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The young copywriter died after suffering heart failure as a result of a combination of long hours and drinking too many energy drinks
The man yelled and swore at police and EMTs, and threatened to have their cars towed while they answered a medical call at his neighbor’s home
The man, who was under the influence of methamphetamines at the time, crashed it into several houses, power poles and cars on a joy ride
A new report shows Oahu, Hawaii’s only private ambulance service turned down nearly 40 percent of calls, has lagging response times
“I basically died, but thanks to four amazing people, I’m here today,” he said
Eight students from the bus that got hit and seven students from the other bus were taken to hospitals with minor injuries
A 9-year-old boy received 10 stitches where a chunk of flesh had been bitten from his arm; the 16-year-old kicked it away before it attacked his other two cousins
Health officials confirmed four cases tied to E. coli bacteria and 13 likely cases in people who ate the sandwiches at several gatherings late last year
He stabbed one in the neck and the other in the hand during art class, and both students received medical attention for minor injuries
The rural ambulance service owes employees four paychecks; one EMT says company should “throw in the towel”
She stole the ambulance outside a hospital while EMTs stepped inside for a moment
Calls were immediately rerouted to neighboring departments and extra officers were placed on streets for residents to directly report incidents
He was standing by the side of the road when he was struck by one vehicle, and then two more
EMS, fire and police agencies from across Colorado honored Brian Schimpf, who died Nov. 23 from complications from an injury
He was hospitalized in stable condition with only a bruised hand after Saturday’s hair-raising incident at Union Station in Manhattan
Police are searching for two suspects wanted in the deadly shooting; his wife was not injured
Deputies found one of the five lying on a front lawn; he was airlifted to a hospital and is reported in stable condition
Claire Davis, 17, is in critical condition and stable, but she is in a coma right now; she was sitting with a friend near the school library when she was shot in the head
Approximately 4.5 percent of EMS providers experienced a nonfatal occupational injury or illness last year
Michael Burke, who was off-duty, died Thursday morning in a fatal car accident
Employees affected by last week’s unexpected mass layoffs were told they wouldn’t get their final paychecks before Christmas
The jet was carrying a hospital patient when it struck and killed the deer, which wandered onto the runway during takeoff
Airport-based responders will undergo a 40-hour course on dealing with plane disasters in the aftermath of the Asiana crash response that killed a survivor
The mayor said they were a California couple who, according to public records, moved to the area in 2006
The shooting came a day before the anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., attack in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School
The town asked for quiet and privacy on the anniversary; the community is still grieving the deaths of 20 children and six educators
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