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Emergency workers know from experience that people are often weird and have no qualms about calling for help for the most bizarre reasons. We recently discovered that in America shaving pubic hair is becoming widespread, and this dangerous…

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, covers the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. The Trust covers an area of circa 4,600 square miles with a resident population of approximately 4…

A campaign to publicise stroke symptoms saved 4,000 people from long-term disabilities, according to Public Health England. The Act Fast campaign highlighted the fact that problems with speech and weakness in the face and arms should prompt…

LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE CORRIGENDA: The London Ambulance Service Chief Executive was not “forced to resign”. She has left for another job Ann Radmore - Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service - has quit her position after the…

Dozens of patients whose 999 calls were downgraded by an ambulance emergency centre died, a report has revealed. Despite calls to the East of England Trust ambulances were either not sent or came late to 57 patients who died. Guidelines…

The Evaluation of Time Performance in the Emergency Response Center to Provide Pre-Hospital Emergency Services in Kermanshah Read the original study on the Global Journal of Health Science This study evaluated the time performance in the…

KwaZulu Natal Emergency Medical Services (KZN EMS) is one of the three core functions within the Department of Health, which aims to provide a quality, efficient, professional and caring emergency medical and rescue service throughout the…

Today in #FOAMED we share with you the AHA Clinical Perspective published on December, 2012, about Chest Compression compared with Standard CPR. Medical community are waiting the official release of the 2015 AHA / ILCOR CoSTR Resuscitation…

The Toronto Paramedic Services wants everyone in Toronto to make the right call and is launching a public information campaign, “Make the right call”. “The purpose of this educational campaign is to inform our residents about the many…

PLYMOUTH - When a child suffered an allergic reaction last month in Braintree, the babysitter did not know where to find life-saving medication. But a call to that town’s new 911 system saved the day. The Smart911 gave dispatchers access to…