Dispatchers received 228 weather-related vehicle crash calls between Dec. 9 and Friday — double the 105 calls they fielded the same week in 2015
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Ind. fire, EMS reveal options to tackle opioid epidemic
Police, firefighters and medical responders discusses the continued use of naloxone on overdose patients
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2 Fla. paramedics injured in ambulance crash
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it collided with an SUV at an intersection
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Training center mistakenly exposed first responders to deadly ricin
Ricin, a toxin from the seeds of the castor oil plaint, is lethal to humans in even tiny doses
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Henry Heimlich, lifesaving maneuver creator, dies at 96
In 2016, Heimlich himself was the hero, saving a woman choking on food at his senior living center
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LODD: W.Va. paramedic killed in ambulance crash
Charles McMahan, 39, with Tri-State Ambulance, was killed in the crash; patient Dennis Calvert, 64, was also killed
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2 dead after fiery crash on icy Baltimore highway
Baltimore County said on Twitter that between 15 and 20 vehicles were involved in a crash; six people were hospital
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DC-area fire, EMS make sick boy's superhero wish come true
Kaheem, 5, who is battling leukemia, started out his dream-come-true day on a Montgomery County fire truck
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Air Force Lt. volunteers as Mont. firefighter, EMT
Lt. Anthony Perkins said becoming a first responder has never been a question, it has always been a given for him
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Frequent Flyers: Navigating through holiday crowds
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
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