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I hope that all of you who are in the emergency service field or in any type of military service had a great day filled with joy and celebration. As we have spent the day reflecting and remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifices to protect, preserve and defend the freedoms and rights of the country of the United States of America. We are very thankful and grateful to all of these types of people who had done this and are still continuing to provide their services to our great country and… Continue

Maryland to Revise Medevac Guidelines
Doctor's OK to be required before some chopper flights

The Baltimore Sun

In a move that could reduce the number of medevac flights in Maryland, state emergency medical officials announced yesterday that ambulance teams will be required to consult with doctors before deciding whether flying some accident victims to a trauma center is better than driving them to a local hospital.
The change, in response to a deadly helicopter crash in Prince George's County… Continue

Sheryl Ubelacker, THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Toronto Star


There is a huge variation in survival rates among people who receive emergency treatment after suffering cardiac arrest - and the overall prognosis is poor at best, a study of 10 Canadian and U.S. cities and regions has found.

Researchers from the two countries found that overall, less than 8 per cent of people who were treated by paramedics or firefighters for cardiac arrests in the home or elsewhere outside hospital were successfully res… Continue

By AMY WESTFELDT
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK --

Familiar rituals of grief marked the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 on Thursday as thousands paid tribute at the attack sites, the presidential candidates laid flowers at ground zero and children mourned parents they are barely old enough to remember.

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama called off their campaigns for the day, and in the late afternoon descended the long ramp into the pit of the World Trade Center site, bowing their heads an… Continue