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RIVERDALE, Md. - Prince George’s County Firefighters and Paramedics were summoned to a church to tend to a sick child and encountered that and many more. At about 6:30 PM, Saturday, November 7, 2009, a... View the full article
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FDA notified healthcare professionals that it is investigating energy levels in external biphasic defibrillators with shocks of less than or equal to 200 Joules (J). FDA received reports of 14 events since... View the full article
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PIKESVILLE, Md. - Three paramedics filed a complaint against Pikesville'svolunteer fire company, saying they are victims of discrimination based on their Orthodox Jewish beliefs.Watch the VideoSuzanne... View the full article
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A pilot, a paramedic and a nurse walked across the roof of Howard Regional Health System and climbed into a helicopter with a red, white and blue LIFELINE banner painted on the side. Jessica Furrey, the... View the full article
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Rick Parker's existence is baffling. He credits part of it to a miracle and the other part to state-of-the-art treatment given to him by McDowell County Emergency Services (EMS) paramedics.On the night... View the full article
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In 2002, emergency medicine specialists at the Denver Health Medical Center wanted to find out how much response times affected the survival of the major trauma patients they treated - often the victims... View the full article
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Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac... View the full article
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Chief Harry Brown goes everywhere with a packet of maps. There's the map that shows the 911 addresses assigned along every snowmobile trail in the North Country. There's the map that shows where bags of... View the full article
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NHLBI Stops Enrollment in Study on Resuscitation Methods for Cardiac ArrestDifferent CPR Durations Found Equally Successful; CPR Device Does Not Add BenefitEnrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter... View the full article
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Bystanders, If your heart has stopped, you're unconscious, and you need CPR from a stranger, you're better off in Vancouver. That's because, in Toronto, fewer than one in three bystanders who see you struggling... View the full article
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EUSTIS -- A long-time emergency medical services official died on duty early Friday morning.Capt. David Deland, 45, district chief for Lake-Sumter Emergency Medical Services, had worked a number of calls... View the full article
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MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press WriterORLANDO, Fla. - A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person... View the full article
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Flu is partly to blame for a higher-than-average number of Calgary police, firefighters and air ambulance staff calling in sick.About nine per cent of police officers are off sick, up from the usual... View the full article
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VANCOUVER - Striking paramedics disrupted a training exercise in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics for about four hours yesterday, erecting picket lines that unionized fire fighters and police refused... View the full article
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APRIL CASTRO and DEVLIN BARRETTAssociated Press WritersFORT HOOD, Texas - Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers... View the full article
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EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities said a 31-year-old Detroit man who was stranded at a southeast Michigan hospital face charges after he stole an ambulance. Police said the man stole the ambulance... View the full article
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LONDON - The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses... View the full article
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SAN CARLOS, Ariz. — Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed on Arizona's San Carlos Indian reservation during a training flight and both people aboard are seriously injured. There were no patients... View the full article
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Washington DC - The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) today reaffirmed their support for fire service-based emergency medical service... View the full article
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TEMPLE TERRACE - To Fire Chief Keith Chapman, their value was obvious.Having experienced first-hand the life-saving potential of ultrasound machines when he worked several years ago in Tampa General... View the full article
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DEBY KNOXWISHReprinted with PermissionINDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - One of the biggest eyesores of the Indianapolis skyline got a once over Tuesday.The Keystone Towers, an abandoned apartment complex profiled... View the full article
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The president of the Amarillo firefighters union plans to make a public pitch for the city to run its own ambulance service at today's Amarillo City Commission meeting.The Amarillo Fire Department could... View the full article
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WASHINGTON — Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side... View the full article
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LOS ANGELES—A California nurses' union won't strike, saying swine flu protections have been written into new contracts with the state's largest hospital system.The California Nurses Association had threatened... View the full article
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically injured by the fumes, authorities... View the full article