Dangerous myths about CPR - Only adults could perform CPR
Dangerous myths about CPR - Only adults could perform CPR. American Heart Association created a series of videos…
We need more safer laundry pods, to protect children
Poison centers receive many calls each year about children getting into laundry detergent. Swallowing it often…
50 people chain CPR save a boy in Danville, Pennsylvania
By Evamarie Socha
The Daily Item
DANVILLE, Pa. — One hour and 41 minutes of CPR later, a Mifflinburg toddler…
Treating Hypothermia: the Wilderness Medical Society guidelines
Accidental hypothermia is defined as an unintentional drop in core temperature to 35°C or below. Accidental…
Day in the life of a flight paramedic in RSA
Author: Robert McKenzie
KZN Emergency Medical Services have a dedicated team of paramedics who are flight…
Burn injuries, 9 rules for the pre-hospital management
1. S.A.F.E approach: as for all pre-hospital emergencies.
Shout/call for help
Assess the scene
Free from…
Lifeguards in Chile use drones to save lives
ALGARROBO, Chile - A company in Chile is hoping to use drones to save lives.
Drones fitted with a float, camera,…
At least 8 tourists killed in Tunisia parliament attack
Exchanges of gunfire have been heard at Tunisia's parliament building, Reuters is reporting citing the TAP state…
The utility of advanced prehospital interventions for severe brain injury
This article describes the design and protocol of the Head Injury Retrieval Trial (HIRT) which is a randomised…
You may delay, but time will not (Treatment Delayed Is Treatment Denied)
Treatment Delayed Is Treatment Denied
Author: David O. Williams, MD
Column from Circulation, 2004; 109:…