The nationwide program helps terminally ill patients and family members fulfill last wishes on day trips to locations chosen by the patient
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Man suspected of taking selfie at London car crash scene
A photo shows the man posing for a cell phone picture in front of a multi-vehicle crash where responders freed a woman with a leg injury
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Mo. FD gives full scholarships for paramedic school
The Kansas City (Mo.) Fire Department has invested $25,000 in scholarships to attend paramedic school, and is targeting minority students to diversify its team
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Prince William starts work as air ambulance pilot
He will work nine-and-a-half hour shifts on a four days on, four days off schedule, and will donate his salary to charity
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WWII veteran, 90, evicted on a stretcher after refusing to leave NY home
The man was transported from his home following a two-hour standoff; his house was sold at foreclosure after debt amassed caring for his wife with Alzheimer’s disease
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Calif. family hospitalized after kids play with vial of mercury
The children found a full, open vial of mercury in a freezer; the apartment unit was immediately evacuated
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NY ambulance company facing 'payroll crisis'
The company said a bank policy change affected the availability of funds, but employees will be paid what they are owed
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Medics rescue kitten from engine compartment of crashed vehicle
At a vehicle collision on an Ark. interstate medics and firefighters found the stray cat which was adopted by the vehicle driver
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Driver cited for unintentional death of Pa. paramedic
Charges filed against driver who struck and killed paramedic Janice Livingston in March crash
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Community paramedics catching on in Wis.
Hospitals consider paying for community paramedicine to avoid patient readmissions
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