Survivability Articles

Survivability Articles

• NY Wal-Mart worker trampled to death during Black Friday - 12/01/2008
• Calif. authorities and hospitals warn of burn dangers - 11/26/2008
• Maternal Mortality and Immortality - 11/25/2008
• More Utah women delivering at home; some suffer complications - 11/20/2008
• Aussie medics help to save baby during flood - 11/20/2008
• Maine patients must have directive form signed by physician - 11/15/2008
• 3 Chicago teens drown during leadership retreat - 11/14/2008
• Victim of heart attack, crash thanks Neb. rescuers - 11/12/2008
• Ambulance shortage blamed for Aussie boy's death - 11/07/2008
• Calif. first responders wake parents from nightmare - 11/07/2008
• School collapses in Haiti with students inside - 11/07/2008
• The “Grey” Area of Trauma Care - 11/06/2008
• UK ambulance blacklist may endanger patients - 11/06/2008
• 3 NY marathon runners suffer cardiac arrest - 11/04/2008
• Injured ATV rider rescued via copter in Utah - 11/03/2008
• Fla. Fire-rescue divers try to help as boat runs aground - 11/03/2008
• When Breathing Goes Bad - 10/30/2008
• Scotland introduces motorbikes to cut response times - 10/30/2008
• Shooting at Ark. university kills 2, wounds 1 - 10/27/2008
• Texas man killed after jumping from ambulance - 10/27/2008
• New 'Vial of LIFE' program designed to save lives in Calif. - 10/24/2008
• 911 call's reversal shocks Atlanta EMS chief - 10/23/2008
• Death of teen puts focus on Atlanta EMS dispatch - 10/22/2008
• Colo. 'spider bite' death leaves doubts over treatment - 10/22/2008
• Cell phone GPS guides NJ rescuers to lost hiker - 10/22/2008
• Neb. mother sues EMS, county over death - 10/22/2008
• Student dies after UK service refuses to send copter crew - 10/21/2008
• Preschoolers, adults suffer as bus overturns in NJ - 10/21/2008
• Injuried climber air lifted to safety from Ore. mountain - 10/20/2008
• L.A. wildfires prompt unhealthy air warning - 10/15/2008
• Vancouver rescuers continue search for missing sailors - 10/14/2008
• NY EMT, cop pull man from sunken SUV - 10/14/2008
• NY responders knock down wall to rescue 600-pound man - 10/14/2008
• Tenn. paramedics assist mom in home delivery - 10/14/2008
• This Zebra is a Horse - 10/13/2008
• 9th victim of Calif. charter bus crash dies - 10/11/2008
• NY firefighters revive lifeless baby - 10/11/2008
• Small plane crashes off Malibu, 2 rescued - 10/08/2008
• Vacationing Australian paramedic saves boy - 10/08/2008
• Ambulance crashes, patients die in South Africa - 10/08/2008
• Study: Too few stroke patients reach hospital in time for tPA - 10/07/2008
• La. nonprofit group provides air transport for patients - 10/07/2008
• Fairgoers catch tot, rescue stranded mom in Utah - 10/07/2008
• Study: Transport for some cardiac arrest patients a waste - 10/06/2008
• Advantages of Medevac transport challenged - 10/06/2008
• Medevac guidelines questioned after fatal Md. crash - 10/03/2008
• Mo. dispatcher meets two she talked through peril - 10/03/2008
• Dog helped Mass. woman stay conscious in diabetic emergency - 10/03/2008
• EMTs rescue abandoned Fla. baby from trash bin - 10/02/2008
• Mich. boy dies after accidental mix of prescription drugs - 10/02/2008
• 6 trapped Filipino miners rescued after 1 week - 09/30/2008
• Ohio FD volunteer saves man with AED - 09/30/2008
• Study: Prehospital cardiac arrest survival can depend on location - 09/25/2008
• Texas crash victim thanks EMT for saving her life - 09/24/2008
• Trauma centers detail events after fatal Calif. train crash - 09/22/2008
• Light rail train hits bus in LA; at least 13 hurt - 09/19/2008
• Officials worry of a 'public-health emergency' in Texas - 09/19/2008
• Conn. responders use CPR to revive 12-year-old boy - 09/18/2008
• Texas officials face health worries, resident criticism after Ike - 09/18/2008
• Paramedics embracing use of CPAP for airways - 09/18/2008
• Developing Successful Public Access Defibrillator Programs - 09/17/2008
• Ike's US toll climbs to 55 with 6 deaths in Texas - 09/17/2008
• Police: Colo. paramedic shoots man, then treats him - 09/17/2008
• Denver opens pediatric-only emergency facility - 09/17/2008
• Jump rope severs hand of Calif. child - 09/17/2008
• Continuing Along with End Points - 09/16/2008
• Dog calls ambulance for Ariz. owner after seizure - 09/15/2008
• Forecaster warns of 'certain death' as Ike looms - 09/12/2008
• West Nile record reaches high mark in NY - 09/12/2008
• FEMA stays in Texas in case Ike hits coast - 09/10/2008
• Robotic triage system to assist medics on battlefield - 09/10/2008
• Tougher Okla. law adds risk to health-care decisions - 09/09/2008
• Miss. responders lift truck to free patient - 09/08/2008
• On scene with La. paramedics during Hurricane Gustav - 09/04/2008
• Spotlight on Md. Medevac system - 09/04/2008
• Toddler dies after London tower block fall - 09/04/2008
• Heart defibrillator shock can signal more trouble - 09/04/2008
• 8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Ill. - 09/02/2008
• FEMA officials 'optimistic' about Gustav evacuation - 09/02/2008
• Aussie medic forced to use taxi to get to heart patient - 09/02/2008
• New storm, new lessons for emergency response - 09/02/2008
• Power outage tests EMS response in rural Calif. - 09/02/2008
• Crane impales Canadian commuter train - 08/31/2008
• Ohio officials dispute ambulance stalling that caused a death - 08/28/2008
• Five-day search for missing NC mother ends in dramatic rescue - 08/27/2008
• Son of Calif. CPR pioneer uses training to save a life - 08/27/2008
• Dead man walking thanks wave of Mass. rescuers - 08/27/2008
• Opinion: Defining the golden hour - 08/26/2008
• 2 Wash. teens trapped by snow and ice rescued - 08/22/2008
• Ohio EMS trauma rules changed for elderly - 08/21/2008
• Fla. kite surfer slammed into wall by Fay - 08/21/2008
• Two N.C. teens hospitalized after being hit by ambulance - 08/20/2008
• Searchers locate all missing Grand Canyon hikers - 08/20/2008
• 45 killed as jet swerves at Madrid airport runway - 08/20/2008
• Study: Elderly receive worse trauma care for injuries - 08/19/2008
• Rescue search for missing Grand Canyon tourists continues after flood - 08/19/2008
• Md. first responders shocked by bridge incident - 08/14/2008
• Intubation, CPR advances helping save more patients - 08/13/2008
• Dallas bus victims deal with physical, mental anguish - 08/13/2008
• Aussie medic parents deliver own baby - 08/13/2008
• For strokes, closest hospital may not be best - 08/12/2008
• Final words to 911: 'I can't breathe' - 08/08/2008
• Activists spread the message to prevent hyperthermia deaths - 08/08/2008
• Police frustrated at woman's death after 911 mix-up - 08/07/2008
• Interpreting a Peripheral Painful Stimulus Response - 08/06/2008
• Ga. woman on phone dies after 911 dispatcher mistake - 08/06/2008
• Canadian plane crash survivor texts for help - 08/06/2008
• 5 people killed in plane crash in British Columbia - 08/05/2008
• Amid deadly temperatures, Okla. EMS on alert - 08/05/2008
• Lightning hits 91 spectators at Norway racetrack - 08/04/2008
• 3 people injured in Baltimore ambulance crash - 08/04/2008
• UK health chiefs make defib appeal - 08/04/2008
• Infant's mauling troubled Okla. medics - 08/01/2008
• Small jet crashes in Minn.; at least 7 killed - 07/31/2008
• 3 children critically hurt in Dallas shootings - 07/31/2008
• Drowning numbers frustrates Texas paramedics - 07/31/2008
• Stabilizing a Trauma Patient Beyond the "Golden Hour" - 07/30/2008
• N.Y. bus collision injures 54 - 07/28/2008
• Pa. lightning-strike victims returning home - 07/25/2008
• House committee probes medically unfit truckers - 07/24/2008
• Boston EMTs recall treating patients struck by lightning - 07/22/2008
• 10 survive lightning strike near Boston - 07/21/2008
• Fatal Separation - 07/17/2008
• Dozens of rescuers respond to N.J. teen's fall - 07/16/2008
• 9-vehicle pileup kills 2 in Mo. - 07/16/2008
• The SAVe - 07/15/2008
• Patients from other areas strain Austin emergency system - 07/14/2008
• Safety board: signs factor in Atlanta bus crash - 07/08/2008
• 9 hurt in 1st day of Spain's running of the bulls - 07/07/2008
• Off-duty Calif. medic gets resident safely out of burning home - 07/06/2008
• Pa. EMTs outfitted with bikes - 07/06/2008
• Ga. EMTs equipped with new water rescue harness - 07/03/2008
• Calm rescuer saves Alaska bear attack victim - 07/03/2008
• Girl competing in Alaska bike race attacked by bear - 07/01/2008
• More AEDs around, but public afraid to use them - 07/01/2008
• 911 poise in Mich. earns praise - 06/27/2008
• Neb. rescue team hand-carried severely injured ATV rider - 06/27/2008
• Copter, rescue teams save 3 in Md. woods - 06/26/2008
• Emergency stroke treatment not available in Calif. desert - 06/25/2008
• 911 song helps Okla. girl, 3, get aid for mother - 06/24/2008
• N.J. EMT helps deliver own baby on plane - 06/24/2008
• Md. program helps reduce paramedic response times - 06/24/2008
• Ohio EMS bike team gets speedy care to victims - 06/24/2008
• Hopes fade in search for ferry survivors in Philippines - 06/23/2008
• Delayed ambulance never reached wounded baby girl - 06/21/2008
• 1 killed, 7 injured after walls collapse at Texas college - 06/20/2008
• Utah teen dies in fall from school building skylight - 06/20/2008
• S.C. ambulance carrying heart patient stopped - 06/19/2008
• Paramedic probe over UK boy's death - 06/19/2008
• Pa. EMS dept makes life-saving donation - 06/19/2008
• Transport Management for the Sepsis Patient - 06/17/2008
• Pa. teen killed by lightning at state park lake - 06/17/2008
• Rising crash rate raises questions about med copters - 06/16/2008
• Ottawa balcony collapse victims in comas - 06/16/2008
• Pa. twp. to restructure EMS for booming area - 06/16/2008
• NYC medical examiner says 8th person dead in hot spell - 06/16/2008
• ICE cards encouraged for Fla. seniors - 06/16/2008
• Japan earthquake kills 10; rescue efforts continue - 06/16/2008
• Rising waters in Iowa force hospital evacuation - 06/13/2008
• Troopers in rural Wash. to get defibrillators - 06/13/2008
• Pa. EMT bike patrol on the roll - 06/12/2008
• 4 dead, 48 injured as tornado hits Iowa Boy Scout camp - 06/12/2008
• Alright, I’ll Say It - 06/12/2008
• Teen's death inspires school defibrillator bill - 06/11/2008
• The Heart of the Matter - 06/10/2008
• 2 dozen injured in Ind. bus crash - 06/10/2008
• Plane bursts into flames in Sudan; 100 feared dead - 06/10/2008
• Severe storms kill 8 in Ind. - 06/10/2008
• Woman, wheelchair fall 30 ft in N.J. elevator shaft - 06/09/2008
• 'How could his heart just stop?' - 06/07/2008
• EMTs ride on ATV rescue team in W.V. - 06/06/2008
• Perception is Reality, Even When it's Not - 06/05/2008
• CPR/AED public training promoted by Okla. agencies - 06/05/2008
• Denver health officials say minutes can make the difference - 06/05/2008
• Gas explosion kills 4 miners in Poland - 06/05/2008
• Va. CPR instructor shows community how to buy time - 06/04/2008
• Aussie ambulance service blocks use of heart-saving system - 06/04/2008
• Fla. ambulance crew saves couple from burning house - 06/04/2008
• Fla. paramedic is honored for helping to save man - 06/04/2008
• Ill. paramedic to teach ATV safety - 06/03/2008
• Inaugural CPR, AED Awareness Week hits the nation - 06/02/2008
• ICE cards for seniors proven effective, Fla. responders say - 06/02/2008
• Taser may have regulated man’s heart rhythm - 06/01/2008
• Crane collapse kills 2 workers in N.Y. - 05/31/2008
• Drowning in calls, Texas EMS anticipates system relief - 05/29/2008
• Air ambulances address issue of obese patients - 05/29/2008
• Ambulance ride can determine stroke outcome - 05/29/2008
• Ill. paramedics help welcome baby into the world - 05/29/2008
• After quake, China eager to show it can handle Olympics amid crisis - 05/29/2008
• Train operator killed, several others injured in Boston collision - 05/29/2008
• D.C. 911 to redirect with non-emergency issues - 05/28/2008
• 'Vial' program could save lives, Canadian paramedics say - 05/28/2008
• Minn. paramedics honored for using experimental suction devices - 05/22/2008
• Denver system's ambulance delays risk patient lives - 05/22/2008
• Ore. EMS responders to test cardiac arrest treatments - 05/22/2008
• National EMSC Day - 05/21/2008
• NYC girl on way to school struck by ambulance - 05/20/2008
• So. Calif. bus crash kills 1, injures 22 - 05/20/2008
• After China's quake, first responders rise to rescue task - 05/16/2008
• China quake death toll could rise to 50,000 - 05/15/2008
• Investigation: Did a CAD crash in Ga. county lead to death? - 05/14/2008
• An Emergency of the Aortic Kind - 05/13/2008
• Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000 - 05/13/2008
• Thermal Burns Patients: Initial Assessments and Management Tips - 05/12/2008
• Death toll in China quake up to nearly 9,000 - 05/12/2008
• Fla. 911 response before killing faulted - 05/12/2008
• Relief falls far short in Myanmar, aid organizers say - 05/09/2008
• WHO fears Myanmar disease outbreaks in wake of cyclone - 05/07/2008
• New Ga. cath lab center prepares for opening - 05/06/2008
• 10M children worldwide die from lack of health care - 05/06/2008
• Doctor's group decides who to leave untreated in a disaster - 05/05/2008
• Paramedics help save fellow runner's life during Ohio race - 05/05/2008
• 2 missing in coal mine explosion in Brazil; 25 rescued - 05/05/2008
• Former Texas medic denies declaring live patient dead - 05/02/2008
• 1 killed, 12 injured in Ky. school bus crash - 05/01/2008
• Carbon monoxide tragedies avoidable - 04/30/2008
• EMS precautions questioned after cheerleader death in Boston - 04/30/2008
• Aussie paramedic tells of stabbing horror - 04/30/2008
• Immune Response: Friend and Foe - 04/29/2008
• Hazardous leak exercise to test Tenn. Reverse 911 system - 04/29/2008
• UK paramedic denied access to dying patient - 04/28/2008
• Ump hit by pitch in L.A., taken off field in ambulance - 04/27/2008
• Therapeutic hypothermia touted for cardiac arrest patients - 04/25/2008
• Air evac policies questioned in Md. - 04/24/2008
• Calif. responders deliver infant who couldn't wait - 04/24/2008
• Canadian study claims advanced EMS care not best in trauma cases - 04/24/2008
• Diver recounts lake rescue of 2-year-old Mich. boy - 04/23/2008
• Fla. medics use cell phones to transmit EKGs to hospitals - 04/22/2008
• RSI procedure gets low level of oversight in Texas - 04/21/2008
• Child injured after being struck by ambulance in Ill. - 04/21/2008
• Nearby N.Y. EMT issues lucky save for ATV rider - 04/19/2008
• Ga. firefighter/paramedic's life saved by co-workers - 04/18/2008
• 5.2 earthquake shakes up Midwest - 04/18/2008
• Neonate with Refractory Hypoxemia - 04/17/2008
• Nuclear attack on D.C. a hypothetical disaster - 04/17/2008
• Neb. EMS crews say boy's death was a freak accident - 04/17/2008
• Ambulance delay in Mich. student's death prompts response review - 04/17/2008
• Ind. paramedic tries to save gunman who attempted to kill him - 04/15/2008
• Ill. school shooting response aided by cops' EMT training - 04/15/2008
• Rescuers recover body of 2-year-old girl in Vt. river - 04/14/2008
• Seattle EMS remains a model for cardiac arrest response - 04/14/2008
• Fatal S.C. ambulance crash prompts study - 04/14/2008
• Rescue forms bond between Pa. girl, EMT - 04/12/2008
• Mass. responders deliver baby in living room - 04/10/2008
• Miss. EMT recounts victim with 'horrific' burns during trial - 04/10/2008
• Technical N.Y. rescue team searches for missing student - 04/09/2008
• New car metals sometimes frustrate fire rescue teams - 04/09/2008
• 6 hurt as ambulance, vehicle collide in L.A. - 04/07/2008
• Off-duty Ontario medic praised for quick response at crash scene - 04/07/2008
• Ky. woman devastated after mother killed in ambulance crash - 04/07/2008
• Death's familiar horror for Aussie paramedic - 04/05/2008
• Fla. rescuers free boy from pool vacuum - 04/05/2008
• 911 is best call to make if heart attack strikes - 04/03/2008
• Ambulance delayed twice within 7 weeks to same Pa. home - 04/03/2008
• Shooting call was tough on Neb. rescue personnel - 04/03/2008
• AHA: Hands-only CPR sufficient to save lives - 04/02/2008
• Triple slaying scene shocks Canadian paramedics - 03/31/2008
• Mich. EMT: Balcony rescue was 'haunting' - 03/27/2008
• Breaking News: S.C. student dead after collision with EMS vehicle - 03/25/2008
• Understanding the Presentation of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome - 03/24/2008
• 'Dramatic collision' draws out So. Calif. first responders - 03/24/2008
• Survey: 9 of 10 Aussie medics fall asleep at the wheel - 03/24/2008
• Medicaid declines N.C. boy's ambulance trip - 03/24/2008
• Toronto EMS scrutinized for slow response times - 03/23/2008
• Cardiac response system speeds care in So. Calif. - 03/22/2008
• The MAST Will Not Die - 03/20/2008
• Update: 13 dead, 3 missing in central U.S. storm - 03/20/2008
• Violence straining Calif. area emergency staff - 03/20/2008
• 15 people hit by SUV at Chicago-area auction - 03/20/2008
• AHA warns cocaine may cause heart attack symptoms - 03/19/2008
• Chicago paramedics save man holding gun to his head - 03/19/2008
• Fever in Children - 03/18/2008
• FDNY claw through debris to issue rescue in crane disaster - 03/18/2008
• Patient overload forces S.C. facility to cut trauma status - 03/17/2008
• Md. medics can save lives by calling ahead for cath lab - 03/17/2008
• Emergency responders revive 4-year-old in Minn. crash - 03/13/2008
• Va. jail medic recalls calm delivery of baby - 03/13/2008
• New devices strike back against strokes - 03/09/2008
• D.C. medics to finally get stronger narcotics - 03/07/2008
• Tree crew first on scene of Ga. school bus crash - 03/04/2008
• 27 students hurt as school bus overturns in Ga. - 03/03/2008
• Breathing Life into ARDS - 03/03/2008
• N.C. paramedic recalls being saved by his students - 03/03/2008
• 2 killed in experimental plane collision in Fla. - 03/02/2008
• 40,000 Nev. patients potentially exposed to HIV - 03/01/2008
• Deaths on planes are rare, difficult for passengers - 02/29/2008
• New implant device provides quick alert for heart attack sufferers - 02/28/2008
• Dallas Fire-Rescue cites inexact address for 5-minute response delay - 02/27/2008
• Md. school bus wreck tests medical bus - 02/27/2008
• Airline defends crew's actions after passenger dies during flight - 02/26/2008
• Mo. bill targets stroke and heart attack care - 02/25/2008
• 2 N.Y. EMTs questioned over care in colleague's death - 02/25/2008
• Teen visits Fla. fire-rescue crew who saved his life - 02/25/2008
• In-flight death brings air emergency response into question - 02/25/2008
• Fla. EMTs revive man who was dead for more than 30 minutes - 02/24/2008
• Minn. responder recalls fatal school bus crash scene - 02/22/2008
• Understanding the Presentation of Diabetic Ketoacidosis - 02/21/2008
• Patients evacuated in La. hospital fire - 02/20/2008
• Study: 'Code blue' at hospitals can be peril for patients - 02/20/2008
• Minn. school bus crash kills 4 students - 02/20/2008
• The Current Slant on the Trendelenburg Position - 02/19/2008
• Breaking News: 12 injured in Calif. school bus crash - 02/19/2008
• 2 Va. medics missing after hike found - 02/19/2008
• Clearing a path for defibrillators at N.Y. sporting events - 02/19/2008
• CDC report: 'Choking game' deaths on the rise - 02/16/2008
• Paramedic midwives deliver baby in Tenn. - 02/16/2008
• Texas EMS to provide hypothermia treatment for red-hot hearts - 02/14/2008
• Milwaukee paramedics foil robbery, rescue victim - 02/14/2008
• Pa. dispatchers put woman trapped in fire on hold - 02/14/2008
• Calif. medics in unsecured shootout scene among those thanked - 02/14/2008
• CDC: Gulf Coast hurricane survivors living in toxic trailers - 02/14/2008
• Slow response times prompt Philly EMS to call for private help - 02/13/2008
• FDNY sued for dropping 500-pound man down stairs - 02/13/2008
• Dallas paramedic rescues man from burning apartment - 02/13/2008
• UK medic saves boy impaled on rugby spike - 02/11/2008
• Student kills 2, self at La. EMT college - 02/10/2008
• L.A. paramedic again helps save a cop - 02/10/2008
• Six are feared dead in Ga. refinery blast - 02/08/2008
• Pa. paramedics issue dangerous river tunnel rescue - 02/08/2008
• Ambulance, snowplow pair up to aid injured Wisc. girl - 02/08/2008
• L.A. area hospital cited for overcrowded ER - 02/07/2008
• Canadian paramedics allege 3 died while waiting in ER - 02/07/2008
• City suing paramedics for defamation in N.Y. - 02/06/2008
• Opinion: Rural ambulance service can mean life or death - 02/06/2008
• Aussie emergency crews continue to search for boys lost in creek - 02/05/2008
• Minn. responders commended for efforts to save premature baby, mom - 02/05/2008
• Colo.-based Air Methods fly patients to safety - 02/05/2008
• SWAT paramedics out to save life and limb in Canada - 02/04/2008
• Fla. medic won't forget man impaled on fence - 02/03/2008
• Fla. responders push for patient emergency contact cards - 02/02/2008
• Researchers claim Super Bowl may increase risk of heart attack - 02/01/2008
• N.C. paramedic instructor saved by his own students - 01/31/2008
• Hand gels alone may not curb bacteria infections - 01/30/2008
• When hearts lurch, portable defibrillators save lives - 01/28/2008
• Off-duty paramedic pulls family from burning house - 01/26/2008
• Fla. paramedic delivers baby girl at fire station - 01/23/2008
• N.C. county implements hypothermia for cardiac patients - 01/22/2008
• Lack of statewide trauma care system raise concerns in Ky. - 01/21/2008
• Midwives without EMS degrees risk prosecution - 01/21/2008
• Man seriously injured in Colombian bullfighting event - 01/21/2008
• Deadly delays plague Pa. ambulance services - 01/18/2008
• Cold, flu patients flood L.A. county ERs - 01/18/2008
• Diabetic Emergencies: Understanding the Presentation of Hypoglycemia - 01/17/2008
• Paramedic triage reduces time to balloon with no extra risk - 01/17/2008
• W.V. first responders train for ice rescues - 01/17/2008
• Plane crash lands at London airport; 3 hurt - 01/17/2008
• Wisc. responders tout chest-compression CPR - 01/16/2008
• ER wait times getting longer nationwide, study finds - 01/16/2008
• Fla. medics to induce hypothermia to treat heart attacks - 01/16/2008
• Heart attack patients should go to specialized hospitals, Ohio docs say - 01/15/2008
• Texas EMS instructor says medic should've checked vital signs - 01/15/2008
• Studies: Survival rates similar after standard CPR - 01/15/2008
• Private service may have saved lives, Philadelphia officials say - 01/15/2008
• Med Evac companies rush to aid stricken globetrotters - 01/15/2008
• EMTs recall grueling days of Utah mine disaster - 01/13/2008
• Girl impaled by rebar meets Texas CareFlite team - 01/13/2008
• Utah responders say crash scene looked like a battlefield - 01/11/2008
• Md. woman turned away from hospital; delivers baby in ambulance - 01/11/2008
• New rules designed to broaden access to defibrillators - 01/11/2008
• Sellick’s Maneuver — Not the Panacea We Thought - 01/10/2008
• Texas paramedic was following training, union official says - 01/10/2008
• Family of woman who died while awaiting ambulance to sue R.I. city - 01/10/2008
• Texas paramedic didn't check pulse before declaring wreck victim dead - 01/09/2008
• Fla. man reunited with EMT who saved him - 01/09/2008
• Rescuers respond to scene of 70-car pileup in Fla. - 01/09/2008
• Utah bus crash survivors, relatives: 'It just hurts so bad' - 01/08/2008
• Ohio ambulance delayed by train; patient dies during transport - 01/07/2008
• Defibrillation delayed in one-third of cardiac arrests - 01/07/2008
• 8 killed in Utah charter bus crash - 01/07/2008
• Thousands still without power as new storm enters Calif. - 01/05/2008
• Fearless UK paramedic dives in - 01/05/2008
• Fla. bill seeks to enact liability-free defibrillator use - 01/03/2008
• New EKG devices for Neb. crews are speeding up treatment - 01/03/2008
• Embattled Pa. EMS: Woman dies after ambulance breaks down - 01/03/2008
• Company's creative solutions hold it together - 01/02/2008
• Binge-drinking, murder and mayhem mark start to new year in UK - 01/02/2008
• Fla. paramedics did job by not helping sinking car, officials say - 01/02/2008
• N.J. EMTs feel pain of closed hospital - 01/02/2008
• Japanese woman dies after being refused care - 12/29/2007
• S.F. zoo attack; facility below standard - 12/28/2007
• N.C. death blunder draws lawsuit - 12/28/2007
• Escaped tiger mauls 3 at S.F. zoo - 12/27/2007
• In an emergency, ICE can be lifeline - 12/27/2007
• Hypothermia may have saved Utah avalanche victim from brain damage - 12/27/2007
• Fla. VA medical centers criticized for shunting patients to other hospitals - 12/27/2007
• Hybrids' batteries spark concerns for first responders - 12/26/2007
• Medical clinics expanding care to needy - 12/26/2007
• To ruin holidays, ignore heart attack symptoms at deadly time of year - 12/23/2007
• Cardiac data equipment saves vital minutes - 12/22/2007
• Spine Sense - 12/21/2007
• Bad heart, lack of AED blamed in death at Disney - 12/21/2007
• Controversy over Texas woman left for dead by EMS - 12/20/2007
• Rescuers find dad, 3 kids alive after 3 days in Calif. mountains - 12/20/2007
• Aussie miners in hospital after breathing toxic gas cocktail - 12/20/2007
• Residential fire critically injures woman in Ore. - 12/20/2007
• Texas chief defends EMS decision not to treat - 12/19/2007
• New questions arise on overlooked body - 12/19/2007
• Rescue crews save girl after appendix bursts while on cruise - 12/19/2007
• Investigators probe 'overlooked' body incident in Calif. - 12/18/2007
• New IO drill delivers vital fluids to critical Minn. patients - 12/18/2007
• Texas woman left unattended after car wreck dies from injuries - 12/18/2007
• Woman's body left behind in car after Calif. crash - 12/17/2007
• Texas EMS mistakenly declare woman dead - 12/17/2007
• Texas paramedic's invention makes treatments easier on kids - 12/17/2007
• UK paramedic who tried to save angler give bravery award - 12/16/2007
• Icy winter storm plows through Midwest - 12/16/2007
• Colo. family sues over woman's fatal jump from ambulance - 12/15/2007
• Rare freezing fog adds to traffic mayhem in Texas - 12/14/2007
• Deadly winter storm shifts to Northeast - 12/13/2007
• Transport to trauma center boosts survival, study says - 12/13/2007
• Okla. emergency crews stay busy during winter storm - 12/12/2007
• Good documentation can mean life or death - 12/12/2007
• New intubation tool touted by FDNY - 12/12/2007
• The Electronic Patient History Form - 12/11/2007
• Drive for solo UK ambulances 'putting lives at risk' - 12/11/2007
• Ice storm causes 18 deaths, power outages in Midwest - 12/11/2007
• Airport defibrillators are saving lives in Hawaii - 12/11/2007
• Stroke patients don't get to hospital in time to get drug - 12/10/2007
• Personal medical database products on the rise - 12/10/2007
• Kid's 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders prompt Ill. EMS debate - 12/10/2007
• Cardiac care plan sparks turf war in N.C. - 12/09/2007
• Body found at site of Fla. garage collapse - 12/09/2007
• Aussie patients wait in ambulance line - 12/08/2007
• Medical Teams International sends aid to NW flood communities - 12/08/2007
• Rescue continues for missing man in Fla. structure collapse - 12/07/2007
• 8 people killed in Pacific NW floods - 12/07/2007
• 2 seriously injured, one missing after Fla. garage collapses - 12/06/2007
• With turkey baster and shoelace, Mich. paramedic helps deliver baby - 12/06/2007
• Man uses AED to save life at Atlanta airport - 12/06/2007
• 9 dead in Neb. mall shooting - 12/06/2007
• Holidays ring in the heart attack season - 12/04/2007
• Heart-attack warning system courses toward testing phase - 12/04/2007
• Powerful storm batters Pacific Northwest - 12/04/2007
• Winter storm barrels into Northeast; 11 dead - 12/03/2007
• UPDATE: 5 critically injured in Ill. Amtrak crash - 11/30/2007
• Turkey plane crash kills all 57 on board - 11/30/2007
• AHA: Compressions most important in CPR - 11/30/2007
• Bus crash puts training into perspective for southern EMS - 11/29/2007
• Medevac response questioned in Baltimore - 11/29/2007
• Off-duty EMT rescues N.Y. woman from submerged SUV - 11/29/2007
• Bus-crash deaths may extend record for Fla. - 11/29/2007
• OPINION: Emergency crews need quick passage through customs - 11/29/2007
• The hidden cost of heroism - 11/28/2007
• N.Y. woman killed in ambulance crash - 11/28/2007
• Dirty ambulances help spread superbugs, claims UK union - 11/27/2007
• 'Stream of ambulances' rush to fatal Ark. bus wreck - 11/27/2007
• Antarctica ship survivors airlifted after iceberg crash - 11/26/2007
• Planes collide over Wash. bay, all aboard survive - 11/23/2007
• N.Y. first responders get lesson on autism disorder - 11/21/2007
• Tenn. hospital studies heart attack warning system - 11/21/2007
• Ambulance was subject of random stop at Canadian border - 11/21/2007
• Court: N.J. city can be sued for dispatcher's missteps - 11/21/2007
• Mo. dispatch to tell chest pain callers: take aspirin - 11/21/2007
• Mich. paramedic shoots suspect, then saves him - 11/20/2007
• Study: Heart disease kills more women under 45 - 11/20/2007
• Rescue team saves Utah man after fall from paraglider - 11/20/2007
• S.C. bus crash kills driver, injures 30 others - 11/20/2007
• New magnesium treatment expanded for stroke patients - 11/19/2007
• Kan. EMS crews find starving baby twins near dead mom - 11/19/2007
• Utah 'transfer centers' to better mobilize hospital patients - 11/19/2007
• Bangladesh cyclone death toll tops 3,100 - 11/19/2007
• Stunned Bangladesh villagers recount storm terror - 11/16/2007
• CPR class crucial in saving Mass. man - 11/16/2007
• Latest medical equipment saves more lives in N.Y. - 11/16/2007
• Cyclone toll reaches 1,100 in Bangladesh - 11/16/2007
• New respiratory bug has killed 10 - 11/15/2007
• British Columbia city hurting for ambulances, union says - 11/15/2007
• Measure Twice, Cut Once - 11/14/2007
• First doctor on scene 'thought Diana would live' - 11/14/2007
• Advanced EKG monitors to help Neb. heart attack patients - 11/13/2007
• Patient dies in Detroit ambulance crash - 11/13/2007
• Experts claim fear of dying impacts death rates - 11/13/2007
• 3 dead in bombing at Philippine Congress - 11/13/2007
• Carbon monoxide hospitalizes six in N.Y. - 11/12/2007
• EDITORIAL: Caring for kids in a disaster - 11/10/2007
• Rail crossing rescuers shun label as heroes - 11/10/2007
• U.S. army helicopter crash kills 5 in Italy - 11/09/2007
• Families of dead men demand answers from Fla. paramedics - 11/09/2007
• Husband and wife EMTs save woman from oncoming train - 11/09/2007
• Calif. woman designs high-tech medical ID wristband - 11/09/2007
• Atenolol: Drug Whys - 11/08/2007
• Contradictory legislation complicates sudden infant death - 11/08/2007
• Fla. EMS director recognized for 'pit-crew' cardiac arrest concept - 11/08/2007
• 8 killed, 11 wounded in Finland's first school shooting - 11/07/2007
• The Airway Continuum - 11/06/2007
• For heart attack victims, quick call is big help - 11/06/2007
• 3 children rescued from Pa. apartment fire - 11/06/2007
• Pa. ambulance driver charged for killing 2 in crash - 11/05/2007
• Fla. EMS focus on faster heart care - 11/05/2007
• Calif. looks into crash involving more than 100 vehicles - 11/05/2007
• Study challenges EMS triage policies for disaster response - 11/04/2007
• Rescue efforts mounted as hundreds of thousands flee Mexico floods - 11/03/2007
• Breaking News: Fatal crash shuts down Conn. interstate - 11/02/2007
• FDA releases guidelines for cleaning med equipment - 11/02/2007
• Audit: Crucial safety funds given to low-risk areas in Colo. - 11/01/2007
• Increase in house calls sparks concern over rising medical demand - 11/01/2007
• EMS on scene at N.C. costumed street party - 11/01/2007
• Officials request Chicago marathon 911 tapes, fear lawsuit - 10/31/2007
• Ohio teen accused of taking ambulance for joyride - 10/31/2007
• Utah ICU launches a new era of health care - 10/30/2007
• Rescuers save 2 hurt after Calif. coast boat blast - 10/30/2007
• Miss. EMT father faces own family's emergency - 10/30/2007
• Specialized disaster team undertakes first mission in Calif. - 10/29/2007
• N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students - 10/29/2007
• Calif. paramedic who mis-called dead baby should keep license, report says - 10/27/2007
• Staph screening at hospitals may wipe out germ - 10/26/2007
• Obese Colombian woman rescued by firefighters - 10/26/2007
• 911 tapes indicate delayed response in R.I. woman’s death - 10/25/2007
• New details in death of Chicago marathoner - 10/25/2007
• Two-wheeled EMS response for Pa. trick-or-treaters - 10/25/2007
• Calif. fires get under control as questions rise - 10/25/2007
• Contamination: Don't Pass It On - 10/24/2007
• Quick action helps Pa. stroke victim - 10/24/2007
• Dying winds begin to offer some hope for Calif. residents - 10/24/2007
• New Zealand paramedics save teen on playing field - 10/23/2007
• Three hurt in 13-car smash in Australia - 10/23/2007
• Overdose meds an unsafe fix for heroin users, Boston paramedics say - 10/23/2007
• Massive evacuations ordered as onslaught of fires spreads through Calif. - 10/23/2007
• Van crash that killed 5 Amish had tire blowout, police say - 10/22/2007
• Wildfires stay strong in Southern California - 10/22/2007
• Texas air ambulance calls often don't go to closest copter - 10/21/2007
• Aussie man dies of heart attack after ambulance breaks down - 10/20/2007
• Ill. school honors 5 for saving life with defribrillator - 10/19/2007
• Injured worker rescued on new Wash. bridge - 10/19/2007
• Staph infections reported at schools across the country - 10/18/2007
• Panel recommends consensus between Colo. paramedics and ER doctors - 10/18/2007
• New study shows staph deaths may exceed AIDS - 10/17/2007
• Medtronic pulls defibrillator wires - 10/16/2007
• '400 chest compressions' procedure touted by Okla. EMS - 10/16/2007
• Emergency crews strain to care for obese N.C. patients - 10/15/2007
• Hypothermia finds success in treating N.C. cardiac arrest patients - 10/15/2007
• Vehicle inferno kills 3, jams weekend Los Angeles traffic - 10/15/2007
• Fiery pileup kills 3 near Los Angeles - 10/14/2007
• Custom Utah ambulance provides specialized infant care - 10/12/2007
• Over-Pressured: Hypertension on the Rise - 10/11/2007
• Airway pressure device touted for fast cardiac treatment - 10/11/2007
• Va. Tech tests emergency alert system - 10/11/2007
• Student gunman in Ohio warned of attack - 10/11/2007
• OPINION: With the heat on, Chicago public servants proved to be heroes - 10/11/2007
• Gunman dead, 5 hurt in Cleveland shooting - 10/10/2007
• Breaking News: At least 5 hurt in Cleveland school shooting - 10/10/2007
• New bone marrow drill device saves Mass. toddler - 10/10/2007
• Studies tout benefits of treating mini-strokes fast - 10/10/2007
• 1 killed, 3 hurt in N.M. balloon crash - 10/09/2007
• Heatwave leaves 1 dead, 300 sick at Chicago marathon - 10/08/2007
• Maine air ambulance to begin hypothermia procedure - 10/08/2007
• Financial woes plague busy Atlanta ER - 10/08/2007
• UPDATE: 3 identified in Colo. medical plane crash - 10/06/2007
• Change in RSI procedure disputed by Colo. ER doctor - 10/05/2007
• Rescuers revive Fla. man hit by falling power line - 10/05/2007
• D.C. responders ready for possible flu pandemic - 10/05/2007
• Colo. paramedic won't be disciplined for risky procedure - 10/04/2007
• Question: Fast defib or CPR first in treating cardiac arrest? - 10/03/2007
• Idaho 911 dispatch center faces staffing emergency - 10/03/2007
• EMS crews hike up N.C. mountain to save father, child - 10/03/2007
• S.C. boy's heart stops beating after being hit by pitch - 10/02/2007
• New lab device could aid first responders in assessing patients - 10/02/2007
• Study finds U.S. emergency services ill-prepared to help kids - 10/02/2007
• RSI procedure receives mixed message in Colo. - 10/02/2007
• Basic Strategies to Help Manage a MCI - Part 2 - 10/01/2007
• Doctors report on under-recognized heart attacks in kids - 10/01/2007
• Pa. EMS crew rescues woman in fiery Shadyside wreck - 09/28/2007
• Parents claim Pa. county 911 glitch left infant dead - 09/28/2007
• Mass. rescuers issue 'miraculous' save of drowning toddler - 09/27/2007
• Miscommunication blamed for slow response in Md. pitbull attack - 09/26/2007
• OnStar to use auto crash data to inform first responders - 09/26/2007
• Fla. man dies as wrong address, pitbull impedes rescuers - 09/25/2007
• Rescuers discover lost Boy Scouts in N.C. mountains - 09/24/2007
• Rescuers transport critical pilot after Fla. plane crash - 09/23/2007
• Del. EMS says new device, drugs will keep patients breathing - 09/23/2007
• New 12-lead ECG technology to jump start Utah ambulance - 09/21/2007
• N.Y. town adds asthma, allergy medicines to ambulances - 09/20/2007
• UK paramedic punches furious shark to save boy's life - 09/18/2007
• Heart attack ad campaign launched in Calif. county - 09/18/2007
• Free defibrillators for Miss. county first responders - 09/18/2007
• Procedure restricted as Colo. probes medical process in use by AMR - 09/15/2007
• Red Cross releases new guidelines for CPR - 09/15/2007
• Deaths blamed on improper painkiller use - 09/14/2007
• Okla. emergency crews stay busy during hot, summer months - 09/13/2007
• Homicidal drownings – what first responders can do - 09/12/2007
• Taking the mouth-to-mouth out of CPR - 09/12/2007
• Case 3: The Fit-Fast Heart - 09/11/2007
• Stroke Smart - 09/10/2007
• Paramedics stunned as teen revives after being dead for 19 minutes - 09/10/2007
• Fla. tot's death in hot car puts spotlight on state - 09/09/2007
• Study: Paramedics overinflate endotracheal tube cuffs - 09/08/2007
• Wash. Fire/EMS crews execute daring cliffside save - 09/08/2007
• Ga. K9 dies after being left in hot squad car - 09/08/2007
• Calif. heat wave ends with a death toll near 25 - 09/07/2007
• Decorated N.J. firefighters add valor, EMS - 09/07/2007
• For Calif. heat's victims, a quiet death - 09/06/2007
• Triple-digit heat blamed in deaths of 16 Calif. residents - 09/05/2007
• Study shows men less likely to call 911 after heart attack - 09/05/2007
• Ariz. girl falls in mine shaft, dies in ATV accident - 09/04/2007
• Fast actions, dispatch advice help toddler survive near-drowning - 09/04/2007
• Maine EMT relays CPR instructions by phone to injured logger - 09/01/2007
• Defibrillators added to Calif. stadium after incident - 09/01/2007
• Blanket emergency-siren system online for Fla. EMS - 08/31/2007
• Crowded ER backs up Md. ambulances, but new data shows no worse - 08/29/2007
• Rescuers, survivors mark Katrina anniversary with conflicted sentiment - 08/29/2007
• Woman miscarries after ambulance crash in Japan - 08/29/2007
• Mo. paramedics rescue baby from restaurant toilet - 08/28/2007
• Rescuers save New Zealand caver in 3-day journey - 08/28/2007
• First responders wary as Tenn. heat sparks more dangers - 08/23/2007
• Midwest flooding death toll reaches 22 - 08/22/2007
• UK study: Longer ambulance journeys raise patient risk - 08/21/2007
• Hope fades as rescuers search for trapped Chinese miners - 08/20/2007
• Rescue teams end search for Peru quake survivors - 08/20/2007
• Peru earthquake photos and videos - 08/18/2007
• Death toll nears 500 in Peru quake; rescue mission mounted - 08/17/2007
• 3 rescue workers killed, 6 injured in Utah mine - 08/17/2007
• The Victim - 08/15/2007
• Rescuers save 86 in China bridge collapse - 08/14/2007
• Used quickly, stroke drug can help recovery - 08/13/2007
• Miss. grandma saves toddler through CPR class - 08/09/2007
• "PRE" Trauma Life Support - 08/08/2007
• Fla. exotic dancer saves customer's life with CPR - 08/08/2007
• Personal EMT - 08/01/2007
• Mass. ambulance squad benefiting from technology - 07/31/2007
• Mich. rescuers credit a higher power - 07/28/2007
• Ga. rescue crew revives roofer hit by lightning - 07/23/2007
• Poor outcome in N.C. city prompts ambulance at all football games - 07/22/2007
• South African town promotes ICE initiative - 07/21/2007
• Neighbors use CPR to save Calif. toddler - 07/20/2007
• Kits helping W.Va. city put a CPR-trained person on every street - 07/18/2007
• Can CPR kill heart cells? - 07/17/2007
• 15 defibrillators spread throughout key sites in Canadian community - 07/15/2007
• Saved by 20-minute kiss of life; Aus. employee saves fellow worker - 07/15/2007
• Beta Block Benefit - 07/12/2007
• N.C. EMTs save triathlete's life during race - 07/12/2007
• Va. sherrif's deuputies save lives, one shock at a time - 07/08/2007
• Defibrillator saves man on Cardiac Hill - 07/07/2007
• A Fatal flub for NYC medics - 07/07/2007
• Survey shows AEDs significantly boost survival rates of cardiac arrest patients - 07/05/2007
• Fla. hospital is first in area to install a cardiac EKG receiver - 07/04/2007
• Defibrillator makes the difference - 07/03/2007
• Excellence In EMS - 07/02/2007
• Reading Emergency Medical Services Literature - 07/01/2007
• Wis. safety class gets real-life lesson; Defibrillator trainer halts course to save welder who went into cardiac arrest - 06/28/2007
• Ky. city passes a real-life test in cardiac arrest preparedness; Quick action at 'senior Olympics' saves two lives - 06/28/2007
• KCI police officers save traveler's life: The three used CPR and then a defibrillator on a man who had collapsed from a heart attack. - 06/27/2007
• Human Refrigeration - 06/26/2007
• The silent killer; Seconds can make a world of difference in whether a child survives after falling into a pool - 06/24/2007