Browsing Category
Ambulance
All you need to know about ambulances, fast medical response cars, and emergency vehicles. News, preparations, equipment, characteristics, problems, warts and benefits of EMS cars and trucks.
Becoming a paramedic in the New South Wales Ambulance Service
Many wonders how to become a paramedic, especially in Australia. In this article, we will report how to be a paramedic in the New South Wales (NSW) Ambulance.
Spencer at Interschutz 2015 with new products
Spencer Italia is attending with great pride Interschutz 2015. The Italian company leader in the world of medical devices for rescue and EMS will be at the German festival with a major exhibition in Hall 26, E02 location. All the innovative…
Sydney-made Burmese bicycle ambulance
Pioneering hand surgeon Professor W. Bruce Conolly is celebrated for his work at Sydney Hospital, but it is he and his wife's latest project that may prove it is often the smallest acts that make the biggest impacts on people's lives.
Dr…
Paramedics’ perspective of pre-hospital pain management
The management of pain is a vital aspect of patient care and of equal importance in the pre-hospital environment to avoid the psychological and physiological consequences associated with its mismanagement.
Current research studies…
Drug-to-drug interaction. New evidences about Morphine.
The lead interventional cardiologist in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department of Careggi Hospital in Florence (Italy), Guido Parodi, wrote an interesting article on medest118.com about drug-to-drug interaction.
Recent literature shows a…
Can Apps help in saving lives?
In several communities across U.S. 911 is now sending out a smartphone app alert summoning citiziens trained in CPR, in addition to first responders notifications.
If those citiziens arrive at the scene first they can start…
How to manage a prehospital burn?
David Hostler, director of the Emergency Responder and Warfighter Performance Lab at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.), wrote an interesting article on about prehospital burn management.
Update from MSF in Yemen – Urgent need for humanitarian assistance and aid supplies
One month into the conflict, intense violence continues with dire humanitarian consequences. Not only are people directly dealing with the impact of violence and insecurity, some are struggling to reach hospitals so are dying of treatable…
RETTmobil 2015 LIVE TWEET and Photogallery
The International Exhibition for Rescue and Mobility in Fulda is one of the most important EMS appointment of the year.
Dramatic actuality, global significance and impressive tradition come together at the 15th RETTmobil 2015, the…
The evolution of EMS ventilators utilization
Technology is moving forward in any kind of sector, that’s why new generations of ventilators need to be smaller and easier to use also in pre-hospital environments.
Shawna Whooley is a teacher at the University of San…