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PTSD: the silent enemy. How it is influencing British military and veterans.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) a diseas we talked about many and many times. This disturb affects generally emergency operators and military soldiers. In particular veterans, who survived wars and who saw cruelties and desolation.…
ESS2018 – Collaborate with Blue Light Services Across the World
23 July 2018
Around the indoor and outdoor exhibition, visitors will be able to see and touch the latest equipment and discuss their requirements with over 450 suppliers, some of whom will also be offering free workshops and training on…
ILCOR position regarding the new Paramedic2 Trial
Read the PARAMEDIC2 TRIAL on the New England Journal of Emergency Medical
In 2015 the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) published an updated treatment recommendation for the use of epinephrine (adrenaline) during…
Emergency on board – Loss of pressure on Ryanair aircraft cabin. Passengers waited 45 minutes…
Emergency on a Ryanair aircraft on Friday. The flight from Ireland to Croatia was interrupted in Germany, because of a loss of cabin pressure.
The aircraft was obliged to make an emergency landing in Germinay, precisely at …
UK – Jeremy Hunt is no more Secretary of Health Department. Is NHS celebrating?
LONDON - From now on Jeremy Hunt will not be Health Department secretary anymore. The foreign secretary Boris Johnson resigned and the Prime Minister Theresa May selected Jeremy Hunt to cover this role. The new Health Department secretary…
Happy Birthday to NHS! 70 years of dedication and compassion. Let’s discover its current and…
Let's leave debates and controveries aside today. This is a very important day for the emergency medical world: NHS is 70 years.Since 5, July 1948, this organization realizes important services of prehospital care and assistance for ones…
The Hell of Paramedics – Getting comfortable with uncomfortable. The experience of Natalie…
ONTARIO - They say that between life and death stands a paramedic, and they are called angels, more than heroes.
The point is: are paramedics ready to face so many situations of pain and dispair? The answer is no. And this is not a…
Evidence-based medicine – Is cricoid pressure in ER rapid sequence intubation really…
Talking of patients who need to be intubated, we can consider different factors which induce doctors and nurses to provide some practices instead of others.
One of these is the cricoid pressure application, also called Sellick maneuver;…
Africa Health Exhibition & Congress 2018 – The highlight over the event days
Over 10 000 health industry professionals from throughout Africa attended day one of the 2018 Africa Health Exhibition and Conference in Johannesburg where healthcare manufacturers, distributors and service providers showcased their…
Reversing Africa’s health sector brain drain
PRESS RELEASE
Africa’s health sector brain-drain continues to be of concern, given that the continent carries roughly a quarter of the burden of the world’s diseases but only 1.3% of the world health workforce. Sub Saharan Africa is…