STATter911.com, 2009 Nov 20

Paraplegic Joseph Taye was found guilty today of first-degree murder for running into Michelle Smith of the Delaware City Fire Company on Dec. 20 2008 as Smith tended to an injured man lying on the side...

2009 Nov 20

JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. — When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably...

USFA, FDA, 2009 Nov 20

The Food and Drug Administration has issued the following medical device safety alert: Cardiac Science Corp. Powerheart and CardioVive Automated External Defibrillators: Initial Communication Audience:...

RONG-GONG LIN II, 2009 Nov 19

Patients will be routed to one of 10 hospitals that have a specialized stroke neurologist available at all times. Officials hope the new policy will save lives. Paramedics on Monday began transporting...

HEATHER RUTZ, 2009 Nov 19

LIMA -- The Fire Department wants a piece of the emergency ambulance response business. Fire Chief Mark Heffner presented his proposal to City Council's Safety Services Committee on Tuesday, saying his...

2009 Nov 19

BLACKSTONE, Va. - A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure. Maj. Cotton Puryear...

2009 Nov 18

JEFF BAENEN Associated Press Writer AUSTIN, Minn. — A tour bus returning from a casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21,...

MARILYNN MARCHIONE, 2009 Nov 18

ORLANDO, Fla. — A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests. About 6 million...

RICHARD DANIELSON, 2009 Nov 18

TAMPA — In three minutes Saturday, Drake Williams went through a whole lifetime's worth of luck — both good and bad. The bad: having a rare heart condition that causes "sudden cardiac death." The good:...

CARLA K. JOHNSON, 2009 Nov 17

CHICAGO – Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance,...