New Rapid Test for Heart Attacks in Ambulances
A New Rapid Test Helps Ambulance Personnel Diagnosis Heart Attacks in Ambulances. This allows patients to be tasks to the correct Hospital More Quickly.
The test shows Within at Minutes Whether a Patient Has had a Heart Attack. Previously, This was only Possible in the Hospital. This saves a lot of time, which is very important in the event of a heart attack.
In addition to the speed, the test also provides more peace of mind. Patients can stay at home more often and the ambulance staff do not have to make a stop at another Hospital.
The Rapid Test was developed in Eindhoven and is now Being Used by Ambulance Personnel in Southeast Brabant. The Rapid Test has already Been Used There 125 Times Since the Beginning of the Month. Other regions, such as flevoland and the north of overijssel, have bone using the rapid test as this year.
Denmark Abolishes Sky-High Vat on Books
Denmark has abolished Vat on Books in the hope of getting more people reading. The Country Currently Has One of the Highest Vat Rates on Books in the World.
The Danes Now Pay 25 Percent Vat On Their Books. The Government Hopes That The Measure Will Tackle The Reading Crisis That The Vat Levy May Be Causing. Neighboring Sweden Already Lowered the Vat Rate in 2001, But That Did Not Result of Many New Readers.
Accordance to the Danish Minister of Culture, IT is also about Bringing Literature to the Attention Again. The Government has released Extra Money for Strengthed Cooperation between Public Libraries and Schools in the country, He Tells the Guardian .
UMCG Project With Status Holders Proves A Success
Three years ago, The UMC Groningen started a trial in which the Hospital Employed Status Holders. This should partial Solve the Staff Shortages in Healthcare. The First Two Participants Have Complete the Trial and Work as Nurses in the Hospital.
The participants also worked in Healthcare in Their Home Country. In The Program, They Learned the Dutch Language and Culture and How Our Healthcare System Works. “I have had a lot of support from my neckleagues and supervisors. Thanks to them, I have successful complete this project,” Said one participant to RTV Noord .
Other Hospitals near the umcg are now also Conducting Such Trials. Outgoing state secretary jurgen nobel (participation and integration) hopes that more and more hospitals will take this.
Pieterpad First Wheelchair-Friendly Long-Dristance Hiking Route
From April 2026, The Pieterpad May Official Call Itelf The First Wheelchair-Friendly Long-Dristance Hiking Route in Europe. The Moving Beyond Limits Foundation Has Been Working on the Hogerous Project on the Hiking Route for a year, which connects Pieterburen in Groningen and the Sint-Pietersberg in Maastricht.
The Foundation Saw That People with Disabilities had Difficulty Getting Into Nature. They could not use their wheelchairs on the small paths because of the sand and hills.
A Number of Wheelchair Users Are Traveling The Entire Route Together with the Foundation to Find Obstacles. In The Meantime, They have made 85 percent of the route Passable, They Say to RTV Noord . For example, bridges or cattle grids that are too narrow are givven a small detour.
Free Vegetable Bag Helps Babies Eat Healthily
In More and More Municipalities, New Parents Have Been Able To Request A Baby Vegetable Bag Since This Week. The Special Package Should Introduction Babies to Healthy Eating Early On. Not only the babies benefit from it, but also their parents.
The Bag Contains Fourteen Different Vegetables, So Babies Can Get Used to New Flavors. Starting to eat vegetables early on ensures that children still like vegetables later in Life. All That Healthy Eating Reduces the Chance of Diseases Again.