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The debut issue of Paramedic Chief Digital Edition focuses on mergers, what they mean for small agencies and how they can be successful
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Seattle: 4 dead, 12 critically injured in amphibious vehicle and bus collision
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Several hospitals are expected to treat about 25 people injured in the crash
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717 pilgrims killed in hajj stampede; at least 863 injured outside Mecca
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More than 4,000 emergency responders deployed to try to ease the congestion and provide alternative exit routes
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2 Ga. EMS agencies merge to form new nonprofit
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The organization, ConnectHealth, will enhance the emergency medical response in middle Georgia
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Collapsed man waits 1 hour for ambulance
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Apparently a misunderstanding between the dispatcher and the caller led to the call being categorized as not urgent
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Doctors make errors diagnosing patients. Are you shocked?
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Medics serve the patient’s best interest by considering alternative diagnoses even as they are pressed to make a single diagnosis
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Ambulance company owner pleads guilty to fraud
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The owner faces up to 12 years in prison for getting reimbursements for patients that were never transported
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LODD: Volunteer EMT/Firefighter killed in NY ambulance collision
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He was sitting in the front-passenger seat of the ambulance when it rear-ended a slow-moving construction vehicle
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Threatening note left at Del. ambulance facility
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The handwritten note warns that EMS, fire, and police are a target and all employees should be given bullet proof vests
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Papal visit coverage organized by Pa. EMS strike team
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For the EMTs and medics going to Philly the pope’s visit is a a once in a lifetime opportunity
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