December 2014

Finally, an affordable manikin that you dont have to clean! The Basic Buddy™ CPR Manikin is a dramatic, inexpensive, and state-of-the-art manikin designed for teaching individuals or large groups the life-saving techniques of CPR. This…

The principle of data sharing dates to the dawn of scientific discovery—it is how researchers from different disciplines and countries form collaborations, learn from others, identify new scientific opportunities, and work to turn newly…

The home care system in England is close to crisis because of the way workers are exploited, a report says. The review, led by former Care Minister Paul Burstow, found a combination of inadequate funding and poor working practices was…

The World Bank has revised downwards its 2014 GDP growth projections for the three nations worst hit by the current Ebola outbreak - Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. "The Ebola epidemic continues to cripple the economies," it said. Its…

The First Aid Blanket is a smart creation that will allow people who never learn CPR and life-saving manouver to applicate it immediatly. The particulary of this idea is that it comes from 2 different sides of the world, at the same time.…

Second part Cardiac arrest survival, male v. female There are mixed results from data compiled from two European studies. In a French study that reviewed data on almost 500,000 patients, researchers found that more women did not…

With twenty Years of experience and knowledge in the ever increasing demands for efficient and modern Medical Equipment, Ambulances and Emergency Medical Services (E.M.S) in the Middle-East region, the Management of Paramed International…

Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has said the international community cannot "sit back and wait on a cure" for HIV/Aids and must instead focus on changing human behaviour. She was speaking to the BBC's Peter Bowes on World Aids Day,…

The American Heart Association (AHA) is having its annual Scientific Session and some of the information below is taken from presentations made there. First, some initial information. A cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack A…

Pre-vac is sterile, disposable and portable system used for closed wound drainage. Supplying in 600ml, 400ml and 200ml volume bottles with connecting tube 92 cm, and drainage tube 50 cm with trocar available in 8FR /10 FR /12FR/ 14 FR/…