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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Plane crash 911 recording highlights difficulties dispatchers can face
Because the cell phone used was inactive, the county department wasn’t able to “ping” the phone as easily as they’d hoped
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Md. county memorial honors fallen fire, EMS personnel
Funds for the nearly $4,000 memorial stone, feauturing the Fireman’s and EMT prayers, came through donations
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Paramedic cries while speaking about patient he took to see ocean one last time
“She closed her eyes for a minute, and her heart rate just accelerated, I could see it palpating in her chest,” Graeme Cooper said
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Paramedic’s engagement ring stolen from ambulance during call
The paramedic was inside a patient’s home when the ring was stolen, along with another ring, keys and personal documents
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Video: Office of EMS highlights importance of data collection
The two-minute video shows how EMS data can improve patient care, EMS safety and effectiveness
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EMS icon Lou Jordan dies
Lou “Uncle Lou” Jordan was a National EMS Museum executive and Rocco Morando Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
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Why recent acts of mass violence should change the way EMS, fire and police train
By working together to combat acts of mass violence, public safety agencies will save more lives
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Toddler saved from drowning at family holiday gathering
The 2-year-old girl’s mother performed CPR, with assistance from her sister, until paramedics arrived
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Man arrested for assaulting EMS provider, officer
Christopher Pichardo, 19, struck the EMS provider in his pelvic area with a closed fist and kicked an officer in the chest
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