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The Standard
6 days ago
- Climate
- The Standard
Three dead, over 1,000 evacuated as South Korean region hit by most rain in 120 years
Rescue members searching for missing people after a 10-metre-high (33-foot) retaining wall from an overpass collapsed onto the road during a heavy rain in Osan. (AFP)
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wildfires continue to impact areas around the Grand Canyon
Two wildfires burning in northern Arizona are continuing to impact areas around the Grand Canyon.
Russia Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Children injured in Ukrainian drone strike in southern Russia (PHOTOS)
At least three children were injured after a Ukrainian drone crashed into a residential building in the southern Russian city of Voronezh early Thursday morning, according to local authorities. Voronezh Region Governor Aleksandr Gusev said that Russian air defenses detected and destroyed at least five drones over the city and its suburbs overnight – but one of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck the upper floors of a high-rise apartment block on Aivazovsky Street. 'Two boys born in 2009 and 2013 were hospitalized with head injuries and abrasions,' Gusev reported. 'A girl born in 2009 sustained cuts to her arms and legs and was treated at the scene.' Residents reported hearing a loud buzz followed by an explosion around 3am local time. Eyewitnesses described the drone flying low over rooftops before crashing into the building, causing smoke and dust to pour from the upper floors. Emergency response crews were dispatched immediately, and authorities have begun arranging temporary shelter for displaced residents of at least four apartments damaged in the incident. A large impact hole was visible on the 16th floor of the building, and several parked vehicles were damaged by falling debris, according to photos shared on social media. The strike marks the second drone attack on Voronezh in less than three days. On Tuesday, a larger wave of UAVs injured 24 civilians – including four children – and caused extensive damage to residential and commercial buildings. Ukraine has been conducting UAV raids deep into Russia for months, often hitting residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. The Russian government labels Ukraine's strikes as 'terrorist attacks' intentionally targeting civilians.
CNA
7 days ago
- Climate
- CNA
Flash floods hit New York and New Jersey
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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Welsh Ambulance Service to lead study on emergency video consultation
Live video consultations could be used to help decision-making in response to 999 calls following a study being led ay the Welsh Ambulance Service. The 999 RESPOND-2 study is being funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and aims to improve decision-making around whether to send Enhanced Critical Care Teams to emergency calls. These teams deliver advanced care for seriously ill and injured patients at the scene of an incident. It is currently difficult for control room clinicians to fully capture the complexity and volume of information they need to make the best decision. Advances in technology have enabled ambulance services to test live-stream video from callers' smart phones during an emergency call, to help ambulance staff assess quickly and accurately how urgently help is needed for an unwell patient. Professor Nigel Rees, assistant director of research and innovation at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: 'We're studying how emergency critical care teams size up risk and severity in high pressured and time sensitive situations. 'We are doing this by comparing video consultation calls, where clinicians can see the patient, the accident scene and other factors as opposed to traditional 999 calls, where the clinician can only make a decision based on descriptions from the caller. 'We hope to learn more about who sees what, who says what and how these decisions shape emergency response when seconds matter and really can be the difference between life and death. 'From major trauma to severe medical emergencies, ECCTs are integral to pre-hospital and emergency services, but they are a finite resource.' The study is the first to consider the impact of live-stream video in how people communicate with each other in 999 calls and to provide evidence on whether live-stream videos can overcome some limitations of audio 999 calls. It is a collaboration between clinicians and researchers across the Welsh Ambulance Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service, University of Warwick, University of Bristol, Imperial College London, Aberystwyth University, the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service and the Wales Air Ambulance Charity.
