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Monthly Archives: July 2015
After 30 years in EMS, Harry Murphy is still a student
The La. medic has learned to bring his principles and ethics to work and shape a job around that, rather than letting the job shape him
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Run-down trailer not fit for Miss. EMS station
Mold, a collapsing floor and other damages from Hurricane Katrina are beyond repair
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Ky. EMT indicted in teen's death
The EMT has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after allegedly driving an ambulance under the influence and hitting a group of teens on bicycles, killing one of them
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Critical patient refuses Texas medflight
After being extricated from a vehicle the patient was loaded into a medical helicopter, but changed his mind seconds before liftoff
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Community CPR training proves effective in NC
Since launching a program to teach CPR to the public, the number of people who have had their pulse restored has gone from 12 percent in 2011 to 51 percent in 2013
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State investigating complaint of open shifts at Conn. ambulance service
Groton Ambulance Association is accused of providing no service on seven days in April and May and not responding to five calls in June
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LODD: NJ EMT in ambulance crash killed on last day of work
Hinal Patel, 22, was completing what was supposed to be her last shift at Spotswood EMS, and she planned to attend medical school in the fall
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LODD: 1 EMT killed, 1 critically injured in NJ ambulance rollover
The ambulance collided with a car at an intersection and overturned on the way to a car crash
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Ohio EMS agency receives grant for training and equipment
By Megan Alley The Clermont Sun WILLIAMSBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Williamsburg Township Emergency Services has been awarded a $7,000 grant to help pay for training and equipment. The funding comes from the Ohio Department of Public Safety Emergency Medical Services. Grant recipients were announced in late June. Williamsburg Township Emergency Services Chief Kevin Wiedemann said this year’s grant …
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