Hundreds Treated at Hospitals After Oklahoma Tornado

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hospital officials say they've treated hundreds of patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb. About 60 patients remained hospitalized Tuesday following Monday's tornado. Norman Regional Hospital spokeswoman Melissa Herron says 20 of the more than 100 patients her hospital treated remain hospitalized. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY'-ot) says about 20 of the 90 patients seen at Integris Southwest Medical Center also remain in...
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Hundreds Treated at Hospitals After Oklahoma Tornado

Dozens of children were among those injured in the tornadoes.

News • May 21st, 2013
Fire Chief Says Search Almost Complete in Oklahoma

Moore Fire Chief Gary Bird said crews will search each home three times to make sure there are no victims.

News • May 21st, 2013
Empire State Building Lights Up for EMS Week

This is the fifth year that the Empire State Building has partnered with FDNY to celebrate National EMS Week.

News • May 21st, 2013
Photographer Describes Calm in Okla. Rescues

Rescuers worked quickly and quietly to try to hear voices of children trapped beneath the rubble.

News • May 21st, 2013
L.A., O.C. Rescuers Dispatched to Okla. Tornado

Fire officials said that more Southern California rescuers may be needed, depending on how the situation unfolds Tuesday.

News • May 21st, 2013
Ky. Route of EMS Memorial Bike Ride Wraps Up

The nearly 200 miles of the route -- stretching from Paintsville, Ky., to Bristol, Tenn. -- is done to remember fallen responders and to bring awareness to the the safety concerns of EMS workers.

News • May 21st, 2013
LifeCode Offers EMTs Medical Data on Card

The company has unveiled an electronic information card that provides access to a patient's medical information when they're not able to answer for themselves.

News • May 21st, 2013
UC Study: Most Don't Perform Proper CPR

Researchers found that most who participated in the study failed to apply proper compression at the proper pace.

News • May 21st, 2013
Two Pa. Firefighters Remain Hospitalized After Crash

The Coolbaugh Township firefighters were hurt after their vehicle was hit by a cab.

News • May 21st, 2013
Border Patrol Agent Dies in Hawaii Rescue Attempt

Kris Gungon, 31, of Imperial, Calif. tried to save a woman in distress in the pond beneath Waimea Falls.

News • May 21st, 2013
Colorado Firefighters Rescue Bear From Tree

The bear was fully sedated when Colorado Springs firefighters brought her down.

News • May 21st, 2013
NAEMT and NEMSMA Announce Strategic Partnership

Both organizations strongly believe that collaboration within the EMS profession is essential to addressing the key challenges facing EMS today and in the future.

News • May 21st, 2013
First Wave of Relief Workers Heads to Oklahoma

An elite search and rescue team at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service that sends emergency responders to disasters all over the country has been deployed.

News • May 20th, 2013
Crews Race to Find Survivors in Deadly Okla. Tornado

New search-and-rescue teams moved at dawn Tuesday, taking over from the 200 or so emergency responders who worked all night.

News • May 20th, 2013
Oklahoma Twister Tracked Path of 1999 Tornado

The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of up to 200 mph, and was at least a half-mile wide.

News • May 20th, 2013

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