The state pays a lump sum to the families of firefighters and police officers who die in the line of duty, but not to the survivors of EMS providers
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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Cop blocks Russian ambulance transporting sick infant for VIP motorcade
Officials are calling for an investigation of the incident and demanding that the police officer be fired for his actions
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Paramedics save 60-vehicle pileup victim police thought dead
The life of a patient injured in a massive vehicle pileup was saved as paramedics transported the crash victim to the hospital
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Alberta paramedic regulator fires all members of its licensing committee
The move comes after the committee refused to renew the license to practice of a paramedic who disclosed he had PTSD
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Paramedic tells story of caring for infant rescued from apartment fire
Video shows moment when firefighters handed off a 4-month-old, one of three rescued children, to FTO Anna Reeves
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Dad crashes car, dies driving pregnant wife to hospital
Police say Tony Schmucker, 37, had a medical emergency causing him to veer off the road
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LODD: NJ rescue squad member dies after responding to vehicle crash
Eskil “Scott” Danielson suffered a heart attack after assisting his daughter and another injured driver at a motor vehicle collision (Facebook Washington Township Police Department)
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Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium expanded cardiac arrest research
ROC researchers and EMS study participants have made significant contributions to better care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
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If your EMS agency isn’t innovating, then it’s already behind
The Promoting Innovation in EMS project has released a national framework with recommendations for promoting innovation in EMS for public comment
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Debris sighted, search continues for missing Marines
There was no immediate word on the fate of those aboard or what caused the accident. (Twitter photo)
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