Luzerne County officials on Tuesday found themselves explaining why a churchgoer who stopped breathing in West Wyoming last month had to wait about 20 minutes for an ambulance.
Fire Chief Mark English was correct to terminate Tom Mackey in 2013, and the city's Civil Service Commission was correct to uphold the action, a Linn County District Court judge concluded.
Martin County's new agreement with PHI Air Medical LLC will give local officials increased control over trauma rescue services and likely will be less expensive for patients.
The trial is now under way at a major health center in Liberia's capital to determine if a medication already used to treat other viruses could help those suffering from Ebola.
The Defense Department requires troops who spend extended periods of time in West Africa to be quarantined when they return home during the virus' 21-day incubation period.
Elk Rapids Township Supervisor Bill White said Yeo and Yeo, the firm hired to review the service, found 33 runs that were "inappropriately billed" from January 2013 to October 2014.
The Sandoval County Fire Department will begin using a new emergency medical helicopter on Jan. 10, thanks to a public-private partnership between Sandoval County and Tri-State Careflight.
Anthony William Bronk, who also had been a Hugo City Council member, spent the money for personal expenses including a vacation to Mexico, according to felony charges filed in Court.
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A new state law that kicked in Jan. 1 requires schools to stock them and instruct school nurses or staff who volunteer to participate in the training how to use them.
Sticky rice cakes, or "mochi," are an essential part of the Japanese New Year's holiday menu. But the glutinous mochi can get stuck in people's throats, blocking breathing.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator said Sailor is "one remarkable young lady," and she might be able to help them in identifying what brought the plane down.
The healthcare provider experienced a high-risk exposure to the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone will be observed at a biocontainment unit in Omaha.
The medic, who had worked for an aid group treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, arrived in Berlin five days after suffering an injury with a hypodermic needle.
Zipline workers asked firefighters who arrived to reach the man with their truck's ladder, instead, sparing him more time suspended in the chilly Las Vegas air.
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