I make sure people suffering from alcoholism receive the same level of professionalism as every other patient
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Who should be part of grant application discussions
Leadership of the organization should make the decision that grant funding is a revenue development strategy that makes sense for the organization as a whole
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Former paramedic captain facing drug charges
A grand jury handed down indictments against Dustin Hazlewood for illegally obtaining fentanyl and morphine
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Why a bully-free EMS workplace is 'just correct'
Take responsibility for building and improving a department culture through good words and deeds, not disparaging ones
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Street where toddler struck by ambulance has history of incidents
Residents and pedestrians said city officials should consider widening the sidewalks and restricting access to emergency vehicles
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Israel's national EMS agency adds a fourth pillar of response
MDA’s LifeGuardian program is based on a societal tradition of volunteerism which transcends religion and ethnic divides
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Colleagues mourn medical helicopter pilot who died in car crash
Richard Forrester died in a one-car rollover crash; the crash is under investigation
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9-year-old girl becomes dispatcher for a day
COTTONWOOD, Ariz. — A 9-year-old girl had the opportunity to be a 911 dispatcher for a day. 12News.com reported that Jessica's teacher at Cottonwood (Ariz.) Elementary School had her students practice writing professional letters. "Most of our class wrote to McDonald's or other places, but I wanted to write to a place that protects our town and helps us be safe," Jessica said …
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Texas EMT dies in one-vehicle car crash
HENDERSON, Texas — An EMT died after he lost control of his car on slick roads last Wednesday. CBS19 reported that Joseph Daniel Stringer, 34, who worked for Impel Ambulance Service, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Stringer was traveling at an unsafe speed for the road conditions, lost control of his car and struck a tree. Stringer was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash …
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Man who stabbed firefighters on EMS call gets 23 years
SAN DIEGO — A man who stabbed two San Diego firefighters as they tried to render aid to an intoxicated person was sentenced to 23 years in state prison. 10News.com reported that Ryan Allen Jones, 35, was convicted last month of attempted voluntary manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon and battery for the attack last June. Judge Jeffrey Fraser refused to strike two prior "strikes" …
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