EMS in Myanmar: Drafting the Emergency Medical System
Myanmar is a developing third world country, which is struggling to establish an efficient Emergency Medical System (EMS).
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Bhutan's Healthcare and Emergency Medical Services
Bhutan's Healthcare sector is one of the government's utmost precedence in its structure of advancement and innovation. In fact, Bhutan’s Ministry of Health has seen the health issues and other related concerns as an urgent concern.
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…
Women in emergency situations - Refugee camps and relief environments
Nowadays, the role of women in emergency and disaster environments is taking more and more importance. It is no news seeing women enrolled in fire brigades, paramedic crews and civil defence forces. They are an important part of safety…
Serious aortic dissection operated successfully at Maria Pia Hospital using the Bloodless technique
The Bloodless technique: a cutting-edge technique that reduces the dispersion of the patient's blood, allowing even the most complex cases to be operated.
Airbus Helicopters gains momentum with more new orders from Japanese operators
Airbus Helicopters has secured new contracts for three helicopters from Japanese operators, following its successful start to the New Year with recent contract announcements for one new H135 and an AS365 N3+
Confronting disaster and containing disease - A perspective from Denmark’s expeditionary medical…
Delivering medical care on the site of a humanitarian disaster is uniquely challenging. Disease containment, in particular, is often compromised by a lack of local infrastructure and poor local hygiene.
Emergency Medical training in Philippines: how are they organized?
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) refer to the network of services coordinated to provide aid and medical assistance from the scene to the most appropriate and definitive health facilities, involving personnel trained in stabilization,…
East Ghouta conflict - Doctors and nurses collapse as medical response reaches its limits
East Ghouta conflict - MSF calls for an immediate ceasefire to enable the basic human act of helping the sick and wounded Saturday, February 24, 2018 — MSF calls for an immediate ceasefire to enable the basic act of helping the sick and…
Snake bites and envenomations - What advice tourists must know when they travel to Australia?
There are many snakes in wild regions of the planet. In particular, when we look at Australia, snake bites are a common issue rural paramedics and hospitals face. It is very useful to be well aware of what to do in case of a snake bite.