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Higher risk of stroke for veterans with mental health disorders
Veterans with mental health disorders had an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart…
SPECIAL EVENT: Meeting everyones needs in humanitarian emergencies
How is your organisation doing with gender equality during humanitarian emergencies?
The Geneva Learning Foundation and CARE International are pleased to offer this special event open to all. During this special event, you will learn from…
Say thanks to first responders: Gratitude can save lives!
How many patients say thanks to first responders? Some perhaps always, others never. Others have assaulted them. So where is gratitude?
Thanks to first responders, how many do this? There are more assaults than acts of gratitude. Almost…
Rapid remote education for point-of-care ultrasound among non-physician emergency care providers
Access to high-quality emergency care in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is lacking. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has the potential to significantly improve emergency care in LMICs.
POCUS was incorporated into a…
Most common mistakes of first responders on a patient affected by shock?
Shock is a condition that occurs due to insufficiency of blood flow in the body. It is a life-threatening condition that warrants immediate interventions and life-saving techniques.
In providing interventions for a patient suffering from…
Stroke is a problem for people with long work hours shift
The "Stroke" journal published a paper from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research. It underlines the link between 10 years of long work hours and stroke.
If you are working in a 12-hour shift or more, you are in…
Free helplines in UK to assist people with mental health issues
Talking about psychological diseases is really difficult. Bear in your mind mental health issues are different. We cannot generalize the concept. Read about 8 different free helplines support that can assist you in most cases. Remember: the…
Development of waste plants and a material recovery facility in Accra – Resilient cities in…
Ghana is one of the African countries that chose to increase recycling activities and the development of its facilities. In Accra, is growing the idea of the development of waste plants and a material recovery facility.
Emergency responders vs crime scene – 6 Most common mistakes
It is not so rare that emergency responders face a crime scene. Intervention activities must be carried out, but it's not so simple and attention is essential. So what? Here 6 mistakes that emergency responders can do on crime scenes.
OHCA as Third Leading Cause of Health-loss Disease in US
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the third leading cause of “health loss due to disease” in the United States behind ischemic heart disease and low back/neck pain in 2016. Bystander interventions, such as CPR and AED application,…
