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International Red Rescue: an integrated but atypical rescue method
International Red Rescue was founded in late 1922 in Moscow at the Fourth World Congress of the Communist International, with the precise aim of creating an organisation of permanent rescue on a juridical, political, material and moral…
In Norway the first TV channel dedicated to first aid
Altibox, a Norwegian cable TV operator has announced the first First Aid TV channel, the fruit of collaboration between the Red Cross and Laerdal Medical, the Norwegian company with branches worldwide, specialised in the manufacture of…
Calling all gadget fans, Automoblox has just launched its Emergency Line range!
Automoblox, a well-known make of wooden toy cars worldwide, launches a new range dedicated to emergency vehicles.
The three models: Rescue, police and fire vehicle, are inspired by three of its most popular articles.
The T900 van becomes a…
The dramatic rescue of a family threatened by torrential rain
The accident happened in Iowa, USA, while a storm with torrential rain raged in the area. A SUV with two women and a child on board ended up in a ditch, which filled rapidly with water. The water prevented any manoeuvre or possibility of…
Techniques for patient immobilisation and applying a cervical collar
A brief video to see the sequence of operations to follow in the immobilisation of a patient prior to the application of a cervical collar.
Two first-responders, one to place the head in the correct position, the other to apply the cervical…
Gadgets that rescuers go crazy about. Small everyday objects, quirky, fun, sometimes just a bit…
Gadgets, an irrepressible passion. No rescue worker, whatever the team, whatever corner of the planet they work in, in whatever role, nobody can resist pins, caps, key rings, mugs, crests or little figurines with their association’s…
Video footage of a line rescue directly from the Banff National Park in Canada
A climber is rescued and carried to safety by the visitor safety team of the Banff National Park in Canada.
This technical helicopter "long-line" rescue involved a member of the safety team being lowered by rope from the helicopter,…
14 months without a licence. Paramedic from one of the many Chicago Fire Departments exposed
In the USA the role of paramedic is undertaken by professionals, not by volunteers, which means that the job of the emergency worker is strictly regulated by specific norms and precise rules.
One of the many Chicago Fire Departments has…
Revisiting the origins of first aid. If you happen to be in London, don't miss the St. John Museum
It all started 1,000 years ago with the foundation of a hospital to take care of pilgrims. Known as Hospitallers, the men and women working there guaranteed care for anyone who needed it, without distinction of race or faith. After the…