The company said reports that is has been failing contractual duties are erroneous, as the county investigates two incidents where no ambulances were available
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
3 teens rescued after canoe swept into rocks above waterfall
One boy was trapped under the boat for hours and suffered extreme hypothermia and a leg injury
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Baby left inside Fla. SUV dies
Paramedics administered CPR on the way to the hospital, but the 11-month-old was later declared dead
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911: Drunk man reports fake crash to get ride home
Officers were diverted from a domestic violence call to respond to the scene of the false crash
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Iowa ambulance crash sparks concerns over possible 72-hour shifts
Video shows plastic wrap holding together what’s left of an ambulance; the EMS provider driving is suspected of falling asleep behind the wheel in the 4:30 a.m. crash
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Firefighter accused of pocketing CPR class fees
A total of $9,240 should have been collected from the classes, but only $2,980 was recorded
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Watch: Wis. firefighter shot while treating patient speaks out
The firefighter said he knows the risks of the job, and being grazed in the head by a bullet will not keep him from the work he loves
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CDC: Why heroin use is on the rise
New research reveals why heroin overdose deaths doubled in two years, and the need for increased use of naloxone
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Mass. diver rescued by medflight
The man complained of nausea and numbness after a 190-foot underwater dive, and was rushed from the boat to an ambulance, then airlifted to an area hospital
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NM man indicted on charges of posing as EMT
He is accused of altering an EMT certificate “with intent to defraud,” and representing himself as someone authorized to provide medical care for over a year
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