A webinar on disaster management in the Civil Protection, with qualified participants, the one proposed by ASSODIMA. A title that looks ahead, "The future of emergency technology"
Covid vaccine production in Africa: it will be operated by local biotechnology company Afrigen Biologics & Vaccines and will produce mRNA serums like those of Pfizer and Moderna
The Feuerwehrmuseum St. Florian: the museum is housed inside a unique Baroque building, which was once the Meierhof monastery of St. Florian: this building was built in 1676-85 under the provost David Fuhrmann
Spain's King Felipe has decorated 32-year-old Alicia Mihaela Cozma with the Order of Civil Merit for her work as a volunteer ambulance driver in southwest Spain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Being a crew member in a 118 ambulance in Naples has long since become unbearable. We don't want to use the expression 'you wait until someone dies', but the feeling, honestly, has often been this
Cytomegalovirus: 'They look like healthy cells and so they hide from the immune system, but they are infected by an insidious virus that can trigger serious infections in immunocompromised patients
Brussels Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver: if the British pharmaceutical company does not comply, it will have to pay a penalty of €10 per undelivered vial
Hydrogen ambulance in UK: the winning designs in the Department for Transport's research and development competition, including a zero-emission ambulance with a hydrogen-powered range externder, have received £20 million in government…
A cardiac defibrillator for Eriksen: the Inter Milan and Danish national team midfielder fell ill last week during the match against Finland at Euro 2020
The Historic Car Park was born in 1994 from the idea of some Volunteers of the Association of the White Cross of Milan belonging to the Paullo Section, passionate about historic vehicles
Published in the journal "Nature Metabolism" and developed by Ospedale Sacco, Ospedale San Paolo and the University of Milan with an international team that includes the University of Pisa and Harvard Medical School among its partners
SAF Group will be operating three more five-bladed H145s for emergency medical services (EMS) in France. These three aircraft will be based in Grenoble, Valence, and Montpellier
Ethiopia today officially launched a preventive oral cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged 1 year and above in Tigray region in the north of the country to avert a potential outbreak
3D titanium prostheses: the inventor of these revolutionary prostheses was Dr Ivan De Martino together with two other American colleagues, Dr Thomas Sculco and Dr Peter Sculco, with whom he worked for seven years in New York
HEMS - an interesting study has been published in Norway regarding a problem that has also arisen in other countries: the location choice of helicopter rescue bases in a national territory in such a way that helicopter rescue can be used…
In Baltimore (USA) a 38-year-old man distinguished himself by a sickening act: he called 9-1-1 for a serious medical emergency, a heart attack, and ... stole the fire department's MD ambulance
Mediastinal infections (jointly referred to as mediastinitis) are primarily related to surgery, perforation of the esophagus and infectious spread from adjacent regions, with incidence varying by clinical setting. Postoperative…
The Iconic Ambulance Nysa. For the Eastern countries the Nysa represented, together with the Uaz 459, the best emergency ambulance, a bit like for Italy was the Fiat 238 and its forerunner 1100T (both vehicles visible at the "Spadoni…
Heart transplant and Covid+ emergency: at the Bambino Gesù the first paediatric case, one of the first two cases ever authorised by the National Transplant Centre. The 15-year-old boy, who received a new heart, was treated with monoclonal…
Helicopter rescue in Bologna (Italy) celebrates its 35th birthday: since June 1986, 30,000 missions have been carried out, including the Salvemini tragedy, Ayrton Senna's accident at Imola and the tanker truck explosion in Borgo Panigale
Oncology and Telemedicine: "As many as 90% of Italian medical oncology departments did not have access to telemedicine platforms for remote patient care during the second phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. This technological gap was even more…
Christian Eriksen "was gone, he was practically dead. We performed life-saving first aid for cardiac arrest. How close were we to losing him? I don't know, but we brought him back. It all happened so quickly, I'm not a cardiologist: the…
The Myanmar Red Cross supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is scaling up emergency support as hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar need immediate assistance and access to health…
Gaza, an ambulance riddled with bullets: the ambulance and the rescuers as targets, a reality so sad and serious as to become the theme of a well-known awareness campaign ("Not a target", in fact, by the Red Cross)
Christian Eriksen is conscious and undergoing tests at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. The Danish Football Association has released a tweet after the 29-year-old Inter midfielder fell ill on the pitch during Denmark's Euro 2020 clash with…
The iconic ambulance Nysa: the vehicle reached its peak of popularity during the 1970s, for example in 1978 alone 18,200 examples of this van were built
EU approves the green pass, the EU digital certificate: thanks to a Qr code, it will certify vaccination against Covid-19, recovery from the infection or a negative molecular or antigenic test carried out within the previous 72 hours.
Senegal, production of a Covid vaccine is imminent: by the end of next year, the Belgian pharmaceutical company Univercells will transfer its technologies to start producing the serums locally
Persistent Leg drainage in a paediatric trauma patient: a 7-year-old male with a past medical history of asthma sustained multiple injuries in a motor vehicle accident including a left hip dislocation, left femur fracture, left radial…
Tuberculosis, a potentially widespread disease: Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, but less than 15 percent of infected…
Alzheimer's disease, US Fda approves Aduhelm: it consists of one intravenous injection per month that 'may help slow the cognitive decline of patients in the early stages of the neurodegenerative disease'.
Jakarta (Indonesia), like many metropolises in the world, is characterised by wild traffic. A problem that reflects on the ambulance driver and can literally make the difference between life and death
EMD112 has chosen Emergency Expo: at its stand, it will be possible to learn more about defibrillators, pulmonary ventilators, and the Lucas chest compression system
Bomberos in Argentina: The Boca Volunteer Fire Brigade was born thanks to a beautiful story of immigration and collaboration for the good of the community of the capital of Argentina
Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) is experiencing dramatic weeks: repeated and violent attacks by Islamists have led to a humanitarian crisis with over 1.2 million people in need of urgent health care
The 15th Wing of the Italian Air Force has been serving the emergency world for 90 years: the S.A.R. Department has reached this significant milestone in a particularly intense and difficult year
Butantan Institute: CoronaVac vaccine leads to drop in hospital admissions. In the first planned study of mass vaccination against Covid-19, the Butantan Institute achieved positive results of reduction of cases of the disease in the city…
One of the first news relating to the Sapeur Pompiers of the city of Lyon and their interventions dates back to September 1674 in the great fire that struck the town hall of the city
Bee, wasp, hornet and Aleutian stings: treatment, symptoms, cure. In summer, snake bites and insect stings are much more common. Insect bites are dangerous for those who are allergic to the venom
In Mauritania, more than 600,000 people from the most vulnerable sections of the population will be able to benefit from free comprehensive health insurance by the end of the year
Nigeria, 150 students of an Islamic school kidnapped: according to the newspaper 'This Day', the kidnappers arrived by motorbike, separated the younger children from the boys and took them away
The 19-year-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier was involved in a serious accident during Moto3 practice at the Mugello circuit: he had been transported by air ambulance helicopter to the Careggi hospital in Florence
Emergency Expo, the online exhibition dedicated to emergency and rescue, boasts among its stands the Italian excellence in sound and light devices: INTAV
Autism: there are predictive signs of a better prognosis for autism spectrum disorders that can be identified "by administering very simple and easy-to-perform tests that require neither specific training nor financial effort on the part of…
Every rescuer is familiar with and knows how to apply CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), but it is not always possible, due to the nature of the job or time, to keep the knowledge acquired during training fresh and alive
Refugee Council report on the situation in DR Congo: With some 6,000 people forced to leave their homes every day, the humanitarian crisis of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Discover Covid from the breath. It is called 'CoronaCheck'. It is a portable device for detecting Sars-Cov-19 that could soon replace invasive antigen and molecular swabs because it can detect the presence of the virus from the exhaled air…
The German Fire Fighting Museum presents the history of Fire-fighting and Fire Prevention, not only as special branch of history and technology, but also as a subject of cultural and social history
EM-day: the 27th of May is the day when Emergency Medicine in Europe took its beginning. In London a group of visionary people signed the founding act of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
The syncytial virus in newborns is the main cause of bronchiolitis. Anti-Covid measures have neutralised it, but this absence could trigger a more serious epidemic than previous ones
Vaccine to adolescents, lower dosage of Moderna compared to Pfizer allows balance between fewer side effects and maximum efficacy. Allows the balance between fewer side effects and maximum effectiveness
A real conference, the one organised by the National Autism Observatory, in which protagonists, stakeholders and representatives of associations spoke in a reasoned but raw way about the state of the art of intellectual disability in Italy.…
Children with obstructive sleep apnea who don't outgrow it by adolescence have nearly three times the risk of high blood pressure as teens compared to those without the breathing issue, a new long-term study shows
The Misericordie have their origins in the first forms of participation of citizens in the life of the community which took the name of Confraternities
Chassis are changing the world of rescue. In maxi emergencies like in everyday rescue operations, the stress levels placed on rescue vehicles can be considerable
Gut bacteria predict future obesity: new research into the growing problem of early childhood obesity suggests the bacteria in a baby's gut may indicate weight problems in the years to come
The Nyiragongo volcano is still active, the population is fleeing from Goma and the surrounding areas, but the lava flow is decreasing and in Congo things may improve
Coeliac disease, one of the most common problems in paediatrics: there are many food intolerances, and one of the most common is certainly coeliac disease. In recent years it has also become increasingly common in children.
India Variant of the Covid in Brazil: the state of Maranhão, in the northeast of the country, recorded the first cases of the Indian variant of the coronavirus (called B.1.617) in Brazil
Covid vaccine licences or patent moratorium, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (WHO): "Some of you are already close to finishing your immunisation campaign and have excess doses. You are in a position to donate"
ISOVAC is a company known and loved by Italian rescuers: a considerable part of the bio-containment stretchers that have allowed the medical transport of Covid patients in the last year are equipped with its supports. ISOVAC has chosen…
The Global Health Summit takes place today in Rome. An "initiative to develop production centres for the Covid-19 vaccine across Africa involving public and private actors and the governments of the continent's countries" will be announced…
The story of the 'ambulance of death' is gruesome from any point of view. It ends with the just conviction to life imprisonment of Davide Garofalo, the rescuer who killed patients in order to collect the money for the dressing from the…
History of American-LaFrance Fire Engines Co: considered by many the greatest name in the history of american firefighters apparatus, we can say that American-LaFrance had the biggest influence on the design of the modern fire apparatus…
Violence and aggression against aid workers is a global problem, which is exacerbated in conflict zones: for many years, unfortunately, aid workers have been "targeted" there.
Migraine, a new treatment pathway could involve the use of monoclonal antibodies: this is what is envisaged in 16 clinical trials at IRCCS San Raffaele
Paris summit, a solution indicated is Covax: doubling the quota of serums to be allocated to Africa is contained in the conclusions of the meeting between the leaders of over 30 countries and representatives of the major financial…
Orion has a stand at Emergency Expo that is particularly rich in details and informations about the company: by visiting it, you are going to learn more about Orion's various products, but you also will be able to talk to the professionals …
Access to Covid-19 vaccines: the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is calling on states and pharmaceutical companies to move much faster toward a solution to the glaring inequity in access to COVID-19 vaccines around the…
Cyclone Taukatae: India is grappling not only with the growing Covid-19 epidemic but also with a cyclone that is devastating several Indian states. The International Red Cross is already working to mitigate the effects of this deadly…
EDM, the ambulance, self-medicine, disabled transport and special vehicles fitting company based in Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole (FC), has chosen Emergency Expo to present its products to its customers and the world of rescue workers
The Firefighter Bicycle: Every lover of the history of firefighters knows how much the technology available to the officers for fighting wildfires and rescuing people in danger has improved over time, but maybe not everyone knows that at…
The ongoing violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip may constitute war crimes: this is the warning issued by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, after a bombing that killed at least ten people in a Shati refugee camp…
Escalation in violence in Gaza and Israel: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) teams are working to assess the needs of the civilians who are bearing the brunt of the escalation in violence in Gaza and Israel. As the death toll…
Resurrection Italy: Infections, hospitalisations and deaths have fallen Covid. The report of the ISS and the Ministry of Health indicates that after 35 days from the first inoculation there is a reduction of 80% of infections, 90% of…