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Texas floods prompt dozens of rescues; 4 dead

The death toll rose to four when the bodies of a mother and her 8-month-old were discovered in Onion Creek

November 03, 2013 02:03 AM
‘Gruesome’ Calif. crash kills toddler, 2 adults

Witnesses dashed to the crash scene, trying to pry open the passenger-side door to get the occupants out

October 23, 2013 04:06 AM
Ambulance co. to lay off 39 EMTs in Calif.

They will be laid off Nov. 11 because the company lost its 16-year non-emergency hospital transport contract with Doctors Medical Center

October 23, 2013 03:59 AM
EMT: License to care

Is it time to consider professional licensure through state medical boards rather than a separate EMT office?

October 22, 2013 08:48 AM
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Jim Upchurch, MD, EMTP
Should past crimes prevent people from serving as EMT’s?

Those who paid their debt should have a chance to serve with honor, but can the public trust such a person to enter their homes during an emergency call?

October 22, 2013 07:02 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Iowa governor stands by state’s licence of convicted EMT

Gov. Terry Branstad defended the EMS system, saying he’s ‘not a micro-manager’

October 22, 2013 06:52 AM
EMT, sheriff’s deputy rescue driver from flaming wreck

The deputy and passerby, who is an EMT, broke the vehicle’s windows and pulled the woman out — just seconds before it was fully engulfed in flames

October 22, 2013 02:59 AM
The surprise impact of cell phones on 911

The rise of wireless technology reveals the weakness of call center routing — and funding models

October 17, 2013 08:53 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Boy, 9, dies after choking on a lollipop while playing at school

A girl spotted the lollipop stick in his mouth and pulled it out of his airway when the friends found him colapsed in the school gym

October 17, 2013 03:13 AM
Elderly couple in car crash die holding hands

They pulled out in front of a pickup truck and were killed; they were married for 68 years

October 16, 2013 12:24 PM