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COP26: National Health Service (NHS) hydrogen ambulance unveiled
The hydrogen-powered ambulance that won UK government funding in January this year was unveiled at the COP26 Climate Summit
Italy / Ambulance, Transport Decree codifies medical services with motorbikes
Until now, medical services provided by two or three-wheelers have been the preserve of special situations, such as rescue in inaccessible areas or areas with high traffic density. Not so for the future
Naples, Croce Nera investigation: Marco Salvati of Croce San Pio arrested
Camorra and ambulances, a combination that in Naples is strongly opposed by the institutions: the news of the arrest of Marco Salvati, of Croce San Pio, has just been published
Treatment on mobile stroke units give patients better outcomes: study in the New England Journal of…
When patients with acute stroke symptoms are treated on a mobile stroke unit (MSU) and receive anti-clot medication faster, they have less disability at 90 days, reported a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored by…
Rescuer safety: evaluation of the scene
Scene evaluation skills for the purpose of self-protection, correct identification of hazards and needs, recognition of the dynamics of the event for the formulation of the suspicion of organ damage
Ambulance of death, prosecutor asks for 30 years for Agatino Scalisi
The prosecutor Andrea Bonomo has asked for a 30-year sentence for murder against Agatino Scalisi, one of the stretcher-bearers charged in the Catania public prosecutor's enquiry
UK, object thrown at ambulance on emergency call out
UK / An ambulance crew on an emergency call for a patient with a suspected stroke had to pull over after an object was thrown through the vehicle's windscreen
Tasmanian Health Minister changes role of ambulances: used for secondary triage
Tasmania's Health Minister has announced a change in the role of ambulances in the country. Their areas of responsibility will be greatly expanded, going far beyond simple transport, emergency or otherwise
UK, ambulance crews and care home patients must be vaccinated by 11 September
UK, care home staff and ambulance crews must be fully vaccinated (two doses of Covid vaccine) by 11 September or risk their jobs
UK, smartphone cameras helping to treat ambulance patients
UK, Smartphone technology is helping South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) to reach patients virtually within seconds