background: teaching of theoretical and practical first aids are  important courses for medical sciences students. if these courses are  taught with evidence based medicine(ebm), they will be learned better by students. the objective of this study  was the  determination of the  effect of evidence based medical education on learning of first aids. methods: this study had been performed inthe pl...

Background: Teaching of theoretical and practical first aids are  important courses for medical sciences students. If these courses are  taught with Evidence Based Medicine(EBM), they will be learned better by students. The objective of this study  was the  determination of the  effect of evidence based medical education on learning of first aids. Methods: This study had been performed inthe pl...

The Unified Emergency Care System (UECS) provides an integrated system of medical support from point of injury to the time a casualty is handed over to specialist care within hospital. It enables personnel at all skill levels to deliver life-saving support to casualties with a broad range of acute injuries and illness. The UECS facilitates standardised training with each level building upon the...

Two cases of accidental hanging that occurred at school in comparable circumstances in two three-year-olds are reported. The opposite outcomes in these two cases together with data from a review of the literature highlight the importance of first aid training to give victims of such injuries the best chance of survival.