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Man dies after being hit with police stun gun
Source: ABC Action News

A Bradenton man died after being Tasered by a police officer when he reportedly ran away following a traffic stop.

How Would A Public Option Health Plan Effect The Fire Service?

I don't think I need to remind any of you, especially those that are EMT/Paramedic qualified and run a medic, what it's like to bring a patient to a major ER in any metropolitan area.

Perfume Odor Sends 34 to Hospital
Source: myfoxdfw.com

At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other poisonous fumes might have sickened almost 150 people at a Fort Worth bank call center. They learned someone's perfume was to blame.

Paramedic Training To Be Ready For The Bane Of The AMA
Source: Mr. E's Journal

I would like to see more of us taking paramedic training. Here is an opinion blurb that explains some of the reasons why.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Hearings Begin to Investigate Medical Helicopter Crashes
Source: The Washington Post

The National Transportation Safety Board began a four-day hearing this morning to further investigate the deaths of 35 people in nine medical helicopter crashes between December 2007 and October 2008, including a September crash in Prince George's County that killed four.

UW-Madison Students Plan Huge Snowball Fight
Source: wisn.com

University of Wisconsin-Madison students are planning a major snowball fight for Saturday they hope will go down in history.

Saving America's 911 system
Source: msnbc.com

Call 911 and you expect the medical cavalry to race to your rescue, sirens blaring. But America's ambulance system needs emergency help of its own.

Pills found in cake served to residents
Source: WTNH

A complaint was filed from a home for disabled clients after a staff member served a cake mixed with pills.

War Hogs Night Vision Goggles; EMS Pilots Crash
Source: CNN

"One technology that veteran EMS pilots say could improve their safety is the use of night-vision goggles (NVG). Developed for use in the military, the goggles can improve visibility for pilots flying in darkness. The NTSB has encouraged NVG use since 2006.

Claiming injuries, emergency medical technician sues 911 caller
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

MOUNT DORA — When firefighters rushed Steuart Baker's mother to the hospital in May 2005, he never expected anyone to sue her.

Strix Systems New In-Vehicle MWS 100 Delivers the Industry's Highest Performance Fast-Roaming Mobility
Source: Business Wire

Strix Systems, a worldwide leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced the introduction of the highest-powered, highest performance Mobile Wireless System (MWS) 100 to its award winning Access/One® product line.

IMPACT: Firefighter help on terrorism; Firefighters in major cities are being trained to take on a new role as lookouts for terrorism,
Source: Yahoo! News

I do not see the problems here. Do we not want to use every tool, every assest, every opportunity available, to combat terrorism?

THT Research Newsletter - The Latest News on Global IT Manufacturing Fri, Feb 23, 2007

THT Research - Weekly Newsletter The Latest News on Global IT Contract Manufacturing From www.THTresearch.com Fri, Feb 23, 2007 ACCOUNTABILITY CORNER BRING ON THE ORDERS CHINA COMPANY NEWS AND INDUSTRY TRENDS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPUTES M & A  …

THT Research - Weekly Newsletter: The Latest News on Global IT Contract Manufacturing

THT Research - Weekly Newsletter The Latest News on Global IT Contract Manufacturing From www.THTresearch.com Thu, Feb 01, 2007 This newsletter is a free service of THT Research, the leading industry analyst firm that tracks OEM-ODM deals.

Perfect rocket launch setup gone terribly wrong
Source: naser.blogsome.com

This past Tuesday, in the middle of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, a 209-foot Zenit-3SL unmanned rocket sat on a floating platform awaiting launch. On board that rocket was an NSS 8, a 96-transponder satellite.

How to set leading with ems in CSS
Source: maratz.com

From the article: I choose Verdana size 1.2 em / leading 1.6 em (that should be size 12px / line-hight or line spacing 16 px as you described in Typetester's base font size and made a screenshot from Firefox 1.5 / Win.

Australian Rescuers Devastated by News of Potentially Lethal Exposure
Source: emsresponder.com

This is like a bad joke that 250 first responders could die as a result of collapsed-building training. It can take decades to appear and it may be 30 years before the emergency workers can be cleared of infection.

Probe ordered of EMS response to Rosenbaum attack
Source: The Washington Post

Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams has ordered an independent probe of the city's EMS response to the attack on New York Times reporter David Rosenbaum.

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