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Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
CPR in pregnant women: complications and new studies
In pregnant women, CA is complicated by the pathophysiological changes that occur during pregnancy, especially aortocaval compression. During CPR with closed chest massage in non-pregnant patients the maximal cardiac output…
World Restart a Heart Day: St John Ambulance UK will be teaching saving skills across the country
LONDON - Restart a Heart Day is taking place on Wednesday 16 October 2019, an annual event to teach as many people as possible the life saving skill of CPR.
During October, our volunteers will be running free demonstration sessions for…
Philips donates the AED number two-million to the IRC. Lifesaving education at first place!
The Italian Resuscitation Council received the defibrillator number two-million manufactured by Philips. What will be the destiny of this defibrillator?
The International Leader in Health Technology Philips has donated the automated…
Kids in hot cars – Preventing children from dying of heatstroke
Prevent Another Child from Dying in a Hot Car! The National Heatstroke Prevention Day is organizing education for the community about the dangers of leaving children in hot cars, on July 31.
Responding to a call for a child who dies of…
Updates on rapid sequence intubation from Australian HEMS
Advanced airway management is a fundamental component of advanced pre-hospital care. What are the main factors for the decision of performing intubation?
Rapid Sequence Intubation is a method of controlling airways and minimizing the risk…
Syria: More than 2,000 patients treated at new field hospital
An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in the Al Hol camp for displaced people in north-eastern Syria.
Geneva - “The medical needs in Al Hol remain tremendous. Getting a field hospital up and…
World Drug Day. What can we do to prevent drug addiction?
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is an event organized by the United Nations to raise awareness about the impact of drug abuse on humans being.
Fight drug abuse and addiction is a challenge for the entire…
Public Service Day celebrates everyone’s contribution for a better world
Effective, inclusive and accountable public-sector institutions are critical for the implementation. PUblic Service Day is the celebration designed to recognize the work of public servants.
Africa Health Exhibition 2019 – Strengthening health systems to better fight infectious…
The WHO reports that 13 million 1 people die from infectious diseases each year. In some countries, one in every two deaths is a result of an infectious disease; while in Africa, diseases like HIV/Aids, TB, malaria and hepatitis account for…
How new regulation could impact the medical device market in South Africa?
As South Africa moves towards universal healthcare with a National Health Insurance System (NHIS), this, combined with the Competition Commission’s market inquiry and further changing legislation will effect radical change to the purchasing…
