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.
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There's no difference between Continuous and Interrupted Chest Compressions during CPR
The Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigation published on the New England Journal of Medicine a big Trial, presented also on monday during the American Heart Association Scientific Session in Orlando, Florida, by Graham Nichol,…
Earthquake injures over 2000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan: ICRC launch the online tracing site
Islamabad/Kabul/Geneva (ICRC-IFRC) – Afghan and Pakistan Red Crescent Societies are helping people affected by Monday's M7.5 earthquake whose epicentre was in Jerm district in the Afghan province of Badakhshan close to the border with…
The World Disaster Report 2015 - local actors are the key for effective strategies
Viet Nam Red Cross Society celebrates International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and launches the World Disasters Report 2015
By Ly Nguyen, IFRC
It was a Tuesday morning. Normally Truong Thanh Truat, from the Hoang Tin commune in Hoang…
Nurse staffing safety in ED: evidence review from the EMJ
Getting nurse staffing levels wrong in hospitals is linked to excess mortality and poor patient experiences but establishing the safe levels in the emergency department (ED) is challenging because patient demand is so variable.
Red Cross wants donations for wildfire victims after destructive wildfire burning in Wyoming
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The latest on a destructive wildfire burning in Wyoming (all times local): 8:40 a.m. The Red Cross is asking people to donate yard tools to help victims of the wildfire near Evansville, Wyoming.
Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest - Advisory Statement
This is an Advisory Statement by the Advanced Life Support Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation and the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Council on Cardiopulmonary,…
Sugar, honey and water for treating war wounded patients in Congo. An innovative war surgery…
The International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent publish an interesting video that explain how war wounded patients are treated in Congo, with a new generation of war surgery treatments. In a short video interview Doctors Alain…
Londoners will have a 2nd Air Ambulance, thanks to fundraising
London Air Ambulance has acquired a second emergency medical helicopter, a MD902 Explorer. It has been registered G-LNDN and is expected to be operational early 2016 The fundraising total to date of our ‘Your London, Your Helicopter’ …
Philippines: Doctors trained in treatment of weapon-wounded patients
Manila (ICRC) – Over 30 surgeons, anaesthesiologists and physicians from private and government hospitals are participating in a three-day training course to enhance their capacity to treat patients wounded by weapons or explosives.
The…