rescue

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…

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…

A leap into the recent past of ambulances, even though the images leave the impression of centuries having gone by. In some cases the leaflets show the name of the designer, in others the vehicle’s specifications. With simple shapes,…

Gadgets, an irrepressible passion. No rescue worker, whatever the team, whatever corner of the planet they work in, in whatever role, nobody can resist pins, caps, key rings, mugs, crests or little figurines with their association’s…

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…

It was supposed to be a wedding in great style, but all that remains is a horrifying scene; 9 girls in abright red 'Limo', including the bride-to-be, were caught in a brutal fire that started burning just as the car was crossing the San…