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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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Twelve children die in a railroad accident in India

BANGALORE (AP) - Twelve children die in a railroad accident in India, AP report. The accident involve a train wich crash into a school bus at an unmanned railroad crossing in southern India. The bus driver also died while another 16…
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Taiwanese flight crash after a falling emergency landing

UPDATE - The plane was carrying 54 passengers and four airline crew. Twelve people were sent to the hospital almost immediately after the crash, with one arriving without vital signs. Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih confirmed…
Ambulance

Ambulance crash in Sheboyang County - VIDEO

(Sheboyang, Wisconsin) - The driver of the ambulance was cited for failing to operate safely as an emergency vehicle operator. The woman in the car was cited for failure to yield to am emergency vehicle. That's the conclusion of a terrific…
Ambulance

India, first responder service on pilgrimage route

PUNE (Times of India) - As many as 56 well-equipped ambulances of 'Maharashtra Emergence Medical Service' (MEMS) helped 29,972 warkaris (pilgrims) - people who take annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur - this year, said Dhyaneshwar Shelke, chief…
Stories

Gaza, the child who clung to the Paramedic

Belal Dabour is a recently graduated doctor from Gaza, Palestine. He blogs at belalmd.wordpress.com Thursday night, 17 July, was the heaviest yet since Israel’s bombardment of Gaza began almost two weeks ago. Dozens of people arrived to…
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Costa Concordia, the towing operation LIVE

ISOLA DEL GIGLIO - Costa Concordia towing operation start today at 6AM with the first Tug Boat that start to operate on the field. The ship will be towed from 12AM to Genova, where it will arrive on monday. The Costa Concordia sunk in…
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Search and Rescue operation on Apuane Alps

Interesting mission on friday, 19th July, on Alps in Tuscany. See the video of the winch rescue of a 35 yrs old male injuried when climbing on Tuscany slope of Apuane Alps. (From MEDest118) http://youtu.be/nV1nyyAnKes
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Encephalitis kills 60. "Alarming" situation in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (AFP) - An outbreak of encephalitis has killed 60 people in two weeks in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a top health official has said, calling the situation "alarming'. Hundreds of mainly children die across…
Firefighters

MSA F1 SF Fire Helmet

Approved according to the new EN443 :2008, the F1SF helmet sets the new standard for fire-fighter’s head protection and comfort. Dedicated to structural fire-fighting in buildings, tunnels and other structures, it fulfills the growing…
Ambulance

India: the green corridor for ambulance work well!

The Chennai Police with a team of doctors from two hospitals ensured that an ambulance carrying a donor heart could be transported in the nick of time. The donor heart was transported from the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital to the Fortis…
News

54 died during the Glenda Typhoon

The death toll from Typhoon "Glenda" climbed to 54 after more fatalities were reported in Calabarzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday. A total of 167,293 families and 882.326 persons were…
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MH17, rescuer find the black box

REUTERS, July 18, 2014 - Rescue workers have recovered the second flight recorder from the Malaysia Airlines MH17 jetliner which was shot down yesterday night while flying over Ukraine, Reuters said. Pro-Russian separatists in the region…
Ambulance

INDIA: 800 ambulances will be flagged off in January

UTTAR PRADESH - Good news for the 102 ambulance service. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav flagged off 300 ambulances exclusively for mothers and infants. In the first phase of the scheme, 800 ambulances were flagged off in…
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The ambulance service is in a state of emergency

(The Spectator - Mary Wakefield) - Tom leant back against the bathroom wall, his face streaked with blood from the nosebleed, eyes half shut like an owl. ‘I’m passing out,’ he said. Then his legs gave way and he slumped to the floor. ‘Tom?…
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Gaza, temporary five-hour ceasefire started

 GAZA CITY, July 17, 2014 (AFP) - Israel and Hamas have agreed to a UN request to briefly halt hostilities Thursday on humanitarian grounds, after an Israeli strike killed four Palestinian children on a beach, while efforts intensify to…
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Typhoon Glenda has affected 450.000 people

MANILA - As of 16 July, Typhoon Rammasun (known locally as Glenda) has affected an estimated 93,860 families (450,690 people) in four regions (IV-A, IV-B, V and VIII), based on initial reports by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and…
Equipment

CPR: The most frequent fears of lay rescuers

Surviving cardiac arrest depends on early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Only one third of cardiac arrest victims receive prompt CPR in spite of well-attended Basic Life Support (BLS) courses. Our study aimed to investigate that how…
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Ebola virus disease update

The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to closely monitor the evolving Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The current epidemic trend in Sierra Leone and Liberia remains serious, with high numbers…
Equipment

Advanced Airway management on the field

Dr. Mario Rugna Dear collegue, wathever intubator you are, occasional or regular, feel free to submit any comment on the plan and also fell free, if you think it’s useful, to use and share it. It will be appreciated. Following some…
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Typhoon Glenda, Health tips and LIVE TWEET

MANILA - The Philippine Red Cross has placed its disaster response teams on standby for rapid deployment and preparedness stocks ready for dispatch, as required. The first typhoon expected to make landfall since the beginning of the…
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Moscow metro train derails: 16 dead

Three people died and dozens were injured after a train derailed in the Moscow metro during rush hour today. Television footage showed rescue workers carrying the injured away on stretchers, while paramedics treated some on nearby grass…
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Asia Pacific Region: a snapshot waiting Typhoon Rammasun

THE PHILIPPINES - Intermittent heavy rains that started in early June caused flooding in low-lying areas of Maguindanao province, which declared a state of calamity. The Regional, Provincial and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and…
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Costa Concordia Re-floating: LIVE TWEET

The Concordia refloating operations have started regularly. At 6 am the Senior Salvage Master, Nick Sloane, reached the Remote Operations Center located on the Concordia with the rest of the team. With the arrival of the ferry at 8.30 am…
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Gaza, ONG call for a ceasefire: "Just peace for all"

GAZA CITIY - "Military actions by all parties must stop. Since 2009, history has shown that military operations have failed to bring peace and security for people in Gaza and in Israel. Over the years we have repeatedly called for…
Ambulance

Cycle Helmet? Use your head, a personal appeal

On 20th July it's exactly one year since James Cracknell was seriously injured in a cycling accident in America. His helmet saved him. James has made a short film to encourage others to wear cycle helmets. To show your support, pass the…
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Typhoon Neoguri estimated impacts on Japan - LIVE TWEET

Typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands, reportedly leaving two dead and forcing more than half a million to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic…
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South Sudan, no money for the famine

REPORT from Oxfam A group of seven major international aid agencies said they face a shortfall of $89m/£52m just when the South Sudan humanitarian crisis edges closer to the risk of famine. Speaking out on the 3rd anniversary of the…
Equipment

ECG First Principles from Handwritten Tutorial Video

Handwritten Tutorial create a series on regarding and interpreting ECGs. This tutorial start from a simple ECG lead placement example. All Handwritten Tutorials are intended for educational purposes only. No clinical decision making should…
Civil Protection

Pet Shelters during Disasters and Emergencies

Benedict “Dinky” de Borja has been a volunteer Firefighter + Medic for the Pateros Filipino-Chinese Volunteer Fire and Rescue Brigade for the last 5 years. He helps Dr. Sixto Carlos on topics such as Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, as…
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The Supertyphoon Neoguri scare Japan

A powerful typhoon pounded across the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges. Airports closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying areas and…
Stories

The United Nations Volunteers Program

UNV is inspired by the conviction that volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges worldwide. Everyone can contribute their time, skills and knowledge through volunteer action, and their combined…
Stories

Wildlife VET save an enslaved elephant in India

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou2NrtpxWTU Last week, a team of vets and wildlife experts, joined by 20 forestry department officers and six policemen seize an old elephant from his suffering in the Uttar Pradesh area of India, Mailonline…
Equipment

EMCrit Blog: the diagnosis of c-spine injuries

In the news podcast episode, EMCrit Blog discussed the diagnosis of c-spine injuries. We argue that we should not send patients to imaging unless we have used the NEXUS rule and then added the Canadian C-spine Rule to the sequence.…
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Typhoon Florita could become a super typhoon today

The typhoon Florita - international name Neoguri - could enhance rains in some part of philippinian region, as Luzon and Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)…
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Indian nurses are safe and free in Mosul, Kerala CM says

The 46 nurses who had been forced by Sunni militants to move out of the hospital they were hiding are being taken to Mosul city, officials confirmed. All 46 Indian nurses abducted by suspected ISIS militants from Tikrit in strife-torn Iraq…
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Palau: Squatter colony burning after six explosions

KOTA KINABALU: At least six explosions were heard as a fire destroyed more than 30 houses, leaving some 300 people homeless at the notorious Kampung Pondo in Pulau Gaya near here. There were no reports of casualties in the fire that was…
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7 Indonesian workers killed by landslip in Papau

A disaster occurred in the mining region of the Baya Biru Paniai on July 1 at 11 pm. 7 mine workers die in a landslide and other 6 are trapped under the involved building, Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian told in a press…
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London could be the world's first dementia friendly city

Parliamentarians from across the capital and beyond are meeting with NHS England (London) dementia experts to pledge to transform London into the world’s first dementia friendly city. More than 40 MPs and decisions makers will join Eileen…
Equipment

The new Babi.Plus nBag Neonatal Resuscitator

The first manual resuscitator with volume specifically designed for premature and newborn babies under 5 kg. The current neonate resuscitators available today are generally for babies under 10 kg but this volume exceeds the acceptable…
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Tropical Storm Arthur is about 90 miles east of Florida

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — With the July Fourth weekend on the horizon, the Atlantic hurricane season's first named storm plodded off Florida's coast early Wednesday, though Tropical Storm Arthur wasn't yet spooking too many in the storm's…
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A Cargo Plane Crashes in Nairobi After Takeoff

A cargo plane transporting a mild stimulant known as Khat shortly after takeoff crashed at the international airport in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Four people dead, a police official said. The Fokker 50 aircraft transporting the mild…
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Villagers spooked by Penang JE case

A  boy in Kampung Selamat contract Japanese Enchephalitis. Residents said they had been putting up with a strong stench and polluted waterways, believed to be from nearby piggeries, for the past 20 years. They had protested, asking for…
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Northern Ireland, a Factory of Unemployed Paramedics

(BELFAST TELEGRAPH) - Paramedics costing over £40,000 each to be trained in Northern Ireland are being forced to leave the Northern Ireland as they are unable to find a permanent job, it has been claimed. It comes as the Northern Ireland…
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New Ambulance deliveries in East England

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) set out its intentions to purchase new ambulances earlier this year and 120 replacements are now in use. The planned completion of the roll-out was the end of June, and EEAST Chief…
Stories

Rescue a little Puppy in the middle of a wheel

He's fine and happy, but this little pit bull puppy had some hour of trouble in Bakersfield, California. The pit bull puppy somehow got himeself trapped into the middle of a wheel rim. Immediatly from the fire station started a squad for a…
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RAF parachutist accident at Weston Air Show - VIDEO

An RAF parachutist with the Falcons display team missed his drop zone at an air show in Weston-super-Mare today, landing directly on a burger van surrounded by crowds of spectators. An 82-year-old woman was hurt during the collision at…
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Bulgarian flash floods, EU's volounteers in action

Bulgarian people is in state of emergency after the flash floods that hitted the Country in the last days. The volounteers and the paramedic's forces are at work to rescue and assist the people, and to find the victims, who are at least 10.…
Firefighters

70 new spartan ERV for Peru Firefighters

70 Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) "Spartan" units are to be shipped from the Port of Baltimore to Cuerpo General de Bomberos Voluntarios del Peru in Lima, Peru. The Spartan ERV (a business unit of Spartan Motors) will be used by the…
Of interest

She proves the stroke with a selfie

Cbs reports that Stacey Yepes of Thornhill, Ontario, went to the emergency room after she felt numbness in her face and had trouble speaking. After tests doctors told her the symptoms were a result of stress. Three hours later she felt the…
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New Skoda for the London Air Ambulance

London Air Ambulance has unveiled its new fleet of ŠKODA Octavia vRS Estate rapid response cars. The cars operate at night, in adverse weather conditions or as back up in major incidents. Bringing uniformity to the London’s Air Ambulance…