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NHS 111 scandal: 25 deaths blamed on ambulance delays
The deaths of up to 25 patients have come under investigation following an NHS 111 scandal which saw ambulances delayed deliberately for patients with “life-threatening” conditions, a whistleblower told the Telegraph. Senior managers at…
EMT Qwasie Reid refuses to return to work after suspension
An EMT who raced to help a girl choking at a Bushwick school says he refuses to return to work following a suspension.
NEW YORK, private ambulance EMT try to save a 7-year-old girl: suspended
NEW YORK. Noelia-Lisa Echavarria is a 7-year-old girl who last Wednesday was choking in the lunchroom of her school. Her firends stopped an ambulance asking for help, and the EMT Qwasie Reid immediatly respond. For all his efforts, Reid has…
Paramedics in dangerous situations: NHS collaboration with the police
There are 2800 no-go zones in Scotland, due to safety fears. This is the number of addresses where NHS ambulances can't go without police support.
On board with the Master of Motorcycle Ambulance paramedics pilot!
The most exiting ambulance in the world is the Motorcycle ambulances. This is a a type of emergency vehicle which carries a solo paramedic or first responder to a patient. Sometimes the motorcycle could be a sidecar, but usually in Europe…
Exclusive: the new revolution in ambulance transportation bears the name of Spencer Italia
PARMA - A new technological revolution is about to change transporting patients in ambulance. Spencer Italia, the international leader in production of emergency medical devices is about to show an exclusive innovation in the field of…
Why there is a paramedics' strike in Netherlands?
Ambulance crews announce nationwide strike for today
Paramedics across the Netherlands will hold their first-ever nationwide work stoppage on Wednesday, the FNV union announced on Tuesday. Ambulance crews will only respond to dispatch…
Bigger stretcher needed: Obese woman died at home
Bristol woman who died was too large to fit in ambulance, inquest told
SOURCE: BRISTOL POST - An emergency response to an obese woman who died after being taken ill at home was delayed, because paramedics had to search for a bigger…
Availability of resources for emergency care at a second-level hospital in Ghana: A mixed methods…
Open access funded by African Federation for Emergency Medicine
Authors: Kennedy B. Japiong, Godfried Asiamah, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Peter Donkor, Barclay Stewart, Beth E. Ebel, Charles N. Mock
Emergency care is an essential component of…
Colour-coded 999 ambulance service call system in Wales
A new system for dealing with 999 calls for ambulance service in Wales has come into force.