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19 ambulances, four water and foam fire engines, two extrication trucks and 15 utility vehicles responded to the scene.
40 emergency vehicles, 120 rescue workers respond to bus crash in Romania
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Bed bugs may have hitched a ride into the dispatcher center on employee clothing or inside backpacks.
Pa. 911 dispatcher center infested with bed bugs
The Allegheny County Emergency Services has contacted a pest controller to handle the situation
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Learn more about the medic in the great 'I'm a Paramedic' video.
N.Y. medic Christian Jocelyn treats the human, not the patient
The subject of North Shore-LIJ’s “I’m a Paramedic” video finds inspiration in treating patients from all walks of life, and preparing for an evolving EMS future
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"There was little room for the medics to get this situation 100 percent correct." Here's why:
Rapid Response: Medics’ suspension for stopping CPR a byproduct of bad situation
Lack of training, confusing policy, and bystander conflict make halting or continuing resuscitation nearly impossible for medics to do what's right
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Patients visit a downtown office, where a community paramedic helps them manage their health after surgeries, and better care for chronic conditions like diabetes
First community paramedicine clinic opens in Wisconsin
Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service hopes to open another clinic soon, and is working on a pilot program for home health visits.
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Three construction workers were seriously injured. It's unclear what triggered the explosion.
3 injured in gas explosion at NYC high school
Nearly 140 firefighters responded to the scene
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8 hrs · 
How do YOU respond when your kid asks you how work was?
AMR highlights extrodinary EMTs working 'just another day at the office'
As part of a concept to show people the caring side of employees, an EMT at AMR in Spokane, Wash.,...
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  • Dylian Marie My 4y.o. knows very well what i do in the "office"... He always ask scenario questions... Lol. Example "Nanay (thats mother in Filipino) what would you do if someone slipped and broke his ankle would you bring the ambulance,?..who will drive?..do you h...See More
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  • Steven Marshall I usually tell them about all the crazy things and how there were lights and I made a patient eat a BVM. Then the shrooms wear off and I remember that I don't have a kid and that I was talking to a pillow the whole time.
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9 hrs · 
40 years ago this week, "Emergency!" was on the cover of TV Guide. Michael Morse points out that despite all of today's reality TV, it still does the best job of realistically portraying EMS.
A million pictures cannot capture EMS reality
Until the time comes that an image or series of images can capture the honesty, humanity, sorrow, triumph, exhilaration and tedium that accompanies every EMS shift, ‘watching it’ will never compare to ‘living it’
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10 hrs · 
The reaction from patients when he told the truth is surprising
TED Talk: EMT's honest answer to patient who asks 'Am I dying?'
Matthew O’Reilly, a veteran EMT on Long Island, N.Y., describes what happens when a gravely hurt patient asks if he's going to make it.
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“We're one of the smallest fire departments in the area, and I think it's our training and the commitment of our members that enabled us to get this license. Everyone had a hand in this.”
Pa. volunteer fire department gets ALS license
The fire department is one of eight in Pennsylvania to be licensed as an advanced life support squad
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12 hrs · 
A firefighter in the cab of the ambulance and the driver of the other vehicle were both taken to the hospital for neck and back pain.
Ambulance collides with car; firefighter hurt
The ambulance was returning to the station after a call and did not have lights or sirens activated
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Here are five tips that EMS educators can use to learn and master the new standards before getting questions and requests from field personnel.
5 steps for training officers to learn the AHA 2015 guidelines
Early preparation and information gathering will ensure you and your field personnel are ready when the AHA instructional materials are released
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16 hrs · 
An EMS supervisor sustained minor injuries in the crash
Woman killed in crash with Md. EMS vehicle
The woman, Delores Scott, 73, and her dog were killed
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