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Blood transfusion in trauma scenes: How it works in Ireland
Blood transfusion directly in trauma scenes could save lives. St. Vincent’s Foundation recently approved a system to enable this procedure and added a fluid warmer to the equipment.
Why are you a paramedic?
Ambulance professionals are not only there for a vocation. It's a job, and it requires effort and skills to be performed. As a paramedic or EMT, nurse and instructor have hard paths to provide correct care.
New project of road safety for emergency vehicles
Cities saw an increased number of automobiles. That means more difficulties for emergency response vehicles in terms of road safety. Here we will see how to control the traffic system to provide good pre-hospital care.
Are you sure you know how to get off the ambulance?
Over the years, too many first responders died near ambulances, just because they stood in an unsafe area after they got off the ambulance. An ambulance safe-driving instructor answered our questions.
TOP 5 emergency job opportunities in Europe - August
The 5 most interesting emergency job positions of this month on Emergency Live. Our selection can help you to reach the life you want as an emergency operator.
Caregivers and first responders risked to die in humanitarian mission
In many countries in the world, there are not always peace situations which can put on risk humanitarian associations. The risk for caregivers and first responders during a humanitarian mission is to be killed by armed groups, only for…
Road accidents: How paramedics recognize a risky scenario?
Whenever an ambulance crew reaches road accidents scenarios they must be careful, because dangerous goods can be present and it may not be safe! How to behave?
You're too late! Road traffic accident bystanders attack ambulance crew
Assaulted ambulance crew. First responders and paramedics are used to manage such situations, but when a group of drunk people armed with sticks comes at you aggressively, there is no chance to be "heroes".
Tham Luang Cave: Remembering the best rescue operation of 2018
On 23 June, the young Wild Boars soccer team members and their coach entered the Tham Luang cave and remained stranded inside that tunnels because of rainwaters. Let us remember one of the best rescue operations of the last years!
Emergency response in bomb blast - A scenario EMS providers could face
Paramedics and EMTs may happen to deal with a bomb blast, which can be a consequence of terroristic attacks or incidents. However, EMS providers must be careful and ready to face the worst!