October 2013

Traditional flesh and bone rescuers can sleep in peace: the Atlas robot, although it is able to move over bumpy terrain and has been designed specifically to carry our rescues in places that are inaccessible to man, breaks during a test in…

They are the US Coast Guard elite corps and have undergone the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Training programme in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. This extremely tough academy selects the best rescue swimmers in the world, who are able to…

To make the immobilised patient more comfortable and improve the outcome of rescues in hostile environments usingdevices that ensure reliability and versatility. These are the aims of the Saerbag III Ferno bagwith integrated lifting bridle,…

Usually in films it’s the Bible carried in the pocket that stops the bullet, but this time the miracle object was different: a smartphone. It all happened early on Monday morning at a gas station in Winter Garden, in Florida. The…

An accident which could have cost Maya Gabeira, the Brazilian surfer specialised in riding giant waves, her life. The 26-year-old professional surfer, who has toured the planet in the search for the largest waves to surf on, calls herself a…

"Planes", the Disney/Pixar animated spin-off of the box-office hit "Cars", is only just out in Italian cinemas, but on US screens the arrival of its sequel is already being planned, dedicated entirely to the world of rescue. "Planes: Fire…

A terrifying video captured by the helmet cam of a firefighter from Canberra, Australia, shows us all the drama of an operation on Mount Victoria, New South Wales, right in the heart of the horrendous wildfires that are raging through the…

The scene was just like in 2012, but luckily the death toll was not repeated. In Buenos Aires another accident occurred involving a commuter train in Once station, just like back in 2012, when 51 people lost their lives. This time the…

On 23rd August 2013 a helicopter in service between oil platforms and the Scottish mainland fell into the sea just 3 miles from Sumburgh airport, killing 4 of its 18 passengers. Air accident investigators trying to establish the causes of…

Air pollution causes lung cancer. Yesterday this conclusion, which has already been reported in many scientific studies published in recent years, took a new turn after being declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In fact, the…