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Increasing Paramedic Students' Resiliency to Stress: Assessing correlates and the impact of interventionby Shirley Porter and Andrew JohnsonAbstract Source: The College Quarterly, Toronto This pilot study focused on paramedic students in…

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…

ORIGINAL LETTER ON RESUSCITATION - Early initiation of effective chest compressions is a fundamental aspect of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). According to the current American Heart Association (AHA) and European Resuscitation Council…

FURTHER strikes could be held by ambulance staff again in January as a dispute over pay with central Government continues. Members of union GMB, some of whom work for the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), have said that if progress is…

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…

Developed with input from state data managers across the country, the purpose of this guide is to help EMS agencies make educated decisions when choosing an electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) vendor. Do Your Homework Research Your…

FROM EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS - It is an atypical Saturday in your busy Level One trauma center as, fortunately, the knife and gun club seems to be taking the day off. You’ve just gotten a quick bite to eat when you hear the radio go off. EMS…

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…

More than 300 new paramedics are to be recruited by West Midlands Ambulance Service, it has been announced. The workforce is to be expanded across the region in an attempt to help meet growing demand. The service experienced the fourth…