Is EMS the healthcare equivalent to the members of Spinal Tap? EMS1.com has some interesting thoughts on the level of care provided by US ‘medics

Greg Friese discusses pain assessment on the highly recommended everydayemstips.com

The debate continues to rage regarding the value of the precordial thump

NWAS students could soon be treating virtual patients on the way to becoming qualified paramedics

The risks associated with the use of the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel before surgery are incompletely understood

Steve Whitehead, an author at The EMS Spot has recently published a guide for pre-hospital care professionsals about the current swine ‘flu problem

A health watchdog has warned that children under 16 should not be given a popular brand of mouth pain treatment

Gradually withdrawing psychotropic medicines from older patients living in the community reduces the rate of falls by 66%, the authors of a new Gold standard meta-analysis have found

Older patients have an increased risk of small bleeding episodes in the brain after taking antiplatelet therapies such as aspirin, say researchers.

Shocking results of a recent survey show the lack of knowledge held by residents about how to recognise the signs of a stroke. The survey was carried out to coincide with the NHS’ FAST campaign so people can recognise strokes quicker and get help to the patient more promptly