rescue

This is the first time that the Hangzhou Emergency Medical Center has hosted this prestigious competition involving top Chinese ambulance drivers. 84 candidates and 28 national teams took part in the event, which was organised by the…

The accident happened in Iowa, USA, while a storm with torrential rain raged in the area. A SUV with two women and a child on board ended up in a ditch, which filled rapidly with water. The water prevented any manoeuvre or possibility of…

The teams from Estonia, Moldavia, Slovenia, Poland and Lithuania competed against each other in Kiev from 22nd to 24th May 2013. Each team was made up of a medic, two nurses and a driver. The aim was to establish the paramedics’…

The Ministry of Transport and Highways in India has approved an official code for ambulances. Improved outfitting and increased safety while transporting patients who may receive appropriate treatment according to their condition while on…

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…

Being a paramedic in the US is a proper job, and so anyone working in emergency rescue in the United States is always a paid professional. In Italy, however, we all know that the situation is slightly different, as only very few members of…

This too is organised, structured rescue and, for those who provide it, it is also a money-making business. OHS, Onsite Occupational Health&Safety, founded in 2008 by a US veteran of the medical corps of the Navy Hospital, is an…

Several cars and a lorry were involved in this simulation of a major incident. Rescue workers gave exhibition visitors a live demonstration of rescue techniques and instruments. The scene was set up by Holmatro outside the exhibition halls…