– A new monthly series on science is beginning this month. This may help to explain what science is and what science is not. – Each month I’ll bring you a new example of sciencey-ness that falls short of giving us credible knowledge yet fools at least some of…
A health trust which shut its A&E unit in Pontefract overnight due to doctor shortages is considering using Army medics in a bid to solve the problem. The department has been closed from 22:00 to 08:00 each day since November following the move by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS…
A Clevedon paramedic is offering free first-aid training to people in Bristol and North Somerset. In the wake of the government’s new CPR advice advertisements, fronted by former football hard man Vinnie Jones, 31-year-old paramedic Chris Parsons, is funding 300 places on the the free courses. Mr Parsons, who runs…
A paramedic who slapped a female patient across the face has been suspended for 12 months at a disciplinary hearing. Philip Hillier, 53, was found guilty of misconduct by a Health Professions Council panel (HPC). They ruled he had shown no remorse over the treatment of a woman he…
– In the comments to Cardiac Arrest Management is an EMT-Basic Skill , AZCEP wrote – True enough, but it is an important part of resuscitation all the same. Post-arrest management has been de-emphasized to the point of absence from AHA guidelines until the latest version reintroduced it to…
A paramedic from Seaford who was commended for bravery after risking his life to try and save a fire fighter caught in a massive explosion, has retired after 36 years’ service. John Larkin had responded to a 999 call to a blaze at Marlie Farm near Lewes back in…
La Nina events may make flu pandemics more likely, research suggests. US-based scientists found that the last four pandemics all occurred after La Nina events, which bring cool waters to the surface of the eastern Pacific. In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), they say that flu-carrying…
Two-thirds of the ambulances assigned to cover the south of the county were stranded outside A&E at Northampton General Hospital on another busy day for the overloaded emergency department, a patient has claimed. Tom Peterkin, of Hackleton, followed his partner to NGH where she was taken by ambulance after…
Paramedics decide which accident and emergency department they will take patients to, a health chief has assured a watchdog. Hywel Dda Health Board chairman Chris Martin gave that message to Carmarthenshire Community Health Council when they quizzed him over claims hospitals were bypassing Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli. They…
– For American Censorship Day, in response to the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation, this site will go dark tomorrow from 8 AM to 8 PM (Eastern Time – New York’s time zone). SOPA and PIPA are about more than just privacy or copyright or due process, but I…