The 10-year-old boy was stuck on the cliff about 100 feet above ground; officials aren’t sure how he got there
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Ohio fire and EMS departments add body armor
Officials said about a fourth of the departments have vests available to them and have been helpful on more than one occasion
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Miami ambulance, fire truck, collide, 12 hurt
Among the injured: seven Miami firefighters, two children and their grandmother, and two people in a car clipped by the spinning wreckage
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Should there be limits on EMS tattoos?
Has your department’s policy on body changed over time?
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EMS competence and confidence comes from constantly learning
Overcome analysis paralysis by focusing on the sequence and process of patient assessment and treatment
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Trial of Calif. medic killed in carjacking begins
A teenager is charged with shooting medic Quinn Boyer as he was pulled over in his car sending a text message about medical equipment
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Parents of Asiana crash victim drop wrongful-death suit
The lawsuit filed last summer said that Ye Mengyuan, who was hurt during the crash, was left in a dangerous area and was run over by two firefighting vehicles
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LA emergency resources wasted on 'Jackass' star's stunt
Five ambulances and more than 80 firefighters responded when Steve-O climbed a 100-foot crane to protest Sea World; LAFD said its resources were already stretched thin
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Dispatcher accused of hanging up on Spanish-speaking callers
The Mass. dispatcher is on paid leave during an investigation into several calls that may have been mishandled
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REACH Air Medical opens new base in Colo.
The La Junta location was chosen because it is centrally located among many rural hospitals, and will improve access for many in the region
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