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Auto hits ambulance taking tot
An EMSA ambulance taking a 2-year-old girl to a Tulsa hospital after she nearly drowned was hit by another vehicle at an intersection, police said.
Spread of Rare Infection Sparks Concern
A staph scare in the Capital Region sparks concern, after a rare strain finds it way into the system of a local rescue worker.
Two Dead, Four Hurt, In Desert Head-On Crash of Ambulance and Car
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, California -- An ambulance crashed head-on into a car in Desert Hot Springs, killing two people and injuring four others.
Ambulance District fires top executive
The Valle Ambulance District has fired its top administrator, a former paramedic who earlier this year raised the ire of the Mehlville Fire Protection District board by participating in a training class while on disability with Mehlville.
Man is declared dead but still alive
The Omaha Fire Department is reviewing procedures that paramedics followed Sunday when they declared an Omaha man dead who was found to be alive less than two hours later.
Fielding more calls, city EMTs often attacked, injured
Last year, 28 percent of the 193 injuries suffered by city EMTs were the result of violence, a figure that has held constant over the past five years, according to Boston Emergency Medical Services.
Prostitution ring suspected at firehouses
D.C. fire officials are investigating whether department employees have been running a prostitution ring out of several of the city's firehouses.
Safety drives Visalia debate
VISALIA, California- After listening to a pitch to change ambulance services to a single provider, Tulare County supervisors told staffers to continue working on all options to address concerns over response times and the loss of service in rural areas.
Ex-paramedic chief ordered to rehab
BIG BEAR CITY, California - A former paramedic chief for the Fire Department accepted undergoing drug treatment for violating his parole after a sheriff's deputy found methamphetamine in his vehicle during a traffic stop earlier this month.
Mercy Air opens second Victor Valley base
Without a local trauma center, High Desert residents have long depended on services from air ambulance companies to take patients with immediate care needs to hospitals down the hill.
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