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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…

Detailed information on the 16th RETTmobil 2016, May 11 - 13 in Fulda.

By Rosemarie North, IFRC Innovations that bring together the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, local government and the private sector could solve sanitation problems that threaten the health of urban populations.…

RETTmobil, the international exhibition for rescue and mobility, will continue her success story in 2016. The 16th edition of the global exhibition will open on May 11, 2016. The preparations currently under way underscore the very positive…

Emergency managers, responders, volunteers, in a few words “emergency management actors” are accustomed to follow different guidelines, to interact with other countries’ representatives, but less used to work with European civil protection…

It’s time to party and celebrate the rescue services around the world. Spencer Day returns for its third edition on March 19th, 2016. The event, held in 75 cities, allows emergency professionals and volunteers to learn about the…

Marignane, France, 4 March 2016: Airbus Helicopters Foundation provided support to humanitarian relief efforts following the tropical cyclone Winston that hit the Fiji Islands on 21 February  2016, killing at least 43 people and affecting…

Beijing/Geneva. Today, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal for 834,000 Swiss Francs (USD 835,000 / 768,000 Euros) to assist 25,500 vulnerable Mongolian herders who are at…

​CHICAGO - The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), along with the American Heart Association (AHA), unveiled an interactive, hands-on CPR training kiosk at O'Hare International Airport. AHA Hands-Only CPR spokesperson  Danielle DeVito (r,…

SOURCE: UPI - Nearly half of teens who go to the emergency room report peer violence and cyberbullying, and one-quarter have symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new study. The study, conducted at…