2016

SOURCE NEWS AUSTRALIA - WHEN we think about Vanuatu and Fiji we think of idyllic island getaways where life is simple and the most pressing problem is what cocktail you should order next. But the reality for many living on Pacific…

Working against the clock, trying to save a stabbing victim’s life, made me angry for every time our ambulance is despatched to treat the hungover or lazy.

The Fijian Government and the United Nations have jointly launched a US$38.6 million Humanitarian Emergency Appeal for the 350,000 people affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston that is aimed at complementing the relief efforts of the…

Marignane, France, 4 March 2016: Airbus Helicopters Foundation provided support to humanitarian relief efforts following the tropical cyclone Winston that hit the Fiji Islands on 21 February  2016, killing at least 43 people and affecting…

Beijing/Geneva. Today, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal for 834,000 Swiss Francs (USD 835,000 / 768,000 Euros) to assist 25,500 vulnerable Mongolian herders who are at…

First of all "this is not a diagnostic device" Mobile ECG Company clarify in their own official blog. This video appears two days ago in the home page of this start-up, founded in 2013 by 4 people who want to create an Open-Source world in…

Being home alone might not be as fun as it looks. 60.000 people in the UK have lost a pet in an electrical fire. Don't leave your charger plugged in and swithced on. Charity finds that the UK’s animal lovers are putting their pets at risk…

Brandon Oto promoted The First EMS What-if-We’re-Wrong-a-Thon last year, but I was taking a break from blogging at the time, so I did not participate. The idea is to consider a position from the perspective of being wrong. This is the…

During an outbreak in French Polynesia, health officials noticed an increase in patients with Guillain-Barre symptoms - which include temporary paralysis. In other Zika news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasts that 20…