Emergency medical services

According to reports, the unfortunate man was performing tasks on his property located just outside of Naoussa. Under unclear circumstances, he was pinned by the tractor, leading to fatal injuries. Firefighters were called to the scene to assist in recovering the man’s body.

A tragedy occurred on Tuesday morning in Chania when a worker fell from a great height while performing work on the roof of a building.

The unfortunate man was working as an electrician in the Askifou area, in Sfakia, when under currently unclear circumstances, he lost his balance and fell. His death was instantaneous.

A tourist from Norway was rescued by the Fire Service in Crete's Hania region on Tuesday after she was injured while hiking in the Agia Irini Gorge in Selino.

The 65-year-old tourist and her husband were located and transported to a safe area at the entrance of the gorge late in the afternoon. From there, they were picked up by the emergency ambulance service and taken to hospital.

Bulgaria's newly established Center for Air Emergency Medical Services has successfully completed its first mission. After a series of training flights and rigorous preparations, the medical team, consisting of Dr. Vera Ivanova and nurse Georgi Radoev, was dispatched to provide emergency assistance by air.

A concerning new trend has emerged from the WHO Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) in Ukraine: Ambulance workers and other personnel servicing health transport face a risk of injury and death three times higher than that of other health care service workers.  

In a distressing incident in the Dobrich region of Bulgaria, an elderly man lost his life following a road accident, prompting scrutiny over the delayed arrival of emergency medical services. The unfortunate event unfolded when the male driver, feeling unwell, veered the car into a ditch, accompanied by his family.

During the strike, only the flights provided for by the current legal framework will be served, i.e. only air ambulance services.

In a significant development for emergency medical services, the inaugural officially registered helipad in Sofia has been integrated into the national air ambulance system. Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeykov presented the documents to the director of St. Anna's Hospital in Sofia on January 22, formalizing the helipad's inclusion in the emergency air ambulance service.

Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeikov declared the readiness of Bulgaria's inaugural medical helicopter during a recent interview on Nova TV. Gvozdeikov shared that the helicopter, designed to meet the highest standards for emergency care, is set to be transported from Italy to Bulgaria next week, with assurance from Italian manufacturers that it will arrive by the end of January.

Bulgaria marked a significant milestone as the country's inaugural air ambulance helicopter, crafted by the esteemed Italian company "Leonardo," emerged from production and was dispatched for comprehensive testing, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Health.