Health

Airbus Helicopters ready to sign letters of intent for the H160 Development, industrialization and customer support on track for 2018 entry into service Louisville, Kentucky, 1 March 2016 – After its worldwide debut at…

Physio-Control has reached an agreement with HeartSine Technologies to acquire the Northern Ireland-based automated external defibrillator (AED) manufacturer, the companies announced today. The two privately held companies recently…

Introduction Little is documented concerning the clinical practice of emergency care in low- and middle-income countries. The lack of structural models presents serious obstacles to the development of effective emergency care services.…

SOURCE: UPI - Nearly half of teens who go to the emergency room report peer violence and cyberbullying, and one-quarter have symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new study. The study, conducted at…

Help to create a new era of healthcare… The ambition of the NHS with the Five Year Forward View was to set out a shared view about the kind of health and care service that England deserves in 2020

This post was originally posted on PHARM MED Dave Seel, Paramedic, MD Medical Rescue Ltd, 17 years in NHS (Merseyside) front line 999 ambulance, subsequently 9 years specializing in Industrial Medicine and Rescue in the Power Generation…

The death toll from super-cyclone Winston jumped to 42 Wednesday as concerns grew for remote Fijian villages still waiting for help after the most powerful storm in the Pacific nation's history.

A pilot scheme in which firefighters will attend medical emergencies alongside paramedics has begun in four London boroughs.

NEWS SOURCE: BBC - Soft light, background music, pastels tone on the wall. Is it the back of an ambulance or a wellness centre? Patients in the Danish capital will soon be taken to hospital with new special ambulances. The Copenaghen's…

An MSF-supported hospital in Idlib province in northern Syria was destroyed in an attack on Monday morning. The hospital was hit four times in two series of at least two attacks within a few minutes of each other, and at least eight…