July 2013

Shocking initial estimates for the train derailment atSantiago di Compostela: 77 dead and 143 injured. The accident took place at 8.42pm yesterday, when the high-speed Madrid-Ferrol train was approaching the junction of "A Grandeira", just…

First Aid is a free app for Android smartphones, designed specifically to help anybody who finds themselves in an emergency situation, providingthe right instructions for first aid procedures. The app uses illustrations, videos and brief…

The London designer Gabriele Meldaikyte has revisited the packaging of a home first aid kit with the aim of making it easier to use properly. The kit is divided into 3 sections, each for the treatment of the small injuries that typically…

The Conference Centre in Kielce, Poland, was the venue for the 9th edition of Edura, the international exhibition on fire protection and rescue. Currently the only specialised event in Poland, it is an important reference point for the…

The trained rescuer knows that when faced with a sudden cardiac arrest patient, time and optimal therapy is critical for survival. Quality CPR combined with early defibrillation is essential to improve survival. Guidelines provide direction…

International Red Rescue was founded in late 1922 in Moscow at the Fourth World Congress of the Communist International, with the precise aim of creating an organisation of permanent rescue on a juridical, political, material and moral…

An exercise involving pilots of the HMS Search and Rescue turned into a real rescue operation. On a two-day training exercise in the picturesque Cowal Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, the crew were accompanied by photographers from the…

This year New Mexico’s traditional Southwestern Regional Mine Rescue contest was held in Taos, at the Taos Convention Center. Miners and volunteers from two teams underwent three days of theory and practical tests. A written exam and…