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2 Corrections Officers, 8 Inmates Killed in Crash

January 14, 2015

The bus skidded off an icy Texas overpass, slid down an embankment and collided with a train.

$225,000 Grant to Foster Innovative Healthcare Delivery Models in EMS

NAEMT 2015 Board of Directors Takes Office

Life Flight Network Plans Base in Idaho

Waiving Ambulance Fees for Medicare Recipients Would Cost Lexington $2M

Rural Town in N.Y. Hoping to Raise Funds for New Ambulance

County Votes to Remain with Corsicana EMS in Texas

Ohio Cornerstone Project Fight Moves to Courthouse

GI Back from Ebola Duty in Africa Found Dead in Texas

January 14, 2015

Hazmat unit was deployed; initial tests showed he did not have the virus.

Off-Duty N.C. EMS Worker Killed While Assisting Crash Victims

January 14, 2015

William McKinney, Jr. died from injuries caused when a passing semi truck jack-knifed and struck him as he checked on victims of an earlier crash

Pa. Community Says Thanks to First Responders

January 14, 2015

Windber Area School District students and administrators spent a little bit of time on Tuesday getting to better know the police, fire and emergency medical personnel who protect them.

Ga. Girl Suffers Burns after Facebook 'Game'

January 14, 2015

The girl told police she and here friends took turns putting rubbing alcohol on their hands and lighting it on fire, letting the flame burn out on its own.

Ga. Man Saved after Suspected Overdose

January 14, 2015

A LaGrange police officer saved the life of a man who allegedly overdosed on heroin Monday night on Glenridge Drive.

Palliative Care Increasingly Used by Hospitals in US

January 14, 2015

It's the kind of non-surgical, low-tech medical treatment that hospitals increasingly believe is saving themselves and America's health system money, while giving patients more of what they want.

Ohio Drafts Plan to Address Low Firefighter Morale, Aging Fleet

January 14, 2015

A group of 12 firefighters, including Chief Nick Heimlich and IAFF Local 333 President Andy Rigsbee, compiled the strategic plan with City Manager Jim Bodenmiller.

Mich. Man Walks from Hospital Without Human Heart

January 14, 2015

The SynCardia Total Artificial Heart is connected to two tubes in Stan Larkin's chest.

LIFENET System

From PHYSIO-CONTROL

LIFENET System 5.3 enables direct EMS field activation of hospital care teams and protocols (cath lab, CT and others) prior to patient arrival in the ED

Peter M. Poulin Appointed as CEO of Motion Computing

January 13, 2015

From MOTION COMPUTING, INC.

Industry veteran to execute growth strategy for Austin, TX-based rugged tablet PC manufacturer.

George Washington University Establishes New Center for Cyber and Homeland Security

January 13, 2015

From GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (CCHS) integrates two existing policy centers within the GWU: the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) and the GW Cybersecurity Initiative.