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Emergency Live is the only multilingual magazine dedicated to people involved in rescue and emergency. As such, it is the ideal medium in terms of speed and cost for trading companies to reach large numbers of target users; for example, all companies involved in some way in the equipping of specialised means of transport. From vehicle manufacturers to companies involved in equipping those vehicles, to any supplier of life- saving and rescue equipment and aids.

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Trucker Hero Rescues Family After Crash and Explosion

Trucker David Fredericksen uses a fire extinguisher to fight a raging fire after a Lincoln carrying a woman and her one year old granddaughter crashed in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 11th, 2014. David's son posted the dash cam video on…
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ICRC: Civilians shelter emergency in the norther Iraq

(SOURCE ICRC) - Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the recent fighting in Ninawa Province, including Sinjar and other areas close to the cities of Mosul, Dohuk and Kirkuk in northern Iraq. Some of them are from religious minorities…
News

Over 30 Injured in Philippine Commuter Train Crash

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine commuter train rammed through a concrete barrier at the end of the rail line and rolled into a busy intersection on Wednesday, injuring at least 34 people and damaging two vehicles on the street.…
Equipment

Water Rescue: Pars rescue robot test in Iran

Pars is an Aerial robot designed and made for saving human lives. The first purpose of building the robot is the relief of people drowning near coastlines. By developing its applications, it can be used in ships and off shore reliefs. It…
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What's More Important, the War on AIDS or Just War?

By Kanya D'Almeida and Mercedes Sayagues Photos from Markosun Blog  JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, Aug 13 2014 (IPS) - They say there is a war on and its target is the deadly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This war runs worldwide but its…
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Ebola: more than 1 million people affected by outbreak

13 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened a United Nations system-wide coordination meeting in response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is now affecting more than 1 million people in the so-called…
News

Candidate for the presidency of Brazil dies in air crash

A small plane coming from Rio de Janeiro and was headed to Santos Air Base, crashed in Boqueirao neighborhood in the city of Santos, killing presidential candidate of Brazil Eduardo Campos. According to preliminary information, the…
Stories

#SAMIcontest: Face the European Heroes of Rescue

Anpas - Sami Contest 2014 , Adria/Venice - Young Heroes Without Superpowers from andre@c on Vimeo. The European Contest of young rescuer #SAMIcontest finished yesterday in Venice, Italy. A total of 350 people partecipate at the event and…
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Four-hour wait in ambulance to get into A&E

(The Argus, UK) - New data from the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMB) shows 3,074 people had to wait more than one hour outside A&E departments at the hospitals they serve – including in East and West Sussex and Brighton and…
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Romania: Dramatic rescue operation during flood emergency

(EuroNews) - Heavy rainfall broke river banks in the affected counties of Gorj, Valcea, Arges and Teleorman, about 200 kilometres west of the capital Bucharest in Roumania. Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea said 400 people were rescued from…
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Ebola, first case in Rwanda is under investigation

KIGALI,  August 11, 2014 - Rwanda has placed a German student with Ebola-like symptoms in isolation, and was waiting for test results checking for the deadly tropical disease, the health ministry said late Sunday. The patient is the…
Equipment

EDU: Directional Tip Suction Catheter

Dr. Liam Quinn @Ldq3Liam Dr Nargis Noori Dr Celia Bradford @celiabradford an educational video about directional tip suction catheter, filmed on the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. The less acute angle of the Right Main…
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Gaza face a dramatic maternal health situation

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The evacuation warning came at 11 on the morning of Wednesday, 23 July, as the bombardment outside intensified. Huddled in their home in the El Shijaia neighbourhood of Gaza, Iman Fora and her family received word…
Equipment

The Vortex Approach: free e-book and videos

The Vortex is a “high stakes cognitive aid” - simple enough to be recalled in a crisis and flexible enough to be used in any context. Our philosophy is to train staff for management of the unanticipated difficult airway in the same manner…
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Manchester's hospital reform plan has been a failure

(The Guardian, author Richard Vize) - The backlash over plans to reconfigure hospitals and primary care in Greater Manchester is a warning of what can go wrong if consultations are mishandled. The plan – badged Healthier Together – was…
Health and Safety

Medical Marijuana, Physicians, and State Law

As Massachusetts prepares to implement its new medical-marijuana law, agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have reportedly visited at least seven Massachusetts physicians at their homes or offices and told them they…
Of interest

Intensity of SW China quake reaches level IX

BEIJING - The deadly earthquake in Yunnan Province was measured at level IX on the 12-level MMI (modified mercalli intensity) scale at its epicenter, the China Earthquake Administration announced on Thursday. The earthquake was felt at or…
News

SAMIcontest: Young heroes without superpowers in Venice

The 5th SAMARITAN Contest will take place from August 7 to August 10, 2014 in Adria and Venice, Italy, with ANPAS. This year's contest coincides with the run-up to the International Day of Youth! 84 young people in 16 teams from 10…
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Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Syria

(Reuters) - Two Italian aid workers have been kidnapped in war-torn Syria, the Italian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The two workers, whose names were not released, were working on humanitarian projects in the embattled northern…
News

Saudi Arabia, suspected Ebola sufferer dies in Jeddah

RIYADH, August 6, 2014 (AFP) - A Saudi Arabian who had travelled to Sierra Leone and had symptoms similar to those found in Ebola sufferers died Wednesday of a heart attack, the health ministry said. "The patient died of cardiac arrest,…
Equipment

Training Skills: Do You Feel Me?

It happens often enough. Us, in front of a class, pouring our brains out while a few students struggle to keep themselves awake. Sometimes they win, most of the time their efforts are futile. Even coffee offers no quarter. We blame the…
Health and Safety

Hands-only CPR in LEGO

The life-saving advert from British Heart Foundation about CPR has been recreated in LEGO and shows Vinnie Jones demonstrating how to perform ‘Hands-only CPR’ – hard and fast compressions in the centre of the chest to the beat of the Bee…
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3-year old kid rises up on her own funeral

A 3-year-old girl who was declared dead after a 48h of unconscious and unresponsive coma in Aurora came back to life during her own funeral. The video on Aksyon Tv reveal the surprise that happen during the funeral. Police Senior Inspector…
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Gas leak explosion in Taiwan, dead toll rise 20

TAIPEI - A Gas leak explosion hit thursday Kaohsiung, a China's Taiwan city. Dead toll from the accident climbed to 20, the firefighting authority said. Meanwhile, 270 others were injured, the data showed. As of 5:00 a.m. Friday local time,…
Equipment

Own the airway part 4: Laryngoscopy

From Life in the Fastlane collections we publish the most interesting online video resources about the airway management by Chris Nickson LITF sources from "Own the airway" collection - http://lifeinthefastlane.com/own-the-airway/ Let’s…
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The 5th Samaritan Contest will take place in Venice

The 5th SAMARITAN Contest will take place from August 7 to August 10, 2014 in Adria and Venice, Italy. This year’s contest coincides with the run-up to the International Day of Youth! The Samaritan organisations have already registered…
Equipment

Heska small infusion pump

Company Heska brings small portable user-friendly Vet/IV Infusion Pump that offers portable accurate infusion therapy. The product is quite easy to operate and can be run AC power or battery. The unit can be easily mounted on a IV pole or…
Equipment

JET, a new generation of suction device

Jet is the new line of compact portable suction devices to be produced by Spencer. The perfect synthesis of substantial and continuous investment in research and development done over the last few years. A range of avant garde, versatile,…
News

Ebola emergency grow up to grade 3

This report provides an update on UNICEF’s response to the Ebola emergency in Liberia. All statistics, other than those related to UNICEF support, are from the SitReps issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare through the Ebola…
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Landslide hit an indian village, 17 died

MUMBAI (AFP) - A major landslide on Wednesday struck a village in western India following heavy monsoon rains, killing at least 17 people and leaving up to 200 feared trapped, an official said. Emergency forces rushed to a remote village…
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Own the Airway part 3: Suctioning and ventilation

by Chris Nickson LITF sources from "Own the airway" collection Suctioning - How to properly suction a patient's oropharynx http://youtu.be/dXROo5YlC3o Ventilation - Open the airway and ventilate via a bag-valve-mask using…
Equipment

Intersurgical manual resuscitator

An emergency situation will make good use of every available time. It will be a hassle for the health care providers to till check the patient history and expensive reusable equipment could be contaminated all the while. However, the Bag…
Stories

2,500 Ground Zero rescuers have come down with cancer

More than 2,500 Ground Zero rescuers and responders have come down with cancer, and a growing number are seeking compensation for their illnesses, The Post has learned. The grim toll has skyrocketed from the 1,140 cancer cases reported…
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Own the airway part 1: open and clear the airway

by Chris Nickson From Life in the Fastlane collections we publish the most interesting online video resources about the airway management. LITF sources from "Own the airway" collection. Preoxygenation is the first step. Buy yourself some…
Equipment

Introducing the Masterclass in Surfing Medicine

By Alex Kelleher - photos from Bas Bartholomeus: Courtesy of EASD The 3rd Annual Conference in Surfing Medicine (The Glasshouse, Sligo, Ireland, 9th-13th September 2014) sees the introduction of the Masterclass. You’ll have the…
News

Ebola outbreak: Fear of infections breed

MONROVIA, July 28, 2014 (AFP) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced the closure of most of the Ebola-hit country's land borders, with stringent medical checks being stepped up at airports and major trade routes. The…
Ambulance

The Ambulance in the First World War

A lot of rescue services and ambulances work during the First World War in Europe. The Red Cross brought in the first widespread battlefield motor ambulances to replace horse-drawn vehicles. Thanks to Getty Images Database, it's…
Ambulance

Gaza, paramedics and volunteers on target

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) firmly condemns this extremely alarming series of attacks against humanitarian workers, ambulances, and hospitals. These are serious violations of the law of war. An immediate stop…
Equipment

Fitchburg man found alive... from a Drone

By: Lorenzo Franceschi on Mashable After three fruitless days of extensive searching by authorities, an amateur drone pilot located a missing elderly man in a mere 20 minutes. On Sunday, David Lesh helped save Guillermo DeVenecia,…
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EMTA: "Emergency Medicine the Future is Now"

From Dr. Douglas Pendse How would you fix emergency medicine training? The BMA have joined forces with the EMTA to organise a session featuring a range of speakers with the aim of identifying immediate solutions to improve the working…
Health and Safety

UE must stop migrant deaths at sea

GENEVA (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency called Thursday for urgent European action to stop rising refugee and migrant deaths at sea, after more than 260 people have died or been reported missing trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to get…
News

Assam, over 60 villages submerged by floods

(Source - Time of India) GUWAHATI: Over 25,000 people have been affected in 42 villages across Assam in second round of floods this year. According to an official release by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), flood water…
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Typhoon Matmo batters Taiwan, nine hurt

Typhoon Matmo pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and downpours Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, shuttering financial markets, and interrupting rail and air transportation. Matmo, packing gusts of up to 173 kilometres (107 miles) per…