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EMTs Killed in West Virginia Ambulance Crash
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Two first responders have died in a crash involving their ambulance and a semi-truck in West Virginia. Jan-Care Ambulance spokesman Paul Seamann tells WVNS-TV that the early morning crash involving one of the company's ambulances happened Saturday, killing the two emergency medical technicians inside. Authorities say the crash occurred in Nicholas County. Seamann says there was no patient on board and the two EMTs were returning to their station from a hospital-to-hospital transfer in Morgantown. The company is not releasing the names of the victims because their families have not yet been noti...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 11, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Ambulances & Vehicle Ops AP News Tag Operations Source Type: news

Five Children Dead in Pennsylvania Daycare Fire
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — An early morning fire in Pennsylvania at a residential building housing a day care center killed five children and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said. The fire was reported in Erie, a northwest lake town, at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Chief Guy Santone of the Erie Fire Department said. The victims ranged in ages from 8 months to 7 years, Santone said. The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership lists a day care at the fire address. Valerie Lockett-Slupski, standing across the street from the fire-damaged house, said she was the grandmother of four of the children, and that they were ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 11, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Video: FDNY EMS Response Crash
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two ambulances collided in a violent wreck in the Bronx that injured multiple first responders. One of the emergency vehicles overturned after being struck near Brook Avenue and East 142nd Street Saturday afternoon. FDNY sources tell CBS2’s Matt Kozar that four EMTs were injured in the crash that took place just after 4 p.m. Both vehicles were rushing to a scene in the area after receiving a call about an intoxicated person who was acting violently just a block away from the crash. MORE   (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News)
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 11, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Ambulances & Vehicle Ops News Videos Operations Source Type: news

FDNY Ambulances Crash in the Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two ambulances have crashed in a violent wreck in the Bronx. One of the emergency vehicles overturned after being struck near Brook Avenue and East 142nd Street Saturday afternoon. Witness video taken at the scene captured the large accident scene at massive traffic backup as first responders rushed to help the people trapped in the FDNY ambulance. MORE   (Mott Haven, Bronx) Ambulance Overturned in Crash — Multiple people have been rescued from the two damaged emergency vehicles. It is unclear if anyone has been seriously injured. More video and updates: https://t.co/nTzi7CWXB9 #CitizenAppN...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 10, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Ambulances & Vehicle Ops Operations Source Type: news

FDNY EMS Warns of Data Breach
FDNY Shield   The Fire Department this week notified more than 10,000 patients whom the FDNY EMS had previously treated and or transported that their personal information may have been compromised by a loss of an agency employee’s personal external hard drive last March. The employee, who was authorized to access the records, had uploaded the information onto the personal external device, which was reported missing. Although there is no evidence to date that any of the information stored on the personal device has been accessed, the FDNY is treating the incident as if the information may have been seen by an unautho...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 9, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: FDNY Tags: News Documentation & Patient Care Reporting Source Type: news