Officials said Scott Novak was driving down his driveway to get his mail when he hit a road sign and went into a ditch
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Quick Take: The cardiac effects of drug abuse
Quiz yourself on case studies presented at the Gathering of the Eagles that demonstrate some of the unique effects drugs can have on the heart
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Official: 2 dead, 3 critically injured in NYC helicopter crash
The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence
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EMS agency participates in high school drunk driving prevention event
One classroom was transformed into a trauma station where EMS providers demonstrated the critical steps a trauma team takes when working on an accident victim
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Firefighters rescue teen trapped 350 feet inside cave
Firefighters secured the girl with a harness after she became stuck while on a school field trip
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CDC: Illinois ERs see 66 percent spike in opioid overdoses
The CDC encouraged hospitals to do more to combat outbreaks and prevent repeat overdoses
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Pa. city council hears pitch to make ambulance designation
Unlike many municipalities in the county, Scranton does not have a BLS-designated ambulance company
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Ky. responders train for EMS to have more active response during shootings
In a mass shooting, deputies would stay with the responders to provide security as fire department paramedics treat the wounded
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W.Va. EMS, hospitals to connect overdose survivors with resources
Through a partnership between Jan-Care Ambulance and FMRS Health Systems Inc., a program is in development to connect overdose survivors to treatment
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Pediatric doctors combat opioid crisis by prescribing carefully
Doctors now grapple with how to alleviate suffering without prescribing so much medication that it puts a patient at greater risk of addiction
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