First Aid

First aid to people wounded by firearms: the Security Service of Ukraine has published a series of educational lessons on tactical medicine - pre-hospital first aid

8 ways to reduce swelling after an Injury: soft tissue injuries are easily recognised: first comes the pain, followed by the swelling

Loss of consciousness and fainting are the sixth most common emergency to which emergency room professionals respond, accounting for almost 8% of all calls

An altered level of consciousness (ALOC) is the seventh most common emergency that EMS professionals respond to, accounting for almost 7% of all EMS calls

Epileptic seizures are the eighth most common emergency to which first aid professionals respond, accounting for almost 5% of all emergency calls

The defibrillator is an instrument that can save a person in cardiac arrest. But who can use it? What does the law and the criminal code say? Obviously, the laws vary from country to country, but in principle the 'Good Samaritan rule', or…

Poisoning and overdose are among the 10 most common emergencies responded to by emergency room professionals, accounting for about 3.5% of all calls to the emergency number in Western countries

Airbags were mandatorily introduced in all cars and light trucks in the United States in 1998 (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991)

You probably don’t think about common causes of shoulder pain until you suddenly experience it. When something goes wrong with your shoulder, it limits your ability to move freely. It can also bring a great deal of pain and discomfort even…

With the term infarction, we indicate death or necrosis of a tissue or organ, due to a deficit in blood flow and lack of oxygen for a certain period of time