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Killdeer Area Ambulance Service working to keep...

May 24--Ann Hafner knew she wanted to become an ambulance volunteer after her sister-in-law, living in another state, died of an asthma attack when the ambulance responding to the call got lost en route. "I didn't want that to happen to anybody," Hafn...

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Hospital board authorizes shelter-strength cons...

May 24--With construction set to begin on the Cleburne County Emergency Medical Service headquarters building in Heflin, the Cleburne County Hospital Board increased the project budget by $15,000 Thursday. The board, which manages EMS and the Cleburne...

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Paraglider in bid to fly over the Himalayas ;...

A PARAGLIDER is preparing to embark on the challenge of a lifetime by flying more than 60 miles non-stop through the Himalaya Mountains, to raise funds for Kent Air Ambulance. Father-of-two David Maidman, 48, from Hawkenbury, Kent, will set off from H...

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Civilian medical providers learn military medic...

May 24--FORT DRUM -- The only noises that could be heard in the dark, smoke-filled war zone were gunfire and the faint breaths of wounded soldiers who were assessed and treated by medics. That training exercise Tuesday at the post's Bridgewater-Vaccar...

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EMS Safety Day set Saturday

May 24--Area emergency personnel are taking some time to promote safety during National Emergency Medical Service Week. Safety Day will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. outside the Muskogee Civic Center. While there will be safety information for those of all...

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Bosses urged to re-think sale of ambulance bases

By MATT LLOYD THE sale of Solihull's ambulance station could "put lives at risk" according to the town's MP. Lib Dem Lorely Burt called on bosses at West Midlands Ambulance Service to re-think the Pounds 450,000 sale of the Hermitage Road base which...

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Dementia challenge launched by medics

FRONTLINE healthcare staff from the West Midlands are in with a chance to scoop a Pounds 150,000 prize as part of a major new initiative to reform the way people with dementia are cared for. There is an estimated 70,738 people with dementia across the...

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A fundraising football match makes Pounds 370 f...

It was the most talked about match of the year. Fans filled coaches, dripping in the team colour, and if the away team won - instant promotion and respect. Of course that match was the Riverside XI - staff and patrons of the Riverside Inn - shaking o...

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Cycle ride from Italy to raise air ambulance cash

A keen cyclist from Wells is flying to Verona in Italy and riding back to Wells on his bike to raise funds for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Mark Wall has been cycling the roads of Somerset and South Wales for years and decided to make a long...

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Council postpones vote on expanding EMS service...

May 24--The Austin City Council on Thursday postponed a vote on whether to accept money from Travis County to expand ambulance service to an eastern part of the county that officials say is growing. The council will instead consider the agenda item Ju...

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