Firefighters, EMS providers and police are using the technology to increase their visibility, making their job easier
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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Doctor: Everyone should have naloxone on hand
“When you look at accidental deaths within the U.S. in the last year, opioid deaths have surpassed car accidents,” Dr. Mark Miedema said
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'Unprecedented' evacuations set as Hurricane Irma aims at Fla.
“We have to prepare for the worst,” Mayor Carlos Gimenez said moments after instructing more than 650,000 people to get out
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Paramedics, officers sue over chemical plant fire after Harvey
The suit alleges Arkema failed to properly store the estimated 18 tons of chemicals that burned or prepare for a major flood even though it was a foreseeable event
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Utah asks FBI to investigate police in nurse's rough arrest
The FBI opened its own civil rights review after the video surfaced last week and has agreed to assist the county investigation
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Mexico hit by one of biggest quakes ever, 15 killed
A massive 8-magnitude earthquake caused buildings to sway violently and people to flee into the street in panic
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University of Texas declines to take legal liability for student-run EMS crew
Longhorn EMS pushed to become part of 911 emergency services on campus, but the school refused insurance funding and legal liability
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Honeywell donates $2M in PPE to help Hurricane Harvey responders
The safety product company donated almost 100,000 PPE pieces to support responders in the region impacted by the storm
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Medical transport plane crashes in Alaska; no injuries
There were five people onboard, including the pilot, patient and three medical crewmembers
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Hurricane Irma death toll hits 10, increasing threat for Fla.
Irma blacked out much of Puerto Rico, raking the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea
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