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Legislation Listing EMS Providers as Mandatory Child Abuse Reporters Advances in Pennsylvania
Under proposed legislation, those required to report suspected child abuse will include all emergency medical service providers and their employees and independent contractors.
Oklahoma Helicopter Crash Spurs Renewed Scutiny from Medical Transport Group
A commission that evaluates medical transport services is placing its accreditation of a Kansas-based company under new scrutiny following the third deadly crash of one of its medical helicopters in Oklahoma since 2010.
Explosion at Louisiana Chemical Plant
Thirty-seven people transported to area hospitals.
Georgia Paramedics Injured in Ambulance Crash
Car pulled into the path of Dougherty County ambulance.
Building Inspector in Fatal Philadelphia Collapse Commits Suicide
Inspector had surveyed site weeks before collapse that killed six.
Rescue at Manhattan Scaffold Collapse
Two workers trapped outside the 45th floor of Hearst building.
Family of Girl Killed in NYC Police Chase Plans Legal Action
The parents of a 4-year-old girl killed in a car crash earlier this month announced plans Wednesday for a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of New York after she and her grandmother were struck by an SUV driven by an unlicensed teen fleeing police.
FEMA Cuts off Aid for Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide additional money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school, and killed 15 people.
Best in EMS Podcasts: EMS Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing
Learn EMS Leadership Lessons and More from the Best EMS Podcasts of May 2013
LifeLine Ambulance Executives awarded the Maritime Medal of Valor by Massachusetts Maritime Academy
LifeLine Ambulance Service was honored at a recent reception.
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Russian Ammo Fire Injures About 30
Fire at ammunition dump in Russia injures about 30 people.
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Canadian Paramedics Rescue Five People Trapped Inside Apartment Fire
People were screaming that kids were inside the Prince Albert apartment.
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Moscow Subway Fire Injures Dozens
A rush-hour fire in Moscow's subway on Wednesday injured dozens of people, forced the evacuation of thousands of commuters and closed parts of the network, authorities said.
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