News-Sentinel Staff Writer Last updated: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 06:33:03 am PDTA paramedic didn't touch a Lodi woman before he pronounced her dead after she was struck by a train last week, according to a Lodi Fire Department report released Tuesday.But Lillian Flaherty, … [Read more...]
NEW GUIDELINES SIMPLIFY CPR
The American Heart Association has published new guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care in the Rapid Access issue of CIRCULATION. The most significant changes in the guidelines attempt to simplify CPR instruction, to increase … [Read more...]
NY1S KRISTEN SHAUGHNESSY FILED THIS REPORT.
Debbie Reeve's 10-year-old daughter Elizabeth and her 6-year-old son Mark cried as their mother's casket was carried from the San Andres Presbyterian Church. Dozens of Reeve's colleagues lined the street outside. They say her biggest worry after getting sick was leaving her … [Read more...]
FLORIDA CITY APPROVES FIRE/EMS MERGER WITH COUNTY
ARCADIA -- The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an interlocal agreement that will merge the city's and county's fire and emergency medical services. The interlocal agreement, which will implement the merger, had to be approved by both the City Council and the … [Read more...]
Several people are being treated in various area hospitals after a crash between an SUV and an ambulance.Police say the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading south on West 100th Street and ran a red light at North Marginal. Police say that the jeep then broadsided the … [Read more...]
TRACTOR-TRAILER SLAMS MISSISSIPPI AMBULANCE
Tractor-trailer slams Mississippi ambulance, tying up traffic for hours on I-65Three people injured, but none seriously Ambulance crew members responding to an accident became victims themselveswhen an 18-wheeler rig hauling bottled water slammed into their vehicle'srear … [Read more...]
The firefighter was doing routine flushing of some fire hydrants when the accident happened. A stretch of Geyer was shut down for two hours while police investigated. Authorities say the driver who hit the fireman stopped immediately. Claire Budd with the City of Kirkwood … [Read more...]