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The international topic covers news, opinion and training information about international fire and emergency medical departments.
What the 2005 London attack teaches EMS leaders about scalable incident command and mutual-aid coordination
This EMS One-Stop international edition features Steinar Olsen, director for EMS and national preparedness in the Norwegian Directorate of Health
The Rwandan Ministry of Health’s Jean Marie Uwitonze and Dr. Sudha Jayaraman discuss the jewel in the crown of African Ambulance Services
Shanghai waterfront celebration turns deadly; victims suffocated and trampled
Ambulance crews summoned to assess ‘spaced out’ people
Busiest night of the year for London Ambulance Service medics, booze buses, and alcohol treatment centers
The Australian medic coordinated a Thailand hospital’s disaster response during the chaos
After midnight on New Year’s Eve, medics expect an emergency call every 20 seconds
Paramedics were unable to resuscitate the man who died on the scene; other swimmers were treated for minor injuries after the large wave pummeled the popular beach
Passengers painted a picture of a panicked reaction as the fire spread, with some choking on the smoke and struggling to figure out how to reach safety
Search in the Java sea is underway for plane that made last communication 42 minutes after takeoff
Dad, sons survived 10 days in wilderness on rationed snacks and rain water
Three executives were fired and other staff was docked pay after taking photos of themselves with patients to commemorate the last day of an operating room facility
South Central Ambulance trust hiring to fill shortage of 220 paramedics and 70 emergency care assistants
Errant truck driver may have had medical emergency before losing control; at least 7 seriously injured
Prosecutor attributes attack that injured 13 to mental illness and not terrorism
The teenager, celebrating 18th birthday, struck by train early Sunday morning; his father and other bystanders attacked medics and police coming to his rescue
Police responded to a report of a woman with serious injuries.; discovered bodies of children inside
Small alarm, clipped to jump kit, alerted medics, patient, and family to dangerous levels of CO inside home
The couple was riding their motorcycle when an SUV pulled out in front of them at an intersection; they were both seriously hurt
Lack of suitable mental health services is just the tip of the iceberg of what is not working in EMS
Some students were receiving first-aid training with Pakistani army medics when the violence began
In what was considered a precedent-setting case, he received probation and community service for not properly treating a patient who later died of his injuries
The “Party People’ campaign also includes alcohol recovery centers and encourages people not to overdo it at Christmas parties
Changes by B.C. Ambulance include an educational campaign and bringing in a clinical psychologist after the service acknowledged it has not done enough to help employees cope with trauma
A female hostage was shot in the leg and at least two people were wheeled out on stretchers after a standoff with a gunman at a Lindt Chocolat Cafe
Hundreds of rescuers dig through debris with their bare hands, shovels and hoes
Suzi Morris said it was “fantastic” to win the Outstanding Paramedic Award
London Ambulance Service is using social media to better connect with its community and raise public awareness about what EMS providers are doing
Two contractors and one crew member died of their injuries in a fire that was contained to the engine room on an Oceanic Cruise ship docked on St. Lucia