The association has also created preparation courses for individuals to help them understand the format and style of the examinations
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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Patient attempts to assault Chicago paramedic
Roy U. Hall was charged with aggravated battery of a protected employee and attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse causing bodily harm
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Ind. EMT, fire chief rescue woman from fire
When responders arrived at the scene, they saw the woman leaning halfway out a window yelling for help
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NY ambulance struck by car at intersection; 2 hurt
The ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck; the car failed to yield to the ambulance
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Police: Stolen vehicle's driver in labor, kids' mouths taped
The expectant driver was taken to a hospital and paramedics checked the children
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Calif. firefighters, paramedics to receive raises
The proposed contract shows the top raises will go to paramedics, who have a high turnover rate
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Powder falls from plane vent, triggers emergency response
A preliminary investigation revealed the substance was probably residue from the aircraft’s de-icing system
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'Couldn't save them:' 6 kids die in Baltimore house fire
The children killed were two boys, ages 9 months and 2 years; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11
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Fla. county drops closest-unit response system
Dispatchers would send the ambulance or fire truck that would arrive the quickest, a computer calculation based on mapping and the use of automatic vehicle location devices
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Reality Training: Snowmobile crash in the woods
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
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