Fire-EMS
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Passengers immediately pulled the boy from the water and began CPR, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene
Police are investigating if the driver fell asleep; no patients were inside at the time
Investigators say Daniel Dupuy, 47, simply watched a fire that started in his kitchen burn; it then spread to four adjoining apartments and killed his upstairs neighbor
He couldn’t hear the train because he was wearing headphones; he went to a hospital with cuts on his legs and shoulder
She stopped to see if a fawn she struck was okay only to be struck by the young deer’s mother after it was hit by another vehicle
Battalion Chief Joseph Gilles said his investigation determined that a paramedic did not do her job the night she responded to a call about an 81-year-old woman who choked on food at a family party
Chief Brian Cummings made it appear that rescuers arrived faster than they actually did
One female rider was transported to the hospital complaining of neck and back pain
The 56-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital with leg and ankle injuries
Faced with a complication, the EMT mother medically assisted the delivery with her paramedic husband
The ambulance was stolen from outside a motel where paramedics were treating a patient
The train smashed into the truck, sending its cargo of pipes flying through the air
He said he struggled to disarm her, grabbed the knife and hid it under his mattress,then ran away and got a ride to the hospital
The two men were taken to the hospital with burns and injuries from a 40-foot fall
A gondola attached to a crane ultimately was used to lift rescue personnel and surgeons to the scene
His left hand swollen, the bite victim was admitted into the ICU, where he will need to take antivenin doses
Forty-five of the 50 people aboard were taken to five hospitals after the bus hit the rear of a flatbed trailer
The surgeons used new, minimally invasive laser-surgery techniques to burn out the tumor in his brain
She had severe head injuries, was flown by helicopter to a hospital and later died from her injuries
They were all taken by ambulance to a hospital, but officials could not provide a detailed injury report due to privacy concerns
The female patient had come into the emergency department the same night and been treated and discharged
The man was in critical condition after leaping from the train because he left his phone on a bench at the station
The boy had both of his legs broken and a head wound; 9 others were injured
She underwent surgery to treat multiple stab wounds and is recovering
They both stood up to shoot a duck; shotgun of unsteady partner discharged sending bullet into victim’s head
Union says mayor should apologize for “accusing firefighters of untoward acts”
He was having issues with his diabetes, but instead of EMTs, officers arrived — and shot him to death
She was severely dehydrated, and had sunburn, bruises and cactus thorns all over her body
