Kindsey Swim was hit while transporting a patient with Down syndrome to dialysis
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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Report: Opioid overdose deaths jump 150 percent in Mass.
The largest proportion of overdose deaths in the state involves fentanyl
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#PartnerProject crowdsources photos to show support for EMS partners
Ginger Locke wants to send a collage of support to FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo’s partner Monique Williams
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Tenn. paramedic, firefighter, deputy hit by car on scene
All three were taken to a hospital; the driver was charged with driving on a suspended license
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Study: 92 percent of motorists use phone while driving
There are indications that increased regulation may play a role in diminishing some bad driving habits
Source: ems1.com
Colleagues donate blood to honor Md. firefighter-paramedic
Lt. John “Skillet” Ulmschneider was shot to death while trying to help a man in apparent medical distress last year
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Ambulance service's new rig boasts extra safety features
The service’s first ambulance was a hearse donated by a funeral home in 1970
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Overdose call results in hepatitis C scare for 2 firefighters
The male patient vomited while EMTs were working on him; the firefighters “got it in their eyes and mouth”
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NYC train stuck in tunnel for 3 hours; 16 hurt in stampede
The overcrowded train station erupted in panic when Amtrak police used a TASER to subdue a man who was causing a disturbance
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Man gets 4 years in prison in firefighter-paramedic's fatal shooting
Darrell Lumpkin fatally shot John Ulmschneider last April; a grand jury declined to return an indictment for murder
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