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Health emergencies involving injuries such as chest and chest injury may cause hemorrhage or severe bleeding. This can be life-threatening, and it requires medical attention

Lifesaving skills are essential: You never know when you can find yourself faced with an emergency situation

The first aid kit contains a range of medical supplies and other equipment used to administer first aid to an injured person during an emergency situation

A stroke is a medical emergency requiring urgent treatment. Although life-threatening, early action can reduce brain damage and other complications

Hypothermia is a dangerous medical emergency involving low body heat. It is caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures

Across Russia, from Sochi to Vladivostok, today is Ambulance Worker's Day Why is 28 April Ambulance Worker's Day in Russia? This celebration has had two phases, a very long unofficial one: On 28 April 1898, the first organised ambulance…

The law of the Good Samaritan exists in practically every Western country and in many Asian countries, with different declinations and peculiarities

If a child is in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, you should initiate CPR and ask lay rescuers to call the emergency services and obtain an automated external defibrillator to increase the chances of survival

A burn is an injury to the integumentary tissues (skin and skin appendages) which can be caused by the action of:

Despite the evolution of stretchers, the stretcher sheet remains an indispensable aid in certain rescue situations