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Intravenous Therapy

The process of infusing substances/fluids directly into one’s vein is known as intravenous therapy. Commonly referred as drip by doctors, substances such as volume expanders, blood-based products, blood substitutes, and medications are administrated throu... Read >

Emergency Medical Treatment for Children

Sometimes little children may get caught in cross fires. Or there may be times when children stray into combat zone and may get injured. In such cases, medics and rescuers should have the right pediatric emergency medical supplies to treat small children.... Read >

Essential Emergency Medical Equipment

The magnitude of an emergency situation is always unpredictable. For instance, a major catastrophe natural or otherwise can result in unprecedented damage to lives and property. Even well-trained rescue teams may find it difficult to cope with the huge sc... Read >

Travel Medical Kits – Must Haves for a Business Trip

Businessmen and corporate employees nowadays travel a great deal to different parts of the world for their business. If you are such a person and your travels frequently take you to remote places around the globe, then you should have a travel medical kit... Read >

Trauma Medicine

Any physical injury that is caused due to violence or accident is known as trauma. An injury that has an severity score of more than 15 is classified as major trauma. Trauma is also classified into different types based on the part of the body that it aff... Read >

CPR - The New Guidelines

The American Heart Association (AHA) has laid down new guidelines for performing CPR. This new set of guidelines came into effect on October 18, 2010. Recent survey says that sudden cardiac arrest is claiming hundreds of lives every year in the US. So, in... Read >

Essentials to have in an Emergency Supplies Kit

Life is uncertain and one can never predict when a disaster would strike. So it is important to stay on the safer side, than waiting till the tragedy arrives. In order to face a calamity with courage, you need to stock some emergency medical supplies in y... Read >

The Revamped Tropical Medicine Course

The continent of Africa is prone to tropical diseases that have resulted in sickness and death not only of the soldiers deployed there, but also of the general public. People providing emergency medical services should therefore have the knowledge of the ... Read >