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By: Mario Rugna, MEDEST118 In the Prehospital Emergency System where I work (from late 1996) we are historically used to manage cardiac arrest events with a deep “Stay and Play”, except for some sporadic cases (mostly pediatric patients)…

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Haiti, Indonesia, Philippines, World Humanitarian workers are increasingly turning to ‘medium-low’ or ‘low-tech’ solutions as some of the infrastructure that is needed to…

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…

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…

47 ysr old male collapsed on the field. First ALS unit found him arrested in VF. Shocked 3 times he regained a palpable central pulse. When we arrived the patient arrested again. VF on the monitor. Shocked 4 times. Mechanical chest…

There is no substitute for proper training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Here are some guidelines for infants and children CPR.

Safety can be defined to be the control of recognised hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This can take the form of being protected from an event or from exposure to something that causes a health or economic loss. Safety…

QUESTION PUBLISHED ON THE AHA WEBSITE, LOOKING FOR THE ILCOR 2015 GUIDELINES PUBLICATION Main Theme: Analysis of rhythm during chest compression TFQO: Rudolph Koster Author(s): Alfredo Sierra & Kevin Nation EVREV Among adults…

Pioneering hand surgeon Professor W. Bruce Conolly is celebrated for his work at Sydney Hospital, but it is he and his wife's latest project that may prove it is often the smallest acts that make the biggest impacts on people's lives. Dr…

Maintaining a patent BLS airway and securing an ALS airway via endotracheal intubation can be a dynamic and challenging endeavour, requiring coordinated efforts from multiple rescuers.