June 2014

A building collapsed in Chennai, National Disaster Responce FOrce (NDRF) said on Saturday. The death toll in the collapse of an under-construction building near suburban Porur rose to 18. 23 people were rescued from the debris, National…

Introduction Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals frequently care for patients experiencing acute pain. Analgesics are critical in patient comfort and satisfaction levels during the treatment of acute pain. The objective of this…

KARACHI - A five-day course on managing dead bodies in emergency situations was held by the ICRC in Karachi earlier this month. It brought together 32 first responders from various organizations working in the areas of emergency management,…

PETALING JAYA: Over 700,000 households are affected by water disruptions caused by low water levels at treatment plants in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) said Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling,…

The International Red Cross Red Crescent are helping Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike. ICRC doctors and delegates are carrying out regular visits to all prisoners on hunger strike, and They are paying special attention to…

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) set out its intentions to purchase new ambulances earlier this year and 120 replacements are now in use. The planned completion of the roll-out was the end of June, and EEAST Chief…

The Advanced Surfing Medicine Life Support (ASLS) course by the EASD, features a wide array of surfing and wilderness medicine with theory from outdoor patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment of wounds, marine envenomation,…

He's fine and happy, but this little pit bull puppy had some hour of trouble in Bakersfield, California. The pit bull puppy somehow got himeself trapped into the middle of a wheel rim. Immediatly from the fire station started a squad for a…

Two ambulance crew members were killed during an accident with an 18-wheeler in Greene County Tuesday afternoon, the county emergency management director confirmed. The ambulance was headed out for a call on Highway 63 at approximately…

LANGKAWI - Dietrich Eber Hard, 56, escape with minor injourice in a dramatic incident at 8pm in Langkawi, Malaysia. He had a close shave with death with his four-wheel vehicle, that goes over control and plunged into a…