first responder

iOS 13 will be the new update for iPhone smartphones and its new location permissions will surely affect the efficiency of lay first-responders networks in OHCAs (out-of-hospital cardiac arrests). OHCAs response has been made…

A drunk patient onboard the ambulance is not the goal of EMTs and paramedics on duty. However, especially during night shifts, it can happen to face such scenarios. Almost every emergency medical professional had to treat a drunk patient,…

Civil protection is one of the main themes of INTERSCHUTZ 2020. It has been covered at previous shows, but what's different about the 2020 season is that it will feature at its own dedicated display. Companies from Germany and around the…

Protecting the head is a priority, in every situation. We test an emergency safety helmet in a Civil Protection Context.

Over the years, too many rescuers have died near ambulances, just because they stood in an unsafe area at the wrong time. The first rule for first responders and rescuers is safety, of course. So, we interviewed an emergency safe-driving…

Whenever an ambulance crew reaches road accidents scenarios they must be careful, because dangerous goods can be present and it may not be safe! How to behave? A paramedic and a nurse are on the ambulance in order to carry out the usual…

Shock is a condition that occurs due to insufficiency of blood flow in the body. It is a life-threatening condition that warrants immediate interventions and life-saving techniques. In providing interventions for a patient suffering from…

On 23 June, the young Wild Boars soccer team members and their coach entered the Tham Luang cave, in the north of Thailand and remained stranded inside that tunnels because of rainwater that impeded them to escape. How did it…

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is an event organized by the United Nations to raise awareness about the impact of drug abuse on humans being. Fight drug abuse and addiction is a challenge for the entire…