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Alexandria, Va. - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) released for comments a candidate American... View the full article
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Former Boston Emergency Medical Services chief Richard Serino is being sworn in as deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate will swear in his deputy... View the full article
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City officials once again are considering whether to have the Fire Department handle ambulance service in the city, leave medical calls entirely in the hands of a private contractor, or do something in... View the full article
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JOHN ANTCZAKAssociated Press WriterLOS ANGELES — School children dove under tables in Los Angeles and sirens sounded in San Francisco on Thursday as California practiced how to survive a major earthquake."Drop,... View the full article
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LAS VEGAS—Officials say an inaugural class of 20 new paramedics is graduating under a training partnership involving University Medical Center and the Clark County Fire Department.Hospital officials... View the full article
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BALTIMORE — A Baltimore City Fire Department paramedic who incorrectly determined a gunshot victim had died will be suspended without pay.Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright said the individual... View the full article
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JEMS.com Editor Note: Due to the use of the term "ambulance driver" in the copyrighted news article, JEMS contacted the Delaware City Fire Company for Michelle Smith's official title. At the time of the... View the full article
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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - The Hardens were losing track of each other's conversations. It had been a long, exhausting day for both Scott, a sheriff's deputy, and Kathie, an elementary school teacher. The couple... View the full article
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LOS ANGELES — Millions of people throughout California have signed up to take part in a statewide earthquake disaster drill billed as the largest such exercise in U.S. history.Many schools and businesses... View the full article
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The Bryan County Board of Commissioners approved charging a $75 response fee to patients who refuse ambulance transport.Bryan County EMS Director Jim Anderson recommended the commission consider charging... View the full article
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There’s a cure for a nationwide problem, and its right here in Oklahoma. It’s called the EMT to Paramedic Program and its run by EMSA.It’s designed to cut the shortage in paramedics across the country.... View the full article
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LOS ANGELES — A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain drenched fire-scarred hillsides around California on Wednesday, and residents from north to south braced for possible mudslides and debris... View the full article
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CLEVELAND -- He spent more than three decades saving lives. Now a member of Cleveland's first Emergency Medical Technician class is fighting for his own life.62-year-old James Taylor was diagnosed with... View the full article
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FELICIA FONSECAAssocited Press WriterPHOENIX — Authorities seeking answers to what caused two deaths and more than a dozen illnesses at an Arizona resort's sauna-like sweat lodge were investigating... View the full article
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A county airport weather system has been repaired after it was not working when a medical helicopter crashed in South Carolina, killing three crew members.The Sun News of Myrtle... View the full article
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Police in the Kansas college town of Lawrence say they have arrested a 21-year-old man who stole an ambulance to get home after a night of drinking.Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl says... View the full article
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CAMERON, LA (KPLC) - A Cameron Parish ambulance worker died Friday afternoon, a result of a weather-related accident.Watch the VideoThomas Widcamp, 38, Grand Lake, died after strong winds knocked a... View the full article
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MIKE STOBBEAssociated Press WriterATLANTA — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years. And they did it on... View the full article
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WASHINGTONA medical helicopter that crashed in South Carolina last month, killing three crew members, lacked safety features recommended by experts, a federal official said Thursday.National Transportation... View the full article
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CHICAGO - The family of a 49-year-old man who died of a heart attack after a defibrillator on the Chicago Fire engine sent to resuscitate him did not work - because the batteries hadn't been replaced -... View the full article
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SUFFOLK - Nightingale, the air ambulance that has flown thousands of patients in Hampton Roads, is buying a new helicopter and will ask local governments to help pay for it.The not-for-profit Sentara... View the full article
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DENVER - A former Denver paramedic faces up to 12 years in prison when he is sentenced next month for second-degree assault and false reporting.A Denver jury found Alan Miller, 31, guilty on Tuesday... View the full article
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On Oct. 7, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland officially declared an emergency that affects the public health due to the national H1N1 influenza pandemic and the additional human resources that Ohio's public... View the full article
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Guardian Full-Face Diving Masks Recalled by Ocean Technology Due to Visor Separation HazardThis recall involves the Guardian full-face mask which is a scuba diving mask that incorporates the second stage... View the full article
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Medical Device Recall: Unomedical Manual Pulmonary ResuscitatorAudience: Pulmonary healthcare professionals, emergency response personnelUnomedical and FDA notified healthcare professionals about the... View the full article