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EMS and much more at the Emergency Services Show 2017
Hall 5, NEC, Birmingham, 20-21 September 2017
This year’s Emergency Services Show will feature a host of new learning opportunities including CPD-accredited seminars which are all free-to-attend. Returning to Hall 5 at the NEC from 20th…
London: Attack at the Parliament - Official Updates
UPDATE AT 5 PM
Police are asking people to avoid the following areas:
Parliament Square
Whitehall
Westminster Bridge
Lambeth Bridge
Victoria Street up to the junction with Broadway and the Victoria Embankment up to…
Story of CPR: the contribution of Dr. Eve's Method of Artificial Resuscitation
In 1932 Dr Frank Eve developed a new style of resuscitation method which focused upon the diaphragm movement - rather than the commonly understood "bellows" system of the lungs.
Dr Frank Eve experimented on himself and his son (18 years…
NHS Checklist - LAS master checklist for adult cardiac arrest
During 2015/16, the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) attended 10,116 patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and attempted to resuscitate 4,389 of these. Survival rates remained consistent with the previous year with 9.0% of all…
Australian first Stroke Ambulance - New frontier for saving lives
Australia’s first ‘stroke ambulance’ ever is set to hit the road in Melbourne next year to provide the quickest possible diagnosis and treatment for patients suffering a life-threatening stroke.
Surviving death - A doctor revived after attempting suicide
A doctor confesses to suffering from PTSD. His experience could help many to understand how to deal with PTSD attack.
Emergency service partnership between SYFR and YAS - Firefighters attend over medical emergencies in…
There is a new joint initiative between South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) and Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS). It sees firefighters who assist First Responders when emergencies occure. They are dispatched in case of…
Emergency in GB - Will the new radio system ready in time and how much will it cost?
Emergency services in England, Wales and Scotland are about to introduce a new radio system, but the work are in delay because of the cost. The Mps say this change may cost taxpayers £475m a year.
The new Emergency Services Network system…
Ambulance services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand for urgent and…
Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly. Contributing factors may include the increasing numbers of elderly patients with multiple conditions, an increasing number of alcohol- and mental health-driven issues, the…
BREAKING POINT for NHS: for the British Red Cross it's a Humanitarian Crisis
The British Red Cross talks of "humanitarian crisis", but they are not talking about situations in poor countries. They point the finger at the overcrowding in Britain's A&E units. Many ambulances which were carrying patients to ER were…