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During a special session in 2016, the state of Utah approved the legislation according to which, authorities are allowed to shoot down drones whether they fly too close to firefighting operations.

Tata Trusts and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have launched the India Health Fund, an innovative initiative to raise funds within India and invest the money to tackle key health challenges.

Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research organized the 15th Swiss Climate Summer School in Grindelwald, Switzerland from 28th August to 2nd September 2016

A kitten has been saved by coast guard at the harbour of Marsala (Trapani), while it was about to drown. The crew rescued the cub, carrying it out of the water and practising a CPR.

From 29th to 31st August, the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, US will host the 8th Annual Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference

Emergency services across the UK will share details of how they are collaborating to help people live safely in their homes in a new show – Home Safety 2016 – which will run alongside The Emergency Services show from 21-22 September at the…

While we cannot possibly know the full implications of Britain’s exit from the European Union for the fire-safety industry, we can certainly make some educated forecast

The Canadian Syncope Risk Score was studied to understand if syncope is about to occur. It is a questionnaire which has been projected by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and will be published on the Canadian Medical Association…

Years of big promises, and now telemedicine is finally living up to its potential. Thanks to this innovative method, doctors are going to link up with patients by phone, email and webcam. And it's going to be effective.

Expanding the first link in the chain of survival – Experiences from dispatcher referral of callers to AED locations

The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) and Hannover Fairs Australia, are delighted to announce a new partnership

It was afternoon when a paramedic parked his bike nearby Fenchurch Street. Someone needed him and he immediately went there to help. But after the treatment, his bicycle was not there anymore. It had disappeared, rather, stolen.

LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK - The motto of the American campaign launched by Safecar.gov in order to avoid forgotten children into cars which could risk heatstroke.

As of 30 June, 51 countries and territories worldwide have reported confirmed cases of autochthonous (locally acquired) Zika virus infection in the last three months

From 15th to 26th August in Bangkok, Thailand will be hold the 25th Regional Training Course on Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate

CrowsRx, the primary medical services provider to the iconic Burning Man event is recruiting rescuers for 2016 event edition.

Every day, NHS treats many patients and the majority of people are satisfied by GP surgery performance. More than 85 % rating their overall experience of their GP as good.

5-day course will take place at RedR UK, in London from 1st to 5th august 2016

There are millions of people with severe allergies who found their solution into EpiPens. They are spring-loaded syringes filled with epinephrine and are normally carried by people with life-threatening allergies.

Paramedics work in heavy conditions every day and have to deal with emergencies and patients treatments, which frequently are very hard to face 

KARACHI: Saira Afzal Tarar, Federal Minister of State for National Health Services said that, according to poor health indicators, there was a need for coordinated efforts to improve the overall healthcare situation in the country.

Pokémon Go became one the most downloaded app ever. Let us only say that for a period it has become even more attractive than Pornhub. However, can the augmented reality, which is dividing us from real life, become a true healthcare…

Wonderbag: saving the planet...one delicious meal at a time. This is the motto of a South African company which launched an unbelievable and revolutionary project for improving the daily life of many unfortunate families all around the…

In a world where disasters, crises and emergencies become even more frequent, the notion of interoperability between responding agencies and emergency managers is becoming exponentially more important.

Since 2010, AECOM has assisted the Australian Department of Defence with understanding risks to its assets due to climate change induced disasters across Australia. The process involved a risk assessment and prioritisation of sites,…

ER are always full of people who suffer from chronic health disease and are seeking for some help. But many times happens that patients undergo tests which could be avoided, just because they already made them into another ER nearby.

The Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) operates a large, physician-staffed, multimodal, prehospital and interhospital retrieval service.

As Patron of Health Post #4 in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in western Tanzania, Kimenya is one of the busiest people here

Advanced Technology, or AT for short, which is Rosenbauer’s premium class, enjoys a first class reputation among fire services around the world.

Paediatric and Neonatal Retrieval Medicine is a relatively new specialty. Dr Hazel Talbot has 6 year of full-time retrieval medicine experience.

CPR compressions: it has been hypothesized that body mass index (BMI) and muscle strength (MS) of the rescuers are predictors of adequate external chest compressions (ECC).

Shootout in Rio de Janeiro among police and armed men who were raiding an hospital to free a suspected drug trafficker

An injured man is taken away from the scene in Dhaka. CREDIT: AP Bangladesh - Seven men armed with guns, blades and bombs bursted into the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on July 1, at 8:30 pm Another Isis…

On 23rd and 24th August, Bangkok will host the First ASTCDRR (First Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction)

PTSD represents a common disorder claimed by emergency service workers, so the Victorian Government is being urged to introduce new laws to change the way to handle it.

A new workshop about Disaster Risk Reduction will be hold at Central European University (CEU) of Budapest, Hungary from 11th to 15th July 2016

Rosenbauer has further developed its training system for airport fire services and can now offer a complete, mobile version of the proven PANTHER tactical simulator

Lightning strikes and storm-related incidents in northern and eastern India have killed 94 people, officials say

Severe floods in southern China have killed at least 22 people and left 20 missing since Saturday, the government said, with the rains expected to continue for the next three days

MCHD paramedics are dispatched for a 59-year-old male patient who appears to have suffered a stroke

The 11th course on HEPR will be hold in Bangkok, Thailand from 21st to 25th November 2016

Heavy monsoon rains since the beginning of June have caused flooding in five states and regions of Myanmar, resulting in 14 deaths and affecting at least 26,000 people, a United Nations humanitarian coordinator reported today

A new bride didn’t let her white gown stop her from reviving a woman who was unconscious on a bench in Pittsburgh.

Bonn, Germany will host the 7th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation  from 6th to 8th July.

Orlando, Fla. - Luis Vielma was 22 years old when he has been shooted at Pulse on 12th June 2016

It happened in Orange Country, Florida on Tuesday night. A 2-year-old boy was attacked and dragged into the water by an alligator on the shores of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. He was still missing on Wednesday morning.

Conditions of admission Get your free e-badge Practical information Trade and Industry Sectors You still have 3 days to visit Eurosatory 2016 (until June 17) to benefit from innovation and information. 1571 exhibitors,…

In areas exposed to armed conflict or violence, it is not uncommon for people to be seriously hurt by weapons or explosives. Such is, unfortunately, the case in central and western Mindanao in the Philippines, where hospitals and community…

Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (7 - 13 June 2016)

Flooding in Beletweyne, Somalia has displaced tens of thousands of people who are now in need of food and safe drinking water.

Bonn, (Germany) will host an intensive course on DRR in a changing world, from 20th June to 1st July 2016.

Aero Surveillance is pleased to announce a new version of its ASV 30 with 4 or 8 rotors that integrate an all-digital gyro-stabilized gimbal with great angular precision

Peacekeepers from the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) at the Line of Control that separates the two countries. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

On 18 March 2016, the EU and Turkey agreed to a far-reaching migration control deal, under which Turkey would take back all “irregular migrants” who reached the Greek islands

The key impacts of Ethiopia’s worst drought – food and water scarcity, devastation of livelihoods, forced migration and increased child malnutrition – are having significant knock-on effects for children’s education, just at a time when…

Concerned by the ongoing spread of the yellow fever outbreak in Angola and beyond, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for an immediate scale-up in response

The images of severely malnourished children from Madaya that came to light in January 2016 rightly shocked the world. These images also highlighted a critical problem in armed conflicts today – humanitarian access.

6 June 2016 – The top United Nations official for Libya today told the Security Council about the “tragic” humanitarian situation there

At the 2016 Critical Communications World’s gala evening on 1 June, the Future Tech Award went to Frequentis for its Unified Radio Gateway (URG) solution

Florence, Italy will host a forum on DRR Sendai Framework implmentation at local level on 16th and 17th June 2016

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar will host a 4-week training course (from 26th September to 21st October 2016)

At Beijing Normal University, China, from 25th July to 5th August 2016  will be hold a research class focused on disaster, risk and development

A very important 2-week course will take place at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium from 4th to 15th July 2016

This course will take place at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary from 4th to 9th July 2016

This course will be hold at Hotel Steglitz International, Albrechtstr. 2 in Berlin, Germany from 27th to 28th June 2016

Organized at the IRES Training Centre in Nairobi the course on Resilient Livelihoods will last for 5 days, from the 13th to 17th June 2016.

Early Warning Systems (EWS) are essential to avoid complications during disaster or emergency response. The argument of this 5-day workshop, the course will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 30th May to 3rd June 2016, is strictly tied to…

DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) is a delicate topic in the emergency field. To improve the knowledge in this argument it is possible to take part in a new workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya from 30th May to 3rd June 2016.

The third IDL (International Disaster Law) course will be held at International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Villa Ormond in Sanremo, Italy from 13th to 17th June 2016 

This course will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 23rd to 27th May 2016

A new course about climate change will be organized in Nairobi, Kenya from 23rd to 27th May 2016.

A new course is about to be programmed in Melbourne, Australia on 23rd May 2016. Micheal Lord, Senior Manager – Research Director at Beyond Zero Emissions will hold a lesson focus on natural disasters in Victoria

Another training course will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 23rd to 27th May 2016

This course will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 23rd to 27th May 2016

The course will take place in Washington DC, USA from 23rd May to 24th June 2016

A Colombian sailor was rescued into the Pacific Ocean at 3,500 miles from the coast

The disastrous wildfire which destroyed Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada few days ago obliged thousands of people to evacuate. They have not only left their own houses and work places, but also pets and livestock

The first discussions about new contracts’ issues broke down in February. Junior doctors are now striking in order to obtain new working conditions. The cause of their disappointment regards in particular the Saturday pay

Authors: Dr. Rommel Jadaan, M.D., PhD. Emergency Medicine (1) Dott. Fabio Vivian, Driving Instructor-Confarca (2) Dr. Aurelio Tommasi, MD, General Director(1) (1) SUEM 118- Servizio d’ Urgenza ed Emergenza Medica Crespano del Grappa,…

India, 12. Oct. 2015 - A Mumbai homeless man of 50 years old, named Prakash was declared dead by a senior doctor and he was sent to the mortuary. According to the hospital rules, dead patients should be kept on the ward for a pair of hours…

In 2011, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (GOLD) released a consensus report, global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD. It recommended a major revision in the management strategy for…

Asthma is a serious global health problem affecting all age groups. Its prevalence is increasing in many countries, especially among children. Although some countries have seen a decline in hospitalizations and death from asthma, asthma…

A new app called AddressIQ hopes to reduce unnecessary medical emergency calls by linking addresses to 911 dispatches. In the city of Long Beach there is a small number of people making too many 911 calls for medical assistance. This is…

On a cool fall evening, an ambulance and engine company are dispatched to assist a 44 year old male who is having difficulty breathing. The dispatcher reports that the patient has a history of asthma. The ambulance is staffed by an EMT and…

It’s one of the bigger questions young medical students ask themselves: paramedic or nurse. Which path in the world of emergency services and medicine should I pursue and why?

The routine practice of giving oxygen to patients having heart attacks has been linked to increased heart damage and a greater risk of repeat attacks in a landmark study by Melbourne researchers. Researchers say the findings, presented…

The Fire Service in New Zealand wants new regulations on child-safe lighters to be fast-tracked by the Government after another house was badly damaged by a child playing with a lighter. But the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Paul…

Matthew O’Reilly is an emergency medical technician in New York. He knows what it’s like to be asked by a patient, “Am I dying?” and what to do when the answer is, “Yes.” A cruel consequence of being alive and aware is the ability to…

Cardiac biomarkers have well-established roles in acute coronary syndrome and congestive heart failure. In the intensive care unit (ICU), myocardial injury is often unrecognized and leads to increased morbidity and mortality. The…

Author: Major Andrew D. Fisher, MPAS, APA, PA-C 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning for ems1.com Recently, ketamine has made resurgence in the areas of emergency and pre-hospital medicine, and for good reasons. Ketamine was first…

A stroke may leave you incapable of identifying what's wrong, so help from others can be critical Even Canada's top doctor had trouble recognizing when he was having a stroke, a critical step in getting care to reduce the risk of death and…

47 ysr old male collapsed on the field. First ALS unit found him arrested in VF. Shocked 3 times he regained a palpable central pulse. When we arrived the patient arrested again. VF on the monitor. Shocked 4 times. Mechanical chest…

There is no substitute for proper training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Here are some guidelines for infants and children CPR.

Safety can be defined to be the control of recognised hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This can take the form of being protected from an event or from exposure to something that causes a health or economic loss. Safety…

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) refers to the spectrum of conditions resulting from myocardial ischaemia. It encompasses ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina (UA).…

QUESTION PUBLISHED ON THE AHA WEBSITE, LOOKING FOR THE ILCOR 2015 GUIDELINES PUBLICATION Main Theme: Analysis of rhythm during chest compression TFQO: Rudolph Koster Author(s): Alfredo Sierra & Kevin Nation EVREV Among adults…

Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile The events in Nepal remind us all of the sudden nature of catastrophes and how our…

While endotracheal intubation is considered the most definitive tool for airway management, complications are often documented with it. And with other airway devices available, some experts question whether paramedics should even continue…

Hannover/Germany. At the INTERSCHUTZ 2015 firms are showing innovative equipment and research projects. Hannover: on land, sea or in the air – radio controlled drones and robots are finding their way into the future of fire departments.…

HUBBALLI: In order to deal with emergency cases during road accidents and other incidents, the bike ambulance service was launched by authorities last week in the twin cities. And it's tasting some success. Yallappa Madivalar, an…