Earthquake
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
How can emergency responders learn from historic, worst-case scenario events?
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
One main goal of the exercise is to test how well they will work together to minimize loss of life and damages when a mega-quake unleashes a tsunami
After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and injured tens of thousands in Ecuador, a former AMR medic was “Called to Care” for the injured and worried well
Rescue operations were repeatedly disrupted by aftershocks; footage showed fires breaking out after the earthquake
More than 170 people freed from the high rise building; as many as 124 may still be trapped
An infant, two children and six adults were killed when a 17-floor residential building collapsed
These contingency plans reflect deep anxiety about the potential gravity of the looming disaster: upward of 14,000 people dead and 30,000 injured in the worst-case scenarios
The 6.7-magnitude tremor left large cracks in walls, damaged a bridge on the outskirts of the capital and caused a newly constructed six-story building to collapse
6.7 magnitude quake in remote northeast region of India just before dawn
The 7.5-magnitude earthquake was felt from Afghanistan to India, killing almost 150 people in Pakistan
The number of people killed is likely to climb as emergency crews are able to get into hard-hit areas on Thursday
1,117 people reported injured by the 2nd big quake to strike the country which is still recovering from April 25 earthquake
4,050 rescue workers from 34 different nations have provided rescue assistance, emergency medical care and supply distribution
USAID disaster assistance response team members from Fairfax County (Va.) and Los Angeles describe the rescue and reaching end of survival window
She first visited the village on vacation four years ago; she’s been back several times to teach first aid and funded her own trip to render care after the earthquake
A 15-year-old boy and a woman in her 20s were found in the debris, bringing joy to rescuers and providing hope for more survivors
For catastrophic disasters in developing countries it’s time to rethink the USAR and aid response from high-income nations
Nepalese rescuers, supported by a U.S. disaster response team, worked for hours to free the dazed and dusty teen
Drones are being used for comprehensive data collection and mapping of the destruction to aid in damage assessment and rescue efforts in the wake of the disaster
The village was being used as a staging post for rescuers to get supplies to remote communities after Saturday’s earthquake
Rescue workers are still struggling to reach mountain villages two days after the 7.8 earthquake as many countries send medical teams to Nepal
Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2 to assist local emergency operations in and around the hardest hit areas of the country
Nepalese dug through the rubble for missing people as aftershocks panicked survivors
The violent earthquake collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas
A stampede at a school during the quake injured 42 children
A total of 172 people were injured, and there have been no reported deaths
System received over 35 calls for service over the next four hours, the equivalent of a normal 24 hour shift
