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NVFC Releases Report, Webinar on Suicide in EMS

The report identifies resources and best practices for mental wellness and suicide prevention.

Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012

Responders Credited with 'Miraculously' Saving Man Trying Five-Story Jump

They grabbed the patient's arm after he threw himself off the internal stairwell.

Posted Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Vermont Woman Sets Self on Fire at Gas Station, Dies

Investigators are confident the woman intentionally committed suicide.

Posted Monday, June 25, 2012

Suicide Attempt Sickens 3 Fla. Medics, Contaminates E.R.

A man who had ingested a pesticide vomited during transport, causing medics to become dizzy and nauseous.

Posted Monday, April 2, 2012

Mixup Caused Maine Dispatch Worries

A murder and suicide highlighted concern that emergency responders could be dispatched to wrong street addresses.

Posted Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Child Molester on the Run Saves Drowning Connecticut Teenager

Girl was begging him to let her go so she could die.

Posted Thursday, December 1, 2011

Rise in Idaho Suicide Rate Linked to Medicaid Cuts

Legislature cut $34 million in state Medicaid expenses.

Posted Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Suicide Attempt Sickens Six in New York

Firefighters found a man dead in a running vehicle.

Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Suicide Is Not an Offense

Providers need to change the way they view suicide.

Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011


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