For the dispatchers it’s the sound of fear turning into panic that has been impossible to forget
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Motorcycle ambulance gears up for papal visit
The motorcycle will be able to get though the expected gridlock and provide quick assessment
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How Mich. responders triple breached an absolute duty to respond
An ambulance crew had a duty to get out of the ambulance, thoroughly inspect the scene for the patient, look for evidence that a patient fled, and document their response
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EMS coverage for mass gatherings and public events
Understand the factors that impact crowd safety and how to prepare your agency for protecting the public at a mass gathering or special event
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Firefighters transport homeless man in fire engine, leave him under a bridge
Three Wash. firefighters tell investigators they drove the intoxicated man out of town to get him out the sun, away from alcohol, and out of the public eye
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Police chief delivers his own daughter on the road side
A 911 dispatcher walked the police chief through the delivery
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Del. attorney general asks for rebate on Narcan
The company that produces the heroin-fighting medication raised the prices by almost half last year
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UK medic disciplined for texting patient
The paramedic used the patient’s record to find the woman’s phone number and later repeatedly texted her
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Video tribute to EMS response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita
On the 10th anniversary of two devastating hurricanes the American Ambulance Association honors the national EMS response and thanks providers
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4 injured in ambulance and SUV crash
The Ohio ambulance caregivers, patient and SUV driver had significant injuries
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