As this week’s attack in St. Petersburg demonstrates, terrorism is not bound to any specific location in the modern world. Although we tend to overlook the concentrated acts committed in war-torn areas, the risks posed still remain a silent threat in our daily lives. According to Story Maps there has been 333 attacks world-wide in 2017, leaving the international toll of terrorism related deaths now sitting at 2,043 fatalities. With most terrorist activity revolving around the Middle East, the rest of the world has also suffered their share of damage this year. JANUARY 1—ISTANBUL A gunman shot down and killed 39 people in a night club at around…
Author: Jesse Tyssen
Illawarra home owners are being warned to be vigilant during the summer months as avoidable home fires take their toll on emergency services. With 1750 kitchen fires last year in homes across NSW, emergency service workers are seeing a rise in tragedies that could have been avoided. Clinical Psychologist Orietta Worthington stressed the implications of exposure to such traumatic events and the toll PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) can take on emergency personnel. “There is heightened risk for health conditions like cardiovascular disease, deficiencies in immune system and chronic pain,” she said. “Around 20 per cent of people who experience…
The Illawarra community is mourning the deaths of young drivers engaged in ‘hooning’ and ‘reckless’ behaviours on the roads. The grief follows a crash in Wingdang that saw 18-year-old Jesse Brown lose his life earlier this month. Ex-ambulance officer David Harmer has pleaded for people to show greater responsibility behind the wheel. “There’s precious cargo on board … therefore we should be driving at our best at all times,” Mr Harmer said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqGLayDW3E&feature=youtu.be For the road toll of NSW so far, click here.