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A firetruck responding to a car crash call in Hunterdon County illegally passed an ambulance headed to the same wreck, forcing the ambulance into a ditch when the truck swerved to avoid an oncoming car,... View the full article
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a driver crossed the center line of a northeast Tennessee highway, crashing into an ambulance and leaving the patient being transported dead.The crash occurred about... View the full article
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TAVARES — Local paramedics have started giving heart-attack patients the big chill to thwart brain damage and save lives.In a relatively new technique that is being used by a growing number of hospitals... View the full article
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A paid paramedic with the City of Virginia Beach has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor.On Wednesday Virginia Beach Police Special Victims Detectives were notified of a sexual assault... View the full article
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ACUSHNET — Three Acushnet paramedics were penalized this month by the state Department of Public Health for mistakes made during a July emergency call, including the incorrect administration of a drug,... View the full article
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EILEEN SULLIVANAssoicated Press WriterWASHINGTON — A special task force recommended Tuesday that if the Obama administration keeps color-coded terror alerts, the number of colors and levels of risk... View the full article
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Editor's Note: Look for an article on what to know about caring for pediatric patients with ventilators in October JEMS.WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Something New Hanover Regional Medical Center does not have... View the full article
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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against a former Orangeburg-based ambulance company, alleging it discriminated against an employee based on her... View the full article
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JASPER, Texas -- A couple who owned and operated the company known as Priority One EMS was convicted of health care related fraud after a three-week trial.Claudette Read and Robert Earl Read, both 44,... View the full article
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What's causing Honesdale EMS to scale back operations, effective October 1? A news release from Sharon Gumpper, Honesdale EMS executive director, says "major decisions by the PA Department of Health, via... View the full article
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Editor's Note: Public health professionals need to know the facts about the H1N1 virus. Get must-have information on influenza; watch our free webcast on swine flu, and read articles from experts on the... View the full article
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to start mass vaccinations next month. Limited supplies should... View the full article
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Smiths Medical Issues Urgent Device Recall Of Portex® Pediatric-Sized Tracheal TubesSmiths Medical announced that it is initiating a nationwide voluntary recall ofPortex® Uncuffed Pediatric-Sized Tracheal... View the full article
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Editor’s Note: We’ve been following the progression of the fate of the MAST ambulance service in Kansas City, Mo. Watch a video and read an article from the Sept. 10 city council meeting where council... View the full article
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HOUSTON—Van Postell and his friend, Cameron Decker, are two impressive Houstonians who will be working together to save lives.Both men are reserve deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Watch... View the full article
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Continuing the National Day of Service and Remembrance, approximately 500 volunteers learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) through free FDNY and NYC Service-sponsored training sessions held in all... View the full article
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The possibility of charging ambulance fees in Prince William will resurface Tuesday when the Board of County Supervisors reconvenes after a month-long recess.Unlike most of its neighbors, Prince William... View the full article
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When an elderly man being helped by paramedics was told he needed to go to the hospital, the man disagreed.Then, police say, he threatened to pull a gun on the EMTs.Around midnight Sunday, EMS was... View the full article
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BEAUFORT, S.C. -- Information on the response time of ambulance crews do not have to be released to the public because it could compromise patient privacy, according to the South Carolina Attorney General's... View the full article
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By Bruce LeshanWUSA-TVReprinted with PermissionMost of us call 911 in a real emergency: heart attack, house on fire, someone trying to break in. But last year, there were 30 people who called DC... View the full article
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The Kansas City Council took a step today toward merging the MAST ambulance system directly into the city’s fire department — but stopped short of a final vote.The council voted 7-6 in favor of an amendment... View the full article
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BISMARCK — A North Dakota nonprofit that violated the state’s open meetings law and used federal disaster planning money on alcohol and other unallowable items could be barred from government contracts... View the full article
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Editor's Note: As families and friends gather in NYC, VA and PA, they are each drawn to a tragic and solemn place where they remember and reflect. The September 11th Families Association is presenting... View the full article
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PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon jury has awarded $2.25 million to a woman who claimed a paramedic molested her as she faded in and out of consciousness in the back of an ambulance.Royshekka Herring had sought... View the full article
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Vowing to never falter in the pursuit of al-Qaida and its allies, President Barack Obama placed a wreath under rainy skies at the Pentagon in memory of the victims of 9/11 on the eighth anniversary of... View the full article