Ambulance

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.

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…

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…

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…

While most medical emergencies occur due to pre-existing medical conditions or illness, the aircraft itself can contribute to health problems because flying is stressful on human body. For example 10 percent drop in blood oxygen saturation…

What about a pedal ambulance? And what about an hybrid vehicle that could be used in tandem? This is the idea of Benoît Angibaud, a designer that address his effort to create an ambulance for the africans rural areas, where it's not so easy…

Find out how to save a choking baby with #TheChokeables – the new advert from St John Ambulance. Pen lid, marble, princess and jelly baby have had enough of being a hazard and they are here to show you the correct technique to save a…

This checklist is intended as an aid to all NHS ambulance trusts and their staff to ensure that all possible steps are being taken to improve and streamline the care of patients presenting to emergency care. Although this checklist focuses…

Spencer Day is the world open day where rescuers, ems professionals, safety services, fire brigades and First Responders come together under one roof to discover the most important news in the field, experience brand innovative devices and…

Response time, i.e., the time from dispatch of an ambulance to its arrival at the scene of an emergency, is an important measure of performance in an urban ambulance system. We developed a model that predicts the entire distribution of…