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More than 40,000 reels of negatives and prints turned into ashes in the Vault Fire at the former 20 Century-Fox storage. When the Little Ferry firefighters arrived, it was too late and almost all the vaults were already burnt.

In case of massive bleeding, timely control of the bleed and immediate vascular access can make the difference between life and death of a patient. In this article, we will report an Italian case study on the use of a tourniquet and…

Workers of a mine in the northern area of Myanmar have been killed by a landslide caused by the quantity of rain fell in the previous days.

On 24 June 2020, the Security and Civil Protection minister of Ivory Coast donated 5 ambulances to the National Office of Civil Protection that will distribute them in rescue centers of Abengourou, Dabou, Toumodi, Boundiali and Duekoué.

The National Office of Civil Protection of Ivory Coast (ONPC) announced, in an official communication on its website, that the weather forecast is going to be very harsh from the next few days. Disasters could occur and rescuers beg the…

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Emergency situations are stressful for all first responders, as well as for the patients’ relatives and friends. That is why it is very important for ambulance practitioners knowing how to approach a patient's relatives and what are the…

Death toll raised to 6 people, one woman and five men. By now, no tsunami warning has been launched after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico, yesterday evening. Still, Civil Protection and Firefighters are preparing to manage…

A suggestion in first aid in drowning children. Dr Carlo Cianchetti, from Italy, wrote his case report to the Wilderness Medical Society on a single case he experienced explaining his vision in treating properly little patients with water…

The Federal Aviation Administration of the US (FAA) issued the guidelines for water rescue and equipment requirements through an Advisory Circular. In 2020, the FAA has extended the content of the 2010 AC for all the current year.