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Adders and or Vipers

This was added following an incident recently involving a bite from an adder in South Wales, just for information and interest. Adder or Viper - Vipera berus - Native Identificat...

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Crystal Meth

Crystal Meth : Methylamphetamine (commonly referred to as methamphetamine) is one of a group of stimulant drugs called amphetamines that act on the brain and nervous system. Like cocaine and...

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PSP Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

PSP Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.We went to a job today for a patient in the Vale Of Glamorgan. andon return thought to share some facts with you all. Progressive (gets steadily worse)Sup...

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Diagnosing Abdominal Pain

Doctors determine the cause of abdominal pain by relying on:characteristics of the pain,findings on physical examination,laboratory, radiological, and endoscopic testing, andsurgery. Char...

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Appendicitis - McBurney's Point

The main symptom of appendicitis is abdominal pain. The pain is at first diffuse and poorly localized, that is, not confined to one spot. (Poorly localized pain is typical whenever a problem is confin...

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Huntingtons Disease

Huntington's disease, which is often called HD, is an hereditary disorder of the central nervous system. It used to be known as Huntington's Chorea or HC. Huntington's...

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Taser and the Heart

Increasingly law enforcement agencies around the world are turning to high voltage, low amperage electrical weapons that cause forceful muscle contractions in suspects to incapacitate them for arrest....

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Scoop Vs Long Backboard

Over the past few years the use of the cervical collar and long backboard has become the de facto standard of care for pre-hospital spinal immobilisation and the "Gold Standard" against which other im...

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Cannula Sizes

Cannula Sizes 22gBlue 31ml p/min 20g Pink 18gGreen 80ml p/min 16gGrey 170ml p/min 14gBrown / Orange213ml p/min

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Intubation equipment

The following equipment is required to perform intubation: Bag / Mask (reservoir)OxygenLaryngoscope complete with spare bulb and batteriesLarygoscope Blade of the correct size Magill ForcepsSuction ...

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Body Temperature

Characteristic Sequence of Events Likely Body core temperature (c) Normal37 Shivering: sensation of cold 35 to 36 Confusion and amnesia 34 to 35 Shivering ceased. replaced by muscular rigidit, irreg...

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The Prevalence Of Carotid Atherosclerosis, A Leadi...

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that objectively measured heavy snoring is a...

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Dummies May Lower Risk Of SIDS

The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the third leading cause of infant death, may be low...

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World News

Ambulance Victoria rejects shift claims

Ambulance Victoria has responded to union claims, saying it has not failed to fill shifts in Gippsla...

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Medication stolen from ambulance

Three vials of painkiller gas have been stolen from paramedics treating a suspected snakebite victim...

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Features

WARNING OF DIRTY NEEDLES

There have been a number of incidents nationally involving HOUSING ASSOCIATION PROPERTIES where tenants who are suspected users or suppliers of drugs are secreting dirty needles within the bottom corner of light switches. The needle is placed in betw...

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True Stories of My Life as a Paramedic

Tells the inside story behind the screaming sirens and flashing blue lights of the emergency services and reveals what it's really like to work in a job that frequently brings paramedic teams face to face with death - and destiny. PURCHASE FROM SP...

Our History

AMBULANCE HISTORY SOUTH WALES....... PAFO would like to compile news on the history of the Ambulance Services in Wales. Need information on your station, when built, stories of characters, staff come and gone,when the service started. can anyone tel...

New dedicated Shop

You may have visited our Shop link before, This belonged to a company called FireDesignsUK who happened to also make T-Shirts For ambulance staff, first responders and similar roled personnel. Well they have done so well with that line, they have now...

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