2016

Who were Chernobyl Heroes? Firefighters and volunteers who fought against the worst nuclear disaster ever must be considered International Heroes.

RETTmobil will be the most important exhibition dedicated to EMS and Fire Safety in Germany and Central Europe for 2016. More than 500 exhibitors from 20 countries expect more than 25.000 trade visitors. The main focus in Fulda will be:…

New to the world fire retardant ceramifying polymeric technology allows exteriors of trains and metro cars to enhance safety for passengers and train personnel. The traditional risks from fire and smoke in tunnels are minimized. Already…

Today NHS will see the first all-out strike in its history. Junior Doctors will stage it for the controversial about the new contracts

The clinical role of ambulance services has changed dramatically over the last few decades.

This paper highlights a number of ways in which disaster risk management financing and governance can be used to advance sustainable development and, likewise, in which development actions can be used to strengthen disaster resilience.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched an 18.4 million Swiss franc (19 million US dollars) appeal to support the Ecuadorian Red Cross deliver assistance to an estimated 100,000 people in…

Graphics artists and marketers for closely, loosely and totally unrelated to health care products are prone to drawing fanciful heart rhythms. I suspect many paramedics puzzle over what the illustrators had in mind for a jumble of zigs and…

This issue focuses on the theme of Emergency Management Exercises (EMExes) in Assam organized by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)

Author: Mario Rugna The chain of survival is well known and most of us work everyday to spread it’s use at every level. Chest compressions is, along with early defibrillation, the most important and evidence based intervention to save a…