Gliding comfortably away from danger
Evacuation chairs and systems: The revision of evacuation and first-aid procedures are among the many side effects in the aftermath of the 9/11 events in New York.
Emergency medicine
Fire at Dusseldorf Airport
Dusseldorf Airport, 11th April 1996: During welding works, glowing cinders and metal pieces loosened then fell onto the false ceiling of the arrivals hall, which was coated with polystyrene. The smouldering fire turned into what must be the biggest airport fire in Europe.
A “one-stop-shop” for disaster, rescue and emergency care
Visitors coming to MEDICA to purchase pre-hospital emergency equipment will not be disappointed. Specialist exhibitors are plentiful this year.
A central database portal for emergency medical service
corpuls.net is a database system that amalgamates recorded data and information for use by emergency medical services (EMS).
Terror attacks in Madrid
The 11/3/04 attacks consisted of a series of ten explosions aboard four commuter trains, during the height of the Madrid rush hour.
Asthma - Bavaria's novel care programme for youngsters
Thousands of children are hospitalised annually due to acute asthma attack. Special treatment, adapted to their individual needs, could prevent such emergencies.
The extracorporeal lung
German medical technology firm Novalung GmbH (est. 2002) produces extracorporeal artificial lungs.
The IMEC transport system
For the past 12 months the intensive care unit (ICU) at Nuremberg Hospital North, Germany, has been testing the IMEC transport system.
Todays treatments
Dr Christiane Eickelberg, of the University of Giessen Lung Centre (UGLC), outlines the centre's research projects, aims and academic offerings
Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Professor Paul Pepe and Dr Jane Wigginton discuss current research and concepts that will affect the future of basic CPR.
The all-in-one alarm and speech pager
The Personal Security Pager (PS-Pager), made by Bosch Security Systems, is an innovative mobile that houses two products: a personal alarm device and speech pager. Compact, lightweight, robust, comfortable and discreet to wear, the device is also as easy to handle as the messages are to read.
Firemen to treat emergency cardiac cases
UK - Fire-fighters are being trained to assess possible cardiac patients in emergencies, and to use automatic defibrillators and oxygen therapy.
Teamwork and the Future of Intensive Care Medicine
The 26th International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine in Brussels: A resumee.
SMS messaging in paging systems
Bosch launched a new paging system which automatically diverts paging calls to mobile phones, so that an SMS message can be sent.
Catastrophic care - When hospitals are overwhelmed
Paul E Pepe MD MPH FACEP FCCM, Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Public Health and Chair, Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre and the Parkland Health and Hospital System (TSMC&PHHS), Dallas.
The typology of conflicts in the ICU
Uncdertainty in prognoses causes symptoms of anxiety and depresiion in family members.
The 26th International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ISICEM)
It is the largest meeting of its kind with 5,000 participants.
Intensivists
Not so long ago, in addition to carrying their normal workload the surgeon, anaesthetist, lung specialist and internist worked in the intensive care unit (ICU). Now, however, the 'intensivist' has arrived - 'A real specialist'
Disaster!
In August last year, Hurricane Katrina smashed into the USA's Gulf Coast. Within 36 hours a swathe of Louisiana had become a disaster zone.
Spanish ICU adopts IT
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the Medicine and Dermatology Institute
Cross-border care
Status quo of cross-border access to healthcare systems within the EU-Member States.
Don't just go there!
Many medical organisations have warned that no one who wishes to help in the relief work in tsunami-hit regions should travel there individually, i.e. without being officially affiliated with an already involved organisation.
TSUNAMI the aftermath
At a recent conference on the care of tsunami survivors, the Thai Health Ministry reported that over 5,300 of its population had been confirmed dead, leaving tens of thousands bereaved, as well as homeless, and that 10,000 people had already been treated by touring teams of mental health workers, as well as receiving counselling from Buddhist monks trained in psychology.
The silver anniversary of the ISICEM
The 25th International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, to be held at the Congress Centre in Brussels, will see us celebrate our Silver Anniversary, when we will reflect on 25 years of meetings that have encouraged the presentation, discussion, and debate of intensive care medicine, and when we also look forward to what the next 25 years may bring.
