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Halloween Prank Leads to Campus Evacuation in Calif.?
A chemical scare police suspect was a Halloween prank sent 22 students to Sutter Delta Medical Center, John Muir Medical Center in Concord and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Wednesday morning.
EMS Reported Unprepared to Care for Children in Disasters
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes most licensed U.S. prehospital emergency medical service agencies are "significantly unprepared" to appropriately care for pediatric patients during a disaster.
$175,000 Awarded to Family of Dropped Oklahoma Patient
A judge this week awarded $175,000 to the family of an Oklahoma woman dropped by ambulance workers.
EMS Providers Strain to Care for Obese Patients
As North Carolina waistlines expand, EMS providers are feeling the strain.
New Austin Kids ER Already Burdened
Like other area hospitals, the newest one in Austin is experiencing wait times in the ER. But having waits that trigger a plan to add beds is not something a new hospital expects.
ACEP Calls for Bariatric Studies
Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania rescue crew had to cut a hole in the house of a 900-pound Michigan man, move him with a forklift and take him to the hospital on a flatbed truck.
ED Demand Grows in Denver Following CU Move
Emergency rooms across Denver are feeling the impact of the University of Colorado Hospital's move to Aurora three months ago. Now, they're preparing for a possible surge in pediatric patients as Children's Hospital prepares to also move to the city east of Denver.
Hypothermic Baby Rescued
Paramedics rescued a 14-month-old baby from mounds of garbage in its Milwaukee home. The baby needed 21 minutes of CPR and had a body temperature of 84 degrees when he arrived at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin last week.
Forklift Frees Ailing 900-Pound Man
Firefighters cut a hole in a house in Lansing, Mich., and used a forklift to extricate a 900-pound man from his second-floor bedroom after a visiting nurse became worried about his health.
Mechanism of Injury & Outcomes
A study supports that mechanism of injury is only a piece of the puzzle of evaluating the potential for life-threatening injuries.
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