Paramedic or Nurse: Which Career is the Best?
It’s one of the bigger questions young medical students ask themselves: paramedic or nurse. Which path in the world of emergency services and medicine should I pursue and why?
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Medical survival: 4 tips to adapt your body to high heat
Do you know how to adapt to high heat without physical and psychological consequences? The survival doctor, James Hubbard is going to explain his tips.
At least 36 dead after Philippine ferry capsizes in calm waters just 1km from port
At least 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with 173 passengers and 16 crew capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines today, a disaster monitoring official said.
Local radio station Radyo Inquirer said today that…
Plane crash in Medan, Indonesia. At least 74 have been killed
AT LEAST 74 people have been killed after a military plane – with more than 100 people on board – crashed into houses in a highly populated area of Indonesia. Smoke could be seen billowing into the sky as rescue workers raced to the scene. …
How to answer the question “Am I dying?”
Matthew O’Reilly is an emergency medical technician in New York. He knows what it’s like to be asked by a patient, “Am I dying?” and what to do when the answer is, “Yes.”
A cruel consequence of being alive and aware is the ability to…
Discover the Helipad LED Lighting System from FEC HELIPORTS
Portable Rechargeable Helipad LED Lighting System improve HEMS Scene Safety & Incident Management. Discover more about this product with the FEC Heliports Area manager Fraser MacCay. The products has been exposed during HEMS2015…
Magirus Team Cab, the first crew cab that passed the crash test ECE-R29/03
Magirus Team Cab provides the highest safety level for firefighting crew cabs. Extreme test conditions prove the highest safety standard worldwide.
Magirus successfully documented, that its latest crew cab development, the Magirus Team…
Disaster Activity in US in the last week
Severe Storms and Flooding, Wildfires & Other Disasters
On Wednesday, powerful storms will again target the Midwest and Plains with damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes. Further west, a massive heat wave is…
Florida, paramedic sentenced for culpable negligence. He flip out a patient from the stretcher
FLORIDA TODAY - A Brevard County paramedic was sentenced to spend a year on probation today in connection with an incident involving a patient being dumped on to a hospital floor. The sentence was handed down today after Kenneth Hallenbeck,…
Children CPR: how to behave during an emergency
There is no substitute for proper training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Here are some guidelines for infants and children CPR.