first responder

Let's leave debates and controveries aside today. This is a very important day for the emergency medical world: NHS is 70 years.Since 5, July 1948, this organization realizes important services of prehospital care and assistance for ones…

Africa’s health sector brain-drain continues to be of concern, given that the continent carries roughly a quarter of the burden of the world’s diseases but only 1.3% of the world health workforce. Sub Saharan Africa is perhaps more affected…

This week, which is National CPR and AED Awareness Week, a team of EMS and 911 professionals met in Washington, D.C. to develop tools that will help 911 and EMS agencies nationwide improve sudden cardiac arrest outcomes with improved CPR…

UNITED KINGDOM - It results that 123 patients have died after ambulance handover delays since 2014, the union for ambulance workers reveals. While, according to official statistics, 279 people have been severely harmed because of delays in…

Tourist, foreigner or a businessman in need of help? EENA announces a project for a European Emergency app that helps to communicate across borders in case of accident, illness or cardiac arrest.

Nerve gas attack in Syria has been condemned by governments from all over the world, and there is a very strong reason: the nerve gases - including the Sarin one- are terrifying weapons which cause atrocious effects of pain on victims.…

In case of a serious emergency and disasters, like hurricanes or quakes, there is the eventuality you lost everything or, worse, you need sudden medical care, but first responders need to know your health data to proceed with care…

The campaingn of UNICEF to fight against polio, but especially against superstition. In Nigeria, especially in its suburbs, live hundreds people who are not convinced in vaccines administration

Nowadays, the role of women in emergency and disaster environments is taking more and more importance. It is no news seeing women enrolled in fire brigades, paramedic crews and civil defence forces. They are an important part of safety…