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Stories section is the place where you find Case Reports, editorials, opinions, tales and daily miracles from rescued and rescuers. Ambulance and rescue historical moments, from people who save lives every day.
A tribute to all the rescuers around the world
From an anonymous post on Facebook, a tribute to all the rescuers around the world. "If you only knew the things that I have seen.
Still The Most Shocking Second A Day - Refugee children
Every day, more and more traumatized children – including many who have seen their homes destroyed and their loved ones killed - are now streaming out of war-torn countries in hopes of finding safety and relief
Stop attacks on Hospitals, MSF President to UN Security Council on resolution 2286
MSF President Dr. Joanne Liu to UN Security Council on resolution 2286 - healthcare in armed conflict
If Prince was a drug addict…So was I
Prince was found unresponsive in the elevator in his home after not responding to phone calls. His friends arrived on scene to find him dead. EMS called him on scene at 1007. While the world continued to mourn, articles began popping up…
Doctors are #NotATarget - Doctors without borders' resolution
Doctors Without Borders has launched a social media act of solidarity to stand up for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, patients, medical staff and hospitals in conflicts.
MEDEST118 - When chest compressions and early defibrillation are not the most important…
Author: Mario Rugna
The chain of survival is well known and most of us work everyday to spread it’s use at every level. Chest compressions is, along with early defibrillation, the most important and evidence based intervention to save a…
The San Bernardino, California, Terror Attack: Two Emergency Departments’ Response
The San Bernardino tragedy is a shooting occourred on December 2, 2015
First touristc cruise ship on Northwest Passage: Canadian Coast Guard will face new problems
SOURCE CBC - As a large cruise ship gets ready to sail the Northwest Passage this summer, there are safety concerns about how prepared the Canadian Coast Guard would be should something go wrong.
The mammoth Crystal Serenity cruise ship…
What do you mean "stress"?
Source: Stress, Cognition, and Human Performance: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework
What is Stress?
It’s a question that has beguiled many prominent researchers of this era. The term itself is amorphous and sustains the…
Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific region
The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) is a voluntary network of countries, areas and organizations, dedicated to the promotion of public health and response in the Pacific.