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Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Why EMS should use preparatory commands
It took police, firefighters and EMS working together to get this patient to the ambulance
Bad behaviors associated with cliques may include the use of intimidation tactics, promotion of racist or sexist ideologies, or subverting the chain of command
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Paramedic Jeffrey Bates also will remain on probation for three years
Louisville Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
Police officers, firefighters and providers from other agencies also are on site
“It was chaotic ... There were police cars everywhere, there were ambulances everywhere,” said Dadeville Mayor Frank Goodman
Both EMS providers and the other driver were injured
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One unsuspecting driver was transported to a hospital, and a suspect has been taken into custody
Rookie Louisville Metro Police Officer Nickolas Wilt was in critical but stable condition following emergency brain surgery
Two Louisville police officers were among the injured; EMS providers transported several people from the scene
Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
The Southborough Police Department said that “Trouble Bubble” gum is made with the same ingredient used in pepper spray
Rescuers from multiple agencies responded; EMS providers transported a survivor by helicopter
The woman described to investigators how he beat her, controlled their relationship and frightened her father
Some have been moving toward citing the causes that can contribute to such deaths, including police restraint, drug use and medical conditions
Fort Bragg police reported seeing the patient flee the Adventist Health Mendocino Coast ambulance as they arrived
The deputy began performing CPR before the crew arrived
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
A female suspect is dead; the Nashville Fire Department said it responded to an “active aggressor”
Efforts by FDs, EMS agencies, police departments, and the state’s search and rescue task moved from heat-imaging devices and drones to heavy machinery
“We’ve got a car continually hitting us from the rear,” EMS providers told dispatchers
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
A juvenile suspect remained at large; EMS providers transported both victims to hospitals
William Dwyer stands by his officers’ decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
State police are investigating the theft from Yellow Breeches EMS
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
The EMT bonded out of jail after only 37 minutes. “What kind of message are we sending?” asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings.
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