September 2015

Three medics who scaled a roller-coaster to save the life of Alton Towers crash victim Leah Washington have won an award for their bravery Army doctor Major David Cooper, 34, and aircrew paramedic Tom Waters, 27, were on duty with…

Three weeks to go until the 17th World Rescue Challenge in Lisboa Portugal. The WRO and ANSD are aiming to have all 68 team slots filled. Yes, 68 teams will be competing in what will be the largest World Rescue Challenge so far. CONFIRMED…

If you were interested in Forget ACLS Guidelines when dealing with Pulseless Electric Activity Part 1 here is the Part 2 of the presentation. In Part 1 we discussed about diagnosis and diagnostic tools. Here are suggested alternative way…

THE GUARDIAN -  During a crash at Mina at least 100 people die, Civil Defense of Saudi Arabia say. Mina is near the holy city of Mecca, where two million people are performing the annual hajj pilgrimage. National TV channel also cited civil…

The Resuscitation Journal published on September an Open Access article to summarise the evidence from randomized controlled trials of mechanical chest compression devices used during resuscitation after out of hospital cardiac arrest. 

Ambulances are not a different kind of TAXI. And the scope of the paramedics are changed NEW ZAELAND DOCTOR - Paramedical organisations say they would welcome paramedics being regulated as health practitioners. Paramedics Australasia…

A woman whose life was considered at risk because of head pain was forced to wait more than an hour and a half for an ambulance, it has emerged. Paramedics reached the 36-year-old woman in Staffordshire in 104 minutes - well short of…

By Robert Avsec for EMS1 Type II ambulances are built on a van-type chassis and have been an ambulance mainstay for EMS agencies for many years. The popularity of the Type II ambulance is usually attributed to three things: lower initial…

Fire Fighter: two words that contain a more that they means. Fire fighters are an extraordinary people that are always at our side to help us and to give us security, even we do not always need to. Every day their fight with and against…

The Associação Nacional de Salvamento e Desencarceramento (ANSD), exclusive representative of the World Rescue Organisation (WRO) in Portugal, hosts of the next 15th and 18th October at the Park of Nations in Lisbon, the World Rescue…