rescue

A national competition was the stage for extrication and trauma challenges between the best Irish teams. The National Extrication & Trauma Challenge has been organised on a yearly basis since 2008 by ROI, Rescue Organisation Ireland,…

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…

Titan Ti is the lightest stretcher of the entire incredible assortment offered by this US manufacturer. Once again Ferno proposes an interesting item, suitable for all those situations in which the convenience of the rescuer’s…

"Ambulancias" were born of military necessity in Spain around 1400 and were the first health teams to follow combatants. They stayed as such until the end of the 18th century, evolving across the centuries thanks to the drive of people like…

When buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is called the "triangle of life". It is the nest way to increase the…

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…