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February 10, 2011

Ambulance crash sends 2 to hospital – Ohio

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ross County — Two people were injured in the crash of a Life Ambulance about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mary V. Mead, 29, of Piketon, operator of the ambulance, was transported by Green Township Fire and Rescue to Adena Regional Medical Center. Amy L. Ratliff, 30, of Waverly, a passenger in the ambulance, was...
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Ambulance runs over backpacker in Australia

Paramedics had to jack up the ambulance to free him The West Australian PINJARRA, Australia — German backpacker lying in the middle of the road was run over by an ambulance at the weekend, leaving him in a critical condition in hospital. The man was struck by the vehicle on Pinjarra Road just before 1am on...
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Baby born after icy freeway Houston wreck

Responder delivered the baby while his co-worker was trying to regain control of the vehicle on one of the iciest days the city has seen in year By Terri Langford The Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — Josh Rieves had seen his fellow firefighters deliver babies a few times during his four years with the Houston Fire...
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Man who assaulted paramedic sentenced – Pennsylvania

WILKES-BARRE – A man charged with assaulting a paramedic and police officer in October 2009 was sentenced Monday to two years in the county’s Intermediate Punishment Program. James Michael Hughes, 22, with a last known address of State Street, Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced on charges of simple assault, public drunkenness and harassment, as well as an...
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Ambulance involved in accident in Avondale – Ohio

AVONDALE, OH (FOX19) – A City of Cincinnati ambulance was involved in a minor accident Thursday morning in Avondale. It happened near the intersection of Forest Avenue and Reading Road just after 7 a.m. Investigators say a gray car pulled out in front of the ambulance, causing the crash. No one was injured. The ambulance...
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UK medic ‘scared to enter pub’

Inquest was told the medic didn’t want to go in the pub because it ‘had a bad reputation’ By Ellen Branagh Press Association DERBY, England — A paramedic refused to go into a pub to treat a woman because she was frightened, then later said she could not treat her on her own, an inquest...
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