1965 Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel,…

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. - Clayton Martin was a volunteer firefighter for the Clarksville Fire Department. At 6'8", he dominated the basketball court. The gentle giant hoped to become a pastor. He drowned before that happened. Those sent to rescue…

A paramedic who used patient records to obtain a woman’s phone number has been cautioned by a fitness to practise panel A Yorkshire Ambulance Service worker has been dismissed after a disciplinary hearing at the Health and Care Professions…

A thoracostomy is a small incision of the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage. Tube thoracostomy is the insertion of a tube (chest tube) into the pleural cavity to drain air or fluids (blood, bile, pus, or other). The…

Seven minutes after a deputy radioed that the wind from a growing wildfire had shifted direction, dispatchers got a second call: A burn victim needed an ambulance. Five minutes later, another caller said several firefighters were trapped.