Police search and rescue teams are crucial players in resolving missing person cases. Resultantly, police employ a host of training for members collaboration with institutions, organizations, groups. Such training, however, has not been studied. This warrants attention as, time legitimacy crises austerity policing, appropriate quality effective, efficient practices is imperative. Therefore, we ...

Based on the actual needs of the Chinese national emergency rescue base in mining areas, and in order to effectively carry out emergency rescue in coal mine disasters, this article studies the response process of emergency rescue in coal mines, the analysis and calculation methods required in the relief work for mine disasters, the functional requirements of the integrated command platform and ...

BACKGROUND Earthquakes, floods, droughts, storms, mudslides, landslides, and forest wild fires are serious threats to human lives and properties. The present study aimed to study the environmental characteristics and pathogenic traits, recapitulate experiences, and augment applications of medical reliefs in tropical regions. METHODS Analysis was made on work and projects of emergency medical ...

BACKGROUND Few studies address preparedness and role clarity in rescue workers after a disaster. On July 22, 2011, Norway was struck by two terror attacks; 77 people were killed and many injured. Healthcare providers, police officers and firefighters worked under demanding conditions. The aims of this study were to examine the level of preparedness, exposure and role clarity. In addition, the r...

The RoboCupRescue Robot League made several important strides this year toward fielding advanced robotic technologies to support emergency responders performing urban search and rescue missions. Many of the twenty-six teams hosted in Osaka demonstrated capabilities built upon specific successes of previous year’s implementations, and continued to push the state-of-the-art of small robots operat...

The RoboCup Rescue Robot and Simulation competitions have been held since 2000. The experience gained during these competitions has increased the maturity level of the field, which allowed deploying robots after real disasters (e.g. Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster). This article provides an overview of these competitions and highlights the state of the art and the lessons

This paper addresses the newly named phenomenon of ‘rescue supervision’. The phenomenon itself is unfortunately not new. Not every candidate is blessed with adequate doctoral supervision. This paper looks at some of the reasons why supervision may not be adequate, only one of which is that the supervisor is incompetent. Whatever the reasons for the inadequacy of the supervision, it is desirable...

Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of rescue blankets with conventional blankets in terms of preventing hypothermia in the pre-hospital setting. Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, patients older than 18 years old with Cold Discomfort Scale (CDS) > 2, and those who were transferred to the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical service entered the study. Patients...