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Special Patients
Houston Fire, EMS Remove 400lb Woman
Houston firefighters use a ladder truck to get a 400-pound woman out of her apartment.
Houston Firefighters Cut Wall to Remove 400 lb. Woman
Dennis Spellman from the Houston Housing Authority says the agency had urged the woman, who uses a wheelchair, to move to a lower level due to health concerns.
Baby Dropped from Fatal Brooklyn Fire Improves
Three-month-old Maria Maura Chan survived only because her mother dropped her and her 2-year-old brother out a second floor window as the flames closed in.
Plane Crash Kills 3 Onboard; Sets Fire to Daycare
Pamela Houston, an employee of the day care, said she was feeding an infant when she heard a loud boom that she initially thought was an earthquake until she "saw a big ball of fire hit the side of the house."
Maryland Paramedics, Firefighters Meet Woman and Child Saved from Horrible Assault
They treated an adult female, in her 20 s, which had been the victim of an assault and presented the most horrific injuries that anyone had ever seen or dealt with.
Treating and Transporting Bariatric Patients
Learn what complications can arise from weight-loss procedures and medications in the morbidly obese patient as well as how to treat and transport this special population.
Boston School Gas Leak Sends 33 Students to Hospital
A spokeswoman for emergency medical services says 33 students were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
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Exercising Restraint
Restraining a child isn't always the easiest task. But sometimes we have no choice.
Understand Folk Medicine's Role in the Prehospital Care of Many Mexican-Americans
Understand, recognize and respect the role of folk medicine in the Mexican-American population.
Hidden Trauma: Seizure patients have a significant risk for injury
Crews respond to a call for a fallen 32-year-old seizure patient but fail to suspect a severe injury.
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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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Day 6 in Pictures: Ambulance Leadership Forum
The Ambulance Leadership Forum in Warwickshire, England.
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EZ-IO® Intraosseous Infusion System Real Time Humerus Infusion
Leg access using the EZ-IO.
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VividTrac offered by Vivid Medical - EMS Today 2013
VividTrac, affordable high performance video intubation device.
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