Owing to the progress in science and medical technology as well as to the improvements in transportation and telecommunications, first- aid workers can now respond to multiple emergency situations without delay. The military's expertise served as a model in setting up an ambulance service, which was initiated just after the automobile was invented, to bring help to victims of car accidents. This service was soon extended to include situations where the lives of individuals were in peril, be it on public roadways or in their own homes.

Today, numerous emergency situations require the simultaneous intervention of different methods of rescue. Multiple car pile- ups, industrial accidents, floods, earthquakes and attacks are all catastrophes that require a good collaboration between the forces of medicine and law. The rescues must be deployed very quickly according to predetermined procedures. The police regulate the traffic, cordon off the area and gather information. Once they have completed their reports and the injured have been removed from the vehicles and are being examined by the ambulance technicians, a tow truck takes away the wrecks. In extreme cases, patients are transported by helicopter. This high performance, easy to maneuver machine permits rescuers to get to very remote or almost inaccessible areas very quickly. These men and women are fully worthy of our admiration and gratitude as they struggle daily to save lives with dedication, courage and efficiency.

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