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New technology as well as initiatives will improve the work of paramedics immensely in the future. Some examples of which can already be seen today. To overcome the shortcomings in the emergency system, various solutions and ideas are…

By investigating the work that has been done in EMS during the most recent years, the purpose of this summary is to contribute to new solutions and innovations of EMS as well as to participate in the discussion around the challenges in EMS.…

Climate change is a global emergency. Global warming is bringing serious consequences in the form of catastrophes of all kinds. More intense weather events are expected and in shorter periods of time; snowstorms, heavy rains, extreme…

Public procurement is responsible for the supply of goods that are not produced by the company itself but are required for its own performance. The counterpart to this is "private-sector" procurement. Public procurement is characterized by…

First immunoassay for covid-19 Anyone who wants to combat Sars-CoV-2 must know how the infection develops in the population. Now, the first non-commercial test that can determine whether the body has already had an immune response to the…

With the ongoing pandemic, more and more misinformation about the virus can be found online. Many myths place false hopes in means that do not help, or they present things worse than they are.   1. There already exists a functioning…

In this time of global emergency, innovative ideas are emerging all over the world to alleviate the shortage of the necessary elements to avoid deaths. In addition to epidemiological and medical research that seeks to find the long-awaited…

Face masks are supposed to protect against infection, but comparison shows that the different models only do this to a limited extent In many Asian countries the wearing of face masks during flu season is a matter of course. Since the…

Ifema, the fairground of Madrid, has become the largest hospital in Spain to act as a retaining wall against the coronavirus. This hospital was built in a race against time in Ifema, with the help of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).…

After the strongest tremors in 140 years, the Croatian capital Zagreb was shaken by a series of severe earthquakes on Sunday morning. This could not have happened at a less favourable time. The epicentre of the first and strongest…