The Expanding Paramedicine in the Community (EPIC) trial utilizes highly skilled community paramedics to monitor and treat patients in the comfort of their own home.
The study, believed to be the first of its kind, enrolled its first patient three weeks ago and is being conducted at ELWA hospital operated by the Charlotte charity group SIM in Monrovia, the Liberian capital.
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.
The foundation, which produces bracelets and other products with medical information for emergency responders, did not immediately specify how many jobs will be lost.
Commissioners approved a study to determine where to build future fire and EMS stations, and they learned in Tuesday's meeting that the landfill closure fund was $1 million short.
The former Pottsville/Schuylkill Haven Area EMS will become "Schuylkill EMS," said Patrick Moran, the education and community outreach coordinator for community ambulance organization.
Horry County police unveiled Rescue 1 on Monday, the department's first armored Caiman vehicle that will be available for rescues and hazardous transportation.
Torino said he launched the event in response to what he felt was "negative" publicity in the aftermath of incidents in Ferguson and New York City in which police officers killed unarmed civilians.
Herbert Oxnam will continue to get his $5,019 monthly retirement check, but Tucson's public safety pension board said it would seek to revoke it if he's convicted.
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.
The fires burning across a 150-mile perimeter in South Australia state have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares and destroyed at least 26 homes and 41 outbuildings.
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