'D' for deads, 'C' for cardioversion! - Defibrillation and fibrillation in paediatric patients
Defibrillation is considered a life-saving practice. But, have you ever considered that defibrillation is a practice for deads?
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EMS and 911 Experts Unite to Improve CPR in the US
This week, which is National CPR and AED Awareness Week, a team of EMS and 911 professionals met in Washington, D.C. to develop tools that will help 911 and EMS agencies nationwide improve sudden cardiac arrest outcomes with improved CPR…
Myanmar's initiative to introduce Emergency Ambulance Services
Myanmar has been making initiatives and development program to enact on the country’s gap in healthcare, especially on the aspect of emergency medicine.
Increasing the workforce of EMS, training laypeople in using AED
In the Philippines, EMS professionals such as EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) are well-trained in the use of defibrillators. However, what if laypeople, like employees or students, could use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
ESC 2018 - A change of Italian law to improve the survival rate from cardiac arrest
Source: ESC (European Society Cardiology)
Milan, Italy – 5 March 2018: An Italian law requiring citizens to hold a certificate to use a defibrillator must change to improve survival from cardiac arrest, researchers…
What is "social" resuscitation and the link with paediatric CPR
When you resuscitate a patient, you are not resuscitating the patient only. You are resuscitating people connected to him/her: family, for example. This is what has been called "social" resuscitation.
CPR - Are we compressing in the right position? Probably not!
CPR is the best known life-saving practice. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation helps compressing the heart and, in particular, the Left Ventricle in order to generate a stroke volume and perfuse the outflow tract to the brain and the rest of…
Tempus ALS lightens the load for paramedics and first responders
RDT’s new, lighter, modular system for monitoring and defibrillation enables a smarter, more focused emergency response
Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. (RDT), an innovator in pre-hospital care, has launched its new monitor and…
EMS in Tanzania - Safe and Sound with Knight Support
First aid response and Search and Rescue in Tanzania: this article is speaking of the activity of the Knight Support Tanzania, which provides advanced emergency medical service throughout Tanzania
EmergencyFocus – Nobody will ever be scared of a CPR
The fear of making a mistake stops many people in providing a cpr to a person with a cardiac arrest. EmergencyFocus distributes internationally AED Proximus® (Patent Pending). It is a headset and a defibrillator connected to the nearest…