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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.

Understanding Crush Injuries - the MedicCast podcast

Apr 23, 2014

Nurse Triaging Changes EMS, Missing Stroke Patients, Critical Care Aftermath and we’ll take a look at the crush injury patient in this crossover segment from the Disaster Podcast. If that’s what you’re looking for, you…

A Mental Health Rescue Program for improve living condition in the Refugees Camp

Apr 23, 2014

Beirut - In Lebanon, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has launched its first series of training workshops addressing the field of mental health. The workshops are scheduled to take place from April 2014 to April…

Malaysia: Family of three killed in crash

Apr 23, 2014

A couple and their eight-month-old baby girl perished in an accident along Jalan Haji Abdul Manan, near Meru, here. According to police, the 9.20pm incident on Sunday happened when the family’s car, a Proton Satria, was speeding along…

UN agency pleads for help in Central African Republic

Apr 22, 2014

GENEVA, April 16 (Reuters) – Inter-communal violence is tearing Central African Republic apart but the conflict is not getting the attention, or aid, needed to save hunge numbers of lives, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR)…

How to Build the Crew Chain of Safety

Apr 22, 2014

BY BRYAN MCRAY, ROB LAWRENCE, DAN FELLOWS The Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA) is an organization embracing the EMS Culture of Safety in every department, from field staff to administrative offices. New employees are told by…

Nine Nepali guides killed in Everest avalanche

Apr 18, 2014

An avalanche swept down a slope of Mount Everest on Friday, killing nine Nepali mountaineering guides at the beginning of the main climbing season, a tourism ministry official said. The avalanche hit the most popular route to the mountain's…

South Korea Ferry Incident, air into submerged ship for survivors

Apr 18, 2014

S. Korea Ferry Incident: Divers pumping air into submerged ship (SOUTH KOREA - AP) - Coast guard officials say divers have begun pumping air into a submerged South Korean ship 48 hours after it listed and sank. But it wasn't immediately…

Health and Safety

Pediatric rescue: Child's head stuck in a fence, how to release it

Apr 18, 2014

Pediatric rescue: Child's head stuck in a fence, how to release it You can liberate a child's head stuck in a fence using webbing and a halligan. A Firefighter's group in Idaho made this useful video. (Disclaimer: this is just a drill this…

From Russia with love (and a Firefighter's Magic Carpet)

Apr 18, 2014

From Russia with love (and a magic carpet) What kind of explanation do you need for this russian crazy video? Firefighters in their free time make incredible things. This needs no explanation other than it’s from Russia. Thanks to…

Water rescue, don't let your day be ruined by trouble

Apr 17, 2014

There's nothing better than hitting the beach on a sunny day. But don't let your day be ruined by trouble in the water. With more people visiting the beach than ever before, our lifeguards and lifeboat crews have never been busier. We…

Dengue's outbreak at Australian detention center

Apr 17, 2014

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An outbreak of dengue fever at an Australian refugee detention centre in the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru sparked calls on Thursday for greater oversight at the facility, which has been criticised by rights groups…

Fire Engine plows into a Chinese Restaurant in California

Apr 17, 2014

A crash involving two fire engines sent one of them careering across a busy pavement and into the front of a Chinese restaurant. Fifteen people, at least five of them firefighters,…

Diabetes, what it means for patients the new scientific advancements?

Apr 17, 2014

Author: Dr Zanariah Hussein (consultant endocrinologist) (THESTAR.COM) - Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. They are major risk factors for a number of chronic…

Ferry failure in South Korea, hundreds of children rescued

Apr 16, 2014

(GUARDIAN) - All 338 high school students and teachers on board a South Korean passenger ferry that began sinking on Wednesday have been rescued, according to reports. The ferry, identified as the Sewol, was carrying about 470 passengers,…

What if you were invited to your own funeral?

Apr 16, 2014

Virtually no one feels it is dangerous to drive a few km/h faster than the maximum speed limit. However, even this "slight" speeding kills and injures hundreds of people every year. And we tend to ignore the many lives of people close to us…

Patients too heavy for ambulance transfer are a problem in the Middle-East

Apr 16, 2014

The Fire and Rescue Department had to be called in to help transfer an overweight patient from the Banting Hospital to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, reported Berita Harian. According to the daily, the 200kg patient, Norfaizah…

Palliative Care for patients with chronic illnesses start in Kuala Lumpur

Apr 16, 2014

(NEW STRAITS TIMES) - It is estimated that every year, 35 million people die from chronic life-threatening illnesses. Of these, less than 8% have access to palliative care, termed as a holistic form of care for a patient’s…

Health and Safety

Scientists successfully create vaginas in lab to help women born without

Apr 16, 2014

REUTERS - Four young women born with missing or abnormal vaginas were implanted with lab-grown versions made from their own cells, the latest success in creating replacement organs that have so far included tracheas, bladders and urethras.…

Jeff Bauman, Pulitzer prize for a rescue story

Apr 15, 2014

What made Josh Haner’s Pulitzer prize winning photo story of well known Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman so powerful? It’s that the photo story so closely and painfully evoke scenes seared into the American psyche of…

FOAMed news: An Update on Pulmonary Embolism

Apr 15, 2014

As has been discussed in a previous post, patients with sub-massive PE (hypoxic, tachycardic, some troponin rise, etc…but no hypotension) remain in a grey zone, which is, to me , a dubious situation at…

Moldova purchases new ambulances for the Emergency Medical Service

Apr 14, 2014

15 new ambulances (completely equipped by Spencer) have been inaugurated last 21st March in Chisinau, Moldova. The Moldova Minister of Health has consigned the first 15 vehicles of the 68 ambulances expected within the end of 2014.…

Cement truck slams into car

Apr 14, 2014

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - A Texas A&M veterinary professor is very fortunate to have escaped serious injury or even death when a cement truck tipped on its side and slammed into the professor's car. And Dr. Guan Zhu, believe it or not,…

Health and Safety

Stroke Thrombolysis: Save a minute, save a Day

Apr 14, 2014

Background and Purpose - Stroke thrombolysis is highly time-critical, but data on long-term effects of small reductions in treatment delays have not been available. Our objective was to quantify patient lifetime benefits gained from faster…

Youth Engaged in First Aid, Heroes without Superpowers

Apr 10, 2014

120 days before the 5th Samaritan Contest, we kick off the Year of Youth in First Aid! 2014 will have the motto “Youth Engaged in First Aid – Heroes without Superpowers”. We aim to promote first aid training, particularly…

The most pressing topics in EMS field at Medical World Americas

Apr 9, 2014

A breakdown in communication or lack of effective strategies is often the reason a disaster turns into a catastrophe. Solid collaboration between each unit of the disaster preparedness community is the difference between weathering the…

Attacks on patients and health personnel continue, look on the Red Cross Report

Apr 8, 2014

Geneva (ICRC) – On the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is issuing a report on "Violent incidents affecting the delivery of health care," based on a large number of recorded…

Health and Safety

An update on out-of-hospital airway management practices in the United States

Apr 7, 2014

In the United States, Emergency Medical Services rescuers provide out-of-hospital treatment to patient suffering life-threating conditions such as cardiac arrest, stroke, seizure, respiratory failure and major…

EkspoMED, turkish teams work with Italian Healthcare Industry

Apr 4, 2014

The biggest medical and healthcare exhibition in the Eurasia region has opened in Istanbul at Tüyap Fair Congress and Convention Center with a big news for all the Mediterranean business company. ExpoMED has celebrated its most…

Portuguese water dog rescued by London lifeboat

Apr 4, 2014

(RNLI Press Office) - On the morning of Wednesday 2 April Chiswick RNLI lifeboat crew were called to investigate reports of a dog in distress in Barn Elms Reach. When the lifeboat arrived two crew were put ashore to assess the…

How to use social media during Emergency?

Apr 3, 2014

"What will an emergency 2.0 resilient community look like?" is the article of Emergency 2.0 who talk over some scenarios of how a resilient community empowered with the knowledge to use social media and web 2.0 tools would recover from an…

Tsunami warning after Chile 8M earthquake

Apr 2, 2014

A tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and Equador has been issued after a magnitude-8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile. The huge tremor has put all of Latin America's Pacific Coast on tsunami alert, the Pacific Tsunami Warning…

Civil Protection

Disaster and humanitarian crises: how to response it?

Apr 1, 2014

Frederick M. BURKLE, Jr. Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. James M. LYZNICKI James J. JAMESCenter for Public Health…

Ireland, an Ambulance Service in crisis

Apr 1, 2014

A shocking documentary by RTE One explain problem of the irish ambulance services. Only 30% of emergency call were handle in 8 minute. In England is 75%. Only 64% of emergency call were handle in 19 minutes. European standard impose to…

Health and Safety

Albumin Replacement in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

Mar 31, 2014

For decades, human albumin has been administered to patients to provide adequate oncotic pressure and intravascular volume. However, a report indicated that the administration of albumin may be potentially harmful in critically ill…

15-years-old learn CPR, and 4 days later saves her grandfather

Mar 28, 2014

On a Thursday at Riverside High School, Shelby Morgan learned CPR. That Friday, she learned how to use an automated external defibrillator, which can deliver a lifesaving shock to the heart. The following Monday, she saved her grandpa. A…

Construction Worker's Rescue From Massive Houston AIG Campus Fire

Mar 27, 2014

(Daylinews) Houston firefighters made a daring rescue of a construction worker trapped on an upper balcony of an under-construction apartment complex in AIG Campus. The worker waved for help before hanging down and jumping to a lower…

MH370, how goes search operation?

Mar 26, 2014

Search operation for Malaysia Airlines aircraft continues: here below Update 19 from AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) Today’s search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in the Australian Search and…

Community Paramedicine Comes to California

Mar 26, 2014

Shira A. Schlesinger, MD, MPH Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP, FIFEM University of California, Irvine Center for Disaster Medical Sciences Community Paramedicine Comes to California Community Paramedicine engages pre-hospital providers to make…

Gimball, the flying robots useful for rescue missions

Mar 25, 2014

Collapsed building research, forest control during an arson, recon on a gas leak. Now firefighters and rescuer can face it with a new kind of drone, called “Gimball”. It’s a spherical flying robot created by two young…

Seattle, helicopter crashes near the Space Needle

Mar 18, 2014

Police and firefighters were responding, and the street contained at least two damaged cars. At least two people died and one was injured. The helicopter crashed near KOMO's offices causing a big fire. The visibility was clear and winds…

St. Patricks Day Earthquake in Los Angeles, live video

Mar 17, 2014

An earthquake has been strongly felt near Los Angeles, California. The 4.4-magnitude quake struck 9km from the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Westwood. It hit at 06:25 local time (13:25 GMT). It was the strongest earthquake in Los Angeles…

Horse rescued by helicopter after dangerous fall in Southern California

Mar 17, 2014

Great jobs by the Los Angeles Firefighters. In Friday, a woman and her horse needed a rescue after an accident in the Angeles National Forest. They slipped down a cliff, and “Dakota” - the name of the horse - could not be able…

Is Apple entering health care market with new Healtbook app for iOS8?

Mar 16, 2014

The rumors on next debut of Apple in health care market, runs on web from some time. Now, Chinese website Weibo has published on line the appearance of new version of iOS, the 8th of operating system that characterizes the devices with…

Retail clinics: when clinic meets supermarket

Mar 15, 2014

Bon Secours Virginia Health System enters urgent care private clinics market, opening the first Good Health Express Center in Richmond, Virginia. A "fast food" health care clinic located just near two big shopping mall, Best Buy and…

Health and Safety

Declared dead, he wake up during funeral. Now he died again

Mar 14, 2014

Walter Williams is dead twice. The 78-year-old Mississippi man that two weeks ago woke up in a body bag at a funeral home, after being mistakenly pronounced deceased, is dead once again yesterday, at 1 a.m. in his home. Holmes…

#REDforSYRIA: stand your red profile logo for volunteers

Mar 14, 2014

Today all the Red Cross fans stand in solidarity with millions of volunteers who put their communities first. #REDforSYRIA #withsyria is the hashtag to demonstrate our solidarity. "Stand with us - write Red Cross on the…

Resuscitation 2014: The pathway to new guidelines

Mar 14, 2014

The European Resuscitation Council is the network of the National Resuscitation Councils in Europe. Other member organisations of the ERC are the Red Cross and the European scientific organisations of Cardiology, Intensive Care Medicine,…

Ryon A. Watkins wins Director of EMS services of the year

Mar 13, 2014

Ryon A. Watkins wins Director of EMS services of the year prize in South Carolina during the annual symposium of the Emergency Medical Services held in Myrtle Beach. The network, which includes representatives of all EMS services of South…

Dr. Claudio Costa leave Motogp "Clinica Mobile" after 37 years

Mar 13, 2014

Here before the letter that Dr. Claudio Costa, after 37 years in "Clinica Mobile", write to all the fan of motogp, to annouce his retires. "There are masters who have never appointed any successor to carry on their inspired work; there…

An italian drone to find and help people buried under avalanche

Mar 12, 2014

A drone to increase safety in the mountains, especially for skiers and hikers that are exposed to high avalanche risk. Department of Engineering, Electricity and Information "Guglielmo Marconi" from Bologna University make a series of…

Harlem building collapse after explosion. 11 people injured

Mar 12, 2014

FDNY said that around 9 a.m. on Park Avenue, in East Harlem, two buildings have collapsed after an explosion. Video from the scene shows heavy smoke rising from the area as firefighters battle the blaze. Debris could be seen scattered all…

Snow storm hitting Midwest, warnings from Illinois to Maine

Mar 12, 2014

A potent snowstorm is blasting portions of the Midwest and Northeast with as much as 2 feet of snow. If enough snow falls, the storm could break Detroit's seasonal snowfall record and give Chicago its second snowiest winter. It also could…

New tiltrotor from AgustaWestland: new prespective to air rescue

Mar 11, 2014

A working tool versatile and reliable, to give a new dimension to air rescue: the new AgustaWestland AW609 Finmeccanica is technically a tiltrotor, able to vary the angle of the rotors from vertical to horizontal. This aircraft sum the…

Trolley derails in MBTA Green Line tunnel in Boston

Mar 11, 2014

BOSTON - An MBTA Green Line train crashed into a tunnel wall after derailing this afternoon. Seven people suffered minor injuries, and the tracks in the area were closed for 24h. The derailment happened between the Kenmore and Fenway…

VIDEO - Town police helps save a newborn baby in Gran Canaria

Mar 10, 2014

A great operation was made by Gran Canaria City Police. A newborn baby had a cardiac arrest just after he reached one of Gran Canaria's hospitals. He had to be transported via ambulance to the region's Child Hospital. But helipad it's out…

Search continues for missing malaysian airliner carrying 239 passengers

Mar 8, 2014

GULF OF THAILAND - Despite the efforts of planes, ships and search crews, officials have not found any sign of a Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing two days ago. In that image, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, lands…

Ashtead donates rescue equipment to SARbot

Mar 7, 2014

Ashtead Technology, the subsea equipment solutions leader, has donated £20,000 of equipment to SARbot, the UK’s only underwater rescue association. Ashtead Technology has donated a Bowtech near SIT aluminium camera, specific for…

Spencer equips 128 new vehicles in Hungary

Mar 6, 2014

128 new vehicles were inaugurated on 11th February in Budapest. The vehicles have been completely equipped by Spencer with Cross Up 8409 stretcher, the new Spencer 458 evacuation chair with centralized brake and Fixo Kid, the new paediatric…

How to Google Glass can help Firefighters in their job

Mar 6, 2014

To realize how Google Glass can improve in emergency situation, Anomaly had make a video that goes viral. It gives a useful insight into what this technology can do in real situations. “Anomalia Film” follows a firefighter,…

Bangladesh: 50 new ambulances and calamity rescue equipment

Mar 6, 2014

As a token of friendship of the Chinese people towards Bangladesh, China has donated 50 ambulances and calamity rescue equipment to the country's Fire Service and Civil Defense. "Bangladesh and China have a long standing friendship and…

Fireman rescues an unconscious kitten from a burning house

Mar 5, 2014

Fireman rescues an unconscious kitten from a burning house. It happen in Fresno, Ca. Firefighter Cory Kalanick rescues an unconscious kitten from a burning house filled with smoke. And lived him. Shot 100% on the HD HERO3® camera from…

Civil Protection

Disaster risk reduction strategies in EU coastal areas

Jan 2, 2014

This European policy brief is an output of RISC-KIT (Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts- Toolkit) and PEARL (Preparing for Extreme And Rare events in coastaL regions). It provides some key messages about the development of national…

Wall of water and wind bring death: previously unpublished images of Hayan from Tacloban

Nov 18, 2013

A terrifying destructive force that leaves no way out for the inhabitants of the district of Tacloban in the Philippines, hit by typhoon Hayan/Yolanda. This previously unpublished video captures the moment when the giant sea wave struck the…

New frontiers: robotics applied to search & rescue

Nov 14, 2013

From sci-fi to reality, the development of robotics may lead to the discovery of new solutions suitable for search and rescue, especially in scenarios that are dangerous for humans. Despite recent progress, according to experts at the…

"Flying" firefighter in Croatia lifted into the air by wind

Nov 12, 2013

A "flying" firefighter in the city of Rijeka, in Croatia. Not a new system of rapid intervention, though, but actually a misadventure experienced in the Croatian city by a firefighter, who was trying to clear some metal sheeting debris. The…

Ferry sinks in Thailand, scuba instructors are first rescuers on the scene

Nov 8, 2013

Local diving and snorkelling instructors helped rescue workers at the scene of the sinking of a ferry full of tourists, which went down off the coast of Pattaya, a popular beach resort about 130 km east of Bangkok in Thailand. The Wall…

Health and Safety

Blow into smartphone for medical check-up

Nov 8, 2013

A group of researchers from the University of Messina, led by Professors Giovanni Neri and Nicola Donato, is developing a system which may be operational in about 4 years, financed to the tune of 90,000 dollars by Samsung’s Advanced…

Story of common heroes: the National Bravery Awards from Ireland

Nov 2, 2013

Saving two adolescents from a burning flat on his way back from an evening at the pub with a friend. Or rescuing a girl who had nearly drowned and bringing her back to life, while on a family outing. The 2013 edition of the National Bravery…

Man remains unbeaten: Atlas rescue robot breaks during demonstration

Oct 31, 2013

Traditional flesh and bone rescuers can sleep in peace: the Atlas robot, although it is able to move over bumpy terrain and has been designed specifically to carry our rescues in places that are inaccessible to man, breaks during a test in…

Check out the Rescue Swimmers, US Coast Guard elite corps

Oct 31, 2013

They are the US Coast Guard elite corps and have undergone the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Training programme in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. This extremely tough academy selects the best rescue swimmers in the world, who are able to…

Saerbag III: Ferno improves patient comfort in difficult environment

Oct 31, 2013

To make the immobilised patient more comfortable and improve the outcome of rescues in hostile environments usingdevices that ensure reliability and versatility. These are the aims of the Saerbag III Ferno bagwith integrated lifting bridle,…

When your smartphone can save your life

Oct 30, 2013

Usually in films it’s the Bible carried in the pocket that stops the bullet, but this time the miracle object was different: a smartphone. It all happened early on Monday morning at a gas station in Winter Garden, in Florida. The…

Rescuers save surfer after accident in Portugal

Oct 29, 2013

An accident which could have cost Maya Gabeira, the Brazilian surfer specialised in riding giant waves, her life. The 26-year-old professional surfer, who has toured the planet in the search for the largest waves to surf on, calls herself a…

"Planes: Fire & Rescue": movie about world of air rescue from Disney/Pixar

Oct 27, 2013

"Planes", the Disney/Pixar animated spin-off of the box-office hit "Cars", is only just out in Italian cinemas, but on US screens the arrival of its sequel is already being planned, dedicated entirely to the world of rescue. "Planes: Fire…

In the heart of the wildfire: inferno on earth as seen by Australian firefighter

Oct 21, 2013

A terrifying video captured by the helmet cam of a firefighter from Canberra, Australia, shows us all the drama of an operation on Mount Victoria, New South Wales, right in the heart of the horrendous wildfires that are raging through the…

Train crashes into station platform in Buenos Aires: trapped passengers saved by rescue teams

Oct 21, 2013

The scene was just like in 2012, but luckily the death toll was not repeated. In Buenos Aires another accident occurred involving a commuter train in Once station, just like back in 2012, when 51 people lost their lives. This time the…

Helicopter crashes, Scottish rescue procedures blamed for delays

Oct 19, 2013

On 23rd August 2013 a helicopter in service between oil platforms and the Scottish mainland fell into the sea just 3 miles from Sumburgh airport, killing 4 of its 18 passengers. Air accident investigators trying to establish the causes of…

Health and Safety

Confirmation from WHO that pollution causes cancer

Oct 18, 2013

Air pollution causes lung cancer. Yesterday this conclusion, which has already been reported in many scientific studies published in recent years, took a new turn after being declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In fact, the…

Civil Protection

Rescuecell, EU-funded project to rescue victims of disasters

Oct 18, 2013

A project to increase the chances of finding (and rescuing) survivors of natural disasters. With EU funding, Rescuecell involves a consortium of eight hi-tech companies, specialised in the development of innovative technologies based on…

US Navy saves 128 people from the Mediterranean Sea

Oct 18, 2013

Last Wednesday, a Navy crew rescued over 100 men from a small craft in the rough seas of the Mediterranean. Official sources say that 128 men, aged between 20 and 30, were saved and taken on board the USS San Antonio, an amphibious…

16-year-old lifeguard saves 4 people in one afternoon in Auckland

Oct 17, 2013

A 16-year-old lifeguard saves four people in difficulty. It happened at Hot Water Beach, near Auckland in New Zealand. Star of his perfect day was James Lee, a lifeguard only 16 years old, who brought to shore four bathers in three separate…

Plane crashes in Laos: 49 dead

Oct 17, 2013

A Lao Airlines passenger aircraft crashed on Wednesday during landing. The accident has been attributed to strong rain and wind in the south of Laos. Forty-nine people, of whom forty-four were…

Earthquake in the Philippines, over 100 dead

Oct 17, 2013

The death toll of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday. The quake took place on Tuesday, injuring 291 people and frightening many who were celebrating religious festivals. Tuesday in fact marked the start…

Health and Safety

Brazil leads the way in the battle against AIDS

Oct 16, 2013

The Brazilian Heath Service will provide free treatment for AIDS sufferers and use early preventive measures to avoid third-party contagion. Over 100,000 sufferers will therefore be examined and start treatment before the end of the year.…

Bus plunges off cliff: 51 dead

Oct 16, 2013

Lima, Peru – A makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechua Indians back from a party in south-eastern Peru plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board, including 14 children. The accident happened on Friday night as the bus was…

Typhoon Wipha hits Tokyo area, 14 victims

Oct 16, 2013

Fourteen people dead and hundreds of flights cancelled as a result of the approach of typhoon Wipha, which is expected to strike the area around Tokyo today. A local government spokesperson in Oshima, a small island 120 km south of Tokyo,…

Ghe-o Rescue, all-role and all-terrain rescue vehicle

Oct 16, 2013

A multi-tasking vehicle able to tackle any terrain in any weather. The Rumanian company Ghe-o, specialist in the development and production of off-road vehicles, unveils Rescue, the next evolution of its Predator project. Rescue is…

Californian man survives 19 days in dense forest

Oct 14, 2013

Would you manage to survive for 19 days alone in the forest? What would you do? These are the questions that 72-year-old Gene Penaflor had to face after losing his hunting partner in the Mendocino Forest of California. He answered the…

Red Cross to set up food aid programme in Great Britain

Oct 12, 2013

For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the Red Cross willset up a food aid programme for the British population. The international humanitarian organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, aims to respond to the increase in…

From USA a very special first response...

Oct 10, 2013

"Together to serve our community": the motto of first responders from Essex in Vermont mirrors their spirit of service and sacrifice when intervening in any scenario. But after so much sacrifice, here are the responders as you’ve…

Pilot dies, inexperienced passenger takes control and lands aircraft

Oct 10, 2013

A passenger with absolutely no previous flying experience safely lands an aircraft after the pilot falls unconscious and collapses on the controls. This news story from the English skies reminds us of Airport '77 the US forerunner of the…

Fire in clothing factory in Bangladesh: 10 victims

Oct 10, 2013

Dhaka, Bangladesh – A fire that broke out on Tuesday night in a clothing factory just outside the capital killed at least 10 people, according to official sources. A spokesman for the firefighting department stated that 10 bodies were…

Californian surfer survives shark attack

Oct 9, 2013

Eureka, California – It would have been a perfect day for surfing if it hadn’t been for the shark. It was Sunday morning when Jay Scrivner, a 45-year-old college English teacher, was in the sea off Eureka in the north of…

US shutdown: emergency services unaffected so far

Oct 5, 2013

The “shutdown” of public offices across the USA is not affecting emergency services. Federal authorities, which have also had to close their own offices and sack 800,000 people, reassure residents. The emergency number 911,…

New videogame/simulator to become rescue helicopter pilot

Oct 1, 2013

Become a helicopter pilot working in challenging rescue operations, in any latitude and in any weather condition, while sitting comfortably in your armchair. Developed by the Polish software house PlayWay, Helicopter Simulator Search and…

Cuba and USA agree to joint search and rescue operations

Sep 24, 2013

A historical agreement between Cuba and US concerning joint marine search and rescue. At a meeting of delegations from the two countries, held in Havana, attended by experts and officials, a common document was signed as a first step…

Health and Safety

The difficulties of diagnosing Alzheimer's

Sep 20, 2013

Alzheimer’s is a disease that goes undiagnosed in a high number of patients. According to figures released by the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), of the 600,000 people afflicted by this neurodegenerative disease, between 30% and…

Civil Protection

Cyclones in Mexico: 80 confirmed dead and 58 missing

Sep 19, 2013

There appears to be no respite from the tropical cyclones affecting Mexico. Official numbers already speak of 80 confirmed dead and 58 unaccounted for. "We were not expecting a storm of this magnitude", said Luis Walton, Mayor of Acapulco,…

EMS worker runs into burning house without gear to save woman

Sep 19, 2013

GAINESBORO, Tennessee - Keith Bean, an emergency medical services director and Jackson County volunteer firefighter risked his life to save a woman from a burning home. He didn't think twice about running inside despite not having…

Helicopter crashes into the Arctic: top team of Canadian researchers dies

Sep 17, 2013

The pinnacle of Canadian Arctic explorers has been decapitated. Marc Thibault, captain of the research ship CCGS Admunsen, at the cutting edge of Canadian Arctic research, died when the helicopter from which he was scouting the area,…

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