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DUQUESNE, Pa. - The 77-year-old chief of emergency medical services in the Pittsburgh suburb of Duquesne has died while responding to a car crash. Duquesne EMS chief Harry Moore died shortly after he responded... View the full article
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MIKE STOBBEAssocaited Press WriterATLANTA — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.The... View the full article
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Paraplegic Joseph Taye was found guilty today of first-degree murder for running into Michelle Smith of the Delaware City Fire Company on Dec. 20 2008 as Smith tended to an injured man lying on the side... View the full article
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JEFFREY COLLINSAssociated Press WriterCOLUMBIA, S.C. — When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably... View the full article
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued the following medical device safety alert:Cardiac Science Corp. Powerheart and CardioVive Automated External Defibrillators: Initial CommunicationAudience:... View the full article
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Patients will be routed to one of 10 hospitals that have a specialized stroke neurologist available at all times. Officials hope the new policy will save lives.Paramedics on Monday began transporting... View the full article
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LIMA -- The Fire Department wants a piece of the emergency ambulance response business. Fire Chief Mark Heffner presented his proposal to City Council's Safety Services Committee on Tuesday, saying his... View the full article
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BLACKSTONE, Va. - A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure.Maj. Cotton Puryear... View the full article
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JEFF BAENENAssociated Press WriterAUSTIN, Minn. — A tour bus returning from a casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21,... View the full article
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.About 6 million... View the full article
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TAMPA — In three minutes Saturday, Drake Williams went through a whole lifetime's worth of luck — both good and bad.The bad: having a rare heart condition that causes "sudden cardiac death."The good:... View the full article
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CHICAGO – Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance,... View the full article
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Officials are trying to determine what caused a South Carolina stadium wall to collapse during a high school football game, sending at least 11 students to the hospital with minor... View the full article
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TOWN OF WALLKILL — Last year, Circleville firefighters responded to 176 medical emergency calls in its district — one-third of the total calls it handled.Now, they're looking to cut those numbers significantly.The... View the full article
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RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 16, 2009) – Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiac arrest patients... View the full article
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DENVER - A former Denver paramedic charged with assaulting a patient in his ambulance has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.Prosecutors said 31-1-year-old Alan Miller was 1 of the paramedics who responded... View the full article
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LENOIR, N.C. - In an effort to reduce response times and expand provided services, Caldwell County Emergency Medical Services and local fire departments are joining forces. In several communities across... View the full article
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Investigators said the pilot of a medical helicopter issued a mayday moments before the aircraft crashed into a hilly area north of Reno near the Nevada-California state line early Saturday.All... View the full article -
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - As the 10th anniversary of the deadly bonfire collapse approaches this week, the former president of Texas A&M University says only her successor can decide whether the tradition... View the full article
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Outfitting St. Louis ambulances with machines that save precious minutes for heart attack patients would be one of Helen Sandkuhl's biggest accomplishments in her 36-year-career as an emergency room nurse... View the full article
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Andrew EvansSentinel StaffFORT HOOD, Texas - Emergency response leaders here say many lives were saved by the courageous acts of those who helped the wounded following the horrific shooting attack... View the full article
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Bedford, Mass. - Since 1982, Emerson Hospital has provided advanced life support (ALS) service to Lincoln and 12 other area communities. But with the hospital phasing out the program in the next year due... View the full article
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TULSA, OK - The sound of EMSA's howler sirens is having a big impact on safety in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. EMSA started installing them last November.Since then, the number of ambulance wrecks has been... View the full article
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KNIGHTDALE - Veteran firefighter Goley Boggs was eating his Egg McMuffin Sunday morning, talking to friends, when something in the air caused him to choke and cough. "Everybody in here started coughing... View the full article
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After nearly 13 hours, Bill 21 passed early Saturday morning, forcing a new contract on ambulance paramedics, who have been on strike since April.Union leaders representing B.C.'s paramedics called it... View the full article