As the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing approaches, Cambridge Fire Department officials say they are ready for potential terrorist activity
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Wis. firefighter-paramedic dies shortly after shift
Madison Fire Department firefighter-paramedic Richard Garner collapsed suddenly shortly after his shift ended
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2 Ind. firefighters killed in airport plane crash
Pipe Creek Township firefighters David Wittkamper and Kyle Hibst, who is also the EMS chief, were about to take off when their plane struck another plane
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Improving response to emergencies involving autistic children
Educating EMS providers about autism symptoms can help them identify behaviors and special needs, and modify their response
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UK paramedics now able to prescribe medicine
A new law allows advanced paramedics to prescribe medicine to patients who need help, but do not need to see a doctor
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EMS provider killed in ambulance crash ID'd, another succumbs to injuries
The crash killed James Wesley, who was driving the ambulance, and Larry Marshall Jr., who was being transported from a dialysis appointment
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LODD: Ill. EMS provider killed, 1 hurt after ambulance crash
Officials said the patient that was being transported in the ambulance also died in the crash after the driver of the ambulance lost control
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Ill. ambulance crash kills patient
The ambulance, with lights and sirens activated, was en route to the hospital when it proceeded through an intersection and collided with a vehicle
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Ohio city to put 500 trauma kits in school buildings
Superintendent Doug Ute hopes the treatment kits, developed by citizenAID USA, won’t ever be needed
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Hospital, college to offer paramedic certification program amidst shortage
Sharon Regional Medical Center and Community College of Allegheny County are cooperating to start a paramedic instructional program at the hospital
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