Monthly Archives

June 2014

She proves the stroke with a selfie

Cbs reports that Stacey Yepes of Thornhill, Ontario, went to the emergency room after she felt numbness in her face and had trouble speaking. After tests doctors told her the symptoms were a result of stress. Three hours later she felt the…

New Skoda for the London Air Ambulance

London Air Ambulance has unveiled its new fleet of ŠKODA Octavia vRS Estate rapid response cars. The cars operate at night, in adverse weather conditions or as back up in major incidents. Bringing uniformity to the London’s Air Ambulance…

Austrian naked sunbather causes car pile-up

A nude woman sunbathing in Austria caused a crash on the road below when she positioned her naked body out of a window while she was sunbathing. The nude woman was snapped by student Gregory Shakaki lying on her window ledge with her legs…

Eurosatory 2014 photo reportage

Eurosatory 2014 Expo host a new sector dedicated to the civil protection, search & rescue and security market. Vehicles, equipments, new technology and devices are the most interesting things in that exposition. Between the 684…

South Dakota, twister in Wessington leave destruction path

A tornado tore through a small town in southeastern South Dakota on Wednesday night, destroying businesses and homes and injuring at least one person. The twister hit Wessington Springs just before 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said.…

IFRC pledges more action in migrant work protection

As the global rate of labour migration continues to rise, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is seeking to play a greater role in providing assistance and protection to vulnerable and at-risk migrant workers. As a reflection…

The Vortex airway checklist

The Vortex is a “high stakes cognitive aid” - simple enough to be recalled in a crisis and flexible enough to be used in any context. Our philosophy is to train staff for management of the unanticipated difficult airway in the same manner…