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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama said Monday the threat of spreading swine flu infections was a concern but "not a cause for alarm," while customs agents began checking people coming into the... View the full article
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico closed its schools across its capital Friday after at least 16 otherwise healthy people died and more than 900 others fell ill from what could be a new strain of swine flu. The World... View the full article
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NEW ORLEANS -- A Folsom-area woman and three Jefferson Parish men were indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder charges accusing them of the hired killing of the woman's estranged husband. Mario Scramuzza... View the full article
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ? D.C. officials are investigating allegations that rescue workers cheated on a certification exam for emergency medical technicians at a Maryland testing facility, authorities said yesterday. Internal... View the full article
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's pick to head FEMA promised senators Wednesday that he would hold the disaster relief agency to a much higher standard than it displayed in the wake of the 2005 Gulf... View the full article
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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Gov. Mark Sanford has declared a state of emergency for the South Carolina county where a fire has burned thousands of acres near one of the state's busiest tourist areas. Sanford... View the full article
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WASHINGTON -- A proposal aimed at stemming crashes of air ambulances would require that the helicopters carry alarms that would warn pilots if they are close to hitting the ground, the Federal Aviation... View the full article
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BOSTON -- Unexpected heat was the enemy for runners in last year's Boston Marathon, but the opposite was true yesterday. Steady winds and increasing cold as the day wore on created a slightly greater... View the full article
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CHICAGO -- As three members of the Engelhardt family lay mortally wounded in their Hoffman Estates home Friday, the man police would accuse of their slayings wailed to a 911 dispatcher that he was dying. "I'm... View the full article
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The driver of a private ambulance that crashed in Palo Alto on Dec. 22, killing a 56-year-old female patient, has been charged with misdemeanor manslaughter in Santa Clara County Superior... View the full article
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PHILADELPHIA -- City Controller Alan Butkovitz yesterday proposed placing nurses in Philadelphia's 911 call center to provide non-emergency care over the phone to callers who are now being treated by EMS... View the full article
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CLARK COUNTY, Nev. -- Two Clark County paramedics are under investigation after answering a call in eastern Las Vegas where they found a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and thought he was dead... View the full article
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The air-ambulance helicopter industry has jumbled oversight and poor organization that led to safety problems and a record number of fatalities last year, according to a safety review released Monday. The... View the full article
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SEATTLE -- The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.'s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information. The... View the full article
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With city revenues faltering, Columbus is looking high and low for cost savings. An economic-advisory committee assembled by the mayor and City Council president was right to suggest... View the full article
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LITTLETON, Colo. -- With words of hope and healing, Coloradans on Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings that left 12 students and a teacher dead. About 1,000 people... View the full article
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MEXICO CITY -- An official says at least 70 people have been injured in a commuter train crash on the outskirts of Mexico City. Mexico State civil defense employee Heladio de la Cruz says many injured... View the full article
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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Fire Department is moving to purchase its first-ever "critical care response bus" capable of transporting large numbers of patients in the event of a terrorist attack or natural... View the full article
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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Investigators were trying to figure out Friday why a hospital pharmacy worker known for being quick with a joke and a smile brought a gun to work and deliberately killed two of his... View the full article
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LOS ANGELES -- Overtime pay for the Los Angeles Fire Department soared 60 percent over the last decade while its ranks grew just 17 percent, but there is no real effort to rein in the expense despite the... View the full article
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A Mississippi woman who was shot in the head not only survived but made herself tea and offered an astonished deputy something to drink, authorities said Friday. Tammy Sexton, 47, remained... View the full article
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JEMS.com Editor's Note: Tarino Lightbourne, the ambulance driver charged for an alleged attempt to extort money from the family of Jett Travolta, is not a paramedic, nor is he an EMT. NASSAU, Bahamas... View the full article
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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Investigators were trying to figure out Friday why a hospital pharmacy worker known for being quick with a joke and a smile brought a gun to work and deliberately killed two of his... View the full article
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DENVER -- The pulse at the Denver 911 center maintains a steady beat, be it a slow day or one filled with emergencies. A coordinated calm permeates the room that hosts all the city's 911 services, including... View the full article
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. -- Firefighters responded to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital on Tuesday morning after an ambulance caught fire in the hospital's parking lot. No one was injured and only the... View the full article