Fire-EMS
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Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
EMS providers are more susceptible to sleep disorders and their inherent dangers and health implications
A month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency while driving
When paramedics arrived, the man was found lying unconscious on the pavement; they began administering first aid before he was transported to a hospital
Authorities say 12 people remain hospitalized with injuries from the accident, three of whom are in intensive care
Voters will be asked whether to increase the town’s dedicated EMS coverage from 12 hours a day, five days a week to 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the first three months of 2014
The paramedic who took the photo of patients said he did so spontaneously, and later sent it to the media to highlight the overcrowding
The severity of the infection prevented doctors from closing the patient’s chest for six days
The train came to rest inches from the water; 130 firefighters responded to the crash
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the boy, but he was pronounced dead a short time later
The ambulance crashed through the basement of a home; the condition of those injured is unknown
Despite chest injuries and her dead newborn, the 25-year-old found help for the survivors
When they discovered Amanda Nederveen has no income while she’s off work getting chemotherapy, they came together to raise funds for her
One reason for getting the vehicle was an accident in 2012 that involved a string of cars where 10 people died
At lest five space heaters were found in the home with one near where the fire started; a 35-year-old man and his 32-year-old girlfriend were found dead
Two were airlifted in critical condition after neighbors heard the explosion and reported the accident
The crash occurred near an intersection; officials did not know if a patient or EMT was taken to the hospital
Users get their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like a joystick, in hopes of offering them more mobility and independence
Officials ruled to allow fire departments to enforce a ‘zero tolerance’ rule against illegal drug use by paramedics and EMTs
“I kept pressing 811 instead,” one student said. “I was shaking and nervous. When I finally got them, I was talking too loud and I said, ‘My friend just had a seizure’”
Done right, deep-fried turkey ends in a delicious holiday meal; done wrong, it ends in a busy day for responders
Over the years I’ve been spat on, punched, bit and had a gun pointed near my face
He is fighting for his life after found unconscious and bleeding from his head outside a school; police are calling it a possible stunt gone wrong
The judge ruled that the 911 calls should be released, because they will be used to vindicate the actions of the emergency responders
Police had no immediate information on charges or a possible motive for the stabbings
The report stated that the fire and EMS department keeps its vehicles longer than an ideal 15-year lifespan
The woman was the sole occupant of the ambulance and she did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of her arrest
The driver and about 15 students were transported to the hospital after the bus in which they were in crashed and came to rest on its side
The baby, born unexpectedly at 26 weeks, was the smallest patient the responders had ever worked on
First responders and firefighters were busy as vehicles collided like bumper cars after winter weather made traveling treacherous
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