fire safety

Fires are an important cause of injury, death and economic damage. Smoke inhalation-induced damage leads to a dramatic worsening of mortality in burn patients: in these cases, smoke inhalation damage is added to burn damage, with often…

The rule of nine: when a burn victim comes to the doctor's attention, there are several factors that must be taken into account to assess the severity of the situation

Fires are a major cause of injury, death and economic damage. Fires inside homes, which are the context in which the largest number of burns in the civilian population occur, are responsible for more than 80% of deaths

The National Fire Brigade has planned the "Rome 2023 - European Fire Brigades in Rome" event for the month of April, an opportunity for discussion and enhancement of the fire-fighting operational culture between the Italian Fire Brigades…

An "earthquake" (also called "earthquake" or "earthquake") is a sudden vibration or settling of the earth's crust, caused by the unpredictable movement of a rock mass underground

Relief on the Slovenian-Italian border: on 21 March, the Regional Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Fire Brigade, Engineer Agatino Carrolo, and the Trieste fire brigade commander, Engineer Girolamo Bentivoglio Fiandra, accepted the…

Teledyne FLIR has marked the 10 year anniversary of the release of its K-series of firefighting cameras

Medical emergencies can be terrifying, especially if you're not prepared. Knowing when emergency medical care is needed and having a protocol for medical emergencies is key to mitigating an emergency

Chemical burns must be treated as a medical emergency. This is because many chemicals commonly used at home, school, or work can cause severe burns to the skin and may cause deeper burns than they look

Electrical burn injuries can damage the body tissue or internal organs when a person comes into direct contact with an electrical current