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NAPLES — Collier County Medical Director Robert Tober has pulled advance life support certification for all East Naples firefighter-paramedics because he says they have failed to meet agreed-upon training... View the full article
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Syracuse, NY - Three rescue helicopters that serve Central New York are embroiled in an air war.Mercy Flight Central, a private service with a helicopter on standby in Marcellus, claims Onondaga County’s... View the full article
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CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press WriterLOS ANGELES - With the possibility of finding survivors all but gone and the ocean search shifted from a rescue effort to a recovery mission, focus fell Monday... View the full article
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FORT WORTH — The large number of 911 calls from people with H1N1-like symptoms may lead the city’s ambulance provider to enlist help from taxi drivers. "We are seeing a tremendous increase in the number... View the full article
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HEALTH chiefs had to pull 167 modern ambulances off the roads after four of them inexplicably caught fire. The EUR22million specialist Mercedes Sprinter fleet was recalled for safety inspections.In the... View the full article
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NAFEESA SYEEDAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON - Last year's deadly medevac helicopter crash in Maryland was caused by a combination of factors including a pilot who was not proficient in instrument... View the full article
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WASHINGTON - In conjunction with an interagency task force, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new proposed guidance for protecting the health of emergency... View the full article
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island State Police say a motorist hit someone with his car and then drove more than a mile with him stuck in his windshield.Christopher Swiridowsky has been charged with leaving... View the full article
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A campaign video by the city’s firefighter union blasting Mayor Thomas M. Menino for blocking them from responding when elderly people fall is full of “lies,†the head of Boston’s EMS told the Herald,... View the full article
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President Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency over the weekend, but experts in infectious disease and emergency medicine say the public should not be alarmed by the move."This is... View the full article
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify... View the full article
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TRACIE CONEAssociated Press WriterFRESNO, Calif. - Last month two men and their teenage sons tackled one of the world's most unforgiving summertime hikes: the Grand Canyon's parched and searing Royal... View the full article
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FORT BRAGG (WTVD) - Military officials confirmed a paramedic was killed Thursday morning heading to an injury call.A spokesman at Fort Bragg said an ambulance was on the way to parachute training jump... View the full article
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OGDEN, Utah - Graduates from one of Weber State University's programs have a daily impact on people along the Wasatch Front.Since classes began Feb. 3, 1975, the university's paramedic program has trained... View the full article
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A CareFlight medical helicopter with a patient aboard made a hard landing last night in the desert near Blythe, severely damaging the aircraft but causing no injuries, according to Riverside County Fire... View the full article
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two people have been killed after an ambulance ran into the back of a state work truck stopped in the emergency lane on a Nashville highway.Watch VideoPolice said the ambulance was... View the full article
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HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press WriterTOPEKA, Kan. — The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and... View the full article
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CHICAGO - Doctors in Chicago delivered a baby after the woman carrying him was struck and killed by a vehicle as she walked along a West Side street.Kim Brown was pronounced dead Wednesday at Stroger... View the full article
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The Tallahassee Fire Department is hiring new firefighters/emergency-medical technicians to improve fire and emergency response in rural Leon County - and citizens are paying for the enhanced service.The... View the full article
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MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press WriterSWIFTWATER, Pa. - The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.As nervous Americans... View the full article
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InterAct Public Safety Systems, a leading provider of safety and security software used by government agencies as well as private sector businesses, today announced... View the full article
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Don't expect the city's fire department to stop responding to medical emergencies. A 10-member committee that includes the five-person Redding City Council reached a consensus Monday that it makes no sense,... View the full article
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Raymond Graham, who died Sunday at age 74, will be remembered for his leadership role in developing and then managing Charleston County's Emergency Medical Services system.Graham was hired in 1976 to... View the full article
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Republised with PermissionTAMPA, FL -- The driver of a truck that collided with an ambulance has died, according to the Tampa Police Department.Busch Boulevard was jammed with emergency vehicles after... View the full article
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Paramedics in Melbourne say they had no choice but to put down a dog which had attacked a man at Reservoir in Melbourne's north. A 25-year old man was walking with his two small dogs last night, when an... View the full article