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CO Fire Department Launches PulsePoint to Get Bystanders to Cardiac Arrest Emergencies

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Cardiac arrest Though often used interchangeably, cardiac arrest differs from a myocardial infarction — or heart attack. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, likely caused by circulation issues. 321 hit and killed a pedestrian.

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A Flying, Amphibious Paramedic Unit? CA Firefighters Kick the Pontoons

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CA Firefighters Kick the Pontoons June 24, 2025 By Tribune Content Agency 4 min read Share To: Brian Rokos – San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. Alexy said the department envisions sending the Helix to traffic collisions with serious injuries or medical calls involving life-threatening illnesses such as heart attacks.

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PA Hospital Failures Doubles Ambulance Response Times

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And that’s a long time if you’re having a heart attack, stroke, are injured in a serious motor vehicle accident, or bleeding from a gunshot or stab wound. Lower Chichester Commissioners President Rocco Gaspari Jr. said ambulance response times can now take up to 28 minutes.

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NY 911 Dispatcher Honors Ambulance Staff Who Saved Her Life

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Delfavero, a Cayuga County 911 dispatcher, gave a 911 coin on July 18 to Auburn City Ambulance staff Dan Tomasino and Dan Cooper in gratitude for their help when she had a heart attack March 7. “My arm went numb, and I knew it was my heart,” she said. Due to her training, she knew what was happening.

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Former CT Paramedic and EMS Coordinator Known for His ‘Kindness and Dedication’ Dies at 41

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EMS Operations News News Feed Crash Hawaii Headlines News Feed More News Two Dead in Separate New York City Electric-Vehicle Crashes Two e-vehicle riders were killed in a pair of crashes in Brooklyn and Queens, cops announced over the weekend.

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Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills

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It means that person who’s worried it might be a heart attack won’t call.” The No Surprises Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2020, says that for most emergency services, patients can be billed for out-of-network care only for the same amount they would have been billed if it were in-network.

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Fan Collapses on Stage at Katy Perry’s Detroit Concert, Taken Away by EMTs

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EMS Operations MI Researchers Get Money to Use AI in Bid to Save More Patients From Heart Attacks The University of Michigan has been awarded a two-year, $5.5 Our video of the incident , which you can see above, showed McKenna did not hit her head on the floor, landing on her side.

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