Types of Disasters | American Red Cross
WEBThe Red Cross can help you prepare your family, your pets and your home for common emergencies and natural disasters. Read below for information about emergencies that can occur where you live, and learn the difference between a "watch" and a "warning".
12 Medical Emergencies You Need to Address Right Away - US …
WEBAug 22, 2018 · Learn how to deal with signs of stroke, heart attack, poisoning, choking, bleeding and other urgent medical situations.
What Are 5 Emergency Situations? - MedicineNet
WEBFive emergency situations include chest pain, choking, stroke, heavy bleeding and severe head injury. Most medical emergencies happen while people live their lives — working, shopping, exercising, eating, or sleeping.
First Aid Instructions for 10 Medical Emergencies - Verywell Health
WEBDec 29, 2023 · First aid is the immediate care given to any person in a medical emergency. Here are 10 basic first aid procedures that could save someone’s life.
WHO - List of emergencies
WEBThe health emergencies list below details the disease outbreaks, environmental disasters and other humanitarian crises in which WHO has played or is still playing an essential role in protecting health. Outbreaks. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Cholera. Dengue. Mpox (monkeypox) Humanitarian crises. Afghanistan.
5 Emergencies: Do You Know What to Do? - WebMD
WEBIf an emergency occurs, how would you react? Find out what to do for five common emergencies.
Disasters and Emergencies - Ready.gov
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Know what disasters and hazards could affect your area, how to get emergency alerts, and where you would go if you and your family need to evacuate. Make sure your family has a plan and practices it often.
Disaster Preparedness Plan | Make a Plan | Red Cross
WEBPlan for the emergencies that are most likely to happen where you live. Be familiar with natural disaster risks in your community. Consider how you will respond to emergencies that can happen anywhere, such as home fires and floods.
Potential Emergency Situations and Conditions
WEBPlanning ahead is the best way to prepare for potential emergency situations and conditions. Unexpected emergency situations close to home can include critical health conditions, insect or animal bites, sunburn or accidental poisoning.
Health emergencies - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBCatastrophic events like pandemics, natural disasters and emergence (or re-emergence) of high threat pathogenic diseases can affect many countries simultaneously; the most notable example being the COVID-19 global pandemic.