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Thane, India: Newborn baby burns to death following explosion on board ambulance
Thane, India: A newborn baby is believed to have been killed in an explosion of the CNG kit installed in the rear of the ambulance that was rushing the infant from the Vedant hospital in Thane to a specialty care centre in Mumbai on Friday.…
Rate of paramedics leaving ambulance service nearly doubles
More than 1,000 paramedics left the ambulance service between April 2014 and March 2015, compared to just 566 between 2010 and 2011.
Chemical Injury: The Hidden Risks In Emergency Response
Posted on Pulse by Larry Kilian
Suppose for a moment you have been injured in an automobile accident. On your way to the nearest hospital in the ambulance you learn that you are being taken to an emergency ward that has a poor…
Where are the Sierra Leone's Ambulances?
Despite vehicle donations and purchases during the Ebola epidemic, many patients still struggle to reach a hospital.
Original source: Al Jazeera. Article by Cooper Inveen
Sierra Leone - The patient Mariam Momoh was…
Uganda: 38 new ambulances for the visit of Pope Francis
The ministry of health has deployed over 400 health personnel to handle any emergency that may arise during the Pope's visit.
Paramedics under assaults in Australia: "Stop tolerating new aggression"
Assaults on EMS workers are constantly increasing everywhere. Europe, US and Australia are facing new problems concerning protection and safety for paramedics.
Catania, Italy: drugs trade travel by... ambulances
37 arrested by the Italian Police. Operation "Revenge 5" partially stop drug trade in Catania, Sicily. Narcotics were transported by ambulance.
6 Britons arrested near Brussels in ambulances scare as city on red alert
Belgian police has arrested six British men driving three UK ambulances not far from Brussels, as the Belgian capital was on lockdown, with security agencies fearing a “serious and imminent” threat of a terrorist attack.
Dealing with PTSD after a terroristic attack: How to treat a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
How to deal with PTSD after a terroristic attack? That is a common situation after which a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur.
Pray you don't need an ambulance in Mpumalanga
While there is an alarming shortage of ambulances in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Limpopo, a fleet of ambulances is gathering dust in Mpumalanga.