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Stabilizing a patient in despair suffering from tracheostomy bleeding
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
The plant near Plaquemine experienced an unintended reaction in a sulfuric acid tank led to the venting of the toxic vapors
Officials identify several reasons for patient surge in Oahu emergency departments
The 75-year-old Dalton man set himself on fire while using a lighter to open a bag of potato chips
Over 50 workers were evaluated after an anhydrous ammonia leak at La Quesera Mexicana in Greeneville
Emergency departments in Fresno are experiencing a surge of patients with COVID-19, RSV and influenza
A pilot, passenger and truck driver escaped serious injury in a fiery crash on I-26 near Asheville
An extinguisher fell off a hallway wall inside a Suffolk school, releasing its contents as students passed through
Fluid, dosing and airway considerations to prevent RV ischemia
First responders, hazmat teams investigated suspicious envelopes at four sites across two counties
A shelter-in-place order was given to residents near Sound Resource Solutions in Shepherd
Six Paso Robles students were evaluated after inhaling a “sulfur substance” in a locker room
Four synagogues and a university were sent intimidating letters creating hazmat investigations
An explosion in Orland leveled one home and damaged two structures
Children jumped from windows to escape from the Brooklyn apartment fire
Ed Currie’s Pepper X registers an average of 2.69 million units
A Portland Fire Department spokesperson said one person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries
Paramedics evaluated, transported three people to hospitals for additional testing as firefighters evacuated judges’ chambers
11 patients from the Orange County hazardous materials incident are listed in stable condition
Officials say approximately 4,000 gallons of the tanker’s load of anhydrous ammonia was released in the crash in Teutopolis
The Aug. 8 wildfire killed at least 97 people and destroyed at least 2,000 structures, mostly homes, in Lahaina
Family members say the Medway EMT forced the patient in respiratory distress to walk an “unreasonable distance” to the ambulance before the fall
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
Flight 60 is a turbine-driven ventilator developed by Israeli manufacturer Flight Medical
EMS was called to the Worcester home after the teen had become sick and fainted after eating a chip seasoned with Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers
A Wrangell Fire Department ambulance made several trips to transport patients to a hospital
Hospital traffic was 46% higher in New York and New Jersey due to wildfire smoke