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FIREFIGTHERS PARTNER WITH NURSES ON SMOKE ALARM SCHEME

14 November 2018

Arizona firefighters recently partnered with nurses from a home visiting programme to see if their partnership could help to get smoke alarms to ‘hard-to-reach’ homes.

Posted in Archives, International News, News Updates

INCREASING VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICA’S EMS RESPONDERS

12 November 2018

When responding to emergency medical calls, EMS workers are more likely than firefighters to be assaulted by patients, family members or even bystanders, according to studies undertaken by the US Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates

KOSOVO OPENS THE DOOR TO NEW HOSPITAL FOR NATO STAFF

28 August 2018

Since the first fully operational hospital in Kosovo opened its doors earlier this year, it has been providing surgical and associated medical support services to NATO staff on deployed operations.

Posted in International News, News Updates

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE TIME OF DAY FOR TURNOUT TIMES?

28 August 2018

Fire station design may not quite play a very big role in turnout times as previously thought, according to recent US research findings into how station design of dormitory location Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates

USA: THE 9/11 RESCUERS WHO DIED A DAY APART

28 August 2018
New York 9/11

When Thomas Phelan and Keith Young died within a day of each other in March, in both cases it was as a result of cancer. But the underlying cause of Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates

Cape Town To Host 2018 World Rescue Challenge

10 August 2018

This year’s World Rescue Challenge will take place in Cape Town on 20-27 October, with the South African Medical Rescue Organisation (SAMRO) having won the bid to host the 2018 Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates

EUROPEAN EMERGENCY NUMBER CONFERENCE 2017

17 March 2017

Emergency services, public authorities, researchers and industry representatives from all around the world will join forces at this year’s European Emergency Number Association (EENA) Conference in April in Budapest to Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates | Tagged 112 Emergency Number, Budapest, European Emergency Number Association

COPENHAGEN TO HOST EMS 2017 CONGRESS

16 March 2017

‘It takes a system to save a life’ is the theme of EMS2017 Congress on 22-24 May in Copenhagen, to highlight the important role played by systems to enable individuals Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates | Tagged Copenhagen, Defibrillators, Emergency medicine, EMS2017, paramedics, pre-hospital care

ENHANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS IN AUSTRALIA

16 December 2016

A new EMS-equipped chopper, which has been leased to Australia’s largest aeromedical charities LifeFlight, will now support emergency medical services, in addition to search and rescue missions in Queensland. “We Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates

KIWI FIRE SERVICES TO JOIN FORCES UNDER ‘FENZ’ PROJECT

16 December 2016

New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority and the country’s 38 rural fire authorities are due to be amalgamated into a single unified organisation by 1 July 2017, Continue Reading →

Posted in International News, News Updates

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