The plan to bill a fee plus mileage to insurance, Medicaid or Medicare could raise $26M per year
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Miss. man 'hogtied' on stretcher before death
Witnesses report and video shows man suspected of LSD overdose face-down on a stretcher with his legs pulled back and bound
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Philly ambulance with patient flipped by a minivan
The medic unit, transporting a patient with lights and sirens, was tipped on its side by the T-bone collision
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Rural/Metro admits Tenn. county's response time concerns are valid
Officials are working together on solutions to ensure ambulances are available, staffed and released from the hospital quickly
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Fire capt. and attorney propose public safety drone policy
St. Louis Fire Department Capt. Gregg Favre said the report lays out what a model policy, or city, state or federal law could look like
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EMS pioneer, PHTLS founder suffers stroke
Norman McSwain, MD, FACS, is internationally recognized for founding and growing the NAEMT Prehospital Trauma Life Support program
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Chief: Confrontation with videographer at medical call ‘a training moment’
The freelance videographer, with a long history of confrontations with emergency responders, has filed a battery case
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4 women killed when pickup hits bachelorette party limo
The collision happened Saturday when an alleged drunken driver plowed into the limo as it left a NY vineyard tour
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Train collision injures more than 300 in South Africa
Paramedics treated passengers with minor to serious injuries all around the commuter train wreck
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LODD: Baltimore city paramedic dies after becoming ill at station
Nicholas Hemingway, 23, reported feeling sick earlier in the day; He previously with several volunteer fire companies
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