The woman, who is expected to be OK, was experiencing a medical emergency.
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Investigation: EMTs reported unresponsive woman as dead
Deputies were on scene and saw the woman move and called for the ambulance to come back
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Virginia Tech Rescue Squad to add ambulance solar panels
The addition is expected to reduce their carbon footprint by up to 10 percent annually; they’re also building waste-reduction awareness and education among their members
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Teen accused of impersonating doctor offered plea deal
Malachi Love-Robinson, 18, was arrested in February after deputies say he was practicing medicine without a license
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Dispatcher hailed as hero for quick-thinking 911 texts
Dylan Prather began texting the woman after he heard her faintly saying “Put the gun down” in a 911 call
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EMT claims he accidentally hit patient with iPad
The EMT told police he was advising a prisoner shackled in the back of the ambulance to “get a haircut and join the military” when he lost his balance and hit the man
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Firefighters, paramedics rescue hiker after fall from Ariz. mountain
The 18-year-old was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after falling 60 to 100 feet
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Disoriented man attacks paramedic after car crash
The man was uncooperative and assaulted the paramedic, who sustained minor injuries
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Rescue task forces and the scene safety dilemma
It’s time that we all get real and accept the uncomfortable truth that scene safety is and always has been a myth
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Who wins when paramedics fight BLS use of an ALS intervention?
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
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