Ambulance worker in Bucharest, Romania prepares to answer call.

Fire Department EMS paramedics bring up a mock injured passenger from Pennsylvania Station during an emergency preparedness drill conducted by the NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, in New York.

Paramedics put on a stiff-neck to Austrian Guenther Weidlinger who crashed with his face against a jump in a heat of the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase during the World Athletics Championships Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, in Osaka, Japan.

Minnesota Vikings’ Cameron Siskowic is loaded into an ambulance after being injured in a play against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, in Seattle.