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DENNIS WASZAK and CRISTIAN SALAZARAssociated Press WritersNEW YORK - A Staten Island ferry with a history of accidents, including a fatal wreck in 2003, malfunctioned as it approached its terminal... View the full article
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Nannie Lawrence remembers her 2-year-old granddaughter as a playful and precocious toddler, trying on her mother's wigs and changing her own clothes.Stephanie Stephens died after paramedics... View the full article
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Medication errors are a major problem in hospitals nationwide. But one local hospital has dramatically cut down on errors.... View the full article
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[NEWS FEED] Man Rescued From Crashed Plane - JEMS.com
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The Lincoln County emergency manager talks about a plane crash near the Prague airport.... View the full article -
You fall and hit your head, you're injured in a collision, or God forbid, a bullet strikes you during a crime. Fortunately, urgent care is only a quick ambulance ride away, right? Unfortunately, that's... View the full article
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Off-duty NC EMT at right place, right time to help assault victim.... View the full article
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Almost one in 10 people would delay calling an ambulance if they were suffering heart attack symptoms because they were worried about the cost, a Heart Foundation survey has found.The finding has prompted... View the full article
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The state office that oversees paramedic certification is investigating a Lexington firefighter following allegations that he improperly issued recertification papers to fellow firefighters and private... View the full article
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The International Association of Flight Paramedics (IAFP) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2010 Tim Hynes Award. The award goes to Chad Augustin, flight paramedic with PHI Air Medical of Modesto,... View the full article
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Diplomacy failed, a North Naples fire official says, so the department is moving ahead on its own. The North Naples fire district has chosen to resume its effort to provide advanced life support emergency... View the full article
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Girl recovering in hospital after getting pinned under car.... View the full article
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Paramedics rush to the scene of a child in distress. But once they arrive, they discover the 911 call was placed for a pig.... View the full article
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Alarming pictures of EMS workers and Detroit Police officers allegedly sleeping on-duty.... View the full article
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No Addresses for Paramedics.... View the full article
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Syracuse, NY - City police say two men who had been drinking jumped into an ambulance outside Upstate University Hospital and and went for a joyride early this morning.Brandon Ray, 21, of College Park,... View the full article
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - More than 150 firefighters from Virginia and Maryland are participating in a competition that tests their technical rescue skills.The 2010 Technical Rescue Challenge kicked off... View the full article
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CHRIS TALBOTTAssociated Press WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Rescuers feared even more bodies would emerge as muddy flood waters ebb from torrential weekend rains that swamped Nashville, much of Tennessee... View the full article
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The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Emergency Medical Services Section announced that it will name Bruce Evans, assistant chief of business and support services at the North Las Vegas Fire... View the full article
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I believe I speak for all my fellow Haitians when I say how overwhelmed I am by the actions of the many who came to Haiti's rescue in our time of dire need. In spite of the difficulties, their efforts... View the full article
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MEGAN K. SCOTTAssociated Press WriterNEW YORK - St. Vincent's Hospital, a 160-year institution in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, closed for good Friday after months of feuding and years of financial... View the full article
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KATHLEEN MILLERAssociated Press WriterANNAPOLIS, Md. - The family of a paramedic who died in a 2008 Medevac helicopter crash in Maryland is suing the federal government for $15 million.The attorney... View the full article
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. - Bloomfield officials say three people were seriously injured when their car crashed into a bus stop shelter and rolled over while speeding away from a police detective.Police say... View the full article
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Police say a 12-year-old Southern California boy is dead after he apparently asphyxiated himself for thrills in the so-called "choking game."The Santa Monica Police Department... View the full article
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BOURNE — Two paramedics have filed a complaint against a fellow firefighter alleging that he drove recklessly through an accident site and put them in danger.Bourne paramedics Richard Doherty and Brandon... View the full article
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CINCINNATI - As part of a nationwide study, researchers at UC Health University Hospital have partnered with Cincinnati Fire Department (CFD) paramedics and five other fire departments locally to find... View the full article