2014

FROM EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS - It is an atypical Saturday in your busy Level One trauma center as, fortunately, the knife and gun club seems to be taking the day off. You’ve just gotten a quick bite to eat when you hear the radio go off. EMS…

Flight Paramedic Hugh Gilmour works in the furthest reaches of the Canadian Arctic, evacuating patients from remote communities to hospitals in southern Canada. He is also an amateur photographer and his often breathtaking photos provide a…

The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge. 2014 has been a tough year. New and lasting conflicts, natural disasters and one of the worst epidemics in recent times have pushed people to their limits and beyond.

More than 400 people were rescued yesterday from the Norman Atlantic, the ferry boat on fire in the middle of the Adriatic sea, between Italy and Albania. Here below the images from the stage about the rescue operation, with a particular…

December, 30, EMERGENCY - On the 28th December, the first Ebola patient treated in Africa with the experimental drug ZMAb has been discharged from the Ebola Treatment Centre run by EMERGENCY NGO in Goderich, Sierra Leone.A.M., 72 years old,…

Indonesian officials say that items resembling an emergency slide and plane door have been seen in the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501, according to Agence-France Presse. “We spotted about 10 big objects and many more small…

Firefighters have physically and mentally demanding jobs which means we (as fire rescue athletes) have demanding nutritional needs to match. Unfortunately, research confirms that most are deficient in some essential nutrients. The most…

Here is a great way to start your Thanksgiving morning (or any morning). This is a little workout that will burn some early morning calories, ignite your metabolism, and make room for some good Thanksgiving food. I always like to do some…

PLYMOUTH - When a child suffered an allergic reaction last month in Braintree, the babysitter did not know where to find life-saving medication. But a call to that town’s new 911 system saved the day. The Smart911 gave dispatchers access to…

The Asian Disaster Management Center said that 3 people died and more than 60,000 had to be evacuated to safer locations due to floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains around Sri Lanka, where 15 districts were hit by heavy rain and 1900…