Of interest

When someone finds themselves in an emergency situation, the rescue team must always know, decide and choose how to act as quickly as possible. Sometimes, however, this is not enough and it is then that the presence of a coordinator becomes…

Over 20,000 people have been affected by floods in Russia in the Blagoveshensk region, in the far eastern part of the country. Flood rescue operations have also involved two brown bears from the local zoo, which had to be evacuated by…

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…

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…

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…

Altibox, a Norwegian cable TV operator has announced the first First Aid TV channel, the fruit of collaboration between the Red Cross and Laerdal Medical, the Norwegian company with branches worldwide, specialised in the manufacture of…

Automoblox, a well-known make of wooden toy cars worldwide, launches a new range dedicated to emergency vehicles. The three models: Rescue, police and fire vehicle, are inspired by three of its most popular articles. The T900 van becomes a…

The accident happened in Iowa, USA, while a storm with torrential rain raged in the area. A SUV with two women and a child on board ended up in a ditch, which filled rapidly with water. The water prevented any manoeuvre or possibility of…

A brief video to see the sequence of operations to follow in the immobilisation of a patient prior to the application of a cervical collar. Two first-responders, one to place the head in the correct position, the other to apply the cervical…

Gadgets, an irrepressible passion. No rescue worker, whatever the team, whatever corner of the planet they work in, in whatever role, nobody can resist pins, caps, key rings, mugs, crests or little figurines with their association’s…