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Natural Disasters
Lauderhill Paramedic Cuts San Diego Vacation Short to Help Fire Victims
Lauderhill, Fla., Fire-Rescue Lt. Jeff Levy took time out of his San Diego vacation to pull an 11-hour shift working triage at the San Diego Chargers' stadium Wednesday for fire victims.
Scenes from the Wildfires
Kate Leidiger had an interesting first week on the job with Rural Metro. In addition to working long shifts with little downtime, the San Diego EMT also met Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush.
Bioterror Medicine: County Hones Response to Simulated Attack
Tuesday s drill tested Middlesex County s plans for the bulk distribution of medication to thousands of first responders in the event of a bioterror attack.
AMR Manages SD EMS Response
Managing more than 300 out-of-county first responders and an increase in local 9-1-1 calls during a major natural disaster is a job San Diego_s AMR takes seriously.
Ambulance Strike Teams
The recent fires in California served as a testing ground for a new ambulance strike team concept. Prior to these fires, ambulance strike teams that included private providers had not been successfully deployed to an actual disaster. But the severity and ferocity of these massive fires required a unified system combining both fire-based and nonfire-based private provider resources.
Hot Topic: The Potential Health Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is a hot topic (pun intended) in public health circles. The problem is, while the science of climate change is well known, the health links are mostly theoretical.
Hot Topic: The Potential Health Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is a hot topic (pun intended) in public health circles. The problem is, while the science of climate change is well known, the health links are mostly theoretical.
Resiliency Training Aims to Improve First Responders Coping Skills
Teachers and coordinators for prepare to train first-responders to not only cope better after disasters, but teach others to call upon their own natural coping mechanisms.
Simulation on Friday will test response skills in south-central Kansas
A taste of terrorism is coming to Wichita. Explosions, fire and confusion will rattle downtown Friday morning as a three-day disaster simulation starts.
Tree Limb Impales Ambulance, Narrowly Missing Paramedic
Tree limbs were falling Friday all over the New Haven, Conn., region -- narrowly missing a very lucky American Medical Response paramedic.
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Worker Rescued From Maryland Parking Garage Collapse
Victim was buried for four hours under a 55,000-pound slab.
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Parking Garage Collapses at Maryland Shopping Mall
“Extended extrication” being done for a person pinned under a key section.
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Search Continues for Child in Minnesota Landslide
One child killed, two injured when gravel gives way at popular park.
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Minnesota Park Landslide
One child dead, two injured and a fourth is missing during field trip tragedy.
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