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Emergency Live 2007 posts

Emergency Live is the only multilingual magazine dedicated to people involved in rescue and emergency. As such, it is the ideal medium in terms of speed and cost for trading companies to reach large numbers of target users; for example, all companies involved in some way in the equipping of specialised means of transport. From vehicle manufacturers to companies involved in equipping those vehicles, to any supplier of life- saving and rescue equipment and aids.

Of interest

Stop the match! HEMS need landing

POGGIBONSI (TUSCANY) - Italian D league, the minor football professionals championship in Italy, lived an unexpected stop during the match Poggibonsi-Pianese in february, the 9th. The Pegaso2 HEMS helicopter needed a landing place to rescue…
News

New artic blasts will hit US this week

MLIVE - Two arctic blasts of air are slated to hit Michigan this week. The air could be cold enough to break some record low temperatures for this time in February. The first batch of bitterly cold arctic air will move in Thursday, and make…
News

Tracheal intubation: tips for a good VL technique

MEDEST118 by dr. Mario Rugna - A debate is ongoing among #FOAMED social media about increasing first passage rate in tracheal intubation and some difficulties when using VL. At the beginning of my experience with VL I experienced some…
Health and Safety

Community management of Opioid Overdose

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…
Equipment

New technology: Glove for stroke patients

NEW YORK, WCAX - New technology is giving stroke patients more options. The new Food and Drug Administration approved device is keeping patients on the road to recovery. Stroke survivor Janet Johnson says she wasn't seeing results after…
News

Non emergencies and GPs: Could 111 work better?

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…
News

Stroke campaign 'saved 4,000 from serious disability'

A campaign to publicise stroke symptoms saved 4,000 people from long-term disabilities, according to Public Health England. The Act Fast campaign highlighted the fact that problems with speech and weakness in the face and arms should prompt…
News

First large-scale anit-ebola vaccine trials to begin

The first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia. The potentially preventative medicine was taken under strict security to a secret location in the West African country. Scientists aim to…
News

NHS England’s live stream of the board meeting

The next Board meeting will take place on 29 January 2015 at NHS Southside, start time will be 10.30am. If you would like to attend, please register your interest atengland.boardattendance@nhs.net. and let us know if you have any…
News

Ebola virus has mutated, now is more contagious

BBC - Scientists tracking the Ebola outbreak in Guinea say the virus has mutated. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France, which first identified the outbreak last March, are investigating whether it could have become more contagious.…
News

The Blizzard of 2015, live

A blizzard with the potential to set all-time snowfall records bore down on the East Coast into the early hours of Tuesday, although the extreme forecasts appeared to have been scaled back somewhat. Snow is falling rapidly around the state…
Ambulance

RNLI locate and rescue a man in Howth - VIDEO

Howth RNLI inshore lifeboat launched at 5.30am this morning (Sunday 25 January) to reports of man in the water in Howth Harbour. The lifeboat crew launched in minutes, located and rescued the casualty and returned with him to shore to…
Equipment

Tim Riecker's Best Practices for the New Year

Tim's Thoughts on Emergency Management, Homeland Security, and Training Situation reports or SitReps have a great deal of importance in conveying information on an incident or event to a variety of stakeholders. Having worked for many…
News

NHS Guidelines for prevent accident in aged people

NHS England has published a new Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing with Age UK, to help people improve their health and general fitness, particularly those aged 70 or over with ‘mild frailty’. The evidence-based guide covers key areas that…
Equipment

Splint: How to make it?

How to immobilize a fracture in an emergency situation? You could use a lot of things but just 1 procedure. Thanks to James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. you could know how to make asplint, for your neck or an extremity, and stabilize it until the…
Ambulance

Increasing Paramedic Students' Resiliency to Stress

Increasing Paramedic Students' Resiliency to Stress: Assessing correlates and the impact of interventionby Shirley Porter and Andrew JohnsonAbstract Source: The College Quarterly, Toronto This pilot study focused on paramedic students in…
Firefighters

Fireworks factory expode in Colombia - VIDEO

Firefighters were met with a fearsome daytime display when a fireworks factory exploded, shooting rockets and showers of sparks in all directions. Roads were closed both ways around the fire near Granada, Colombia, south-east of the capital…
Stories

When The system breaks: England A&E in crisis

Robert Colvile for The Telegraph explore in deep the NHS world, highlighting the pressures on A&E with this reportage that start from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the best structure in the National Health System. As the NHS faces its…
Equipment

Deciding on ePCR Software, the NASEMSO guidelines

Developed with input from state data managers across the country, the purpose of this guide is to help EMS agencies make educated decisions when choosing an electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) vendor. Do Your Homework Research Your…
Equipment

Tourniquets saves lifes? Maybe

FROM EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS - It is an atypical Saturday in your busy Level One trauma center as, fortunately, the knife and gun club seems to be taking the day off. You’ve just gotten a quick bite to eat when you hear the radio go off. EMS…
Of interest

Medevac life in the Canadian Arctic

Flight Paramedic Hugh Gilmour works in the furthest reaches of the Canadian Arctic, evacuating patients from remote communities to hospitals in southern Canada. He is also an amateur photographer and his often breathtaking photos provide a…
News

The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge

The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge. 2014 has been a tough year. New and lasting conflicts, natural disasters and one of the worst epidemics in recent times have pushed people to their limits and beyond.
News

Norman Atlantic, the gallery of the rescue operations

More than 400 people were rescued yesterday from the Norman Atlantic, the ferry boat on fire in the middle of the Adriatic sea, between Italy and Albania. Here below the images from the stage about the rescue operation, with a particular…
Of interest

Stem cells versus Gordie Howe’s stroke

Article from Science-based medicine, by David Gorski, about the usage of stem cells in the stroke of the Hockey champion Gordie "MR. Hockey" Howe Seven years ago, I returned to Michigan, where I was born and spent the first quarter century…
Stories

St. Louis: Off-duty firefighters make daring rescue

KSDK ST. LOUIS - Three people are clinging to life after a fiery car crash. But without the heroics of some off-duty St. Louis firefighters, the crash victims may not have survived at all. The crash happened at North Broadway and Humboldt…
News

17 minutes in the "Da Vinci" Inferno

Over 200 Los Angeles Firefighters battled a dangerous blaze that ripped through a complex of apartments under construction on the 900 block of West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters first on scene reported several floors…
News

Blood riders, simply volunteers

The Guardian publish on december, 13th, an interesting article from Sarah Smith.What inspire volunteer life-savers? Blood Bike, volunteer who must respect speed limits John Stepney, 56, lives in Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire, with his…
Stories

Why do you spend your time rescuing others?

The Guardian publish on december, 13th, an interestin article from Sarah Smith. What inspire volunteer life-savers? If you feel wonderful to help people The first story comes from Lorraine Galvin, 34. She lives in Wexford, Ireland, with her…
Stories

Ebola in Sierra Leone, a suspicion could kill you

The Guardian Ebola diary: 'There are reports of people disappearing into the forest to die' Sierra Leone has its first-ever call centre. The number to reach it is 117. You can call to report that your mother is sick or your brother is dead.…
Ambulance

2 new aircraft for the Cornwall HEMS Air Ambulance

Two new helicopters are providing service for the Cornwall Air Ambulance in the area of the Isles of Scilly. The new aircraft are the  MD902. They were operated for the first time on Sunday and replace the EC135 helicopters, which have been…
News

Typhoon Hagupit, MSF assess the problems

Typhoon Hagupit has weakened and while the level of damage across the Philippines still remains unclear, it does not appear to be as severe as first feared, Médecins Sans Frontières Head of Mission in the Philippines, Olivier Aubry said.…
News

"Adress vulnerability, don't try to stop a Typhoon"

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 December)– “We cannot stop a storm but vulnerability is something we can address.” This was the key message of Dr. Gemma Teresa Narisma, head of the Regional Climate Systems Program of the Manila Observatory, to…
Marketplace

NINGBO Infant transport incubator

Ningbo David Medical Device Co., Ltd was founded in 1992 which is a national high and new technology enterprise who specialized in the development production and distribution of medical facilities. The main products of the company are:…
Marketplace

Life Form Nasco Basic Buddy CPR

Finally, an affordable manikin that you dont have to clean! The Basic Buddy™ CPR Manikin is a dramatic, inexpensive, and state-of-the-art manikin designed for teaching individuals or large groups the life-saving techniques of CPR. This…