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Emergency Live is the only multilingual magazine dedicated to people involved in rescue and emergency. As such, it is the ideal medium in terms of speed and cost for trading companies to reach large numbers of target users; for example, all companies involved in some way in the equipping of specialised means of transport. From vehicle manufacturers to companies involved in equipping those vehicles, to any supplier of life- saving and rescue equipment and aids.

Equipment

GeoResQ, a mountain safety app

Emergency Live Aug 12, 2013 0

The speed of intervention is a determining factor in the success of mountain rescue. The Italian National Mountain and Caving Rescue Corps (Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (Cnsas)), in collaboration with the Italian…

Of interest

Emergency rescue à la Cypress Hill

Emergency Live Aug 9, 2013 0

http://youtu.be/R8lahz6guQM It’s a well-known fact that music has beneficial effects on mood. In the video by Cypress Hill, one of the best-known US hip-hop groups, in collaboration here with British DJ Roni Size, the rescue team…

Stories

The nightlife of a US firefighter

Emergency Live Aug 8, 2013 0

The alarm rings at 2.30am and the firefighters at Station 39 Fire Department jump out of bed, scramble into their uniforms and dash to the truck that will carry them to the location of the emergency. For the on-call firefighters of the…

Ambulance

Saved from a heart attack during the filming of Helicopter Heroes

Emergency Live Aug 6, 2013 0

A normal working day at Wakefield’s Yorkshire Ambulance Service, in the UK, with all staff carrying out their usual duties, while BBC television cameras spied on them for the television series "Helicopter Heroes", a documentary on…

News

Tragic accident in Santiago di Compostela. 77 dead, 143 injured. Images of the rescue operations

Emergency Live Jul 25, 2013 0

Shocking initial estimates for the train derailment atSantiago di Compostela: 77 dead and 143 injured. The accident took place at 8.42pm yesterday, when the high-speed Madrid-Ferrol train was approaching the junction of "A Grandeira", just…

Equipment

First Aid app available for Android, specifically for first aid procedures

Emergency Live Jul 17, 2013 0

First Aid is a free app for Android smartphones, designed specifically to help anybody who finds themselves in an emergency situation, providingthe right instructions for first aid procedures. The app uses illustrations, videos and brief…

Of interest

Home first aid kit: work of professional designer

Emergency Live Jul 5, 2013 0

The London designer Gabriele Meldaikyte has revisited the packaging of a home first aid kit with the aim of making it easier to use properly. The kit is divided into 3 sections, each for the treatment of the small injuries that typically…

News

Edura. International exhibition in Poland on fire protection and rescue

Emergency Live Jul 4, 2013 0

The Conference Centre in Kielce, Poland, was the venue for the 9th edition of Edura, the international exhibition on fire protection and rescue. Currently the only specialised event in Poland, it is an important reference point for the…

Equipment

Optimal compression with the CPRmeter Laerdal. For measuring depth and rate of chest movement

Emergency Live Jul 4, 2013 0

The trained rescuer knows that when faced with a sudden cardiac arrest patient, time and optimal therapy is critical for survival. Quality CPR combined with early defibrillation is essential to improve survival. Guidelines provide direction…

Of interest

International Red Rescue: an integrated but atypical rescue method

Emergency Live Jul 2, 2013 0

International Red Rescue was founded in late 1922 in Moscow at the Fourth World Congress of the Communist International, with the precise aim of creating an organisation of permanent rescue on a juridical, political, material and moral…

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