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A recent study* suggests that 40% of ILS crews did not meat the American Heart Association’s recommended 60 – 80% CCF (Chest Compression Fraction). The study aims to prove that pre-hospital emergency workers should at least learn the basics when it comes to CPR, team dynamics in achieving a high CCF. It suggests that crews […]

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Flu vaccines and treating the flu Influenza (also known as flu) kills between 6000-11,000 South Africans every year. About half of those deaths are in the elderly, and about 30 per cent in HIV-infected people. The highest rates of hospitalisation are in the elderly (65 years and older), HIV-infected people and children less than five