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Jason Killens, chief executive of the UK’s Welsh Ambulance Service, discusses the complexity of response to an 800 casualty incident across four separate locations
Remembering the brave 10 in their final moments and reflecting on the impact of their loss
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the explosion was deliberately set or the result of an accident
One desperate woman threw a baby out of a high window and a man on the ground managed to catch the child
Footage from a camera on the bus showed a car airborne before being catapulted over the median
The Mexican woman was locked and abandoned in the ambulance by human smugglers
The crowd cheers as he does a handstand and the worm
As responders, we can’t run from danger because we’re tasked with mitigating the incident and managing the aftermath
Victims and their families gave harrowing accounts of the sudden and random attacks that sent scores of people fleeing crowded restaurants and diving for cover
Larry Barton, a threat assessment instructor for the FBI, said the strategy saves lives, but people need to make decisions quickly
The attack left seven people and three attackers dead
British media reported that more than one person had been killed in the rampage
Teenage screams filled the arena just after the explosion, which also killed the attacker and injured dozens
Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
Video from inside the arena showed concertgoers screaming as they made their way out amid a sea of pink balloons
Efraim Gadassi z “l, a father of three, was an EMT in the Ambucycle Unit and an active volunteer
Seven of the 47 affected hospitals and clinics in Britain are still having IT problems; new variants of the rapidly replicating malware were discovered
The train, with 70 passengers on board, went off the rails and crashed through a house
The extortion attack, which locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom, is believed to be the biggest of its kind ever recorded
British Prime Minister Theresa May said there is no evidence that patient data has been compromised
The two volunteer paramedics were arrested on theft and concealment charges
The rebrand includes the Star of Life and orange Star of David
David Watson, a 25-year veteran, was working when he felt crushing chest pain and tingles down both arms
The skydiver, who only sustained bruises, was under the aircraft for about an hour
The award praised Paul Smith’s commitment to patient care and staff progression as part of his role as a sector delivery manager
Joseph Stone’s vehicle was heavily damaged by an explosion; officials said it may have come in contact with a mine
The victims were between 5 and 10 years old; authorities are investigating the cause of the crash
Moving from manual to powered stretchers could reduce the number of injuries to paramedics by 78 percent
Officials said the collapse of two floors of the building might have been caused by a gas explosion
Dubai Ambulance Corporation aims to reduce response times by adding rescue vehicles to its fleet that can reach a speed of 186 mph
