Fire-EMS
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At a large fire, multiple people, many with vitals outside of the normal range, come through the rehab sector
Session outlines a number of potential risks and opportunities inherent in the use of social media by EMS and fire departments
There’s a big move to privatize not just EMS service delivery but fire departments as well
The father stood behind the car in an effort to block his daughter from driving away
No passengers were injured, but a ramp worker was taken to a hospital after a fire in the aircraft’s left engine
The attorney general’s investigators believe that nearly $500,000 was misspent between 2008 and 2012 by members of the nonprofit organization
Joyce Garrard, 49, is trying to prevent jurors from finding out she misled first responders and medical workers about what happened to her granddaughter
She said she requested to enroll in the academy to meet the new requirements, but the fire chief denied her request
The firefighter said he had to shock the 33-year old victim twice before the man’s heart started beating again
They will get 75 cents for every $1 spent on gas when responding to calls in private vehicles
The worker, who was conscious when he was pulled from the ditch, was taken to the hospital in serious condition
Out of the 16 units on duty, only one was not on a call, but it was 4.5 miles away and took 13 minutes to respond
An effort to delay the plan failed, and the city will cut 21 firefighter-medics, meaning there will be seven less on duty at any given time
A medic and a patient suffered only smoke inhalation due to his quick actions
The dispatcher had information, including that the woman’s husband was getting a gun from a safe, that should have been given to responding officers
Brian Lee, a helicopter pilot and firefighter-medic with the LAFD, was killed and a boy passenger is in critical condition
The program focuses on 254 Dallas patients who called 911 a combined 4,500 times last year; in 30 days, frequent flier calls have been reduced by 23 percent
Eugene Jones said he’s going to stay out of the spotlight and shift the public’s focus on the employees
One of the twisters hitting near a junior golf tournament injured a caddy and flipped an empty trailer
No one from the public was on the Ferris wheel at the time of the accident; fire officials said a snapped cable caused the collapse
He’s accused of “repeatedly communicating to cause fear” and prevented emergency callers from accessing the EMS hotline
The mother and baby girl are doing well, officials say
It will be used to hire a “hybrid emergency medical squad” among fears that the only local fire house and hospital will close
Controversy-plagued Chief Ellerbe, who has been chief since 2011, said he was not pushed aside and is retiring voluntarily
A firefighter asked to change his vomit-covered clothes and wash out the ambulance, but the request was denied
The abrupt change in service has led to instability and uncertainty; if the system fails, so will the community’s trust
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