Summer and high temperatures: dehydration in paramedics and first responders
Dehydration must not be underestimated in paramedics and first responders! On what occasions heat can impact on responders and how to avoid health complications?
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How to rapidly and accurately identify an acute stroke patient in a prehospital setting?
Acute stroke is a time-dependent condition. If it happens in a prehospital setting, practitioners have to know how to treat the patient in the best and fastest way as possible. Here the results of a pilot study in Genova (Italy).
Emergency care in Thailand, the new smart ambulance will use 5G to enhance diagnosis and treatment…
A new ambulance with the 5G network to enhance diagnosis and treatment procedures. This piece of news comes from Thailand and this is the brand-new smart ambulance that serves as ER, in case.
No emergency calls for stroke symptoms, the issue of who lives alone because of COVID lockdown
Many emergency calls for suspected stroke cases are not done or arrive with much delay because of underestimation of symptoms. Or, emergency calls are done not by patients, but by someone around them. Plus, due to COVID-19, many people…
The importance of calling your local or national emergency number in case of suspected stroke
One in four people in the United States will have a stroke during their lifetime. The real problem is that it is possible that one in four survivors can have it again. In the National Stroke Month, we wish to remind how important is calling…
Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale. Its role in Emergency Department
Stroke is the second leading global cause of death after heart disease and the third leading cause of disability. That's why the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale is a very important instrument to evaluate the stroke on patients.
Evaluate a stroke seriousness thanks to the NIH Stroke Scale
Despite the age, strokes are very frequent and can happen to anyone and anywhere: at work, at home, or even during shopping. Recognizing the symptoms is very important, in order to be well prepared if one around us suffers from a stroke.…
Canadian Syncope Risk Score - In case of syncope, patients are really in danger or not?
The Canadian Syncope Risk Score was studied to understand if syncope is about to occur. It is a questionnaire which has been projected by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and will be published on the Canadian Medical Association…
Where’s baby? – The American campaign to avoid children heatstroke
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK - The motto of the American campaign launched by Safecar.gov in order to avoid forgotten children into cars which could risk heatstroke.
FAST, the simple protocol for stroke prevention to help patients and relatives
Stroke is a life-threatening disease which is very frequent and much underestimated. However, there is a simple and quick method to recognize it. FAST is the most efficient stroke prevention way.