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Baby born in ambulance in Leominster
LEOMINSTER -- A special gift was delivered on Central Street yesterday with the help of the fire department.
"Babies are born everyday and firefighters just get to help once in a while," said department deputy Dan Kirouac Tuesday morning…
The Future of HealthTech - Ambulance Drones
In December 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos caused quite a stir with the announcement of his company’s plans to offer 30-minute product deliveries via unmanned aerial vehicles (more commonly referred to as “drones”). Drones have been deployed…
London Ambulance Service asks for help
Paramedic teams across the country are being asked to help London Ambulance Service (LAS) because it is struggling to cope with increased demand.
Last week was LAS's busiest ever with 11,008 call outs for the most seriously ill and injured.…
Horrifying ambulance death-crash video could not be used during a lawsuit
It's a horrifying death-crash video that lawyers for a Brooklyn hospital are desperately trying to keep a jury from seeing. The extremely disturbing video, recorded by a security camera, appears to demolish the claims by Maimonides Medical…
New transport service for critically-ill children
Critically-ill children in hospitals around the country who need specialist paediatric care will benefit from two new ambulances which can bring them to Dublin for specialist treatment if needed.
The service, officially launched by Health…
Aging EMTs, less volunteers is a growing problem for rural EMS
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Sandy Bugenhagen and Duckie Johnson have been Emergency Medical Technicians in Shelby County for more than three decades. They've seen far fewer new recruits in recent years, and say that could put people at risk as…
2 new aircraft for the Cornwall HEMS Air Ambulance
Two new helicopters are providing service for the Cornwall Air Ambulance in the area of the Isles of Scilly. The new aircraft are the MD902. They were operated for the first time on Sunday and replace the EC135 helicopters, which have been…
Ambulance officier accused of sexually assaulting four women
A former Hawke's Bay ambulance officer has admitted five more charges of sexual violation and sexual assault. Name suppression for Christopher King was lifted this morning in Napier District Court following his guilty pleas. He admitted the…
Hillsborough inquest: better ambulance response could have saved lives
Court hears that South Yorkshire ambulance officer failed to properly assess the situation when the crush happened.
Some of the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 could have been saved if the ambulance service had…
N.M. FD eyes community paramedicine program for frequent fliers
The fire department is proposing a "Community Protection Initiative' where EMTs help frequent 911 callers with medications, health insurance and counseling.
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s 911 emergency response system would transform from…