First Aid

An educational and entertaining experience that strengthened the bond between man and animal When I first heard about SICS (Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio) I could never have imagined how much this experience would give me. I cannot…

Extrication Training Centre in Casiglion Fiorentino: First Dedicated Centre for Rescue Worker Training up and running In the heart of STRASICURAPark, in Casiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo), is a state-of-the-art centre, ready to welcome…

AI and IoT Revolutionize Medical Delivery with Drones: Insights from IEEE SPA Conference 2023 In a captivating session at the IEEE SPA Conference 2023, Giuseppe Tortora unveiled a visionary talk titled "AI and IoT for Future Generation of…

CRI National First Aid Competitions: the challenge of volunteers in 17 emergency simulations In the beautiful setting of the medieval village of Caserta Vecchia, the 28th edition of the Italian Red Cross National First Aid Competitions was…

Training is a crucial step towards reducing trauma mortality and improving public health In Italy, trauma represents one of the main causes of mortality, with over 18,000 deaths annually and one million hospital admissions. To address this…

Dogs and humans united to save lives in the water The 'Scuola Italiana Cani da Salvataggio' (SICS) is an outstanding organisation, both nationally and internationally, dedicated to the training of dog units specialised in water rescue.…

How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionising First Aid Artificial Intelligence (AI) is showing enormous promise in making first aid interventions easier, faster and more effective. Using smartphones and road accident detection systems,…

REAS 2023: an unmissable event for innovation in emergency Not long to go before the most eagerly awaited event of the year in the Italian emergency sector: the International Emergency Exhibition, better known as REAS. In the 2022 edition,…

Significant collaboration between ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter for the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) for rescue services A step forward in air rescue and emergency medicine The collaboration is…

Concussion is the sudden but short-lived loss of mental function that occurs after a blow or other injury to the head. It is the most common but least serious type of brain injury