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PETALING JAYA - As attempts to convince a 35-year old woman not to jump off the 12th floor of Desa Mentari flat here, firemen quietly rappelled to the lower floor and pushed her back to the balcony. The woman was immediately whisked away to…

8 May is Red Cross Red Crescent Day. Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, talk about the common…

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a potentially devastating form of acute inflammatory lung injury with a high short-term mortality rate and significant long-term consequences among survivors. Supportive care, principally with…

JAKARTA, 1 May 2014 (IRIN) - Millions of Indonesians who live near the country’s more than 130 active volcanoes are constantly having to decide whether to evacuate or not. Supporting “volcano cultures” with up-to-date…

The South Korean Coast Guard on Monday released footage of captain Lee Joon-seok fleeing the passenger ferry Sewol as it sank in coastal waters off Jindo Island on 16 April.In the video Lee, wearing only a sweater and underpants, can be…

Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Your update for day two of MEDICAL WORLD AMERICAS includes important updates and information on the conference program, exposition highlights, special events and answers to frequently asked questions.…

KOTA BARU: A single-engine light aircraft crash landed in an open space at a densely-populated residential area, near here, causing its 20-year-old pilot to suffer head and leg injuries. Firemen took 15 minutes to pull M. Shankar out of the…

Effective preparation for the next disaster—whether it’s a hurricane, plant explosion, active shooter situation or previously unimagined catastrophe—requires examining what worked well and what didn’t in the past.…

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 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…