Health

BBC - An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio. The disease is very close to being eradicated, with only a few hundred cases now reported worldwide each year. The hope is that the…

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE - Fire chiefs are concerned the new Fifty Shades of Grey film could lead to more people being stuck or trapped in objects like handcuffs or rings. In 2013/14, firefighters attended 472 incidents involving people being…

PHOENIX, MEDSCAPE — The CHADS₂ index, developed to gauge stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, can also predict postoperative afib in noncardiac patients undergoing thoracic or vascular surgery, according to a study presented…

FROM EMS LEADERSHIP ON LINKEDIN BY SKIP KIRKWOOD -  So - we had a long discussion in response to Randy's poll question about arming medics with firearms. it's pretty clear that the leaders who have responded believe that (a) arming medics…

These guidelines were produced by the Management of Substance Abuse unit of the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the WHO HIV Department. Vladimir Poznyak and Nicolas Clark coordinated the development…

Why, Who and How you could perform RSI during pre-hospital emergencies? The New South Wales Ambulance Service, with the Greater Sydney Area HEMS crew had published a rapid guideline, written by Dr Peter Sherren, Senior registrar…

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. The Trust covers an area of circa 4,600 square miles with a resident population of approximately 4…

The purpose of pre-oxygenation is to increase physiological stores of oxygen in order to prolong the time to desaturation during a period of apnoea, a situation that is usual following induction of anaesthesia

111 line increasing pressure on NHS, say leading doctors BBC - There has been a big increase in the number of people being referred to GP surgeries and A&E departments, analysis of the NHS 111 urgent care line in England shows. The…

AUTHORS Robert Bilkovski, MD - Senior Staff Physician Department of Emergency Medicine Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS - Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA…