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Georgetown Fire Department starts ambulance service - KXAN.com

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:27:02 +0000

Georgetown Fire Department starts ambulance service
KXAN.com
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — If you're in an emergency, help is likely to get to you faster in Williamson County now that the Georgetown Fire Department has implemented its own EMS service. James Ledbetter is getting used to driving an ambulance.

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Mother says 16-year-old girl, accused of kicking pregnant EMT, has her labor ... - fox6now.com

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:12:58 +0000

fox6now.com

Mother says 16-year-old girl, accused of kicking pregnant EMT, has her labor ...
fox6now.com
MILWAUKEE — A young mother-to-be is in the hospital following a fight at Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education. Police say 30 to 40 students and outsiders were fighting at the school, and that a pregnant student kicked a pregnant ...

Drunken Driver Slams Into Ambulance, Hurts Two Paramedics, Authorities Say - DNAinfo

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:09:40 +0000

DNAinfo

Drunken Driver Slams Into Ambulance, Hurts Two Paramedics, Authorities Say
DNAinfo
COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — Two paramedics were hurt when an allegedly drunken driver crashed into their stopped ambulance on the side of I-57 near 119th Street early Monday. Brian Henry, 26, told police he drank "a couple shots" at a ...

Clarification: Mystery Ambulance Rides story - WSMV Nashville

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:07:22 +0000

WSMV Nashville

Clarification: Mystery Ambulance Rides story
WSMV Nashville
(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan). An ambulance sits at a hospital emergency center bay Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Houston. Medicare paid $30 million for ambulance rides for which patients got no other medical services either at the place they were picked up or .
Medicare Paid for $30M in Mystery Ambulance Rides, Report Finds NBCNews.com

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Smoky Mountain Center: Mission Health, Buncombe County EMS boost crisis ... - Mountain Xpress (blog)

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:02:50 +0000

Smoky Mountain Center: Mission Health, Buncombe County EMS boost crisis ...
Mountain Xpress (blog)
September 30, 2015 – Thirteen paramedics from Mission Health and Buncombe County EMS are now better equipped to respond to people with concerns related to mental illness, addiction or developmental disabilities and help people get treatment when ...

City's ambulance levels of service could change - Glendale Star

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:34:43 +0000

City's ambulance levels of service could change
Glendale Star
An ambulance company and its union workers are expected to meet this week in the latest round of negotiations over a proposed redeployment that could alter shifts and increase hours of service in the West Valley. The new schedule for ambulances owned ...

South Carolina Committee Recommends Hiring EMS Consultant - JEMS.com

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:03:23 +0000

South Carolina Committee Recommends Hiring EMS Consultant
JEMS.com
A committee will recommend hiring Missouri-based Fitch & Associates to do a thorough evaluation of Anderson County's emergency medical services, which will include analyzing finances and operations of the county's rescue squads. County Administrator ...

Jefferson cuts ribbon on EMS facility - Daily Union

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:25:52 +0000

Daily Union

Jefferson cuts ribbon on EMS facility
Daily Union
JEFFERSON — Jefferson Emergency Medical Services cut the ribbon on its new facility Wednesday, concluding a project that has been in the works since May of 2009. “This was something that took a long time to develop,” Jefferson Fire Chief Ron Wegner ...

Traffic backed up on Route 2 in Littleton after medical helicopter lands on ... - MassLive.com

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:51:22 +0000

MassLive.com

Traffic backed up on Route 2 in Littleton after medical helicopter lands on ...
MassLive.com
LITTLETON – Traffic continues to be backed up on Route 2 in Littleton after a medical helicopter had to land on the highway to help victims of a rollover crash. Just before 8 a.m. Thursday, Massachusetts State Police responded to Route 2 westbound for ...

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EMT injured after ambulance driver falls asleep on I-81 - Roanoke Times

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:36:56 +0000

Petoskey News-Review

EMT injured after ambulance driver falls asleep on I-81
Roanoke Times
An ambulance driver has been issued a summons for reckless driving after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed Thursday morning, injuring an EMT worker riding in the back, a Virginia State Police spokesman said. Sgt. Rick Garletts said Jonathan ...
One bid received to search for third ambulance property Petoskey News-Review

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Three people hurt in ambulance accident in Salem - WDBJ7

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:55:35 +0000

WSET

Three people hurt in ambulance accident in Salem
WDBJ7
Virginia State Police tell WDBJ7 that three people were sent to the hospital after an ambulance ran off the road Thursday morning. The accident happened around 4:25 a.m. on Interstate 81 north at mile marker 139 in Salem. The ambulance is First Call ...
Ambulance Overturns On I-81; 2 Sent To Hospital WSET
3 taken to the hospital after ambulance overturns on I-81 in Salem WSLS

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Local EMT Accused Of Sexting Teen Girl - CBS Local

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:10:26 +0000

CBS Local

Local EMT Accused Of Sexting Teen Girl
CBS Local
Police say 44-year-old Thomas George is accused of sending pornographic photos of himself to a 16-year-old girl he met on an ambulance run. Thursday at Northwest EMS in McKees Rocks, it was business as usual despite one of their EMTs being accused ...
Local EMT accused of sending sexually explicit texts to girl, 16 WPXI Pittsburgh
EMT worker accused of sexting girl, 16 WTAE Pittsburgh
EMT arrested for sexting with teenage patient EMS1.com
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Middlesex County Celebrates Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel - TAPinto.net

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:29:56 +0000

TAPinto.net

Middlesex County Celebrates Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel
TAPinto.net
Middlesex County Freeholders: Charles Kenny, Kenneth Armwood, Ronald G. Rios, Charles E. Tomaro; State Senator Samuel D. Thompson and Freeholder H. James Polos Credits: Middlesex County Office of Communication. Previous image Next image. ••.

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LifeBot telemedicine system demonstrated at Liberty County EMS event - Your Houston News

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:11:50 +0000

Your Houston News

LifeBot telemedicine system demonstrated at Liberty County EMS event
Your Houston News
Kerry Fletcher demonstrates the operation of LifeBot with monitors like those installed in Liberty County EMS ambulances and communicates through a live link to a doctor at Methodist Hospital. LifeBot telemedicine system demonstrated at Liberty County ...
Liberty County EMS leads the way in Telemedicine Healthcare with its historic ... Liberty Vindicator

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New ambulance provides cost-efficient care - WPSD Local 6

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:38:00 +0000

WPSD Local 6

New ambulance provides cost-efficient care
WPSD Local 6
You wouldn't want a car that constantly broke down, but what about an ambulance? One local county says their ambulances are breaking down three to four times per year because some are more than a decade old. After taking 9,500 calls per year, Jackson ...

Big changes for EMS in Williamson County - KVUE

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:38:08 +0000

KVUE

Big changes for EMS in Williamson County
KVUE
Starting Thursday, Georgetown EMS will take over serving ESD #8, which is a 134-acre area on the outskirts of Georgetown. Loading… Post to Facebook. Big changes for EMS in Williamson County Starting Thursday, Georgetown EMS will take over serving ...

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Southern NCCo ambulance services expanding - The News Journal

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:04:03 +0000

The News Journal

Southern NCCo ambulance services expanding
The News Journal
New Castle County plans to spend up to $3 million on a new paramedic station to serve a growing population south of the Delaware & Chesapeake Canal. The new station will be in Odessa and allow for future expansion of paramedic services in southern ...

MTC Medical - EMS1.com

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:00:50 +0000

MTC Medical
EMS1.com
Provide medical treatment according to nurse or physician instructions and appropriate to level of certification. Administer appropriate medical treatment including, but is not limited to, applying splints, administering oxygen, treating minor wounds ...

New Tools For Fairfield County EMS - WLTX.com

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 04:45:31 +0000

WLTX.com

New Tools For Fairfield County EMS
WLTX.com
Hal Junior is one of the new tools used by Fairfield County EMS. (Photo: Charles Ringwalt). 25 CONNECT 8 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Fairfield County, SC (WLTX) - Fairfield County Emergency Services now has a fully interactive training ...

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New Wake County EMS director sees growth as biggest challenge for $37M department - Triangle Business Journal

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:34:39 +0000

New Wake County EMS director sees growth as biggest challenge for $37M department
Triangle Business Journal
When Dr. Jose Cabanas takes over as the full-time director of the Wake County Department of Emergency Medical Services, he says the biggest challenge will be to meet the increasing demand as the area's population grows quickly. Cabanas worked as ...

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cean County Man Stole $1.6M From EMS Squad, Official Says - Patch.com

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:08:10 +0000

Patch.com

cean County Man Stole $1.6M From EMS Squad, Official Says
Patch.com
The man, who served as treasurer and president of the Long Island group, stole the money over a seven-year period, authorities say. Brick, NJ. By Karen Wall (Patch Staff) September 29, 2015. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0. Ocean County ...

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Medical helicopter will be open for public viewing Wednesday - Central Kentucky News

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:23:16 +0000

Medical helicopter will be open for public viewing Wednesday
Central Kentucky News
The local air medical transport helicopter will be landing at the Danville Boyle County Senior Citizens back parking lot at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 30. Anyone interested in viewing this emergency helicopter, including going inside, is invited to ...

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Medicine cabinet lock damaged, knife found on Hawkins County EMS truck - WATE 6 On Your Side

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:02:19 +0000

WATE 6 On Your Side

Medicine cabinet lock damaged, knife found on Hawkins County EMS truck
WATE 6 On Your Side
ROGERSVILLE (WJHL) – A knife found in the back of a Hawkins County EMS truck is a key piece of evidence in an ongoing investigation. Paramedics told WJHL News in addition to the knife, the narcotics cabinet had been tampered while out on a medical ...

Warning people not to shine lasers at local medical helicopter - WCYB

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:10:44 +0000

WCYB

Warning people not to shine lasers at local medical helicopter
WCYB
There's a serious safety issue for people aboard the WellmontOne Air Transport helicopter that flies patients with especially urgent situations to a medical facility. More Content. Warning people not to shine laser at local medical... The company ...

Life Flight's PumpkinFest set for Oct. 3 - Plattsburgh Press Republican

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:41:37 +0000

Life Flight's PumpkinFest set for Oct. 3
Plattsburgh Press Republican
LAKE CLEAR — North Country Life Flight's 2015 PumpkinFest hosted by the Adirondack Regional Airport will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Life Flight's PumpkinFest attracts hundreds of families from all over the North Country for a day of ...

Warning people not to shine laser at local medical helicopter - WCYB

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:50:22 +0000

WCYB

Warning people not to shine laser at local medical helicopter
WCYB
There's a serious safety issue for people aboard the WellmontOne Air Transport helicopter that flies patients with especially urgent situations to a medical facility. More Content. Blood drives scheduled this week · Warning people not to shine lasers ...

Air ambulance company Wiregrass Life Flight now in service - Dothan Eagle

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:36:48 +0000

Dothan Eagle

Air ambulance company Wiregrass Life Flight now in service
Dothan Eagle
Shannon Pollock, vice president of business development for Air Medical Resource Group, announces the new Wiregrass Life Flight, a partnership of Dothan's Pilcher's Ambulance Service, at Westgate Park on Wednesday.

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Medical helicopter flies critically-injured driver to Tyler - Kilgore News Herald

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:08:39 +0000

Medical helicopter flies critically-injured driver to Tyler
Kilgore News Herald
A Ford SUV straddles a retaining wall off the eastbound lane of FM1252 Wednesday morning after the vehicle apparently hit a Chevy Suburban, a fender-bender, and then was struck from behind soon after by a Ford 150 truck. That second collision ...

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Questions arise about medical helicopter cost after family left with big bill - WDIV Detroit

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 03:02:21 +0000

WDIV Detroit

Questions arise about medical helicopter cost after family left with big bill
WDIV Detroit
IT WAS A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION DOCTORS MADE TRYING TO SAVE A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. I WAS VERY CONCERNED. LATER, THE MEDICAL SCARE TURNED INTO A FINANCIAL CRISIS FOR THE STERLING HEIGHTS ...

Woman extricated, taken by Life Flight after rolling car down steep embankment - St George News

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 01:48:19 +0000

St George News

Woman extricated, taken by Life Flight after rolling car down steep embankment
St George News
WASHINGTON COUNTY — A woman was transported to the hospital Saturday night after becoming trapped inside her vehicle when it went off North Kolob Terrace Road and rolled down a steep embankment. The vehicle came to rest approximately 50 feet ...

New state-of-the-art Life Flight helipad opens in Crosby - Your Houston News

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:02:19 +0000

Your Houston News

New state-of-the-art Life Flight helipad opens in Crosby
Your Houston News
Guests check out the interior of the Life Flight helicopter at the new helipad in Crosby Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. New state-of-the-art Life Flight helipad opens in Crosby. Members of Emergency Services District 80 and ESD 5 covering Crosby, Crosby ...

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Medical helicopter to make landing at Utica Fire social - The Times (subscription)

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 01:02:52 +0000

The Times (subscription)

Medical helicopter to make landing at Utica Fire social
The Times (subscription)
Besides tasty desserts, the Utica Fire Protection District's annual Ice Cream Social also will feature a fly-in appearance by an OSF Life Flight medical helicopter as the event begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The Life Flight program is an air ...

Pilot didn't see light pole before deadly crash - KRMG

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:32:32 +0000

KRMG

Pilot didn't see light pole before deadly crash
KRMG
A medical helicopter was leaving Talihina, on its way to a Tulsa hospital, when the crash happened on June 11, 2013. The patient was killed and several others injured. Investigators say the pilot was on his third transport that day. A new report from ...

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Child transported by medical helicopter following crash near 204th, F - KETV Omaha

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:40:01 +0000

KETV Omaha

Child transported by medical helicopter following crash near 204th, F
KETV Omaha
RIGHT NOW A CHILD IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION, AFTER THE ANNOUNCER: NOW, FROM OMAHA'S NEWS LEADER, KETV NEWSWATCH 7 AT 10:00 STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. ROB: RIGHT NOW, A CHILD IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION, AFTER ...

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Second Haynes Life Flight helicopter will benefit Bullock County - Union Springs Herald

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:16:43 +0000

Union Springs Herald

Second Haynes Life Flight helicopter will benefit Bullock County
Union Springs Herald
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged. Any comment may be removed at the sole discretion of the ...

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Medical Helicopter Pilots Make Plea to Drone Operator - WSET

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:35:33 +0000

WSET

Medical Helicopter Pilots Make Plea to Drone Operator
WSET
Roanoke, VA - Two close calls prompted the Carilion Clinic Life-Guard team to hold a media event in Roanoke. Helicopter pilots pleaded with drone operators to stay out of landing zones. Drones ended up in Life-Guard helicopter landing zones on two ...
Citing minor brushes, Roanoke-based medical helicopter team seek to keep ... The Republic

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Cleveland Metro Life Flight ends safely after laser beam aimed at aircraft ... - newsnet5.com

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 08:11:22 +0000

newsnet5.com

Cleveland Metro Life Flight ends safely after laser beam aimed at aircraft ...
newsnet5.com
A Cleveland Metro Life Flight ended safetly after the pilot was briefly blinded by a laser beam aimed inside his cockpit Friday. WEWS. A Cleveland Metro Life Flight ended safetly after the pilot was briefly blinded by a laser beam aimed inside his ...
Laser Aimed Into Life Flight Cockpit WTAM.com

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Car crashes down embankment off U.S. 26 in Washington County; Life Flight ... - OregonLive.com

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:58:13 +0000

Car crashes down embankment off U.S. 26 in Washington County; Life Flight ...
OregonLive.com
A Life Flight helicopter has responded to a crash off U.S. 26 in western Washington County Wednesday afternoon. Just after 2 p.m., police and fire crews were called to the crash off the highway and west of Northwest Timber Road, said Sgt. Bob Ray, a ...

New emergency medical technician program launches in Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:47:37 +0000

New emergency medical technician program launches in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Defib This owners Alex and Aki Williams with employee Cassidy Bradley in one of their classrooms, illustrated with a campy take on a 1950s movie poster and zebra print flooring. They celebrate five years in business Wednesday. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz ...

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Life Flight dispatched following car crash - Your Houston News

Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:59:47 +0000

Your Houston News

Life Flight dispatched following car crash
Your Houston News
According to Pearland Police reports, around 8 p.m. the driver of a white Ford 250 truck traveling east on Walnut St. t-boned a white Mercury Marquis that was traveling south on SH35. Life Flight dispatched following car crash. Kristi Nix ...

Kacie Do My Job: Emergency Medical Technician - KSHB

Fri, 29 May 2015 12:55:10 +0000

KSHB

Kacie Do My Job: Emergency Medical Technician
KSHB
Kacie discovers the intensity of working as an EMT. Learn more: http://m.kshb.com/1AC2JVQ. Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Kacie discovers the intensity ...

Program Provides Emergency Medical Technician Training - Department of Defense

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:22:16 +0000

Department of Defense

Program Provides Emergency Medical Technician Training
Department of Defense
Army Sgt. Rashaid Irvin, left, treats a simulated casualty Feb. 18, 2015, at Camp Bullis, Texas, as part of the Joint Emergency Medical Technician Sustainment Training field validation, as Army Staff Sgt. Brian Cummings, noncommissioned officer in ...

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Emergency Medical Technician Program Accepting Applications - Eastern Florida State College

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:40:10 +0000

Emergency Medical Technician Program Accepting Applications
Eastern Florida State College
February 3, 2015 - The Public Safety Institute at Eastern Florida State College is actively recruiting for its upcoming Emergency Medical Technician program. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2015. Intake is scheduled for April 6 and is by ...

Elkhart General Hospital to host Emergency Medical Technician training - The Elkhart Truth

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:57:22 +0000

Elkhart General Hospital to host Emergency Medical Technician training
The Elkhart Truth
The class starts Oct. 1 and runs twice a week through the end of March. Students will be eligible to take national and state certification exams at the end of the course. Laura Schlabach. Posted on Sept. 22, 2014 at 12:39 p.m.. ELKHART — Elkhart ...

Brooklyn Prosecutor Arrested in Assault of Emergency Medical Technician - New York Times (blog)

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:36:45 +0000

Brooklyn Prosecutor Arrested in Assault of Emergency Medical Technician
New York Times (blog)
A prosecutor in the Brooklyn district attorney's office was arrested early Saturday and charged with assaulting an emergency worker in an ambulance that was bringing him to a Manhattan hospital, the authorities said. A police spokesman said that the ...

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