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AFAC17 - Australia’s emergency managers collaborate to break exhibition record
AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ (4 – 7 September 2017).
Hannover/Sydney. Australia’s leading emergency management conference and expo, AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, attracted a record attendance of more than 3,200 visitors to Sydney.…
EMS WORLD EXPO in Las Vegas - The largest EMS event in North America
On 16 - 20 October 2017, Las Vegas will host the EMS World Expo. With more than 5 000 attendees and more than 350 exhibitors is more than just a conference. It is an educational experience that equips you with the cutting-edge education and…
Same Sex Marriage Debate Heating Up In Australia: What Emergency Responders Should Know
Beginning on September 12th, 2018, Australia entered into a week-long public voting procedure that will determine whether or not same sex marriage will be legal. This has heated the debate surrounding same sex marriage, on which the…
Prime Minister Teams Up with 3 ex-PMs for 999 Memorial
The Prime Minister, Theresa May has given her backing to the National Emergency Services Memorial and the Official Emergency Services Day campaign, due to be launched at The Emergency Services show at the NEC, Birmingham on 20th September…
Bullying and harassment at work - one-third of doctors feel threaten
Bullying and harassment at work: at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, the members were asked about their experiences at work, and more than one-third said they had experienced bullying. The survey involved more than 2,100…
Viewing an ultra-brief chest compression only video improves some measures of bystander CPR…
Authors: Daniel L. Beskind, Uwe Stolz, Rebecca Thiede, Riley Hoyer, Whitney Robertson, Jeffrey Brown, Melissa Ludgate, Timothy Tiutan, Romy Shane, Deven McMorrow, Michael Pleasants, Karl B. Kern, Ashish R. Panchal
The University of Arizona…
Emergency in Airports - Panic and Evacuation: how to manage both?
Emergency management in airports is a very complex matter. First responders have to follow specific guidelines. Here we are again with another chapter on safety and evacuation from airports.
Emergency in Airports: How is an evacuation from the airport provided?
Airports and airplanes are always been synonymous of vacations and far away places. For someone, they are also tied to job journeys. However, let us imagine that something happens while you are waiting at the terminal. You hear an alarm.…
Public Safety Awareness Center II: cooperation of emergency departments
Around a year ago, the work for the construction of PSAC II was about to finish. Currently, New York City’s second Public Safety Answering Center receives yearly more than 11 million emergency 911 calls.
Greek island of Kos trembles: few deads but many injured people
Friday 21, at 1.31 am earth starts to tremble in the Greek island of Kos. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has killed 2 people in Kos and reached also Turkish coasts, shooking the ground. At least two people died and injured 200 in…