International
The international topic covers news, opinion and training information about international fire and emergency medical departments.
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
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
Her mother called emergency services after her daughter had a fit and stopped breathing
The civilian cargo plane, owned by National Airlines, crashed soon after taking off from Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Field
Home Guard Sailendra Nath Roy, 49, had tied a tuft of his hair to a 600-foot long zip wire about 70 feet above the river’s water level in an attempt to create a new world record
The young father is said to be making “a miracle recovery” after the March 10 incident
Officials from the Russian Investigative Committee said they are looking at poor fire regulations and a short circuit as possible causes for the hospital fire
Four people were on board the ambulance when it left the road and collided with a tree
Eight-story building collapsed trapping many garment factory workers
The vote comes after the trust announced plans to change the way it operates, with a “non-emergency” tier of ambulance introduced to deal with calls not classed as 999 emergencies
EMS personnel can assist efforts in areas hit by earthquakes, hurricanes through several groups
Mark Glencorse, Justin Schorr and Ted Setla discussing filming a pilot episode of a new EMS reality series