Personality Traits that Ambulance Workers' Professional Performance
An interesting study has been published on Procedia about the personality traits that foster professional workers in the ambulance and pre-hospital field.
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Public Safety LTE network: a new way to implement a mobile command unit as temporary headquarter
Serving over 4 million citizens in Texas, Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is the US’s third largest Sheriff’s Office. They are also the first to test the government’s Public Safety private LTE network. HCSO takes on the challenge of…
How to discern between lung failure and pump failure?
Medest118 publish a new interesting video to know what kind of respiratory failure you will have to face during an intervention. Respiratory failure (know more on ERJ) occurs due mainly either to lung failure (resulting in hypoxaemia) or…
Better stroke patient outcomes? A systematic review
What to do to have a better outcome in stroke patients? One of the solutions will start from the analysis of the patient delay in entering hospitals with stroke symptoms.
Finding Rib Fractures On Chest XRay
SOURCE - TRAUMA PROFESSIONAL'S BLOG
A lot of people have been viewing and requesting this post recently.
Here’s a neat trick for finding hard to see rib fractures on standard chest xrays.
First, this is not for use with CT…
Crush during Hajj pilgrimage, all the news
At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.
Medics win bravery award for breaking rules to save Alton Towers crash victim Leah Washington
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…
World Rescue Challenge 2015, all the Teams who will participate at the event
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…
How a perfect ALS can kill (part 2)
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…
Crush during the Hajj: at least 150 killed, 390 injured
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…
Chest Compression: mechanical or manual? A systematic review
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.
New Zealand paramedics will be regulated as health practitioners: "We were like taxi services"
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…
104-minute ambulance wait for emergency patient who should have been reached in eight minutes
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…
Fire-EMS: Next-gen 'vanbulances'
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…
A Day in the Life of A Firefighter (Santa Monica Edition)
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…
Lisbon hosts the World Rescue Challenge 2015
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…
How a perfect ALS can kill (part 1)
ACLS Guidelines are misleading about diagnosis and treatment of pulseless electric activity (PEA) This takes to conceptual and clinical errors when treating patients in cardiac arrest. Let’s see why and if there is a better way to follow…
4th annual Medevac conference: complex procedures are the new challenges
With Military operations in Afghanistan having drawn to a close at the end of 2014, Medical evacuation services are now increasingly operating in austere environments and facing new medical and logistical challenges. Such challenges include…
ABC lose 2 sponsors after #nursesunite fallout
SOURCE: THE WRAP - Johnson & Johnson and Eggland’s Best tell TheWrap they have withdrawn ads over the hosts’ comments about nursing profession.
2 sponsors (Johnson & Johnson and Eggland's Best) have pulled ads from ABC’s “The…
Is Applying Or Removing a Cervical Collar Dangerous?
Cervical collars are applied to blunt trauma patients all the time. And most of the time, the neck is fine. It’s just those few patients that have a fracture or ligamentous injury that really need it.
Refugee crisis - Warning over LAND MINES on Serbia-Croatia border
CROATIA is deploying teams of land mine experts to the border with Serbia as refugees tread a dangerous path over ground festooned with undetonated mines left over from the Balkan wars.
Tens of thousands of mines litter the…
The new safer ambulance from Allina Health is ready to hit the road
MINNEAPOLIS FOX9 (KMSP) - On a wintry January day in 2014, an Allina ambulance collided with an SUV in Buffalo, Minn. The driver of the SUV was killed and the ambulance crew critically injured. As the victims recovered, Allina decided its…
No more "hospital bypass": Melbourne's paramedic will move patients more quickly
The Victorian Government has stopped the "hospital bypass" practice, that permits to the metropolitan hospitals to deny access to patient in non-critical conditions if they are full.
Chile, tsunami alert after a powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake
A powerful earthquake hit off the Chile on Wednesday, killing five people and forcing 1 million to flee their homes due to the Tsunami warning. Some coastal areas were floated
REUTERS - The quake shook buildings in the capital city of…
Pre-Hospital emergency services in Europe: a market analysis about competition and investments
At the IAA annual conference held in London in May, mr. Kenneth Kronohage (Director of Special Projects for Falck) unveiled a report produced by Quartz+Co and commissioned by Falck Emergency Europe which disputed the EXPH findings…
STEM - 30 year experience for rescue vehicles and ambulances
STEM, founded in 1986 by Ezio Menna, is one of the most important companies worldwide as far as the production of Stretcher Supports for ambulances and Retractable Steps for professional and emergency vehicles is concerned".
Utah: flash flood claims at least 15 lives
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, UTAH - Four people were found dead and three others were missing Tuesday in Zion National Park, one day after the group went into Keyhole Canyon as flash flood struck southwestern Utah. The group of four…
Rudeness in medical teams harms clinical performance
BMJ CAREERS - Rudeness in medical teams harms clinical performance and could have “potentially devastating” consequences for patients, a study has found. The Israeli study looked at the performance of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…
Welsh Ambulance Service gets 44 new vehicles in £6.7m upgrade
More than £6.5m is to be spent on 44 new ambulances for the Welsh Ambulance Service. Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the investment would allow the service to buy 35 standard ambulances and six non-emergency patient transport vehicles…
Los Angeles Firefighter save Guest at His Own Wedding
A Los Angeles firefighter jumped into action at his own wedding to save the life of a guest who was choking
Will lower blood pressure reduce the risk of heart and kidney diseases or stroke? Yes, it could be
Lower may be better for kidney diseases and heart disease when treating high blood pressure, federal health officials said when announcing they were ending a major study more than a year early due to “potentially lifesaving information.”
Michigan: Community paramedics will arrive at home instead of the ambulance for people with no…
MLIVE - A new pilot project allows people without life-threatening symptoms to receive medical care at home from paramedics in Washtenaw and Livingston counties. The program, which began Aug. 7 and is funded by Huron Valley Ambulance and…
Taxi driver attack ambulances in Kendrapara, India
KENDRAPARA - The ambulance service in Kendrapara district was paralysed as the drivers launched a protest against the attack on a driver at taxi stand near the court in the town on Sunday.
The agitating drivers and emergency medical…
Nepal, Red Cross Ambulance attacked by anti-government protesters
Red Cross organisations condemned on Monday an attack in Nepal by anti-government protesters who stopped an ambulances and killed an injured policeman during unrest over a proposed new constitution.
Death toll rises from Japan flood
The death toll from floods in Japan in recent days has risen to seven, as rescuers searched for 15 people still missing.
Police on Sunday (local time) found the bodies of two men in rice paddies in Joso, the worst-hit city.
Earlier in the…
California fire destroys 400 homes and businesses
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — The latest on wildfire barreling through drought-wracked California (All times local):
9:55 p.m.
Authorities say a wildfire that overtook several Northern California towns destroyed more than 400 homes and…
09/11, say how you will remember with #Honor911
Friday marks the 14th anniversary of 9-11. More than 2,970 people perished in the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and in Pennsylvania. 343 Firefighters lost their life trying to save people from the WTC. Several…
FDA Issues Alert Medication Infusion Pump Hacking Alert
The warning states the system is vulnerable to cybersecurity hacks that can control dosage
The FDA has issued an alert, warning of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the Symbiq Infusion pump that could allow hackers to override…
A Lansing firefighter has died after being struck by a truck during a charity event
Lansing firefighter Dennis Rodeman died from injuries he got when he was hit by a truck while collecting for a charity at the corner of Jolly Road and Cedar Street on Wednesday afternoon. Lansing police tell wilx.com Rodeman had some sort…
Military-style weapons and bullet proof jacket for Firefighters: News from Bonita Spring, Florida
The Bonita Spring Fire Commissioner Fred Forbes is considering the possibility to equip firefighters with weapons and bullet proof jacket. The news appear on STATter911. Forbes, the fire district’s treasurer and secretary, proposes…
Suction Unit: Spencer JET, try to brake it!
On the market there’s a lot of suction units, produced by different manufacturers. We want to talk about the newest one, which is also the lightweight and the more shock-proof resistant on the market. It is the Spencer JET.
A suction…
More than 5,000 people rescued during the Labor Day Holiday in LA and Orange counties
SOURCE: KTLA - Lifeguards in Los Angeles and Orange counties rescued more than 5,000 people during the Labor Day holiday weekend and expected more operations may be conducted Tuesday as the trend of strong rip currents and large surf…
9/11 responders: Congress must renew health programs
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers gathered at the World Trade Center site on Thursday to demand that Congress extend programs offering money and free health care to people exposed to toxic dust after the terror…
When Omeophaty goes wrong: 30 intoxicated people during a medical conference in Germany
Homeopathy conference ends in chaos after delegates take hallucinogenic drug
SOURCE: THE INDIPENDENT -
An alternative medicine conference has ended in chaos in Germany after dozens of delegates took a LSD-like drug and started…
Migrant crisis: UNHCR offer assistance to the Hungarian authorities
UNHCR have met the authorities in Budapest and have offered UNHCR's assistance to deal with the increasing number of refugees and migrants arriving in Hungary. Here below we publish the UNHCR pressrelease wich call to action for help…
A London Firefighter is teaching first aid and lifesaving skills in India
Firefighter Parvinder Singh is visiting Indian schools to teach pupils and teachers about first aid and lifesaving skills.
Parvinder is one of the founding members of the Asian Fire Service Association and will be visiting two schools…
Love is in the NGO - Typhoon Grindr: dating and post-disaster sex in the Philippines
TACLOBAN, 8 September 2015 (IRIN) - “Before Haiyan, all we had on Grindr was mehhhh – four or five people. After Haiyan, boom – white men!”
Jericho*, 28, finds it hard to recall much of a social scene in Tacloban before Typhoon Haiyan. A…
Boeing 777 on fire at McCarran Airport, Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fire happen on a plane at the McCarran Ariport of Las Vegaas. The plane's engine of a British Airways jet caught fire while the plane was preparing to take off from Las Vegas. All the passenger are safe and alive.
China Heli-Expo 2015
China Heli-Expo 2015
Airbus Helicopters showcases best-selling rotorcraft at China Helicopter Expo 2015 in Tianjin
- Airbus Helicopters has confirmed its line-up of four aircraft – one H130, two H135s and one H155
- One of the H135s…
Hong Kong’s Government Flying Services acquires seven H175s
Hong Kong’s Government Flying Services acquires seven H175s
- First public services-configured H175s to be launched in Asia
- Configuration allows quick role-change between missions
Marignane, France, 8 September 2015 – Hong Kong-based…
Hungarian Prime Minister is asked to stop any violence against the refugees
This is an example of how a simple email message can be the right tool to let even the hardest and most distant politicians act and react; we are speaking of those who, for their own proper consensus strategy, are beating the hell out of…
First Aid in Sport: how should immediate care be provided?
First Aid in Sport: medical defence/indemnity unions have made a clear unambiguous statement – pitchside doctors and physios must ‘have the appropriate recognised qualifications, training and experience for the health services they provide.…
Holmatro Greenline Battery Range: Zero emission, 100% performance!
Friendly to users and the environment while offering an excellent performance: that’s the Holmatro new Greenline range of battery-powered rescue equipment. All products in this range are emission-free, which is healthier for rescuers…
How to calm a child involved in an accident? The First Responder Casey Lessard know it
Several residents and first responders came to help victims of a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 on Saturday afternoon, including a retired Los Angeles firefighter. Rick Camarena, who now lives in Gulfport, said he stopped because he…
How to prevent wildfires? The Australian Guidelines for burning vegetation
These guidelines provide fire users with information to plan, prepare and conduct: fuel reduction burns, stubble burns, burning of piles heaps and windows, prescribed fires.
Blast in a chemical plant in the eastern China province of Zhejiang
An explosion shook a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, state media said on Monday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 160 people last month.
The blast…
UNHCR: "Thanks to the europeans who help refugees and migrants"
It was a remarkable and unexpected display of refugee power – the power of the powerless
NICKELSDORF, AUSTRIA, Sept 5 (UNHCR) – It began at noon on September 4 with a spontaneous march out of Budapest down the highway towards the Austrian…
Former Buckeye and NFL Player Graduates Fire Academy
A former Ohio State Buckeye and NFL football player is "on fire" over his new career path. Antonio Pittman is using what he learned as a running back to graduate from the Ohio Fire Academy on Friday. Pittman was in a class of 18 men and…
Who really wants to come to your country? The Nation where migrants want to go
Google Trends publish today an interesting interactive map which show you where migrants want to go. Especially you could see from where migrants will arrive to your country, and what country they will prefer to go for creating a new life.…
Fire in a refugee accomodation in the south west of Germany: Arson or blaze?
Rottenburg, Germany (AP) - German Firefighters reported that a fire (it's not clear if an arson or a blaze) broke out in a refugee accomodation in Rottenburg, south west of Germany.
Migant crisis, Austria to resume border limits on monday
HEGYESHALOM, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police stood by as thousands of migrants hopped cross-border trains Sunday into Austria, taking advantage of Hungary's surprise decision to stop screening international train travelers for travel visas,…
How to prepare a Museum to face a natural disaster?
Disaster Preparedness in a Museums must be planned in a different manner compared with standard preparedness. First the Museum must have cares of visitors and staff, than the plan had to implement activities to safeguard archeological…
Turkish Government give to Fiji a new cardiac ambulance
A new cardiac ambulance are now on shift in the Fiji, thanks to the Turkish Government donation, which give this vehicle to the islands.
As reported on the Fiji Times Online this is the first of its kind in the country which is…
When do you will start to act? - 2.400 reasons to care (IRIN)
This article was published on IRIN NEWS on september, 3rd, by Kristy Siegfried. Emergency Live newsroom totally agree with the contents of this article
By now, most of us have seen the gut-wrenching photographs of a…
This video explain why Emergency drivers have to expect the unexpected
Fire Apparatus Magazine show up a short video that explain better than no other why First Responders drivers - no matter if ambulance driver of fire truck driver - have to drive with confidence and could be in any condition involved in an…
Innovation in first aid and rescue at the SAMARITAN Forum 2015
About 200 participants from ten countries convened at the SAMARITAN Forum in Bolzano from 28th to 29th of August 2015
This year’s international Samaritan Forum was focused on innovation in first aid and rescue. The participants also…
Tunisia: Fishermen receive training in saving lives at sea
For years, Tunisian fishermen have been encountering migrant boats in distress, and saving lives by bringing people onto their fishing boats. On 30 August, fishermen rescued 130 people from a boat and brought them to the town of Zarzis…
Nepal politicians fails to spend any of $4 bln donor money
Four months after quakes, Nepal fails to spend any of $4.1 bln donor money
By Andrew MacAskill and Gopal Sharma
KATHMANDU, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Two months after foreign countries and international agencies pledged $4.1…
Corruption jade resources for the refugee system in Afghanistan
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, 3 September 2015 (IRIN) - At least 1 billion of dollars were founded by The United States for helping Afghan refugees and returnees, but much of that money has been lost to corruption while those in need remain…
Fire&Rescue Ambulance, revolution get of the ground. How could change the emergency services in…
Source: Spalding Today - The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) launched a six-month pilot scheme across the region in partnership with its six fire and rescue services. For Derbyshire, Humberside, Leicestershire and Rutland,…
Could STEMI ambulances made a correct substitution of rural hospitals for stroke and heart attack
As rural communities and aging populations confront an increase in diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a $180 billion threat looms for seniors, families, taxpayers and healthcare systems — stroke.
Despite recent declines in stroke deaths,…
8 killed and 4 injured by fire in an apartment building in Paris
PARIS (AP) - Police say that a blaze in the Montmartre district kill eight people, including 2 children. Police sources says that the fire cause is unknown.
State of emergency in Dominica after Storm Erika killed at least 31 people
200 people are missing and at least 31 are killed after Tropical Storm Erika barreled her way through the Dominica Island last week. The Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is pleading with world leaders to come to the rescue of his Caribbean…
Solving the Problem of Delivering Oxygen during Needle Cricothyroidotomy
This article was published first on Emergency News Medicine
Dr. Solis is an emergency physician with the Huntsville Hospital System in Hunstville, AL, and an occasional assistant professor at Georgia Regents University, where he…
Effective tools for coordination, planning and monitoring actions for preventing gender-based…
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee has published an interesting guidelines for volunteers and rescuers, workers in humanitarians NGOs and communities affected by armed conflict.
New blast in China, explosions in a chemical factory kills at least one in Shandong
Beijing (AP) - After the terrifing explosion in Tianjin of the past weeks, a chemical factory exploded in Shandong province late on Monday night, killing one person. The blast was the second chemical plant explosion in the province in…
Temporary diversions of ambulances can harm patients with heart-attack, study says
Heart-attack patients whose ambulances were diverted from crowded emergency rooms to hospitals farther away were more likely to be dead a year later than patients who weren't diverted, according to a recent study published in the journal…
New Orleans, the global leader in resilience 10 years after Katrina
New Orleans is becoming a global leader in resilience. City of New Orleans start a new project for the future, moving beyond the recovery phase, focusing on the strategy outlines to prevent disaster, increase safety during hurricanes and…
Preventing cardiac deaths in US: what about young non-athletes?
Preventing sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes is grabbing headlines as state legislatures and the NCAA tackle the issue with new urgency. But a big group of people is missing from the growing debate: young people who don’t participate…
Obesity in middle age may influence earlier Alzheimer's disease
Obesity is not only a risk for your weight. It's a risk for your brain. New research from the National Institutes of Health says people's weight in middle age could increase whether and when they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Somalia - Alarm for food and water persist. Humanitarian crisis continue
(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…
MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia update
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…
Alcohol misuse and assaults to paramedics: There’s a big problem in England
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…
Streamlight launches a new 3AA propolymer safe torch
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,…
Time for the NHS to embrace "Expo"nential Innovation
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,…
Some Georgia firefighters not trained in water rescue
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…
Privacy of the patient - UK medic warned over text to patient
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…
Thoracostomy technique for ventilated patients, the video demonstration at Sydney HEMS training
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…
Wildfire in Washington Report: Winds Shifted Minutes Before Firefighters Killed
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.
The iconic doctor who found the Life Flight Helicopter Ambulance System in Huston dies at 86
Dr. James "Red" Duke Jr. died Tuesday at 86 years old. He was the Houston's iconic cowboy-style doctor who found the Life Flight Helicopter Ambulance System. Duke was a trauma surgeon known internationally because he attended to Gov. John…
A day in the life of a rescuer at EXPO 2015
How the italian health system ensure the health in a big event like EXPO2015? With the best equipped regional EMS service in Italy: AREU. Know more about them
More than 1 million of potential patients - from all around the world and…
China - Police arrest 12 suspects in the Tianjin explosions
(REUTERS) SHANGHAI, Aug 27 - Chinese police have arrested 12 people suspected of involvement in the Tianjin massive explosions that killed 139 people. The news is reported by the national Xinhua news agency on Thursday. Among the suspects…
Fire in a Psychiatric Hospital in Wittenau, Berlin
A fire destroy a sport hall in the ex psychiatric Hospital "Karl Bonhoeffer", in Wittenau, near Berlin. On Wednesday evening the fire start and destroy quickly most part of the building. The sport hall is near a refugee camp. A lot of sport…
Virginia: Man kill 2 reporters and commit suicide
Two local TV reporters from the WDBJ7 Channel were killed on wednesday during a live broadcast in Virginia. The victims are Alison Parker and Adam Ward. They were killed by a former partner of the local TV, Bryce Williams, also…
ALS could be stopped, thanks to the #icebucketchallenge
Just one year ago, Facebook feeds were awash with videos and photos of people pouring buckets of cold water on their heads all in the name of medical research.
Philippines: Millions was damaged in agriculture due to typhoon Ineng
The Department of Agriculture reported that initial damaged in agriculture amounted to P40,862,374 due to typhoon Ineng.
Drought-plagued California readies for El Nino storms
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — While drought-plagued California is eager for rain, the forecast of a potentially Godzilla-like El Nino event has communities clearing out debris basins, urging residents to stock up on emergency supplies and even…
Four people killed in shootout in France
Tuesday afternoon in Roye, France, Four people, including a baby and a police officer, are dead after a shootout at a traveler's camp. The attacker and another police officer were wounded in the attack, according to the French news outlet …
South Sudan crisis: Two volunteers killed in the Unity State
Latest news from South Sudan are not good. Two nationals who have been working for the French-based medical relief organization Doctors Without Borders have been killed in the oil-rich Unity State, agency reported on August, 23th. …
Underestimation of pain: The new pain guidelines of the Malaysian Ministry of Health
The Malaysian Ministry of Health published some Paramedic's Guidelines for the Management of Pain in Adult Patients
Pain is a common symptom experienced by many patients. They often have to tolerate severe pain due to poor pain…