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Sevyn Schatzman-Chase was two days old when she stopped breathing; her mother dialed 911 and her father started chest compressions
The Hawkins County EMS employee was transported to a hospital
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Autumn Gnad told police she drank at least “a case and a half” of box wine before being transported to an alcohol rehab facility
The three crewmembers were transported to a hospital for evaluation
The suspect was wounded and transported to a hospital for treatment
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Before Lafayette firefighters and EMS crews arrived, Nick Bostic saw the flames while driving, stopped and ran inside
Community Care Ambulance can only transfer patients with heart conditions to Cleveland, leading to a “devastating impact on patients” a labor representative said
Boston EMS transported five firefighters and evaluated four at the scene
The angler caught a lemon shark and “got too close to its mouth” as he tried to release it, said a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said first responders restored the patient’s pulse before transferring him to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
A second off-duty firefighter also responded; other family members escaped the blaze and were transported by Boston EMS
Orange County Fire Authority crewmembers transported two people to a hospital, treated one on site and remained on scene hours after the park closed
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
Chief Joe Schrage said 30+ firefighters responded, EMS providers transported 24 people, and the department made trauma counselors available
A technical rescue team, Stamford police and Stamford EMS responded, treated and transported her
The 74-year-old musician experienced dehydration and heat exhaustion, according to his manager
The San Antonio Fire Department’s AMBUS is part of the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force; it can carry 24 patients in seats or 20 patients in beds
Monroe County Fire Rescue took the patient to an airport, and she received a blood transfusion during an air ambulance flight to Miami
The injured Pa. woman was transported to a Wyo. hospital
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
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Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States
Paramedics treated the child on scene and transported him to Falmouth Hospital
The patients were participating in a reality TV show called “Bad Girls Gone God” when some suffered heat-related illness
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan became ill during a training exercise, was transported to a medical center with limited bed space and was being transferred
Baton Rouge police found that the EMS provider who had been driving the ambulance immediately rendered aid and took Kiyana Baskin, 20, to a hospital
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