EMS in the World

The Senate bill 1573 mandates the improvement and an institutionalized emergency medical services system to make sure that there will always be an adequate and qualified emergency medical service personnel everywhere in the country.

Prehospital care is an extremely vast field, full of nuances. The importance of ambulance service is well known all over the world and we use this occasion to congratulate with all medics and responders who operate day by day to protect and…

Private and government emergency medical services in Namibia provide cover to very vast areas of the country with many very remote places. With a population of around 2 million and annual tourist arrivals of nearly 1 million per annum it…

In Uganda, a paramedic decided to create an Ambulance Service where there was nothing similar. This prehospital care system is now a milestone and ambulance practitioners of the Uganda Ambulance Service serve also other countries in Africa.

India, like many other countries, experienced the difficulty of illegal transports. That issue hit the world of ambulances, too. Illegal ambulances were a daily business in India. The Indian Government adopted a practical solution that is…

Dr Alan Garner recently published a report about a catastrophe that happened during a winching operation. He highlights the physiological challenges rescuers sometimes add in the work they do.

The nearest hospital is 35 miles away. The local EMS agency can’t find and retain enough paramedics. The paramedics and EMTs available live too far away to attend most continuing education courses. These are just some of the challenges…

In Zambia, an increasing burden of acute illness and injury emphasised the necessity of strengthening the national emergency care system.

Ambulances in Beijing will be fitted with taxi-style meters in an effort to allay public concerns about overcharging.

Ambulance services may now be availed by customers of KonsultaMD with the recent partnership between the healthcare hotline and Lifeline Ambulance Rescue, Inc., the first and only dedicated “Emergency Quick Response (EQR)” service in the…