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Training is a crucial step towards reducing trauma mortality and improving public health In Italy, trauma represents one of the main causes of mortality, with over 18,000 deaths annually and one million hospital admissions. To address this…

Dogs and humans united to save lives in the water The 'Scuola Italiana Cani da Salvataggio' (SICS) is an outstanding organisation, both nationally and internationally, dedicated to the training of dog units specialised in water rescue.…

Earthquake in Morocco: relief efforts amid difficulties and needs In south-western Morocco, a tragedy of devastating proportions shook the country in the night between Friday 08 and Saturday 09 September 2023. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake…

How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionising First Aid Artificial Intelligence (AI) is showing enormous promise in making first aid interventions easier, faster and more effective. Using smartphones and road accident detection systems,…

REAS 2023: an unmissable event for innovation in emergency Not long to go before the most eagerly awaited event of the year in the Italian emergency sector: the International Emergency Exhibition, better known as REAS. In the 2022 edition,…

Time Fighters: Renault and the Fire Brigade united for Road Safety For more than a decade, a unique partnership has revolutionised the way road accidents are dealt with: that between Renault, the well-known car manufacturer, and the…

The aircraft was carrying five people, prompt rescue, all survived A helicopter, involved in the route between the high altitude refuges Capanna Gnifetti and Regina Margherita on Monte Rosa, crashed in the area of the municipality of…

Significant collaboration between ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter for the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) for rescue services A step forward in air rescue and emergency medicine The collaboration is…

Concussion is the sudden but short-lived loss of mental function that occurs after a blow or other injury to the head. It is the most common but least serious type of brain injury

Living and vacationing in climates with high heat and humidity make us vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. Heat exhaustion is a precursor to heatstroke