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“Crippling workforce shortage” undermines ability of ambulance crews to respond to emergencies

November 01, 2021 -

The AAA is the leading trade association that represents employees in the ambulance service industry.

According to the AAA/Avesta 2019 Ambulance Industry Employee Turnover Study, emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics have a 20 to 30 percent annual turnover rate. This effectively equates to a 100 percent turnover rate over four years. The AAA pointed out that this is very unsustainable. The 2019 study involved 258 EMS organizations across the country.

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Why you should think twice before calling an ambulance

May 15, 2017 -

When the 911 call comes in, states Consumerist.com, the operator will "frequently dispatch an EMS ambulance," which may, or may not take you to a hospital that is "in-network," that is one that accepts your insurance. Depending on the area of the country you live in, those agreements between local governments, insurance companies and ambulance providers can vary dramatically. Sometimes, even Medicare beneficiaries have to pay a pretty penny, according to a 2012 report from the ...

Israeli jets deliberately strike ambulance in Rafah, killing two paramedics

June 04, 2024 -

According to the PRCS report, the paramedics, identified as Haitham Tubasi and Suhail Hassouna, were on a rescue mission in the Tel al-Sultan refugee camp in western Rafah when their ambulance was struck on May 29. The PRCS claims that the ambulance, clearly marked with the internationally protected Red Crescent emblem, was "deliberately" targeted while the paramedics were evacuating dead and wounded near the Abu Al-Saeed roundabout in Tel al-Sultan.

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Washington ferries won’t rehire unvaxxed crews despite worker shortage

November 21, 2022 -

According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) website, the changes in the WSF will help offer more predictable and reliable service systemwide. "WSF will attempt to add service when possible and will provide notifications when full service can temporarily be restored to a route," the alert bulletin stated.

WSF is working to fix a problem created by the state's Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandate that went into effect a little more than ...

Australian ambulance workers who were FIRED for being unvaccinated are fighting back

December 08, 2021 -

Unvaccinated ambulance workers in Victoria, including over two dozen paramedics, were recently notified that their employment with Ambulance Victoria would end soon. Ambulance Victoria is the main state agency responsible for handling ambulance services and pre-hospital emergency care.

According to the state's vaccine mandate, all Ambulance Victoria employees were required to receive the first dose of the experimental and dangerous COVID-19 vaccine back in October.

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China using military lasers to BLIND Philippine Coast Guard ship crews

February 16, 2023 -

A statement from the Philippine Coast Guard says a Chinese vessel "illuminated the green laser light twice" and "also made dangerous maneuvers" to block a fleet of Philippine vessels from delivering supplies to another ship grounded at Second Thomas Shoal, also known as the Ayungin Shoal, a disputed island located 120 miles off the western coast of the Philippine island of Palawan.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, the Philippine vessel in ...

Kuwaiti air defenses mistakenly shoot down three American fighter jets, crews safe

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In a dramatic reminder of the fog of war, three advanced U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot from the sky over Kuwait not by a declared enemy, but by the air defenses of an allied nation. This tragic friendly fire incident occurred early on Monday as the jets were actively engaged in combat operations against Iranian forces. While all six American crew members ejected safely and were recovered in stable condition, the event underscores ...

High melanoma risk found in airline crews exposed to high-altitude radiation

September 12, 2014 - High melanoma risk found in airline crews exposed to high-altitude radiation

Friday, September 12, 2014 by: L.J. Devon, Staff WriterTags: melanoma, radiation, airline crews

Pilots 83 percent more likely do die from melanoma than general population

UVB radiation reflecting into the cockpit from the top and the bottom

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Patients brought to Canadian hospitals by ambulance forced to wait hours for emergency care

November 11, 2021 -

Alberta Health Services Paramedic Don Sharpe recently spoke with RAIR Foundation USA to explain how hospitals there are regularly forcing patients in urgent need of care to wait for hospital admission. There are often several emergency patients waiting in hospital hallways for several hours at a time to get emergency treatment.

“But every day, you’ll see patients lined up in hallways of hospital emergency departments and with the paramedics because the hospital refuses ...

California’s Hughes Fire scorches 10,000 acres, prompts mass evacuations as crews battle blaze

January 23, 2025 -

A fast-moving wildfire erupted Wednesday near Castaic Lake, just 40 miles north of Los Angeles, forcing more than 50,000 residents to flee their homes as flames consumed over 10,000 acres of dry brush and rugged terrain.

The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the late morning, quickly escalated, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for 31,000 people and warnings for another 23,000. Despite the chaos, fire officials expressed cautious optimism, citing ...

Florida crews race to drain radioactive wastewater reservoir on the brink of collapse

April 15, 2021 -

The reservoir is a storage pond at a shut-down phosphate plant that used to manufacture fertilizer. The pond covers 79 acres and holds a mixture of saltwater dredged from Port Manatee, rainwater, stormwater runoff and fertilizer runoff from the phosphate plant.

The reservoir also contains high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as "stacks" of phosphogypsum. This is a waste product from manufacturing fertilizer that contains radioactive elements, such as radium ...

Ambulance services suspend transport operations indefinitely due to severe staffing crisis resulting from vaccine mandates

February 15, 2022 -

The entity claims that the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) plandemic – or more likely the government's covid "vaccine" mandates – has created a "severe staffing crisis" with no end in sight.

"We are extremely disappointed that it has become necessary to suspend our emergency transport capabilities," announced SSFR Fire Chief Joe Walden.

"We started our ambulance service to fill a need and save lives and we have saved many lives. However, unfortunately, without additional ...

Wyoming’s Elk Fire consumes 75,000 acres as fire crews rush to protect homes, wildlife

October 13, 2024 -

The Elk Fire, as they are calling it, is one of the worst in Wyoming's history. Supposedly caused by a September 27 lightning strike, the blaze has consumed 76,378 acres, as of this writing, and is only 16 percent contained.

In an update this week, Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3 incident commander Casey Cheesbrough said that firefighting crews have been primarily focused on the southern part of the fire because of the surrounding communities, ...

THE ENEMY WITHIN: Russia loses 39 pilots and crews during short-lived coup theater

June 28, 2023 -

Wagner Group is a private military company comprised of mercenaries. Prigozhin, meanwhile, is a former confidante of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was nicknamed "Putin's chef" as he owned restaurants that serve the Kremlin. (Related: Russian paramilitary 'Wagner Group' said to have captured Ukrainian salt mines as experts predict war will escalate.)

On Saturday night, June 24, Prigozhin said he ordered his fighters to return to their field bases to "avoid bloodshed," ...

Farm workers who detassel corn are sickened by pesticides; emergency crews called to decontaminate

July 27, 2016 - Farm workers who detassel corn are sickened by pesticides; emergency crews called to decontaminate

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 by: Julie Wilson staff writerTags: farm workers, pesticide exposure, chemical agriculture

Workers detasseling corn in an Illinois field sickened by pesticides

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HORROR: Botched abortion leaves woman bleeding out, begging for ambulance on the phone with 911 operator

March 05, 2019 -

Reports indicate that the 32-year-old would-have-been mother was in the middle of having her unborn baby murdered when the procedure went awry. Planned Parenthood workers tried to fix the problem with a Foley catheter, but were unsuccessful, which meant the woman had to be rushed to the hospital.

The Pro-Life Action League of Chicago later obtained a recording of the call, which took place on December 14, 2018, and handed it over to Operation Rescue, a pro-life Christian ...

Airline cleaning crews go on strike over exposure to blood, vomit and other Ebola risks

October 10, 2014 - Airline cleaning crews go on strike over exposure to blood, vomit and other Ebola risks

Friday, October 10, 2014 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writerTags: Ebola outbreak, airplane cleaning, body fluids

Plane cleaners aren't being properly trained, increasing Ebola risk

Cabin crews being told to just wash their hands, wear rubber gloves

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