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March 2017

Falls and Fall Injuries

Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014 The ACUTE CARE Blog Non-Urban Emergency Medicine puts the attention on an important theme about elderly health: falls and fall injuries. Falls are the leading cause…

Etna volcano erupts and hurts 10 tourists

In the morning, many tourists were witnessing to an eruption of Etna, in Sicily, and they have been hurted by a rain of lapilli. Around 11:30 a.m., because of the contact between magma and the snow on the top of the volcano, lava totally …

Peru: 18 thousand families submerged by the flood

From the beginning of the year torrential rains don’t give respite to Peru; it continues to rain and the situation does not seem to improve, in some locations itrecords up to 200-250 mm of rain, and in the proximity of mountains it reaches…

Rosenbauer: HEROS-titan on course for success

With the HEROS-titan, Rosenbauer has set a new benchmark with regard to personal safety equipment for the emergency services. The premium product in the HEROS helmet range meets the most stringent international standards and certification…

#DontBeAMannequin - Campaign against women harassment

The video is a tragic reminder of the events that happened during New Year's Eve in India's tech-hub of Bangalore. According to reports, hundreds of women were harassed by a mob of men in a city that is deemed safer than places like New…