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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
Patients whose hearts stop will be given salt water instead of adrenalin in an “ethically questionable” study to see whether adrenalin works in resuscitation
Two Americans and a Spaniard have been treated with ZMapp, posing ethical questions as to why it hasn’t been tried on Africans with the deadly virus
The medic was able to call for police after he negotiated with the allegedly drunk suspect who threatened him with a kitchen knife during a medical call
The road where the crash occurred had a massive landslide earlier in the week
He starts training in September, and will join a charity group next spring
He was found hung in a Zurich jail cell; he was suspected of stealing the injured Formula One champion’s medical records and trying to sell them to the media
It was China’s most serious industrial disaster since a fire at a poultry plant killed 119 people in June last year
American Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly arrived by ambulance at Emory University Hospital
He’s being flown to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, one of the four hospitals in the country for testing and treating people infected with dangerous, infectious germs
A second ambulance was dispatched to transport the patient; the first rig was stuck for four hours
U.S. government warns against travel to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
The 12-day trial ended with the medic convicted of one count of rape and four counts of sex abuse
At least 100 ambulances have been sent to the area where 70 homes were buried and 158 more were hit
The victims ignored safety warnings and drowned Wednesday due to a combination of high winds and strong current
His family sued the charity, similar to Make a Wish, after the terminally ill 14-year-old bit off his tongue, broke both legs, and later died in intensive care
After months of treating those with the deadly disease in West Africa, the doctor contracted it
The ambulance service says its units were sent to patients with more serious conditions
Hung Yu-ting escaped through a hole in the fuselage; she used the phone at a nearby house to call her father
The plane crashed in a second landing attempt due to heavy rain and reduced visibility; responders used flashlight to peer into the wreckage for survivors
If one individual with very few resources can still provide service, surely our First-World problems can be dealt with
He travels across the sandy dunes, tending to the sick and critically ill; four years ago began managing a government dispensary and upgraded to a jeep
A doctor on the scene recalls the moment a medic brought in the boy who clung to him crying “I want my father,” and the fate of him and his siblings
They were killed while trying to evacuate the wounded
A teenager was killed when the Canadian tour bus overturned; most got out through the shattered windshield and emergency hatch in the roof
Nine of the injuries were serious; the crash signals maintenance problems and uneven speed
The jet carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew did not make a distress call before going down
In the most serious cases, volunteers will carry pets on a stretcher to a nearby veterinary clinic
It was unclear what caused the train to derail; officials vigorously dismissed terrorism as a possible cause
A jury heard that the 25-year-old raped one friend and fondled four others after they were drunk and he said he would look after them