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November 13, 2007 Volume 22 |
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| N.Y. EMT killed in ambulance crash laid to rest |
At the scene of a political attack
 
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 "Amazing Grace" was the final song played yesterday for 25-year-old Matthew Lamb of Lake Carmel, an emergency medical technician and Carmel volunteer firefighter who died last week after the ambulance in which he was riding crashed.The hymn floated from bagpipes as family and friends paid their last respects to Lamb at the Raymond Hill Cemetery ... Full Story Related Resources: Visit the LODD section at EMS1 TALK BACK: Is your department prepared to handle a line-of-duty death, should it occur?
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| In the Line of Duty | |
| Death Notification: It's Never Easy | |
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By Daniel J. McGuire, EMS1.com Contributing Author |
| EMS1 is pleased to announce that Daniel J. McGuire has joined the ever-growing columnist team as a contributing author. McGuire will explore line-of-duty deaths, as well as diverse topics regarding wellness and balance for first responders. Preparing your agency for a LODD begins with acknowledging the following statement: "It’s not a matter of if, but a matter of when a LODD will strike my agency." There are a few basic skills that anyone delivering a death notification should be fully aware of ... Full Column |
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| EKG Club Case of the Week | |
| A Two-Week Long Chest Pain | |
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By EKG Club, EMS1.com Columnist |
| You are dispatched at 6 a.m. to the house of a 54-year-old male with a chief complaint of chest pain. Upon arrival, you are greeted by the patient's wife and a mildly obese patient who is seated in the living room. The seemingly un-distressed patient welcomes you and expresses regret at his wife’s activation of EMS for what seems to be, for him, an irrelevant complaint of chest discomfort over the past few days ... Full Case | |
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| Press Release: Braun Industries and ZOLL Medical Announce EMT/Paramedic of the Year [ZOLL Medical Corporation] Colo. EMS hurting after switch from no-fault auto insurance [Colorado Springs, Colo.] Families of dead men demand answers from Fla. paramedics [Palmetto, Fla.] Related Resource: Watch EMS1 Video coverage  Former Pa. EMS director faces prison time for theft [Forks Township, Pa.] Patient dies in Detroit ambulance crash [Detroit] |
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| Press Release: SPOT – The World’s First Satellite Messenger Now Shipping [Globalstar] Husband and wife EMTs save woman from oncoming train [Mineola, N.Y.] Experts claim fear of dying impacts death rates [Bay Area, Calif.] Residents raise cash to save Mich. ambulance firm [Leslie, Mich.] Iowa EMT fired for allegedly driving drunk [Des Moines, Iowa]
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