SUSAN NICOL KYLEEMSResponder.Com News As long as he lives, Dale Clingan will never forget Feb. 19, 2005. It was the worst day of his life. That's when his son, Paramedic Christopher Clingan, and two fellow EMS providers, were killed when their ambulance was hit by a … [Read more...]
By CHRIS KITCHING, STAFF REPORTERGROSSE ISLE -- Two people were hurt late Tuesday when a Winnipeg Transit bus and an ambulance collided on a single-lane highway in rural Manitoba. Mounties said the chartered bus was doing a U-turn on Highway 6, just north of Grosse Isle, … [Read more...]
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OHIO -- Four people were injured in a pair of Anderson Township crashes late Thursday night. The first crash happened at the intersection of Kellogg Avenue and Forest Avenue when one car turned in front of another. Three people were injured in the … [Read more...]
Fire and police personnel from Flower Mound (Texas) were performing training exercises on Lake Grapevine when their boat capsized. One firefighter was transported to Baylor Medical Center with minor injuries. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the boat to … [Read more...]
FEWER PARAMEDICS MEANS MORE LIVES SAVED
Study: Constant use sharpens critical skillsBy Robert DavisUSA TODAY Cities that deploy fewer paramedics who in turn treat more victims of sudden cardiac arrest save more lives, according to a new study.Cardiac-arrest survival rates, considered a key measure of an … [Read more...]
CFD Engineer James Miller, Engine 37-B, wasinjured Tuesday evening after beingstruck by the oversized roof trussload on a tractor trailer. Engineer Miller was assisting with trafficcontrol at an accident scene at Moss Rd and NC 49. The truck that wascarrying the … [Read more...]
N.C. VEHICLES, INCLUDING AMBULANCE, HIT BY THROWN ROCKS
Someone throwing rocks off an interstate overpass damaged eight vehicles, including an ambulance carrying a patient, causing more than $4,000 in damage, authorities said.No one was injured, and no arrests had been made as of yesterday morning."They're very lucky.... A … [Read more...]