Health

JEMS - Two employees of a local restaurant go down to the basement to investigate a leak in the pressurization system for the carbonated beverage dispenser, which is producing an audible hiss. On entering the basement, one of the employees,…

Michel Sidibé and James Campbell from the WHO Bulletin The current Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa has exposed vulnerable health systems, dire shortages of health workers and a deep mistrust between authorities, health workers and…

If you have an Apple device - iPad, iPhone or iWatch - you’re already carrying a powerful medical research tool. Hundreds of millions of people around the world have an iPhone in their pocket. Each one is equipped with powerful processors…

 Are you afraid to throw out your spinal board? It's time to change your mind about spinal immobilization A PAPER TO KNOW MORE - Dr D Connor, K Porter, M Bloch and I Graves in the "Pre-hospital Spinal Immobilization: An Initial Consensus…

By Peter Antevy MD on Pediatric Emergency Standard The single most common cause of anxiety-provoked tachycardia in prehospital care is the mere thought of a pediatric call. In EMS departments across this country the fear of treating a…

In some parts of western Africa, Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) have reached capacity. Unless capacity is rapidly scaled up, the chance to avoid a generalized Ebola epidemic will soon diminish. The World Health Organization and partners are…

China has proposed to UN to add ketamine to a restricted list of drugs, meaning it will become very hard for low income nations to access this effective anaesthetic agent. The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs will hold its 58th meeting in…

Background: Bleeding is the most frequent cause of preventable death after severe injury. Coagulopathy associated with severe injury complicates the control of bleeding and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in trauma…

Recommendation REC M 0031 of the Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine of May 2013 about Resuscitation of avalanche victims In North America and Europe ∼150 persons are killed by avalanches every year. The International Commission…

THE GUARDIAN -  Bafétimbi Gomis collapsed on the field at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night to briefly spark nightmarish memories of the Fabrice Muamba drama from almost three years ago at this same stadium. The Swansea City striker has…