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An exercise involving pilots of the HMS Search and Rescue turned into a real rescue operation. On a two-day training exercise in the picturesque Cowal Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, the crew were accompanied by photographers from the…

Sierra Rescue is located in Taylorsville, California, and is specialised in the training of rescuers for extreme conditions. Courses deal with rescue in swift water, wilderness areas, rope training and rescue involving animals. Bespoke…

The Hangzhou Emergency Medical Center was originally called the Hangzhou Medical Care Station and is located in the Eastern coastal province of the People’s Republic of China. It provides the citizens of Hangzhou with pre-hospital…

The following images show the World Rescue Challenge, which took place in Cork, in Ireland, in which teams from all over the world competed. The members of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue’s trauma team did especially well and won first…

International representatives recognise the skills that the Mexican Red Cross showed at the conclusion of their Toluca workshop. The Mexican town hosted the organizations of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent of 19 countries…

For the first time the BBC will honour on television the heroes of Britain’s Emergency Services in an event, the BBC 999 Awards, which recognises the tireless work they do. Ever since the number 999 came into being, 75 years…

Plain numbers are always a good indication of the size of an event. This year the exhibition in Fulda, now in its 13th edition, hosted 450 exhibitors from 19 countries worldwide, spread over an area of 70,000 sqm. By the end of the three…

We cannot say with any certainly when the first stretcher was used, but its history cannot be separated from the history of rescue. The earliest documented testimony of something resembling the concept of medical assistance goes back to the…