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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.
Do you wash your hands correctly? A Japanese artificial intelligence will check it out
Japanese artificial intelligence controls if you wash your hands correctly. Hygiene cannot be neglected, especially in this period.
Railways in India deploys 960 coaches to treat COVID-19 patients in five states
960 railway COVID-19 care coaches in five states of India. It is the official communication of the National Portal of India, the official website of the Indian Government for news.
Can rural doctors and paramedics respond to complex health needs? The training courses of the UL…
Limpopo, a province of South Africa is considered one of the most rural areas. It disposes of 0,164 doctors for 1000 inhabitants and this does not help to ensure the proper response to the population's health needs. Maybe rural doctors and…
Ethiopia, COVID-19 did not stop forced repatriations of migrants. Risk of a new peak among Africa…
COVID-19 pandemic did not stop forced repatriations of migrants. Even if these operations present many health risks, many repatriations have been registered especially from the Middle East to Africa. A study of The Lancet Migration warns…
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and COVID, The Lancet issued a study on OHCA increase
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused clear and direct damages worldwide. For example, the death of hundreds of thousands of human beings. But there are also many indirect consequences, such as the increase in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests…
Pregnant woman died in ambulance because no hospital admitted her. India recalls maternal mortality…
Thirteen hours with the ambulance to find a hospital that would admit her and her child who was about to born, but no structure accepted them. This happened in Noida, India. This fact shocked the country and recalls the maternal mortality…
Kawasaki syndrome and COVID-19, pediatricians in Peru discuss the first few cases of affected…
A COVID-19 affected child with Kawasaki syndrome symptoms was transported by SAMU ambulance to the National Institute of Children's Health in San Borja. Peru also is facing a phenomenon that is worrying pediatricians of every corner of the…
Kawasaki syndrome and COVID-19 disease in children, is there a link? The most important and reliable…
For several weeks now, paediatricians and scientific experts have been looking at the link between Kawasaki syndrome and the increased exposure to COVID-19 disease infection in children. Now, also the Istituto Superiore Sanità (ISS) showed…
Freestanding ERs for COVID-19 patients, more options of care for Texas Medicaid and Medicare
New guidelines for freestanding emergency rooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic gave more care options to Texas’ Medicaid and Medicare patients. Since April 2020, the announcement that freestanding ERs can provide reimbursement for patients is…
Does hydroxychloroquine increase deaths in COVID-19 patients? A study on The Lancet launches warns…
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has come as a storm in the lives of all of us and in scientific research. Healthcare facilities are trying to understand its boundaries at all levels, from genetic structure to contrast therapy. Often with…