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Read the reviews, opinions and technical sheet about the essential devices for rescue operations. Emergency Live will describe technologies, services, and equipment for ambulance rescue, HEMS, mountain operations and hostile situation, for preventing dangers in complex scenarios.
RLSS UK deploys innovative technologies and the use of drones to support water rescues / VIDEO
The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) is launching the UK’s first Emergency Response Drone Pilot Award. The water safety and lifeguarding experts have partnered with innovative Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and Drone…
12 Essential Items to Have in Your DIY First Aid Kit
Whether it is at home, in your car, workplace, or even when travelling, it has been established that a first aid kits are an essential tool to have
What Should Be in a Paediatric First Aid Kit
A paediatric first aid kit should contain first-aid supplies that can treat a wide range of childhood injuries, including cuts, grazes, and bleeding
AMBU: the impact of mechanical ventilation on the effectiveness of CPR
The AMBU is a 'self-expanding balloon' used by healthcare professionals and rescuers to support breathing, and is one of the devices used in first aid during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Abdominal tourniquet as an alternative to REBOA? Let's find out together
The military abdominal tourniquet is equal in efficiency to REBOA of the aorta: this is what emerges from a debate and trials on this subject
Ambu bag: characteristics and how to use the self-expanding balloon
The Ambu ballon, from the acronym Auxiliary Manual Breathing Unit, is a self-expanding flask used to support respiratory activity. The acronym was created by the company that first put it on the market in 1956
Russia, EMERCOM tests floating crawler for firefighters and rescuers
On the occasion of Russia's Science Day, celebrated on 8 February, EMERCOM, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, presented the most innovative or currently being tested equipment for firefighters and rescuers
Spinal immobilisation, one of the techniques the rescuer must master
Spinal immobilisation is one of the great skills that the emergency medical technician must master. For many years now, all victims who had suffered trauma have been immobilised and, because of the type of accident, according to the…
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres: management of the LUCAS chest compressor
LUCAS Chest Compression: Cardiorespiratory arrest can affect anyone, anywhere, anytime. Every year in Europe, 17 to 53 out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrests (CRPs) are treated per 100,000 inhabitants
Sharps Wastes - What You should Do or Do Not in handling Medical Sharps Wastes
Injuries caused by sharps wastes, such as needlestick injuries, remain to be one of the most common hazards for practitioners handling hypodermic syringes and other types of needle equipments.