Health

Paramedics expect to deal with 1800 calls in just 24 hours as Victorians overindulge in New Year’s Eve celebrations.

The 751 Squadron "Pumas" (Esquadra 751) is a helicopter squadron of the Portuguese Air Force. It is part of Grupo Operacional 61 and it is located in Air Force Base No. 6 (Portuguese: Base Aérea Nº 6, BA6), Montijo, south of Lisbon. It…

PHNOM PENH, 21 December 2015 (IRIN) - Eight months after a huge earthquake in Nepal killed almost 9,000 people and caused widespread devastation, an import-crippling border blockade provoked by a political dispute has sent prices…

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Your next patient requiring a definitive airway has just arrived, and you're having trouble visualizing where to place your endotracheal tube

In 2013, car accidents resulted in approximately 8,500 infants requiring hospitalization or emergency department visits and 135 infant deaths.

'Hello, I need an ambulance. I've spilled my tea' - Inappropriate emergency calls highlighted in new campaign INAPPROPRIATE 999 enquiries - such as a split finger nail, spilt tea and a feral cat bite - have been highlighted as part…

MSF teams working in two displaced persons camps near Bzebiz Bridge – the main entry point to Baghdad Governorate – have distributed mattresses, blankets, pillows, rope, plastic tarpaulins and ground sheets and hygiene kits to some 1,000…

The Navy's new stealth destroyer endured a real life-and-death test Saturday when crew members helped rescue a Maine fisherman suffering a medical emergency at sea

The consequences of excessive endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressure are known and have long-term effects; however, less attention is placed upon cuff pressure and tube position pre-hospital and in the emergency centre.