Paramedic or Nurse: Which Career is the Best?
It’s one of the bigger questions young medical students ask themselves: paramedic or nurse. Which path in the world of emergency services and medicine should I pursue and why?
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Ambulance or helicopter? Which is the best way to transport a trauma patient?
A young patient involved in a car accident found him breathing and with no mention of head trauma or evisceration. He has an open fracture and is losing much blood. Which is the best way to transport a trauma patient?
Emergency on board: Airlines are extremely underprepared to deal with this situation
While most medical emergencies occur due to pre-existing medical conditions or illness, the aircraft itself can contribute to health problems because flying is stressful on human body. For example 10 percent drop in blood oxygen saturation…
HL7 International Board Appoints Patricia Van Dyke as the Chair-Elect
ANN ARBOR, MI, USA – March 5, 2015 – Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the appointment of Patricia Van…
CPR, defibrillator saves Greenwood basketball player
Marisa Cuellar, News-Herald Media
LOYAL — A 13-year-old Greenwood boy, Bailey Venet, is alive thanks to the help of good Samaritans from Granton, Greenwood and Loyal who rushed to resuscitate him after he collapsed on the Loyal High…
AED use in hospitals has not improved survival from cardiac arrest
Mr. John Stewart has been a hospital nurse for more than 30 years, and is the author of the blog, No Heroics: In-hospital resuscitation. He is currently working at Providence Elderplace in Seattle. In his contribution on the Emergency…
Possible Ebola case flown to UK
An Australian nurse who has been working in Sierra Leone has been transferred to the UK after potential contact with Ebola.
Public Health England said this was a precautionary measure and the nurse's risk of developing the virus was low.…
A&Es given safe nurse staffing rules
A&E units in England are being given strict guidelines on how many staff they need on duty to provide safe care.
The draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends one nurse for every four…
Breast cancer women 'not offered fertility advice'
Most young women diagnosed with breast cancer do not receive fertility advice, despite the fact their treatment could leave them unable to have children.
Chemotherapy can stop the ovaries working for a while or may bring on an early…
Ebola outbreak: British nurse back to help after recovery
The British nurse who has returned to Sierra Leone after recovering from Ebola has told the BBC he is "frustrated" by the "woefully slow" international response to the outbreak. William Pooley is back at the heart of the crisis, treating…