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“Terrorism & the Medical Environment” is designed to help save lives, money, property and medical professionals who are the victims and saviors of terrorist attacks
After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and injured tens of thousands in Ecuador, a former AMR medic was “Called to Care” for the injured and worried well
The sense of camaraderie has been overwhelming as people continue to evacuate from Fort McMurray
Aeromed can not continue without a commitment from the Puerto Rico government to pay the existing debt and offer fees to guarantee long-term service
An activist-run group of first responders in the area said dozens of others were wounded
The game gives players the opportunity to exchange ideas, participate in interactive discussions on medication safety and to practice drug calculations
Police are investigating the driver’s interference of the ambulance which was transporting a patient
The soldier was transported eight hours by ground ambulance before surgery in a hospital parking lot
Six children were killed, and 26 others were injured after a school bus veered into a canal
The county is reducing responses to save money and free firefighters for more urgent calls
The helicopter crashed in foggy, rainy weather on the edge of the village when it was returning to pick up a patient
One of the women, who broke three ribs, joked her ruptured breast implants “worked as air bags”
An off-duty firefighter has been credited with keeping the child alive and getting quick medical help to the others
Max, a golden retriever, is a member of the Ottawa Paramedic Peer Support Team
The man struggled for 30 minutes to remove the 10-foot python that bit him as he used the toilet
The fifth grade student submitted the winning essay for a National Paramedic Services Week contest
W-18 is a novel opioid, more powerful than fentanyl, purchased online from China and legal to possess in the US
Paramedics say two of the children have serious but non-life-threatening injuries
James Gandolfini suffered a massive heart attack and died in June 2013; the Rolex is worth $3,000
A patient was being transported to a hospital for injuries from a previous crash
Equipping firefighters with epinephrine could cost the city $25,000
An ambulance carrying a 7-year-old boy with life-threatening seizures was trapped by two motorists who refused to move
The paramedic was on his way to work when he noticed a passenger was experiencing difficulty breathing
Ramandeep Singh inadvertently pulled the gun’s trigger while taking the photo; he was taken to a hospital, where he died
1 dead and 3 seriously injured in service vehicle collision
MDA’s LifeGuardian program is based on a societal tradition of volunteerism which transcends religion and ethnic divides
Israel EMS organization United Hatzalah is now administering shock and psychological trauma treatment and prevention for victims of terror at scenes of attacks
The man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, but later succumbed to his injuries
They’ve developed drug therapy that treats shock and acts like a pharmacological tourniquet by reducing internal blood loss by up to 60 percent
Rescue operations were repeatedly disrupted by aftershocks; footage showed fires breaking out after the earthquake