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August 14, 2008 Volume 97 |
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| Md. first responders shocked by bridge incident  |
Angel Flight crash kills 3 
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 Rescue crews from Md. had for many years prepared for what they considered one of the worst-case scenarios on the Bay Bridge.
But Sunday's fatal accident that sent a tractor-trailer over the side of the eastbound span was a precarious and complex situation that required quick action and cooperation. It also was a scenario none of them had faced. In essence, rescue crews were responding to two separate accident scenes ... Full Story Related Resources: Watch video news coverage of the incident 
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| Recognizing the signs of a stroke | |
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Press Release: NASA Selects LIFEPAK 1000 Defibrillator from Physio-Control as First AED in Space [Physio-Control] Emergency cell calls hard to track, officials say [Atlanta] Related Resource: Read full coverage of the fatal Ga. 911 address mistakeDespite promises, S.F. ambulance delays persist [San Francisco] Intubation, CPR advances helping save more patients [Oklahoma City] Seattle man flees accident — with paramedic in his car [Seattle]
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Press Release: eCore Rolls Out AmbuTRAK Inventory Interface [eCore Software] Dallas bus victims deal with physical, mental anguish [Dallas] Related Article: Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 14Driver injured in Calif. ambulance roll-over [Merced, Calif.] Aussie medic parents deliver own baby [Geelong, Australia] Calif. truck stocked with everything paramedics need [Monterey County, Calif.]
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| "It really should be a standard protocol for on-scene fire or EMS crews to do a detailed sweep of the area in MVA ejection calls or MVAs in which the speed of the collision exceeds some given MPH. Last week my company had an MVA ejection in which the driver crashed into the side of a house. The passenger was ejected and his body found in the backyard of the house diagonally across from the scene of the accident, thanks to some sleuthing and scouring of the landscape by on-scene personnel." — Wags |
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| Posted in response to: What standard procedures do you follow when trying to assess the scene of a traffic accident?
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