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How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
The mother was turned away from the health center by a nurse who said she was only eight months pregnant and “still not ready” to deliver
They are the first couple in the county to each donate a kidney through the National Kidney Registry
Users of Krokodil, an popular drug that users substitute for heroin, often develop sores that resemble alligator skin
A gondola attached to a crane ultimately was used to lift rescue personnel and surgeons to the scene
The boy could have lost his leg, but doctors didn’t amputate because they didn’t think he was going to live
The surgeons used new, minimally invasive laser-surgery techniques to burn out the tumor in his brain
The only people looking for heroes on transfer calls of critically ill patients are attorneys
Studies have shown that fecal transplants — giving infected people stool from a healthy donor — can restore Clostridium difficile inbalances
D.J. Maiden has been in the hospital since the Sept. 3 shooting; his grandmother said he may never regain feeling in his jaw
The 19-year-old says she is determined to regain her independence after losing all her limbs
Dmitry Naumov, 49, the driver of the semi, was trapped for hours after crashing into a sound barrier; he remains in critical condition in a hospital
Doctors say he was exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that quickly spread through his body and shut down his kidneys and liver
The removed fetus measured 20 cm in width and had a fully formed spine and limbs, including fingers and toes
Doctors performed open heart surgery and removed the nail ever so carefully; it didn’t pierce anything vital and he was back home two days later
More than 32,000 have requested federal funds as the Thurs. deadline approaches
When the paramedics tried to get in, a 16-year-old man at the entry gate covered with blood attacked them with what they later described as “superhuman strength”
The mother called 911 and both were taken to area hospitals and were listed in stable condition
The drug is known as Krokodil, and it’s extremely popular in Russia; some users develop sores that resemble alligator skin
More EMT’s may follow to get the Metropolis-owned service building cleaned up
He suffered severe nasal trauma in a traffic accident last year; they used cartilage removed from his ribs and seeded it with skin tissue expander
After the vows, paramedics took the couple to a local hospital in an ambulance
The doctor performed an emergency tracheotomy during a dinner for participants of a valley fever symposium
Quick-thinking bystanders including a nurse and TV’s Dr. Oz rushed to her aid; a plumber applied a tourniquet made from a belt
Doctors informed the patient his only option was amputation so the inflammation and gangrene would stop spreading to other parts of his body
Worries began in August when parish water tested positive for the amoeba that had killed a 4-year-old Mississippi boy
The man was taken to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries, and then referred for a mental health assessment
He visited two hospitals in the weeks before the rampage, but denied he was depressed or having thoughts of harming himself or others
