Trauma
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After recovering, the victim and FF/medic kept in touch and went on dates
The boy had suffered a concussion, broken nose and ohter injuries
A load in the rail car shifted and killed the trio; a fourth person was taken to the hospital with injuries
He was driving a tractor when it overturned
The driver had a below legal alcohol level and both vehicles were speeding
A motive in the attack remains unclear
At least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars piled up
A medic was injured by shrapnel and broken glass in the incident
The officers were investigating a sexual assault complaint when the incident occurred
The bus driver was seriously hurt and was flown to the hospital
The seven children on the bus were not injured
Apparently the men were drinking when the argument broke out
The flames scorched 15 acres of land
The paramedics are in serious condition
A woman was killed when a tree limb crashed into her mobile home
A petroleum truck was slammed into a tractor-trailer causing a fire
The teen was throwing snowballs at a friend when he fell off the chair, clinging to it before falling
The driver got angry when the dog was unleashed and ran in front of his car
The 20-year-old killed three people before turning his gun on himself
The girl wrapped her sister in a blanket to keep warm overnight after their mother was killed in the accident
The assistant fire chief said there were two survivors
Vegas police are looking for an SUV that sped away from the scene
A letter revealed that the shooter had an untreated meningioma brain tumor
The firefighters were trying to stop a man, possibly suffering from a drug overdose, from driving into traffic
No patients were in the ambulance at the time of the incident
The man was reportedly drunk and attacked the medic
Some say Adam Lanza was obsessed with Anders Breivik and wanted to out-do him
The off-duty firefighter was on his way to Las Vegas when he saw a driver unconscious in a car wreck