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Drs. Dickson and Patrick review the pediatric general assessment triangle
The medic was taking an injured person from a fatal house fire when the incident occurred
The woman died three days after she hit the animal with her
The train conductor tried to apply the emergency brakes but it was too late
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene
The child was shot in the head with what police think was a bullet fired from a gun during a New Year celebration
Included in the deaths are a pregnant woman and two children
A car pulling out of a parking lot hit the chief’s vehicle, causing a chain-reaction incident
The woman fell off a balcony while trying to complete a dance move
The pilot said the chopper’s engine may have failed
The cause of the incident is unknown, but is currently under investigation
The suspect suffered minor injuries in the collisions
The woman, in her 20s, was seen stumbling around the platform before stumbling and falling onto the tracks
An undetermined mechanical failure has been deemed the cause of the incident
The plane crashed less than a mile from the airport
A spike in murders and shootings, much of it gang-related, shocked Chicagoans
Police allege the suspect purposely crashed, then killed the girl by sitting on top of her head until she asphyxiated
The dog escaped while the women were pulled over on a highway
This is the second fatal subway pushing in Dec.
The man suffered head an internal injuries and died at the scene
The man had a history of violence and misdemeanor warrants on file
A 19-year-old man entered a convenience store after being stabbed several times, setting off the investigation
Few other details were immediately available in the investigation
She and her mother were pinned against the building
The driver accidentally pressed the gas instead of the brake; no injuries were reported
A large highway was sent into the path of another vehicle killing the three people
It is unclear if the firefighters were responding to a call when their apparatus crashed into the truck
Responders are speaking with counselors, trying to recover from the trauma of dealing with one of the worst mass shootings in US history
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The police chief and his wife were riding in their truck when another vehicle that was out of control struck them
The 69-year-old man allegedly bought a shotgun, showed his wife how to use it, and left it alone with her loaded
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