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Palestinian paramedics fear Gaza dangers will spread to West Bank
Hebron, occupied West Bank – In his 25 years as a paramedic, Jawdat al-Muhtaseb has worked during fraught times, from the second Intifada to the heightened tensions in 2015 and then to the current situation, where the ripple effect of Israel’s war on Gaza led to an increase in deadly Israeli violence against Palestinians in
New paramedics at risk of poor sleep and resulting mental health issues
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As we mark World Sleep Day, a joint Monash University and Ambulance Victoria study could help new paramedics get a better night's sleep and improve their mental health. The study, led by researchers from Monash University's Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, with Monash University's Department of Paramedicine and Ambulance
As Hospitals Fill Up, Paramedics Spend More Time Moving Patients
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. GUNNISON, Colorado — The night after Thanksgiving, a small ambulance service that covers a huge swath of southwestern Colorado got a call that a patient needed an emergency transfer from the hospital in Gunnison to a larger one with an intensive…