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When Dr. James C. Jones saw the trauma alert, he knew his expertise was needed for an important medical situation. He didn't know at the time, however, that he'd soon be contemplating amputation involving... View the full article
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A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate would allow emergency medical workers to draw blood from drunken-driving suspects. The goal, according to Sen. Timothy Grendell, who added the provision to Senate Bill... View the full article
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MORGANTON, NC - The Burke County Board of Commissioners has wrapped up its budget sessions and will vote on Tuesday, but one proposal is still in the works. Burke County Emergency Medical Services Director... View the full article
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An employee of the Rural/Metro Medical Services ambulance company was arrested this morning on charges that he torched two vacant buildings in Buffalo. And another Rural/Metro employee was identified... View the full article
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ST. LOUIS -- It's too late to move the Cardinals' weekend games from afternoons to nights, but the St. Louis Fire Department will try to help fans with the heat. That probably means turning a firetruck... View the full article
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CALAIS -- The city kicked off its ambulance service two weeks ahead of schedule and, according to city officials, it has been a huge success. Calais Fire-EMS had its first run on June 14. On Thursday,... View the full article
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CROWN POINT, Ind. - Authorities say a semitrailer slammed into a pickup truck that had slowed down on Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana, killing a couple and their three children riding in the truck. State... View the full article
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BARTOW -- Polk County Fire Services could inherit up to five of Emergency Medical Services' 32 paramedic ambulances. If approved by Polk County commissioners, the plan would combine fire and medical services... View the full article
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Their state-of-the-heart treatment has earned McDowell County paramedics an award. In October 2008, the local EMS implemented therapeutic hypothermia, a procedure that greatly increases the quality of... View the full article
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HARRISON, Mich. -- A Harrison man attempting to dislodge a bullet from his .22-caliber rifle with a screwdriver shot himself in the shoulder Sunday, Clare County Sheriff's officials say. Medics treated... View the full article
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SALT LAKE CITY -- If a disaster strikes the state's northern region, pets won't be left behind. Davis County Animal Services is the state's first government agency to set up a trailer equipped to house... View the full article
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NEW ORLEANS -- When a water moccasin sank its fangs into a toddler's foot and put an abrupt end to a July 4, 1991, barbecue near Abita Springs, an entire family feared for the life of the 17-month-old... View the full article
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Editor's Note: Read "West Nickel Mines School Shooting" and "Learning from Columbine " for more about scchool shootings. Then read the JEMS "Medical Force Multiplier" supplement. THE CALL CAME IN AT... View the full article
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WASHINGTON -- A House hearing on overhauling the nation's health care system was briefly interrupted by a real-life medical emergency when a young intern collapsed. Several lawmakers who are also physicians... View the full article
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Update: Metro transit officials are confirming an earlier report that nine people were killed in a train collision. Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith says four bodies were recovered from the wreckage Monday... View the full article
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus' three adult hospital systems have provided emergency medical agencies in seven counties with devices that will help heart-attack patients receive faster treatment at the right... View the full article
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Update: Metro transit officials are confirming an earlier report that nine people were killed in a train collision. Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith says four bodies were recovered from the wreckage Monday... View the full article
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Editor's Note: The Monday evening Metro train collision is a reminder that EMS should always be prepared for a mass-casualty incident (MCI). Read "Trauma at the Tunnel" to learn how Los Angeles-area crews... View the full article
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of Washington's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of... View the full article
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The 79-year-old woman who was struck and killed by an ambulance Saturday has been identified as Margaret A. Kuehn, of St. Paul. Kuehn died after being hit by a St. Paul Fire Department ambulance that... View the full article
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NEW YORK - The city is investigating the collapse of a 4-story building in Brooklyn that injured four people and led to the evacuation of six adjacent buildings on Sunday, authorities said. The Fort Greene... View the full article
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HARTFORD - Last August two children were badly hurt in an accident near Interstate 95 exit 9 in Stamford, and Life Star helicopters transported them to Yale-New Haven Hospital. In November 2007, Life Star... View the full article
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The Orlando Fire Department's 11th chief, Francis E. "Gene" Reynolds, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 80. Reynolds joined the department as a firefighter in 1954 after stints selling shoes and... View the full article
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It was paramedic Steven Dorich's first day on the job and not one he'll soon forget. The 25-year-old was one of six Chicago Fire Department paramedics responsible for reviving a 7-year-old boy who nearly... View the full article
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ROCKY HARBOUR, N.L. -- A cardiac patient had to be rescued from a burning ambulance in western Newfoundland on Wednesday afternoon after the vehicle burst into flames en route to hospital. RCMP said the... View the full article