Fire-EMS
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Volunteer emergency services agencies were concerned that under the Affordable Care Act they were being considered ‘employers’
She had never planned on going to a hospital, but she had never planned on giving birth all by herself either
All nineteen students were taken by EMS to the hospital with minor injuries
A medic suffered minor injuries, while the patient and another responder were not hurt
He got his wife and three kids out safely, and found it strange to be the one needing help as he watched firefighters put out the blaze
The department, which has been fighting court battles over racial and sexual discrimination for decades, remains a long way from reflecting the city it serves
The mercury plunged in places where many people don’t know the first thing about extreme cold
The child, Kiber Williams, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash
The men ranged in age from 48 to 63; all four were pronounced dead at the hospital
Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy
He’ll look for solutions such as installing handrails or connecting patients to social service organizations to cut down on hospital visits
William “Billy” Trapnell IV died unexpectedly as a result of a medical emergency while on-duty as a paramedic
When the boy stopped responding, a batt. chief went into the water to bring him out
The plane went off the right side of the runway, flipped over and burst into flames
He got stuck and it took 20 minutes for rescuers to dislodge him using olive oil as a lubricant
The three-vehicle collision also involved a fire rescue truck, and was “unavoidable” due to a sheet of ice of the road
The recommendation for dispatching the closest unit could mean a radical change away from a system that historically has divided the county up into fire boxes
While the victims were being loaded into an ambulance parked in the middle of the intersection, a vehicle struck the ambulance
Six were critically hurt; it’s not clear if people were pushed out of the building from the explosion, or fell or jumped out of windows to escape
Jamie Houdek has been fitted for a prosthetic and is thankful for a community that has rallied around him to help with ongoing medical costs
Both mom and baby eventually made it to the hospital and are doing well
The woman’s injuries are life-threatening and the surviving child is expected to live
Pat Machin, who worked as a medic for 24 years, “dropped everything” and ran across the road to start CPR
Three new ambulances were delivered with special reflective stripes on the sides and back to help protect personnel
A firefighter who approached the group to see if anyone needed medical attention was attacked and punched in the face by a man
Squad Captain John Gavaris said the EMT would not have been suspended had he not had a record “of violating our policies and not following our rules”
The new policy intends to limit publishing of inappropriate, confidential or privileged information online