FDNY Honors Cardiac Arrest Survivors During EMS Week

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Survivor Madonna Gay hugs one of her rescuers, FDNY Paramedic Brendan Ryan.
Survivor Madonna Gay hugs one of her rescuers, FDNY Paramedic Brendan Ryan.

It was a day to celebrate life, as 12 survivors of cardiac arrest met the people who saved their lives, including FDNY paramedics, EMTs and firefighters, at the 19th Annual Second Chance Brunch on May 22. “This puts into perspective the life saving work done by the Fire Department every day,” Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said during the ceremony at the Fire Academy. “You can see, without a doubt, that we make a difference.” Chief of Department Edward Kilduff added, “This...
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FDNY Honors Cardiac Arrest Survivors During EMS Week

The 19th Annual Second Chance Brunch took place on May 22.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Second Child Found Dead After Minn. Landslide

Crews have recovered the body of a fourth-grader missing since a Wednesday landslide claimed another classmate and injured two others during a school field trip.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Calif. Crews Aid Man With Arm Mangled in Conveyor Belt

The man suffered major trauma to his arm after it became stuck in a conveyor belt at a Salvation Army warehouse in Pasadena.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Preparedness of Las Vegas Responders Questioned

Vegas is a tourism mecca, making it a target for terrorists and vulnerable to man-made or natural disasters. But is it ready for a large-scale medical emergency?

News • May 23rd, 2013
More Than 50 Hurt When 4 Ind. School Buses Crash

The chain-reaction crash left about 50 middle and high school students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Brutal Public Murder in London Heightens Terror Fears

Officials said the daylight butcher-knife attack on a man near a London military barracks seemed to have been ideologically motivated by radical Islam.

News • May 22nd, 2013
School Storm Protection 'Spotty' in Tornado Zones

Although Oklahoma averages more than 50 tornadoes per year, most schools still lack safe rooms due to cost.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Suspect Charged in Wash. State Ricin Scare

The Spokane investigation comes a month after letters containing ricin were addressed to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge. A Mississippi man was arrested in that case.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Former West EMT to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation

Bryce Reed, who says he helped evacuate residents near the West Fertilizer Co. plant before the April 17 explosion, has been in federal custody since his May 9 arrest.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Calif. Hospitals Divert ED Patients Amid Strike

University of California hospitals saw services affected after thousands of employees took to the picket line at the medical centers in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco and Sacramento.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Four Injured After Tenn. School Bus Overturns

Chaos erupted inside the bus, full of 44 students.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Oklahoma Hospital Workers Acted on Their Training

After a tornado tore through the Moore Medical Center Monday, the approximately 250 center employees and 30 hospital patients were all safe and accounted for.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Wash. Telestroke Program Provides Quick Treatment

The new telestroke program will allow fast, face-to-face consultation between physicians in Quincy and Spokane.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Okla. Town Turns Toward Recovery; Damage Could Top $2 Billion

With no reports of anyone still missing, authorities and residents turned Wednesday toward assessing the damage and plotting a future course for Moore.

News • May 22nd, 2013
29 Injured in Ohio I-75 Bus, Car Crash

One person suffered serious injuries while the rest suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

News • May 22nd, 2013

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