“It’s hard to see something like that. I think it hit everybody,” father Pat Spettel said about seeing his daughter pretend to be a DUI victim
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Monthly Archives: September 2017
NREMT honors fire chief for 20 years of EMT certification
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians recognized Chief Jerry Hickman for keeping up with his certification for the past two decades
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Mass. rescue team gears up to help Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Twenty-seven members of the Task Force 1 FEMA Urban Response Team have been called to go to Puerto Rico and help rescue and recovery efforts
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EMS Agenda 2050 requests feedback on Straw Man document
The panel proposed a people-centered vision for EMS in the U.S. with six principles to achieve that goal
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Dispatcher honored for helping 7-year-old crash victim
Janine Gingras was awarded Call of the Week after an emotional call with a 7-year-old child who was suffering from chest pain and a bloody mouth
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Ballistic vest saves EMT from stabbing injury
Anthony Agathangelon said he intended to kill the EMT because they were “out to get him”
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Video: Crew saves woman and children from capsized boat after Hurricane Maria
People aboard the vessel, the Ferrel, sent out a distress signal Wednesday saying they were disabled and adrift in 20-foot waves
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Video: Thieves steal from ambulance as paramedics treat patient
Surveillance video shows two men grabbing bags filled with thousands of dollars’ worth of items from the ambulance
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After nurse arrest, Utah lawmakers to clarify blood draw law
Rep. Craig Hall said in a Twitter message that he doesn’t have details yet on the legislation he’s planning
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Opioid epidemic laws lead panel to revisit recovery schools
Recent spikes in the Maryland heroin and opioid epidemic have triggered calls for substantial changes in education systems statewide
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