Dated: 19/07/2006 Read 703 times
Source: Daily Express
BRITAIN was warned last night that the heatwave could claim 14,000 lives.
The alert came as the country faces its hottest ever day, with the temperature set to soar to a possible 102C
Dated: 15/04/2006 Read 1557 times
Source: medical news today
Survival rates following the most common form of cardiac arrest increased three-fold when emergency medical personnel used a new form of CPR developed called Cardiocerebral Resuscitation.
Dated: 21/01/2006 Read 1012 times
Source: n-e-life
More than 1-in-8 (13%) of British children have been injured in a road accident according to a recent survey of children’s views on road safety by European Red Cross Societies.
Dated: 21/01/2006 Read 1140 times
Source: dailymail
A new ambulance especially designed to carry heavier patients has been launched by St John Ambulance.
The move is in response to the growing obesity crsis in the UK. Recent figures have revealed that nearly one in four men and women in England are obese.
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