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Response time, i.e., the time from dispatch of an ambulance to its arrival at the scene of an emergency, is an important measure of performance in an urban ambulance system. We developed a model that predicts the entire distribution of…

FAST EXAMINATION AS AN IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH TRAUMA (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) Authors: Hisham A. Ben Lamin MD. - Chiranjivi Potu MD. FAST examination is used in emergency Blunt trauma to Abdomen and…

Poison centers receive many calls each year about children getting into laundry detergent. Swallowing it often causes mild stomach upset, if there are any symptoms at all, but poison center experts say the new highly concentrated…

Author: Robert McKenzie KZN Emergency Medical Services have a dedicated team of paramedics who are flight paramedics on the services air ambulance. The lifesaving service is responsible for saving hundreds of lives. I recently had the…

This article describes the design and protocol of the Head Injury Retrieval Trial (HIRT) which is a randomised controlled single centre trial of physician prehospital care (delivering advanced interventions such as rapid sequence intubation…

Does prehospital advanced life support (ALS) improve the survival of major trauma patients and whether it is associated with longer on-scene times? 

CDC -Volume 9, Number 6—June 2003 Medical events during airline flights have drawn some attention in recently published articles and letters. We would like to share our experience of meningococcemia and meningococcal meningitis during a…

A product training session was held by Spencer India at ITC Welcome Hotel in New Delhi, this 10th March. The “Spencer Product Training” is a premier live event dedicated to medical and pre-hospital professionals to increase and develop…

Wales Air Ambulance volunteer Peter Edwards is so dedicated to his favourite charity he’s had a replica helicopter tattooed on his arm. Peter has been volunteering with Wales Air Ambulance for more than three years, where he helps out in…

East England Ambulance Service advertising for people who are interested in becoming a student paramedic. If you've not yet applied and think this is the career for you - EEAS NHS like to hear from you. One of the benefits of this in-house…