Health & Safety

Hazardous Area Response Teams

May 28th, 2009 by Editor | 1 Comment

Hazardous Area Response Teams

Firefighters in Hertfordshire are training paramedics to use breathing equipment so they can treat victims of chemical spills, even before they are moved to a safe area


Training to help health staff handle obese patients

May 27th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Training to help health staff handle obese patients

Only a few years ago, a patient who weighed 47 stones had to travel on the floor of the ambulance and be brought into hospital on a tarpaulin because they were too heavy for the ambulance trolley


PTSD Survey

May 3rd, 2009 by Editor | 3 Comments

Beyond the Frontline is conducting a survey on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Takes around 10 minutes. Help out if you can.


Hydrogen Sulfide Post – An apology to The EMS Spot

April 25th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

ParamedicUK recently posted an item about hydrogen sulfide suicides and the potential dangers of this substance to emergency service workers. This item was copied, without permission, from The EMS Spot


Superbug hazard as medics ‘stopped from cleaning ambulances’

February 23rd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Patients are being exposed to potentially lethal superbugs because ambulances aren’t being cleaned properly, it was claimed


Ambulance staff facing safety threat

February 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Ambulance crews are being threatened at hundreds of addresses across Greater Manchester, worrying figures have revealed






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