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The purpose of pre-oxygenation is to increase physiological stores of oxygen in order to prolong the time to desaturation during a period of apnoea, a situation that is usual following induction of anaesthesia

111 line increasing pressure on NHS, say leading doctors BBC - There has been a big increase in the number of people being referred to GP surgeries and A&E departments, analysis of the NHS 111 urgent care line in England shows. The…

AUTHORS Robert Bilkovski, MD - Senior Staff Physician Department of Emergency Medicine Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS - Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA…

Founded in 1989, the London Air Ambulance has treated more than 30,000 critically injured people. Now it serves the 10 million people who live, work and holiday within the M25. The London HEMS operates in partnership with Barts Health NHS…

Nurfika Osman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Wed, January 29 2014, 9:28 AM HDI Group of Companies Indonesia plans to conduct a second set of clinical trials this year of its propolis honey-based treatment for dengue hemorrhagic…

A campaign to publicise stroke symptoms saved 4,000 people from long-term disabilities, according to Public Health England. The Act Fast campaign highlighted the fact that problems with speech and weakness in the face and arms should prompt…

The first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia. The potentially preventative medicine was taken under strict security to a secret location in the West African country. Scientists aim to…

Improving access to thrombolytic therapy for patients with ischemic stroke is challenging. We assessed a prehospital process based on firemen rescuers under strict medical direction, aimed at facilitating thrombolysis of eligible…

Opening its doors on Monday 26th January to more than 120,000 visitors from around the world, Arab Health Exhibition & Congress is the Middle East’s largest healthcare event and the second largest in the world. The event will take place…

"A properly evaluation of the role of epinephrine drug therapy during cardiac arrest now seems necessary". This is the question that Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD publish in his editorial column on the Journal of American Medical Association…