Bariatric is a medical term used to describe treatment methods concerned with obesity. It is an extensive field of medicine that is focused on the causes and prevention of obesity…
Blood is an essential component for the sustenance of human biological life. The sampling of blood is pivotal to all fields of medicine as it aids the analysis of blood…
Studies show that personnel in the fire and emergency medical service industries sustain more lifting-related injuries than workers in any other industry. These statistics do not only emphasize the risks…
The job of an EMS specialist is never easy. It's not unusual for them to encounter patients with a long history of medical complications who experience cardiac arrest at the…
Influenza is known to come in various strains and sub-types, causing unpleasant symptoms every flu season. Due to consisted mutation of the virus, it is often difficult to pinpoint which…
Asthma, one of the most prevalent chronic lung diseases, has been on the rise since the adoption of heavy industry. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, at…
Firefighters are known to give their all when it comes to protecting lives and property. Like many other professionals who use EMS equipment, they are expected to always be on…
Pulling together your biomedical supplies to create the optimal jump kit can be pretty daunting. You don’t want to miss out on anything that may put a patient in harm’s…
One of the greatest achievements of modern medicine is the donation and transplantation of organs. Before the mastery of such procedures, patients with damaged or failing organs were left with…
When the first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered in the 1920s, it provided a cure for a range of bacterial infections that were once considered deadly. Its timely discovery also generated…
