Health

'Hello, I need an ambulance. I've spilled my tea' - Inappropriate emergency calls highlighted in new campaign INAPPROPRIATE 999 enquiries - such as a split finger nail, spilt tea and a feral cat bite - have been highlighted as part…

MSF teams working in two displaced persons camps near Bzebiz Bridge – the main entry point to Baghdad Governorate – have distributed mattresses, blankets, pillows, rope, plastic tarpaulins and ground sheets and hygiene kits to some 1,000…

The Navy's new stealth destroyer endured a real life-and-death test Saturday when crew members helped rescue a Maine fisherman suffering a medical emergency at sea

The consequences of excessive endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressure are known and have long-term effects; however, less attention is placed upon cuff pressure and tube position pre-hospital and in the emergency centre.

The two rotorcraft complete the delivery of 15 H135s on order, designated as TH-135 in Japan Fleet to be used for advanced training missions Tokyo, 15 December 2015 – Airbus Helicopters has successfully handed over the 14th and…

Thane, India: A newborn baby is believed to have been killed in an explosion of the CNG kit installed in the rear of the ambulance that was rushing the infant from the Vedant hospital in Thane to a specialty care centre in Mumbai on Friday.…

Ibuprofen is a safe pain killer for everyone. The Warwick University researchers have created the first-ever ibuprofen patch, that’s able to conform to the skin and provide a steady release of the drug for up to 12 hours.

Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago confirmed Monday morning that Daniel Capuano, 42, died after falling from the second floor of a warehouse in the 9200-block of South Baltimore Avenue

Four people have been killed in a medevac helicopter crash in Kern County, California. Just before 7 p.m. local time Thursday, the Skylife H-4 helicopter left Porterville Airport with a critical patient who was being transferred to San…

Although many hospitals are making strides to reduce the holding of admitted patients in the emergency department, a practice known as “boarding,” many of the most crowded emergency departments in the United States still have not adopted…