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Read the reviews, opinions and technical sheet about the essential devices for rescue operations. Emergency Live will describe technologies, services, and equipment for ambulance rescue, HEMS, mountain operations and hostile situation, for preventing dangers in complex scenarios.
Who can use the defibrillator? Some information for citizens
The defibrillator is an instrument that can save a person in cardiac arrest. But who can use it? What does the law and the criminal code say? Obviously, the laws vary from country to country, but in principle the 'Good Samaritan rule', or…
Equipment: what is a saturation oximeter (pulse oximeter) and what is it for?
The saturation oximeter (or pulse oximeter) is a device used to measure the oxygenation of the blood, to find out whether the lungs are able to take in sufficient quantities from the air they breathe
Ambulance: Common Causes of EMS Equipment Failures — and How to Avoid Them
Equipment failures in ambulance: few moments are a bigger nightmare for emergency health care providers than arriving at the scene of a crisis or preparing to attend to an emergency room patient and a vital piece of equipment unexpectedly…
Benefits and Risks of Prehospital Drug Assisted Airway Management (DAAM)
About DAAM: Airway management is a necessary intervention in many patient emergencies — from airway compromise to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest
Three Everyday Practices to Keep Your Ventilator Patients Safe
About ventilator: while your treatment regime will depend on their diagnosis, a major focus of your care must be directed toward protecting your patients from acquiring healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) during their stay. And some of…
Ambulance: what is an emergency aspirator and when should it be used?
An essential piece of equipment in an ambulance is the suction unit: its primary function is to clear and maintain the patient's airway
Non-pharmacological treatment of high blood pressure
Non-pharmacological treatment of high blood pressure has as its primary objective the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors
How to choose medical suction device?
A modern suction device, also known as an aspirator, is a professional medical device that is mainly used to remove respiratory secretions from the mouth and respiratory tract of a person, such as saliva, sputum, and is also ideal for…
Oxygen cylinders: functions, types, selection criteria
The importance of oxygen cylinders in patient management: what to do if a person is unable to independently load clean air from the environment into the lungs?
Ambu bag, salvation for patients with lack of breathing
Ambu bag: medical equipment, is actively used for artificial ventilation of the lungs. This device is equipped with all operating and intensive care units, as well as ambulances