NYC EMS

2012-01-01T10:02:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2011-06-22T06:18:00.000-07:00

FDNY EMT David Taranto charged with third-degree sexual abuse

An FDNY EMT fondled a female car crash victim and tried to insinuate himself into a romance with her in the days following the wreck, police allege.

Police say David Taranto, 31, of the 200 block of Kiswick Street in Midland Beach, took liberties with a middle-aged female who had gotten into a crash on West Cedarview Avenue and Kensico Street in Richmond on May 16.

The woman was shaken up in the crash, and once she was in an ambulance, Taranto took his stethoscope, placed it underneath her shirt, and cupped her breast in his hand, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case.

He told her she had a "beautiful body," the source said, and accompanied her to the hospital, staying with her for three hours.

At one point, the source said, he took her cell phone and called his own number with it. Over the next few days, he called her and sent her texts, inviting her to his house, the source said. She told him that she was uncomfortable with the contact, and contacted authorities, the source said.

Police arrested Taranto yesterday afternoon, charging him with a single count of third-degree sexual abuse, a misdemeanor, said Peter N. Spencer, a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
FDNY spokesman Steve Ritea said Taranto, who’s a seven-year EMT veteran assigned to Staten Island, has been suspended without pay for 30 days following the arrest.

2011-06-05T08:36:00.000-07:00

NYC Police say a man has died following a fight outside of a pool hall in Brentwood.It happened early Sunday morning just before 2am at the Fiesta Pool Hall on Suffolk Avenue. Police say they got a 911 call about a fight outside the business and when they arrived, they found a man with head trauma.

A second man, Ramiro Garcia, was also injured and taken to the hospital by FDNY EMS where he is listed in critical condition.

2011-06-05T08:28:00.000-07:00

Bloomberg Defends FDNY Cuts, Says "People Are Afraid Of Change
Mayor Bloomberg defended his proposal to save $55 million by closing 20 engine and ladder companies in the five boroughs. On his weekly radio address today, Bloomberg said response times and fire deaths are at a new low, and New Yorkers are only protesting because "people are afraid of change."

The Mayor added "firefighting has changed over the last century," and "a lot of this gets ginned up by people pandering to small constituencies." When asked who is responsible for the funding shortfall, Bloomberg said "Albany is the one that cut all our money." What do you say?

What's your reaction to Mayor Bloomberg defending his plan to close fire companies? Given the improvement in fire safety statistics, do you trust the decision won't jeopardize lives? Are you pointing the finger of blame at Albany or City Hall?

2011-03-27T08:36:00.000-07:00

An emergency medical technician who pleaded guilty to official misconduct after posting a picture of a strangling victim on his Facebook page is now surrendering his license.Under a plea deal, Mark Musarella, 48, agreed to complete 200 hours of community service, give up his license and agree not to reapply for a new one in the future.

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan says Musarella also waived his right to appeal.

Musarella has also been fired from his job at Richmond University Medical Center.

Authorities say Musarella took a picture of 26-year-old Caroline Wimmer's body after she was strangled in 2009. It is considered a violation of general regulations for EMS workers.

2011-03-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

15th victim has died after a tour bus crashed on a New York City highwayThe bus slid into a sign pole that sheared it end to end in a gruesome scene of blood, jumbled bodies and shattered glass.

2011-01-16T19:13:00.000-08:00

A 16-year-old girl was shot in the face early Sunday morningoutside her apartment building.

It happened around 1:30 a.m. outside the Seth Low Houses on Belmont and Christopher Avenues in Brownsville.

The girl was taken to Brookdale University Hospital by FDNY paramedics where she is listed in critical but stable condition.

2011-01-16T18:45:00.000-08:00

John Peruggia the jackass gets fired
The chief of the Fire Department of New York's Emergency Medical Service Command has been replaced amid investigations into the city's response to a blizzard that stranded ambulances and created a backlog of more than 1,000 emergency calls.Abdo Nahmod, who has been overseeing the department's Emergency Medical Dispatch, will take over the post from John Peruggia, who held the top job for six years

2010-12-30T18:37:00.001-08:00

A baby delivered inside the lobby of a snowbound Brooklyn building died after an emergency call for a woman in labor brought no help for nine excruciating hours. A blizzard baby delivered inside the lobby of a snowbound Brooklyn building died after an emergency call of a woman in labor brought no help for nine excruciating hours.

The baby's mother, a 22-year-old college senior, was recovering Tuesday night at Interfaith Medical Center, where her newborn was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. on Monday. That was 10 hours after the first 911 call from the bloody vestibule on Brooklyn Ave. in Crown Heights.

"No one could get to her. Crown Heights was not plowed, and no medical aid came for hours," said the student's mother.

By the time a horde of firefighters and cops finally trooped to her aid through snow-covered blocks, the baby was unconscious and unresponsive, sources said.

Details of the tragedy emerged as the abominable snowstorm continued to wreak havoc across a city still digging out from the wintry blast. Some of the other blizzard horrors include:

- In Queens, a woman tried to reach 911 operators for 20 minutes Monday and then waited for three hours for first responders to arrive. By then, her mom had died, state Sen. Jose Peralta's office said.

Laura Freeman, 41, said her mother, Yvonne Freeman, 75, woke her at 8 a.m. because she was having trouble breathing. When the daughter couldn't get through to 911, she enlisted neighbors and relatives, who also began calling.

One of the callers reached an operator at 8:20 a.m., but responders stymied by snow-clogged streets didn't reach the Corona home until 11:05 a.m., said Peralta, who wants the death investigated.

"The EMS workers walked down the block trudging through snow," Freeman said. "They tried. I could tell by the look on their faces. I really would just like [Mayor] Bloomberg to admit that there were casualties."

- A woman in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, was forced to spend the night with her dead father after the medical examiner's office took more than 24 hours to claim his body. Ismael Vazquez died at 10:31 a.m. on Monday, and the 82-year-old man's body remained in his bed until 1 p.m. yesterday. His daughter kept vigil in the living room.

"This is New York City, and I'm a New Yorker, and this is not the first storm we've ever had," said Florence Simancas, 51, holding back tears. "Somebody dropped the ball ... big-time."

- A Brooklyn woman was left sobbing at a Bay Ridge bus stop yesterday when the driver said there was no way to get her to a doctor's appointment in Bensonhurst.

"Please help. I have a doctor's appointment that is important and I can't get nowhere," 64-year-old Ludmila Kowalow said. "I don't know what to do," she added, throwing her hands in the air.

A 76-year-old Bay Ridge heart attack victim nearly died when an FDNY ambulance became stuck in a snowbank, but he was rescued by a gang of good Samaritans lugging him through the unplowed streets on a sled fashioned from a gurney.

"My husband could be dead right now," said Lucy Pastore, whose husband, Salvatore, was in stable condition at Lutheran Medical Center. "The mayor acts like this is a minor inconvenience. Makes me sick."

Still, nothing approached the tragedy of the newborn on the busiest day for 911 calls since Sept. 11, 2001.

The pregnant woman was walking from her home to the nearby hospital in the still-swirling snow when she ducked into the building lobby, unable to make it any farther.

The young woman had not told her family she was pregnant - she didn't want to disappoint relatives - or that she and her college boyfriend had decided to put the child up for adoption.

An 8:30 a.m. 911 call was made, with the caller saying the birth wasn't imminent, a Fire Department source told the Daily News. The call received a low priority, and the city unsuccessfully tried twice to contact the caller during the next few hours, the source said. A second, more urgent 911 call at 4:30 p.m. reported the woman was bleeding and the baby was crowning - and the call was upgraded to level two, the source said.

An hour later, the NYPD contacted the FDNY/EMS to report the baby had been delivered but was unconscious. Cops cut the umbilical cord and tried to revive the newborn, police source said.

The call was then upgraded to level one - highest priority - and an FDNY crew arrived in 12 minutes, sources said. EMTs were on the scene at 6 p.m.

"The mayor was spouting nonsense to say Crown Heights was plowed. It wasn't," the woman's mother said. "No one could get to her ... any other day she would have gotten to a hospital."

The city medical examiner will do an autopsy today on the baby.

2010-12-30T18:34:00.000-08:00

The New York City fire department commissioner is reminding New Yorkers to only call 911 with life-threatening injuries, as it needs to concentrate its resources on emergencies.

Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano says the department has been slammed with non-emergency calls following Sunday's massive snowstorm.

He says the system is already taxed and that dozens of ambulances and fire trucks have become stuck on the treacherous roads.

"The streets are unpassable," said Cassano. "Our calls really are backed up and we want to make sure we can get the people who need to be transported to the hospital and life-threatening emergencies."

The FDNY says an additional firefighter was added on all 198 engine companies.

A New Jersey EMS task force is also being put together to send 15 ambulances to the city.

2010-12-26T08:40:00.000-08:00

FDNY EMTs Save McDonalds Customers By AccidentEMTs Robert Fredette and Andres Miranda from Station 4 were on lunch break at around 2 a.m. on Dec. 20, when they decided to go to McDonald's on Cliff and Fulton streets in Manhattan.

Immediately when they walked in the door, their carbon monoxide (CO) meters started ringing, showing levels of 120 p.p.m. (they evacuate at 35 p.p.m.). They went back outside, to shut off the meters, and reentered the restaurant, again receiving the high reading.

They called dispatch and asked for the local fire company to respond as they evacuated approximately 10 people from the store. Luckily, the pair had found the condition in before any of the employees or patrons showed any symptoms, and none needed treatment.

EMT Fredette said at one point he walked up a few steps to go to the upstairs portion of the restaurant and his meter went over the limit. "I've never had that happen before, to that level," he said.

When asked how it felt to know the saved many lives, EMT Fredette said, "It feels great; they could have gotten really sick or died. It's nice to know we could help.

2010-12-11T15:41:00.000-08:00

2010-12-11T15:34:00.000-08:00

EMT Who Allegedly Ignored Dying Pregnant Woman Faces Criminal ChargesAn emergency medical technician who is accused of not aiding a pregnant woman who died inside a Brooklyn Au Bon Pain restaurant last year was arraigned Tuesday on charges stemming from the incident.

Melissa Jackson, 23, turned herself in to authorities this morning and was charged with official misconduct. She faces up to two years behind bars.

Another EMT involved in the incident, Jason Green, was shot and killed in an unrelated incident in July.

Witnesses say Jackson and Green, who were off-duty, refused to step in as Eutisha Rennix, 25, was dying of an asthma attack.

Jackson's lawyer maintains his client did nothing wrong and actually called the 911 dispatcher directly.

Both Rennix and her unborn child died at the hospital.

2010-11-24T20:16:00.000-08:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2010-09-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

A 31-year-old man had collapsed near the finish line of the New York City triathlon, in which thousands of racers defied the sweltering heat to swim, bike and run.Race Director Bill Burke says the London man was treated by NYC EMT's on scene and was rushed to the hospital to the ER.Eleven other people also were hospitalized, but didn't appear to have serious injuries.
Do you know your heat exhaustion protocols?

2010-09-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

Angus Pascall was EMT by day, vicious sex stalker at night.A decorated EMT was charged Wednesday with a series of sick sex crimes - including an attack on an 11-year-old in an elevator he commandeered with his Fire Department key.WATCH THE VIDEO

2010-09-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

FDNY Graduates Newest Batch Of EMTs
Hundreds gathered at LaGuardia Community College on Sept. 20 to cheer as 34 paramedics and 87 EMTs graduated from the EMS Academy.

"You are all the best - the future of the FDNY's Emergency Medical Service," said Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. "I speak for the entire city when I say that we can all sleep a little easier knowing you're out there protecting the city."

The graduates speak 17 languages, including Spanish, Cantonese, Ukrainian, Serbian, Armenian and Polish.

"Your enthusiasm reflects your commitment to the FDNY," said Chief of Department Edward Kilduff. "This is a difficult program, and you deserve our congratulations."

The class valedictorians included Paramedic Benjamin Friedman, EMT Jesse Lipton, EMT William Morrocco and EMT James Paulson.

"I applaud the dedication of these men and women," said Chief of EMS John Peruggia. "You are the backbone of the Emergency Medical Service, a critical component to the system."Among the graduates was EMT Ryan Blackwell, whose father, Firefighter Christopher Blackwell from Rescue 3, was among the 343 FDNY members killed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Four of the graduates also served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Paramedic James Bresnahan served in Iraq with the Marines Corps; EMT David Kojac served in Baghdad, Falluja and Al Asad with the Marine Corps; EMT Phillip Browning served in the National Guard; and EMT Ruben Licona served in the Navy.

The members will be assigned to units throughout the five boroughs.

"I'm excited to graduate and excited to start my career," said Paramedic Eric Ozechowski.
NY1 VIDEO: Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano presided over the graduation ceremony

2010-07-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

FDNY EMT CHOKES A WOMAN ON THE STREET

2010-07-26T20:29:00.000-07:00

FDNY EMT Worker Accused Of Ignoring Dying Woman Killed In SoHo

An EMT worker who made headlines last year for allegedly refusing to help a dying, pregnant woman was killed Sunday morning in a shooting in Manhattan.
Police say Jason Green, 32, was shot in the face around 2 a.m. at the corner of Vandam and Hudson Streets in SoHo.

He was pronounced dead at New York Downtown Hospital.

Investigators say he was leaving the Greenhouse club at the time.
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Representatives for the Varick Street establishment said those involved in the shooting were not customers.

The New York City Fire Department confirms Green was one of two EMT workers who were suspended in connection with the December death of a woman who worked at a Downtown Brooklyn Au Bon Pain.

Officials say Green and Melissa Jackson were off duty when Eutisha Rennix collapsed, and instead of helping, told onlookers to call 911.

Rennix and her unborn child died shortly thereafter at a hospital.

It’s unclear what the circumstances were surrounding the shooting.

No arrests have been made.

Police Release Video Of EMT's Alleged Killer

2010-07-17T08:46:00.000-07:00

Two Wounded In East Harlem Shooting
Video LinkThe shooting happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at Second Avenue and 122nd Street.

Police say the teenager was shot in the leg and is in critical condition.

A 19-year-old man who was shot in the back is also recovering.Both were treated on by NYC paramedics

2010-04-09T07:10:00.000-07:00

FDNY Begins Diverting Ambulances From St. Vincent's
As St. Vincent's Hospital prepares to close, some patients will be sent to other hospitals.

As of 10 a.m. today, the New York City Fire Department is only taking psychiatric patients to the Greenwich Village facility.

Fire officials say all other patients will be taken to different hospitals.

The hospital says it will continue to care for walk-in patients for now.

The hospital's board voted Tuesday to close inpatient services after a six month attempt to save the institution, which is estimated to be $700 million in debt.

The move ends the hospital's acute care, rehab and behavioral health services.

Outpatient services like cancer care and HIV and AIDS treatment will be saved.

There is still no official closing date for the 160-year-old facility.

In response to the impending closure of Saint Vincent's, many local hospitals are expanding their hours and services to accommodate its patients and staff.

Bellevue, a seven-minute ride away from St. Vincent's, says it has already seen an increase in patients. NYU Langone Medical Center just next door to Bellevue, has already made some changes.

"We've already seen a significant impact at Bellevue in their emergency department, so we're up about 13 percent compared to last year,” said Alan Aviles, president of the Health & Hospitals Corporation.

"Our emergency department, unfortunately, is small and overcrowded, but we do have a certificate of need on file with the Department of Health right now in order to expand it,” said NYU Langone Medical Center’s Dr. Andrew Brotman.

The New York Daily News reported Thursday that at least two health care companies, Mount Sinai Medical Center and Continuum Health Partners, are still in talks to take over the emergency department and community clinics.

A spokesperson from Continuum released a statement saying that its hospitals are prepared to take on the extra needs of the community by expanding the hours and services at its existing facilities.

Beth Israel and Roosevelt Hospital will also allow for immediate, temporary admitting privileges for St. Vincent's patients.

Additionally, Continuum has initiated a temporary hiring freeze and will work to place St. Vincent's workers in any job vacancies.

Both Mount Sinai and Continuum had bids to take over the entire hospital, but pulled out to avoid taking on the West Village institution’s $700 million in debt.

Local leaders and residents say they worry the hospital’s closure will leave a dangerous gap in medical care for the Greenwich Village area.

In response, Governor David Paterson said the state will begin seeking grant applications for the development of a new urgent care facility in the neighborhood.

"While I am disappointed that St. Vincent's will close its inpatient services, I am committed to ensuring that the health care needs of the community it serves continue to be met. This project will help maintain access to needed urgent care services in Greenwich Village," said the governor in a released statement. "I am confident that the other providers in the area will come forward with resourceful proposals to ensure that St. Vincent's patients continue to receive timely and high quality care."

Meanwhile, nurses and staffers from St. Vincent's held a rally Thursday to protest the hospital's closing.

They say they're not only concerned about losing their jobs, but also for their patients.

"This community has to know, when you have that difficulty breathing, when you have that chest pain, do not go to an urgent care center, it means your life, you need a full service hospital here in Manhattan, at St. Vinny's and nothing less will do," said St. Vincent's nurse Barbara Cane.

"I really would like to help St. Vincent's stay open and care for this community. I think if we get together strong enough we can stop this," said St. Vincent's nurse Rosemary Rogers.

"I'm here to support the hospital but I think it's a done deal and I think it's a criminal done deal," St. Vincent's nurse Dorothy O'Neill.

About 150 people turned out for the rally, including dozens of neighborhood residents.

Also affected by Tuesday's decision to close up shop are the hospital's 345 residents and interns.

They now have to find somewhere else to finish their training programs. Some are just two months away from finishing.

About 40 of them have already been uprooted once when Mary Immaculate Hospital and St. John's Queens Hospital closed last year.

The Committee of Interns and Residents has been working with all the residents and interns since the problems began at St. Vincent's.

2010-03-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

Long Island College Hospital EMTs Fired for Online Postings
Ben Duchac
Franco Colon
Two goofball emergency medical technicians played Chatroulette and lost.

The pair had goofed around in their gas masks and flirted with girls in online chat rooms inside their ambulance between 911 emergency assignments and posted photos of it online before getting fired for their capers.

Medics Ben Duchac and Franco Colon of the Long Island College Hospital EMT corps took pictures of their antics. And Duchac posted the images on the photo-sharing Web site Flickr.

The EMTs were in their parked ambulance when they signed on to the Web site ChatRoulette, in which random strangers chat.

One of the images shows a laptop screen chat between a sexy brunette and the two medics wearing their gas masks.

In another, captioned "Franco Likes Safety," Colon steers with his left hand while texting with his right. It's not clear if the ambulance is moving.

"I made a mistake," Duchac told The Post. "It was unprofessional."

"The EMTs involved in this incident were immediately terminated once we became aware of their actions," said hospital spokeswoman Zipporah Dvash

2010-03-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

Hospital Workers Rally State To Keep St. Vincent's Open

Elected officials, nurses and hospital workers rallied in front of cash-strapped St. Vincent’s Hospital today.

They are urging state officials to keep the Greenwich Village hospital open.

St. Vincent’s is currently $700 million in debt.

Governor David Paterson had given the hospital a month to develop a viable rescue plan. But the month is almost over and a task force made up of hospital officials, lawmakers and labor leaders has not been able to come up with a solution.

Workers say not only is this a crisis for the actual employees, but it is also a major problem for the community.

"The nurses need to rally because we need to be together. This has been a very stressful situation for all of us for the last couple of months,” said St. Vincent's Nurses Association President Eileen Dunn.

“I've been employed here for the last 20 years, so basically I grew up here at St. Vincent's; it's a family," said another hospital worker. "It's sad what's going on. But the real issue is the impact it's going to have on the community."

Union employees have already agreed to a 10 percent pay cut for the next four months and non-union workers have agreed to slice salaries as much as 25 percent.

The hospital has already laid off 300 unionized workers.

A previous deal to buy the hospital and phase out its emergency care facilities was abandoned after much criticism.

2010-01-31T04:28:00.000-08:00

EMTs accused of ignoring dying pregnant woman Eutisha Rennix back on job after 30-day suspensionFDNY EMT Jason Green, 32, and Melisa Jackson, 23, returned to work after a 30-day suspension.

Two EMTs accused of ignoring a dying pregnant woman because they were on a break returned to work Thursday proclaiming their innocence.

Smiling and laughing, Jason Green and Melisa Jackson reported to FDNY headquarters at the end of their 30-day suspension for abandoning Au Bon Pain worker Eutisha Rennix.

"I'm relieved I still have a job," said Green as he hugged a co-worker and playfully swatted another on the shoulder outside Metrotech in downtown Brooklyn.

"This whole thing's been stressful," said Green. "I'm just hanging in there."

The dispatchers, who still face a criminal probe, were grabbing a bagel at a nearby Au Bon Pain when a worker told them 25-year-old Rennix was having trouble breathing. Rennix, who was six months pregnant, had collapsed and was in the back of the store.

Jackson called a fellow dispatcher to report the incident, but witnesses said she and Green did not try to help Rennix themselves. The mom and her premature baby died hours later.

Green, 32, and Jackson, 23, denied they left the coffee shop and insisted they did all they could to help.

"Hopefully, the truth will be unveiled, and me and Melisa will have our names cleared," said Green.

The Department of Investigation and the Brooklyn district attorney's office are probing the incident. The Fire Department has yet to interview the EMTs, but Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said he could not comprehend a member of the FDNY not stopping to help.

"We help, that's what we do - no matter what," Cassano said. "When you raise your right hand and take that oath, that's what you're pledging to do."

Rennix's co-workers were outraged that the pair was allowed to return to work.

"A girl is dead. I think they should still be off," said Tarsheen Brown, 29. "I asked them for help and they just looked at me like I was stupid."

2010-01-10T12:25:00.000-08:00

Regional EMS Council of NYC

Ambulance Committee meeting

475 Riverside Drive
Orthodox Room- Ground Floor
New York New York 10115
Date:1/26/2010
Time:5:00 PM

Contact Information:
Organization:Regional EMS Council of NYC
Name:Marie Diglio
Phone Number:212-870-2301
Email Address:mcdiglio@nycremsco.org

2010-01-10T12:14:00.000-08:00

12-year-old boy found slasheda 12-year-old boy was found slashed Saturday night in Queens.

Investigators say the boy was found just before 10 p.m. where the Jackie Robinson Parkway intersects with Cypress Hill Street.

He had several slash wounds.He was treated & trasported by NYC EMS to a Queens hospital

,where he is said to be in stable condition

2009-12-22T08:45:00.000-08:00

DA probes EMTs in mom's death

Two EMTs accused of callously refusing to help a dying, pregnant mom during their coffee break became the target of a criminal probe by the Brooklyn DA's Office yesterday -- as the FDNY moved to fire them.

Prosecutors met to determine whether EMTs Jason Green, 32, and Melisa Jackson, 23 -- who sources said are romantically involved -- had a legal duty to aid Eutisha Rennix, 25.

The criminal investigation began as the Fire Department suspended Green and Jackson without pay for allegedly ignoring the frantic pleas of Rennix's co-workers to help her after she suffered a seizure Dec. 9 at the Au Bon Pain shop in 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn. That's the site of FDNY headquarters and where the pair work as dispatchers.
TRAGIC: Eutisha Rennix, here with twin brother Eudane, died after collapsing in a Brooklyn cafe.
TRAGIC: Eutisha Rennix, here with twin brother Eudane, died after collapsing in a Brooklyn cafe.

Rennix, who had a 3-year-old son, died at Long Island College Hospital after being transported there by a paramedic crew. Her premature baby was delivered at the hospital but died two hours later.

Sources said the FDNY wants to boot Green, a six-year veteran, and Jackson, who has four years with the department, over the debacle, a story that The Post broke Sunday.

But two are fighting back, unleashing a union rep to defend them yesterday.

"These are people that are not in the field," EMS union exec Jeff Samerson said. "They have not had patient contact in years."

Still, even Samerson had to concede, "they could have acted better."

Fire Department officials have already referred the case to the state Health Department, which could revoke the EMTs' certification.

The shocking scandal, which has infuriated Mayor Bloomberg, FDNY brass and the public, even led the union chief to call for punishment for the pair if they failed their duty.

"The entire rank-and-file is mortified by these allegations," said Pat Bahnken, president of Emergency Medical Services Union Local 2507.

Bloomberg raged at the two EMTs for a second day, saying, "There's no excuse whatsoever, as far as I can tell."

FDNY investigators have obtained a videotape from the Au Bon Pain on the day of the incident, department sources said.

Employees said they approached Green and Jackson for help for Rennix.

Shop worker Tareen Brown, 29, said the EMTs initially told workers that "if they reacted, they could get in trouble. They said they weren't allowed to touch her unless a call was made to 911 first."

His co-worker, Lourdes Colon, 19, said, "They said they couldn't do anything. They said they were trainees. They showed no sympathy at all."

Brown said that after Jackson and Green did not go to help Rennix, he went outside where there was a group of about 10 FDNY employees, and told them, "Somebody has fallen out. There's an emergency."

"They said, 'What do you want us to do? Call 911.' "

Jackson actually did call 911 from the Au Bon Pain, according to the union's Samerson.

But sources said Jackson told the dispatcher that Rennix had difficulty breathing -- despite the fact that the EMT never physically examined the stricken woman -- and left before the LICH crew arrived. Based on the information Jackson provided, the call was initially not treated as a critical emergency.

2009-12-22T08:29:00.000-08:00

EMTs who refused to help dying pregnant mother

A furious Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted two EMTs who allegedly refused to help a dying, pregnant mom because they were on break at a Brooklyn coffee shop.

"It was unconscionable, [an] outrage, pick some adjectives and stick it in," the fuming mayor said at a news conference a day after The Post broke the scandal involving tragic mom Eutisha Revee Rennix, 25."The Fire Department, including EMS, is responsible for life-saving, and their first responsibility is to do that," the mayor said. "But even if they weren't part of the Fire Department sworn to protect all of us, just normal human beings, drop your coffee and go help somebody if they're dying. C'mon."

The two EMTs -- identified for The Post as Melisa Jackson and Jason Green -- were buying bagels in the Au Bon Pain at the Metrotech Center in Downtown Brooklyn on Dec. 9 when Rennix collapsed there -- and they allegedly ignored her.

Her toddler son has been crying, "Where's Mommy?" since her death, said her stunned and grieving family. Rennix's mother, Cynthia, angrily added that the FDNY hasn't offered one word of explanation -- or sympathy -- for the fiasco.

"It's disgusting," Cynthia Rennix said.

"We've heard nothing from the city. No one has called to apologize or explain. Her [3-year-old] son, Jahleel, senses what is going on . . . He keeps asking, 'Where's Mommy?' "

Witnesses have said the two EMTs -- trained medics working as dispatchers at FDNY headquarters at Metrotech -- were more interested in getting to their breakfast than helping the dying woman amid the panicked screams of her fellow workers.

Their cold advice: "Call 911," the witnesses said.

They then allegedly left the cafe before help arrived.

Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta yesterday reiterated that the matter "is under investigation."

A union official said EMT members are not contractually entitled to a responsibility-free meal period; members on duty and in uniform have an obligation to act in an emergency, and leaving a patient is "an act of abandonment," he said.

Frantic employees who were waiting for help after calling 911 had approached the medics standing in line at around 9 a.m. and asked for help for Rennix, who was apparently suffering a seizure and struggling to breathe. The EMTs, who were not identified, allegedly blew off the workers.

At 9:13 a.m., two other EMTs, William Martinez and Robert Suarez, were dispatched from Long Island College Hospital and arrived at 9:24 a.m. to what they believed was a noncritical call.

But before they arrived, by 9:22 a.m., Rennix's condition had dramatically worsened, and 911 was again called about a critical situation -- triggering the dispatch of a FDNY paramedic crew, which arrived at 9:28 a.m.

Rennix was already in cardiac arrest.

She was rushed to LICH and declared dead at 10:17 a.m. Her baby girl was delivered and died 2 hours and 10 minutes later.

The source said that when the FDNY paramedics jumped into the chaotic scene, the LICH crew was running back to their ambulance to get a defibrillator, which they had left in the vehicle.

The family is considering suing over the debacle.

Additional reporting by Edmund DeMarche and Zoey Russo

cj.sullivan@nypost.com

A furious Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted two EMTs who allegedly refused to help a dying, pregnant mom because they were on break at a Brooklyn coffee shop.

"It was unconscionable, [an] outrage, pick some adjectives and stick it in," the fuming mayor said at a news conference a day after The Post broke the scandal involving tragic mom Eutisha Revee Rennix, 25.

"The Fire Department, including EMS, is responsible for life-saving, and their first responsibility is to do that," the mayor said. "But even if they weren't part of the Fire Department sworn to protect all of us, just normal human beings, drop your coffee and go help somebody if they're dying. C'mon."
SENSELESS: Eutisha Rennix (above) died of cardiac arrest at a Brooklyn Au Bon Pain after two EMTs allegedly refused to help because they were on break.
Helayne Seidman
SENSELESS: Eutisha Rennix (above) died of cardiac arrest at a Brooklyn Au Bon Pain after two EMTs allegedly refused to help because they were on break.

The two EMTs -- identified for The Post as Melisa Jackson and Jason Green -- were buying bagels in the Au Bon Pain at the Metrotech Center in Downtown Brooklyn on Dec. 9 when Rennix collapsed there -- and they allegedly ignored her.

Her toddler son has been crying, "Where's Mommy?" since her death, said her stunned and grieving family. Rennix's mother, Cynthia, angrily added that the FDNY hasn't offered one word of explanation -- or sympathy -- for the fiasco.

"It's disgusting," Cynthia Rennix said.

"We've heard nothing from the city. No one has called to apologize or explain. Her [3-year-old] son, Jahleel, senses what is going on . . . He keeps asking, 'Where's Mommy?' "

Witnesses have said the two EMTs -- trained medics working as dispatchers at FDNY headquarters at Metrotech -- were more interested in getting to their breakfast than helping the dying woman amid the panicked screams of her fellow workers.

Their cold advice: "Call 911," the witnesses said.

They then allegedly left the cafe before help arrived.

Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta yesterday reiterated that the matter "is under investigation."

A union official said EMT members are not contractually entitled to a responsibility-free meal period; members on duty and in uniform have an obligation to act in an emergency, and leaving a patient is "an act of abandonment," he said.

Frantic employees who were waiting for help after calling 911 had approached the medics standing in line at around 9 a.m. and asked for help for Rennix, who was apparently suffering a seizure and struggling to breathe. The EMTs, who were not identified, allegedly blew off the workers.

At 9:13 a.m., two other EMTs, William Martinez and Robert Suarez, were dispatched from Long Island College Hospital and arrived at 9:24 a.m. to what they believed was a noncritical call.

But before they arrived, by 9:22 a.m., Rennix's condition had dramatically worsened, and 911 was again called about a critical situation -- triggering the dispatch of a FDNY paramedic crew, which arrived at 9:28 a.m.

Rennix was already in cardiac arrest.

She was rushed to LICH and declared dead at 10:17 a.m. Her baby girl was delivered and died 2 hours and 10 minutes later.

The source said that when the FDNY paramedics jumped into the chaotic scene, the LICH crew was running back to their ambulance to get a defibrillator, which they had left in the vehicle.

The family is considering suing over the debacle.

2009-12-01T07:56:00.000-08:00

Why we have jobs

2009-11-02T22:46:00.000-08:00

First Woman To Retire From Philharmonic Set To Pursue Life As EMT
Nancy Donaruma's life dream to be a member of the New York Philharmonic began at age eight and while her days at the New York Philharmonic may be over, she's not about to kick back on a rocking chair on the front porch anytime soon.VIDEO

2009-11-02T22:04:00.000-08:00

High School Student Shot Outside Bronx School

Police are investigating after a Bronx high school student was shot near his school Monday afternoon.

Investigators say the 17-year-old senior left Bronx Regional High School in Morrisania for lunch around 12:30 p.m. when he was shot in the shoulder by a man wearing a ski mask

The teen was treated by FDNY EMS then taken to Lincoln Hospital where he is expected to recover.

2009-09-11T07:45:00.000-07:00

CLICK TO ENLARGE

2009-09-02T12:28:00.000-07:00

Former EMT Arrested For Posting Crime Scene Photo OnlineThe family of a Staten Island woman killed earlier this year is suing Facebook over photos posted from the crime scene.The victim's mother, Martha Wimmer, wants Facebook to enact a better screening process for photos. She also says she doesn't want her daughter to be remembered for the photos.

Former EMT Mark Musarella is accused of taking a cell phone picture of the victim's body and posting it on his Facebook page. He was fired after the incident and pleaded not guilty to charges of official misconduct.

"This EMS had no right to take a picture of my daughter being strangled and put it on the Internet for all the morons to look at," said Wimmer.

"It was the tears of Marty on the day we met that made me be stupid enough to be involved in this case because you have to be stupid to take on a cause."

A spokeswoman for Facebook could not comment on pending litigation, but said it has always been their policy to remove such photos as soon as they are reported.

Musarella, a retired NYPD detective, was fired from his job at Richmond University Medical Center. He faces up to a year in prison.

2009-09-02T12:24:00.000-07:00

National Preparedness Month with the launch of the Ready New York City CampaignHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined officials from the Office of Emergency Services today to kick off National Preparedness Month with the launch of the Ready New York City Campaign.

The campaign urges New Yorkers to come up with a plan and prepare emergency kits in case of a disaster or terrorist attack.

"There are simple items to go inside: a little bit of cash, important papers, medications, an extra pair of eyeglasses, the things that if you run out in your pajamas, you wish you had in those minutes after a disaster," said Terry Bischoff, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Greater New York.

"I think the people of New York City can be confident that the emergency planning for any type of scenario, but particularly a terrorist scenario, is as robust here as any place I've seen in the country," said Napolitano.

Officials say 40 percent of New Yorkers feel they are not prepared for an emergency.

2009-08-01T09:18:00.000-07:00

In a twisted act of revenge a Queens woman pours boiling water on cheating husband's crotchEnraged at being two-timed, a Queens woman poured boiling water on her unfaithful husband's groin as he slept Monday, police said.In a twisted act of revenge, Oyinda Ojofeitimi, 67, a registered nurse, carried out the crotch-scalding attack to ensure her spouse stopped cheating, cops said.

"She was hurt and angry that after all this time married, he was stepping out on her," a police source said. "She wanted to shut down that possibility forever because he had treated her with such contempt."

The painful wakeup call left Emmanuel Ojofeitimi, also a nurse, screaming in the bedroom of the couple's home on Milburn St. in Springfield Gardens.

"I could hear it through the ceiling," said a mother of two, who rents an upstairs apartment in the feuding couple's house. "It was a physical altercation. It was the woman screaming and him in the background."

"They took him out on a stretcher," said another neighbor, Felix Smith.

The woman immediately regretted the assault and called 911, cops said. She was treating him with cold compresses when paramedics arrived. Her husband, 67, suffered second- and third-degree burns from his knees to his abdomen, police said. He was being treated at the burn unit at Nassau University Medical Center.

Oyinda Ojofeitimi told cops she recently had learned her husband of 20 years had been unfaithful.

Fed up and furious, she awoke at 6 a.m. and boiled a pot of water on her stove, cops said. As her husband slept, she poured the pot on his privates, cops said.

Arrested on assault charges, the betrayed wife, an immigrant of Grenada, was awaiting arraignment Monday night.

2009-07-16T14:33:00.000-07:00

A construction worker has been hospitalized after falling down an elevator shaft in Manhattan this morning.Fire officials say the man fell from the first floor of a Hells Kitchen building into the elevator pit. They say the doors opened, but the elevator was not there.The man fell about 25 to 30 feet.Saint Vincent paramedics treated and transported the construction worker to Saint Vincent's Hospital.

2009-07-05T07:39:00.000-07:00

FDNY rescues Brooklyn child's head from fence jam with Jaws of LifeFirefighters receive state-of-the-art training to battle raging infernos, dangerous building collapses and even terrifying terrorist attacks.

But sometimes it's just as rewarding to rescue a 2-year-old Brooklyn boy who got his head wedged in a metal park fence.

Precocious toddler Leon Stanley's unexpected adventure began just after 11:30 a.m. when he and his father went for a walk near their Red Hook home.

Enjoying the sunshine, the pair strolled along Van Brunt St. toward Mother Cabrini Park. Stanley, 38, turned his head for a moment and suddenly heard his son cry out.

"It all happened so fast," the dad said.

"We were just walking in the park, and the next thing you know, there he was, crying, his head stuck."

Leon had crouched in front of the fence and placed his head in the 8-inch gap between its bars, his father said.

Not realizing the gap narrowed near the top, the boy quickly stood up, jamming his head.

"He was a little excited, a little upset," said his father, a carpenter. "He tried to move but was stuck."

As Stanley tried to keep Leon calm, a woman rushed over and called 911. Engine 202 responded minutes later.

2009-05-24T07:35:00.000-07:00

24 hour period in NYC EMS

2009-03-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

Five people were stabbed in two separate incidents outside the same New York City nightclub early Saturday morning.The three men and two women were stabbed in front of the Deco Lounge St Vincent paramedics and EMT's treated the victims then took them to nearby St. Vincent's Hospital. All are expected to survive.New York City Police arrested 21-year-old Mario Olmedo on charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon in relation to stabbing a 23-year-old man in the head and a 21-year-old woman in the neck, the New York Daily News reported.

2009-03-15T15:31:00.000-07:00

Dumb NYC Paramedic abandoned a 5-year-old boy at a Bronx hospital

An impatient Paramedic was arrested Friday for abandoning a 5-year-old boy at a Bronx hospital on New Year's Eve because he didn't want to wait for the paperwork, officials said.Then to top it off jackass forged the nurses signature

2009-03-02T15:24:00.000-08:00

Days after announcing cuts to the Fire Department that include the elimination of 30 ambulance tours this summer, the head of the EMS Union is speaking out and warning that it could cost lives. NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.
Round the clock day and night, about 250 ambulances operated by the fire department are on duty all over the city, ready to respond to all kinds of medical emergencies.In an internal memo obtained by NY1 last week, the department plans to eliminate 30 of those ambulance tours, effective July 1, to save money. Now, the president of the union that staffs those ambulances warns that's a bad idea.

"When you reduce the number of ambulances available, you drive up the response time, and somebody will die. Somebody's gonna die," said EMS Union President Patrick Bahnken.

Bahnken says this is the worst possible time to cut back since EMS call volume goes up significantly during economic downturns -- a result of people losing their jobs and their health insurance which leads to people not being able to afford medications. He also says anger and frustration lead to spikes in violence that result in more ambulance calls.

The FDNY's own statistics show EMS responded to an all-time high of 1.2 million 911 calls in 2008. That's 100,000 more than in 2003, with the number of calls increasing every year since then.

At any given time, about 20 percent of EMS tours are staffed by personnel working overtime, which the department is hoping to eliminate. The department and the union agree the tours that are cut will likely be picked up by private ambulance companies, although union leaders say that's not a real solution.

"It's a knee-jerk response that ignores a lot of other problems that are created by it. Hospital-based ambulances bring patients back to the hospitals they work for," said Bahnken.

Bahnken says private ambulances like Transcare hurt the bottom line for the city's public hospitals, which lose out on patients and Medicaid and Medicare revenues. He says reducing ambulance tours could have a detrimental impact on public safety.

"I shudder to think that we go back to the 1986, 1987 period when people with major medical emergencies were waiting for 10 minutes or better for an ambulance," said Bahnken.

The FDNY insists the budget cuts have not been finalized and says it plans to meet with the EMS union February 17 to discuss the budget.

2009-03-02T15:20:00.000-08:00

The latest victims of the tanking economy.The doors of two Queens hospitals were boarded up Sunday with graffiti-scarred wood planks, the latest victims of the tanking economy.
The message, say critics: Don't get sick in Queens.
"You already have overburdened hospitals," said Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Queens). "Good luck trying to get a loved one to emergency care."
Ambulances stood at the ready outside St. John's Queens Hospital in Elmhurst and Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica in case patients showed up unaware the hospitals were closed.
They shut their doors late Saturday night after budget woes sent them into bankruptcy. Some 3,000 workers lost their jobs at the facilities.
"It's a real failure of government to set priorities and manage them properly," Gioia said. "They throw up their hands when the money runs out and say, 'What can we do?' That's not good enough."
Mayor Bloomberg called the closures "sad" and said the city has to do more with less in these tough economic times.
"Having said that, there is no reason for us to ... walk away from our basic functions of government," he said, adding that the Fire Department will dispatch more ambulances in Queens and for other hospitals to fill the void.
Carlos Quiles, a nurse who lost his job at St. John's, said the next best option for care in Queens is Elmhurst Hospital Center, which is already filled to capacity.
"I can't understand the wisdom behind closing the hospitals," he said. "The politicians clearly have no understanding of the ramifications."
Quiles is worried about finding a new job in a tough economy.
"I just have to leave it all in the hands of God," he said.

2009-01-15T17:39:00.000-08:00

All I can say is it was a long day

A US Airways plane crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after striking a bird that disabled two engines, sending 150 on board scrambling onto rescue boats, authorities say. No deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.

Brown says the plane, an Airbus 320, appears to have hit one or more birds.

A law enforcement official said that authorities are not aware of any deaths and that the passengers do not appear to be seriously injured. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the rescue was still under way.

The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows. Rescue crews had opened the door and were pulling passengers in yellow life vests from the plane. Several boats surrounded the plane, which appeared to be slowly sinking.

Government officials do not believe the crash is related to terrorism.

"There is no information at this time to indicate that this is a security-related incident," Homeland Security spokeswoman Laura Keehner said. "We continue to closely monitor the situation which at present is focused on search and rescue."

Witnesses said the plane's pilot appeared to guide the plane down.

"I see a commercial airliner coming down, looking like it's landing right in the water," said Bob Read, who saw it from his office at the television newsmagazine "Inside Edition."

"This looked like a controlled descent."

New York City EMT's and Paramedics responded to the crash.

2009-01-11T06:40:00.000-08:00

Nightmare Hospital
"Woodhull Hospital"
Distraught family members say Carolyn Fraiser Atta, a mother of four daughters, arrived at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn at 3 p.m. Tuesday complaining of shortness of breath; was admitted; and given a nebulizer used to treat asthma.

They say she then was not seen by a doctor or nurse until seven hours later, around 10 p.m. Two hours after that, Frasier Atta was dead.

"They robbed us of a mother; they robbed us of a sister; they robbed us of a friend, an aunt," said Atta's daughter, Ashley Omoarukhe.

Her older brother, Melvin Fraiser says he had tried repeatedly to get a doctor to see his sister.

She didn't have anything. No oxygen tank or anything, said Frasier. "She was just laying on the bed waiting to see a doctor.

One of her daughter's, an EMT, says her mother should have been seen by a doctor immediately because she had shortness of breath.

If vital signs were done, even just auscultation, the nurses would have detected fluid in the lungs," said Ashley Omoarukhe.

Fraiser says his sister was talking and coherent when she left the hospital around 7 p.m. The family phone rang after midnight.

They called my sister Ashley at 12:25 in the morning. She was home alone and told her over the phone. They did not know if she was a child or a minor," said Monica Omoarukhe. "They didn't ask her, they didn't know if she was an elderly person. They called her said 'Is this, who you are? You're the daughter? Your mother went under cardiac arrest she did not make it.

When they arrived at the hospital, the family says a nurse took them aside and advised them to get counsel.

"A nurse said, 'you know what, between us, and I don't want to put this on record, you need to get a lawyer. You're mom should not have been sitting there not able to breath and not been attended to.

2008-12-31T16:50:00.001-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2008-12-21T08:43:00.000-08:00

Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta joined friends and family to congratulate the newest EMS responders at York College Wednesday.Ninety-six trainees were promoted to emergency medical technicians, and 18 others will take on the job of paramedic.

"The technology and the hardware and new equipment are important, but we need people like you willing to work hard for others, day or night, rain or snow,” said Scoppetta. “You are what makes this department great."

All graduates have completed training at the EMS Academy and will be assigned to various stations throughout the city.

2008-10-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

FDNY EMT Salary Information 2008

Starting Salary $27,295
After 1 Year $28,840
After 2 Years $29,355
After 3 Years $33,990
After 5 Years $39,179
Work hours 50+ hours

FDNY can mandate you to stay
2 extra hours every shift.

2008-10-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

There was a dramatic water rescue on Long Island Sunday night.An off-duty medical technician spotted a car with a boat and trailer attached submerged in the water, about 60 feet offshore of Billy Joel Park.
The EMT and a police officer swam to the SUV, smashed a window and pulled out the driver.
He is in the hospital with minor injuries.

2008-10-13T08:32:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post some free EMT practice test quiz's for you guys.Some of these you will find on the National Registry.You will also find them out in the field.
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The patent in this photo has what type of bruising?
(1) Parietal bruising
(2) Zygomatic bruising
(3) Battle signs bruising
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The patient you are treating has white,waxy skin on both hands.The patient hands feel as if they are frozen.They are swollen and you notice that blisters are forming. Which of the following would you NOT want to do in caring for this patient?

(1)Remove any jewelry
(2)Rub the hands
(3)leave the blisters intact
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Answers
(3) Battle signs bruising
(2)Rub the hands

EMT-B EMT-I Test EMT-P NREMT

2008-10-10T15:04:00.000-07:00

Where to Obtain EMS Training in New York State

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Emergency Care Programs
872 East 29th Street
Brooklyn NY 11210
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT
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Modern Health Resources
P.O. Box 190
Bronx NY 10463
718-432-1666
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT
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NY Methodist Hospital Paramedic Program
Center for Allied Health Education
1401 Kings Highway, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn NY 11229
917-952-1860
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT AEMT CC AEMT - P
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Regional EMS Council of NYC
475 Riverside Drive
Suite 1370
New York NY 10115
212-870-2301
Courses Approved to Teach:None at this time
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N.Y. Hospital Medical Center of Queens
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
56-45 Main Street
Flushing NY 11355
718-670-1361
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT AEMT-P
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Code One
731 White Plains Road
Bronx NY 10473
718-542-5866
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT
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Institute of Emergency Care
St. Vincent's Hospital
170 West 12th Street
New York NY 10011
212-604-2595
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR & EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC AEMT-P
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Western Turnpike Rescue Squad
200 Centre Drive
Albany NY 12203
518-456-3600
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Hudson Mohawk Regional EMS Council
1653 Central Avenue
Albany NY 12205
518-464-5097
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
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HVCC - Prehospital Emergency Medicine
80 Vandenburgh Avenue
Troy NY 12180
518-629-4895
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC AEMT-P
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Town of Colonie Depart of EMS
Public Safety Bldg
312 Wolf Road
Latham NY 12110
518-782-2645
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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City of Albany Fire Department
165 Henry Johnson Blvd
Albany NY 12210
518-447-7879
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Allegany County Emergency Services
Public Safety Building Room AD14
4884 State Route 19
Belmont NY 14813
585-268-7658
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
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Yates County BLS Training Center
227 Main Street
Penn Yan NY 14527
315-536-5537
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Finger Lakes Community College
4355 Lakeshore Drive
Canandaigua NY 14424
585-394-3500
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC AEMT-P
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Finger Lakes Regional EMS Council
63 Pulteney Street
Geneva NY 14456
315-789-0108
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
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LaSalle Ambulance
Rural Metro Medical Services
481 William Gaiter Parkway
Buffalo NY 14215
716-882-8400
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
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Wyoming County Community Hospital
1829 Church Road
Darien Center NY 14040
585-591-1718
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I
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Southern Westchester BOCES
Center for Career Services
Valhalla NY 10595
65 Grasslands Road
914-761-3400
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Westchester Regional EMS Council
4 Dana Road
Valhalla NY 10595
914-231-1685
Courses Approved to Teach:Nothing at this time
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Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corp
80 Main Street
PO Box 101
Irvington NY 10533
914-591-5151
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Mohegan Volunteer Fire Ambulance
PO Box 517
Mohegan Lake NY 10547
646-208-0404
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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City of Yonkers Fire Department
5-7 New School Street
Yonkers NY 10701
914-377-7540
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Mobile Life Support Services
P.O. Box 471
69 Dickson Street
Newburgh NY 12551
845-562-4368
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
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Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council
259 Route 17K
First Floor
Newburgh NY 12550
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Woodstock Rescue Squad
P.O. Box 222
Woodstock NY 12498
845-594-2132
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Ulster County Ambulance Association
PO Box 231
High Falls NY 12440
845-256-1222
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
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Dutchess Community College
Hollowbrook Park Bldg 4
31 Marshall Road
Wappingers Falls NY 12590
845-298-0717
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
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2008-10-10T14:34:00.000-07:00

An 11-day-old boy died after two police officers rushed the infant to the hospital Friday, not even letting a stopped elevator in a city apartment building get in their way.Authorities say the infant was in cardiac arrest when the officers arrived at the 14th floor apartment in the Van Dyke Houses, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, just after 9 a.m.The two officers, assigned to the 73rd Precinct, reportedly took the boy from his mother and ran to the elevator.

But as it was descending, the elevator stopped for an unknown reason, trapping the two officers inside.

After 20 seconds of not being able to make the elevator move, the two police officers forced open the doors, officials said.

Police say they climbed out of the elevator onto the eighth floor and ran, with the infant, down eight flights of stairs. They then hopped into their patrol car and rushed the boy to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The building is part of the Van Dyke Houses, maintained by the city Housing Authority, which was looking into the matter.

2008-10-10T10:06:00.000-07:00

Interfacility Treatment Protocols Brief Statement & Disclaimer:

In order to provide the level of care that most closely matches the perceived need of patients requiring interfacility transport, the Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City developed Interfacility Treatment Protocols. This document reflects the changing field of out-of-hospital emergency medicine and the continuous attempts of the emergency medical and trauma communities in all provider sectors (municipal, voluntary hospital, proprietary, and volunteer), acting in concert, to provide high-quality, state-of-the-art, out-of-hospital emergency medical care to urgently ill and injured adults and children in the New York City region.

For more information, submit comments and/or questions to the Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City at....LINK

2007-11-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

I give thanks to all the retards that shop on black Friday.With out you I would not have a job!

2007-11-22T08:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving

Some of the funnest holiday rants from my favorite bloggerTales of an emergency room nurseChromed Curses

2007-11-19T07:17:00.000-08:00

A chaotic chain of gunfire.

In East New York early Sunday morning, five men were shot outside a banquet hall in a chaotic chain of gunfire that left one dead and another wounded by a police sergeant's bullet, police said.

It happened around 1 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue in East New York.

Police said the havoc began when one man, whose age wasn't known, shot three others, killing one, on Atlantic Avenue near the East New York neighborhood.

Then the gunman was shot himself by a second shooter who ran off with an accomplice, police said.

Two officers and a sergeant heard the gunfire and chased the second gunman, who was still armed, down Atlantic Avenue before the sergeant shot him while endeavoring to arrest him, police said.

A 21-year-old man, believed to be a shooter, was also shot in the leg as officers placed him under arrest.

Of the other wounded men, one, whose age wasn't known, was in critical condition with three gunshot wounds to the torso.

FDNY EMS Paramedics said the wounds to the other two, aged 20 and 17,appeared life-threatening.

2007-11-11T09:27:00.000-08:00

Albany County EMS

County EMS Coordinator: Brian Wood
Regional EMS Council: Hudson Mohawk REMSCO
Regional EMS Program Agency: Regional Emergency Medical Organization (REMO)
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Ambulance Services

Air Methods Corporation 405 Myrtle Avenue #206, Albany
Lifenet NY, Stat Flight

Altamont Fair Ambulance 129 Grand St., Altamont

Altamont Rescue Squad 767 Route 146, Altamont

Bethlehem Volunteer Ambulance Service 1121 Route 9W, Selkirk

Capital District Ambulance Service 89 West Street, Albany

Colonie Emergency Medical Services 312 Wolf Road, Colonie

Delmar Fire Department 145 Adams Street, Delmar

Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance 1400 Washington Ave Suite 116, Albany

General Electric Co Selkirk 1 Noryl Avenue Selkirk

Helderberg Ambulance Squad 978 Cole Hill Rd, East Berne

New York State Police Aviation 739 Albany Shaker Rd Albany Airport

Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company 2178 Tarrytown Rd, Clarksville

Physician's Ambulance Service 89 West Street Albany

Ravena Rescue Squad 1 Bruno Blvd Ravena

Rensselaerville Vol Ambulance 380 Fox Creek Rd Medusa

Voorheesville Area Ambulance Service 21 Voorheesville Avenue Voorheesville

Watervliet Arsenal Fire Department Building 22, Watervliet

Westerlo Rescue Squad 571 CR 401 Westerloo

Western Turnpike Rescue Squad 200 Centre Drive Albany
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First Response Services

Advanced Life Support Albany County Eagle St. Rm 92 Albany

Albany International Airport Fire Department Albany Shaker Road Albany

Albany Department of Fire & Emerg Svcs 165 Henry Johnson Blvd Albany

Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation Coeymans Hollow 1290 SR143

Cohoes Fire Department Mohawk & Ontario Sts Cohoes

Fuller Road Fire Department 1342 Central Avenue Albany

Green Island Fire Department 7 Clinton Street Green Island

Guilderland Emergency Medical Service 5209 Western Turnpike Guilderland

Maplewood Fire Department 61 Cohoes Road Watervliet

Menands Volunteer Fire Company 1 250 Broadway Menands

New York State Police State Office Campus Bldg 22 Albany

New York Task Force 2 4240 Albany Street Albany

North Bethlehem Fire Department 589 Russell Road Albany

Pepsi Arena EMS 51 South Pearl Street Albany

Schuyler Heights Fire District 900 First Street Watervliet

Shaker Road Fire Department 550 Albany-Shaker Road Loudonville

Stanford Heights Fire Department 2240 Central Avenue Schenectady

NY Latham Fire Dept 226 Old Loudon Road Latham

Verdoy Fire Department 988 Troy Schenectady Road Latham

Watervliet Fire Department 116 13th Street Watervliet

2007-11-09T18:02:00.000-08:00

Hitting kicking and biting

Among children of mothers with low education levels, those who receive regular care from other adults during preschool years may be less likely to have problems with physical aggression.

Hitting, kicking, biting and other forms of physical aggression are central features of a severe conduct disorder.These behaviors may be associated with social, physical and mental health problems.The origin of physical aggression problems can be traced back to early childhood, and studies have specifically shown that maternal characteristics, especially low levels of education, are among the best predictors of high physical aggression from early childhood to adolescence.

Sylvana M. Côté, Ph.D., of the University of Montreal, and colleagues studied 1,759 infants representative of all children born in Quebec in 1997 or 1998. Mothers were interviewed yearly from the time the children were age 5 months to 60 months, answering questions about family, parent and child characteristics and behaviors. This included details about non-maternal care services, provided to care for a child, usually while the mother is working. This may have involved center-based day care, family arrangements or other non-maternal care provided regularly during preschool years. Physical aggression levels were evaluated at 17, 30, 42, 54, and 60 months.

Of the 1,691 children who were followed for the whole study, 111 (6.6 percent) received no non-maternal care before preschool, 234 (13.8 percent) received some type of non-maternal care beginning before age 9 months and 1,346 (79.6 percent) received non-maternal care beginning at age 9 months or after. Children whose mothers had a low education level (i.e., did not have a high school diploma) were less likely to receive day care. However, children who did receive non-maternal care had lower levels of physical aggression, and the association was statistically significant among children who started day care before age 9 months.Children of mothers who graduated from high school were at lower risk of developing physical aggression problems, and non-maternal care had no additional effect on their behavior.In summary we provide robust evidence that the provision of non-maternal care services to children of mothers with low levels of education could substantially reduce their risk of chronic physical aggression, and that the protective impact is more important if children begin to receive these services before age 9 months," the authors conclude. "Because the children most likely to benefit from non-maternal care services are those less likely to receive them, universal programs involving the provision of non-maternal care should include special measures encouraging the use of non-maternal care services among high-risk families.

2007-11-08T15:13:00.000-08:00

He was lucky to have NYC FDNY EMT's save his ass

A would-be robber remains hospitalized after a bodega owner fought him off with a machete in Woodhaven, Queens, Wednesday night.

It was hand-to-hand combat in an all-out, bloody brawl. We asked the store owner if he'd do anything differently. He said next time, he'd have two machetes.

"Whether it was to rob or to kill him, but then after he hit him with the machete, the robber said, 'Just call the cops, please just call the cops,'" Johann Marte said through his translator, Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta.

Hiding his face for now, in case someone seeks revenge, the bodega owner justified reducing the robber to a bloody mess last night."He pulled his gun, I pulled my machete and we went to war," Marte said.

Marte, a father of four, said the alleged criminal walked in his Woodhaven corner store with guns blazing, then wound up begging him to call the police.
"He was aiming for the gun," Peralta said. "As soon as he saw the gun, he was aiming for the gun, and that's all he was aiming for. He started swinging away at the gun, and it was lucky for him he ended up hitting the hand.Marte's machete slashed the gun-toting bandit's trigger finger off, along with part of his ear, in a battle witnesses believe the suspect deserved.

"He had to protect himself," one said. "You do what you can."

Local legislators warn store owners not to fight violence with violence. They're pushing for bodega safety measures, like panic buttons, connected to local precincts.

"He was very lucky to endure what he did, but we want to teach bodega owners not to do what he did," Peralta said. "Because unfortunately, nine times out of 10, they will end up dead."

Still, an eye-for-an-eye, says Marte, who was fired at four times before his machete beat the bullets."I came here to work, to work hard, and I work hard everyday," Marte said through Peralta. "And I had to defend myself, and that's what I did.

The store has been robbed three times in the past, and it seems the Queens district attorney will treat this as self-defense and not charge Marte with anything. The robber-turned-victim is still recovering. He faces a number of charges.He was lucky to have NYC FDNY EMT's save his ass

2007-11-08T13:57:00.000-08:00

I will be listing all the EMS services located in N.Y state.I started in the county of Monroe
County EMS Coordinator: Tim Czapranski

(585) 753-3760 (Office)
(585) 753-3781 (Fax)
E-mail: tczapranski@monroecounty.gov
Regional EMS Council: Monroe-Livingston REMSCO
Regional EMS Program Agency: Monroe-Livingston REMSCO
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Barnard Fire Department---3084 Dewey Avenue, Rochester

Beacon Transportation, Inc
Rural/Metro Medical Services 177 University Avenue, Rochester

Brighton Volunteer Ambulance 1551 South Winton Road, Rochester

Brockport Fire Department Ambulance Corps 38 Market Street, Brockport

Chili Fire Department 3231 Chili Avenue, Rochester

Churchville Volunteer Fire Department 25 East Buffalo Street, Churchville

East Rochester Volunteer Ambulance Corps 254 West Ivy Street, East Rochester

Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service 1600 Buffalo Road, Rochester

Greece Volunteer Ambulance Service 867 Long Pond Road, Greece

Hamlin Volunteer Ambulance Corps 1483 Lake Road,Hamlin

Henrietta Volunteer Ambulance Service 280 Calkins Road, Rochester

Hilton Fire Department 135 South- Avenue, Hilton

Honeoye Falls Ambulance 210 East Street, Honeoye Falls

Irondequoit Volunteer Ambulance 2330 Norton Street, Rochester

Kodak Park Emergency Medical Service 1669 Lake Ave B-8, Rochester

Monroe Medi-Trans Ambulance 1669 Lyell Avenue, Rochester

National Ambulance & Oxygen Svc Rural/Metro Medical Services
177 University Avenue, Rochester

Penfield Volunteer Emergency Ambulance Service 1585 Jackson Road,Penfield

Perinton Volunteer Ambulance Corps 1400 Turk Hill Road, Fairport

Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance Service 40 Tobey Road, Pittsford

Point Pleasant Fire District 55 Ewer Avenue, Rochester

Rochester Institue of Technology Ambulance 117 Lomb Memorial Drive,Rochester

Rush Fire Department 1971 Rush-Mendon Road, Rush

Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department 385 Scottsville-Munford Road, Scottsville

Sea Breeze Volunteer Fire Association 4657 Culver Road, Rochester

Spencerport Volunteer Ambulance Service 116 Lyell Avenue, Spencerport

St. Paul Boulevard Fire Association 433 Cooper Road, Rochester

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Non-Transporting First Response Services

Barnard Fire District 3084 Dewey Avenue, Rochester

Brighton Fire District 3100 East Avenue, Rochester

Bushnell's Basin Fire Association 683 Pittsford_Victor Rd, Pittsford

Egypt Fire Department 7478 Pittsford-Palmyra Road, Fairport

Fairport Fire Department PO Box 66124, Fairport

Gates Fire District 2355 Chili Avenue, Rochester

Gates Volunteer Ambulance ALSFR 1600 Buffalo Road, Rochester

Greater Rochester International Airport Fire Dept 600 Airport Way, Rochester

Greece Lakeshore Fire Department 545 Ling Road, Rochester

Hamlin Fire Department 1503 Lake Road,Hamlin

Henrietta Fire District 850 Bailey Road,West Henrietta

Honeoye Falls Fire Department PO Box 332,Honeoye Falls

Irondequoit Volunteer Ambulance Service ALSFR 2330 Norton Street,Rochester

Laurelton Fire District 405 Empire Boulevard, Rochester

Marine Fire Department PO Box 12792, Rochester

Mendon Fire District 101 Mendon Ionia Road, Mendon

Monroe County Sheriff Dept Marine Unit 130 South Plymouth Ave,Rochester

Monroe Medi Trans Monroe Ambulance- ALSFR 318 Smith Street, Rochester

Morton Volunteer Fire Company PO Box 129, Morton

Mumford Fire Department 1013 Main Street, Mumford

North Greece Fire Department 1766 Latta Road, Rochester

Northeast Quadrant ALS 945 Publishers Parkway, Webster

Penfield Fire Company 1838 Penfield Road, Penfield

Pittsford Fire District 8 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford

Ridge Road Fire District 1299 Long Pond Road, Rochester

Ridge-Culver Fire Department 2960 Culver Road, Rochester

Rochester Fire Department EMS Office 1190 Scottsville Road,Rochester

South East Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit 210 Turk Hill Road,Fairport

Spencerport Volunteer Fire Department 175 Lyell Avenue, Spencerport

University of Rochester Emergency Squad Merrill,Wilson Commons,Rochester

Walker Fire Department 1420 Walker-Lake Ontario Road, Hamlin

Webster Volunteer Fire Department 35 South Ave., Webster

West Brighton Fire Department 2695 West Henrietta Road, Rochester

2007-11-06T16:43:00.000-08:00

An ongoing landlord-tenant dispute took a violent turn in Brooklyn Tuesday.
Two people were treated for burns after being splashed with a chemical in the Bath Beach section.

This confrontation unfolded in the first floor of the building on Bay 16th Street. Police and witnesses say an irate knife-wielding tenant left his apartment and headed to the super's apartment. The tenant's girlfriend reportedly followed him, begging him to calm down.

Coincidentally, the super was leaving his apartment to unclog a sink at another unit when he was confronted.

Both the tenant and his girlfriend were burned. Authorities say the fire department had to cut their clothes off of them on the street. They were treated by NYC EMS and taken to Staten Island University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Both the tenant and the super are facing charges.

2007-11-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

Ambulance Committee Meeting

Host : The Regional EMS Council of New York City
Address 1 : 475 Riverside Drive
Address 2 : Orthodox Room
City, State, Zip : New York New York 10115

Date Information:
Date : 11/27/2007
Time : 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Contact Information:
Organization: The Regional EMS Council of New York City
Name: Michelle S. Klemm
Phone Number : 212-870-2301

2007-10-22T17:29:00.001-07:00

Michael Bloomberg's security detail was attacked today

A police officer in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's security detail was attacked on a subway platform Monday. He was treated By NYC EMTS for minor injuries.
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It all happened around 1:20 p.m. at the Fulton Street station in lower Manhattan, according to the NYPD.

Mayor Bloomberg was unharmed.

City officials who were with Bloomberg said the mayor and most of his entourage were walking along the platform, and passed the disheveled-looking man as the train was pulling into the station.

The mayor was already about 15 feet past the man, and about to board the train, when the man shouted toward the officer, "I hate you," followed by profanity.

He then lunged at the uniformed officer, who was part of Bloomberg's entourage that protects him when he rides the subway. They scuffled - rolling around on the platform - before the man was taken into custody.

The 30-year-old suspect was taken to Bellevue Hospital hospital for observation. Officials said there was no reason to think he had targeted the mayor.

Bloomberg had just come from a Brooklyn event where he was showcasing his environmental agenda, which includes a plan to get more people onto mass transit to reduce traffic and congestion.

"I took the subway over here today," he said earlier Monday. "You know, it's a nice ride, and the bottom line is I didn't have to deal with a lot of traffic."

Bloomberg had just left the A-train and was on the 4/5 platform when the incident occurred.

He later called the injured officer at Downtown Hospital to make sure he was ok.

Stair chair of the future

2007-10-14T12:32:00.000-07:00

Short description of the design:
Caterpillar stretcher unit provides ergonomic and time saving transportation

How did this design improve life and for whom?:
80% of patients being moved to the hospital by ambulance are not acute cases. They are conscious and aware of what is happening. However carrying a stretcher downstairs, with a 100-kilo person is not a pleasant experience for a patient or the paramedics, furthermore the weight load makes it difficult for women to manage the job. The patients feel insecure, and often in panic react by grabbing the stair railing which can result in a fall for all three involved, especially as they are often carried downstairs in a backwards position. Because it takes two paramedics to carry out this task, they must make extra trips up and down to fetch equipment and patient’s belongings. With the Caterpillar Scoop it is possible for one paramedic to move a patient downstairs, and the reduced weight load allows women to work as paramedics on an equal basis as men. The second paramedic can carry the equipment. Thus the product improves the work lives of both the paramedics as well as the patients.What is the decisive role of the designer/design team in the creation of the nominated design?:
This project started with the task of redesigning the ambulance interior. During the initial research it became clear that the stretcher and its placement in the ambulance were decisive factors. In studying the stretcher and observing its use by the paramedics, a number of weak points and paradoxes were discovered. These were problems that the users (ambulance workers) accepted as given work conditions, and the possibilities for improvement had not been identified or even considered before the designers analysed the work process and began suggesting alternative ways of doing the job. This design analysis brought the users into the problem identification process and was a significant factor in the problem solution.How did the design aspect help provide coherent whole concerning form, function,
resources, user kindness, aesthetics etc.:
The user studies phase of the design process was a significant element in identifying the problem. What started out as a routine ambulance redesign, ended up with an analysis of the work processes involved in the use of the ambulance, and the most significant was the use of the stretcher in connection with the ambulance. The design aspect in this case was thus, the designer’s ability to perceive problems from a holistic point of view and see the product in the context it was being used, which in this case involved strong considerations to function and user friendliness. The new stretcher design resulted in a completely different approach to patient movement and thus became the most important problem to solve. By concentrating on improving the personal experience of using the product a new technical design evolved, which led to the final solution and improvements in other associated aspects of the entire patient transport situation.

The process used to create the design:
The project was developed with the Swedish Ambulance Academy in collaboration with the user group – the ambulance staff. Extensive research during the problem identification phase included user studies, interviews, competitive and analogous product research, technical research and prototype exercises. This user research identified a number of problems, which were evaluated. One of the greatest design opportunities involved improving patient transport to and from the ambulance. The current situation involves a number of heavy lifts and patient maneuvering. Especially moving down stairways and on difficult terrain, the situation involves heavy and even dangerous lifting for the ambulance staff – a factor that also creates a sense of insecurity for the patient. Therefore the problem was to evaluate the current situation seen from the staff and patient’s point of view and develop a better, safer work environment for the staff and a more comfortable and secure situation for the patient.Functionallity and use of design:
The Caterpillar stretcher allows a safer, more effective work environment via the stair climbing capabilities due to the caterpillar track system, which brings the patient down stairs without heavy lifting and by one person. A viscose clutch controls descent and the lightweight construction, rear wheel steering and large wheels, greatly improve manoeuvrability. The unit also has a detachable “scoop” element eliminating an extra product and making the rescue situation faster and more effective.

FDNY EMT Pamela Falco arrested!

2007-10-10T14:25:00.000-07:00

Drunken dialing's always a bad idea, especially when the number you're dialing is 911.

An off-duty FDNY emergency medical technician learned that lesson firsthand yesterday morning, after she supposedly made several fake emergency calls a few hours after police wouldn't arrest a bartender she thought had wronged her.

Pamela Falco, 48, was "out cocktailing in the Bay Street area" Wednesday night, according to a police source. Around last call, a bartender took her car keys, afraid she might get behind the wheel drunk, the source said.

Ms. Falco called the police at about 5 a.m. yesterday, telling them the bartender had assaulted her, according to court papers. But the officers who responded soon realized she was telling tales and wouldn't arrest him.

About an hour later, she made her way to her emergency band radio, and started ranting - on an NYPD frequency - about the quality and intelligence of Staten Island cops, the source said.

"Staten Island cops know nothing!" she allegedly said over a restricted radio band, according to court papers.

By 7 a.m., she had made her way to a pay phone near her Maryland Avenue home in Rosebank, and that's when she started calling 911, cops allege.

In a span of maybe 10 minutes, she made three bogus calls - two of them reporting that someone had jumped into Lower New York Bay, and a third reporting that a man with a knife had stolen her purse on Hylan Boulevard at Bay Street, according to the police source.

The man-in-the-water calls drew a massive response from police and the FDNY, who searched the bay near Edgewater Street for close to an hour, looking for a drowning man.

The police response to both incidents.Court papers don't detail the bogus water rescue call, but they describe another phony emergency cops say Ms. Falco concocted at about 7:40 a.m. That time, she claimed that someone took her purse at gunpoint.

Cops were able to trace the calls to the pay phone, and when they arrived, Ms. Falco was still there, the source said.

"I guess her hangover was still with her," the source said.Ms. Falco is charged with reckless endangerment, falsely reporting an incident and obstructing government administration.

An FDNY spokesman confirmed that Ms. Falco works as an EMT for the department, but wouldn't say where.

So far, the spokesman said, no disciplinary action has been taken against her, but FDNY officials will investigate the incident.

Ms. Falco has been an EMT for about two years, the police source said.

She's expected to be arraigned today in Stapleton Criminal Court.

REMSCO-hazmat tests

2007-10-09T14:45:00.000-07:00

On Line CME: HAZMAT - Section A
On Line CME: HAZMAT - Section B
On Line CME: HAZMAT - Section C
On Line CME: HAZMAT - Section D

Bruckner Expressway crash up derby!

2007-10-03T13:09:00.000-07:00

An MTA express bus collided with a tractor-trailer on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx Wednesday afternoon, injuring 13 people.Authorities say the bus was rear-ended by a truck in the eastbound lanes, near the Bronx River Parkway, just after 1 p.m.Eleven passengers on the bus and the bus driver were treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, officials said.The driver of the truck was also injured.
It is not clear what caused the crash, which backed up eastbound traffic.The Bronx-bound express bus was operating on theBXM11 line,which runs from Midtown to the Wakefield section of the Bronx.FDNY EMT AND PARAMEDICS responded to the accidentNYPD controlled the accident scene.

Look at live cameras in Manhattan

2007-09-27T11:59:00.000-07:00

Instead of cops on the beat, wireless video cameras peer down from lamp posts about 30 feet above the sidewalk.TAKE A LOOK AT THE LINKThey were the first installment of a program to place 500 cameras throughout the city at a cost of $9 million. Hundreds of additional cameras could follow if the city receives $81.5 million in federal grants it has requested to safeguard Lower Manhattan and parts of midtown with a surveillance "ring of steel" modeled after security measures in London's financial district.

The city already has about 1,000 cameras in the subways, with 2,100 scheduled to be in place by 2008. An additional 3,100 cameras monitor city housing projects.

http://nyctmc.org/xmanhattan.asp#

South Bronx NYPD Shooting

2007-09-24T08:44:00.000-07:00

NYPD officers say they were forced to shoot an armed man when he turned his weapon on them overnight in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.

The latest shooting came after plainclothes officers noticed the 19-year-old man and his gun early Saturday in the South Bronx, according to police. After a short chase, one of the officers fired at him.

Police said the man was hit once in the leg and was in stable condition at a local hospital. Officers said they collected a .380-caliber gun at the scene.

A police officer was taken to Bronxs-Lebanon hospital with a hand injury, but the officer wasn't shot, police said. The officer was treated for his injuries by NYC paramedics he was listed in stable condition.

The shooting came nearly 24 hours after officers shot a 45-year-old man in the northern Bronx early Friday. Police said he threatened officers with a kitchen knife during a traffic stop of a stolen car.

That man, also hit in the leg was treated for his injuries by NYC paramedics.He was transported to the hospital in stable condition and under arrest on charges including attempted murder and attempted assault.

Your kids will hate you!

2007-09-20T07:01:00.000-07:00

For better or worse, baby boomers approach retirement with more complex marital histories than previous generations.Temple University researcher Adam Davey, Ph.D. has found the impact of these events -- divorces, widowhood, and remarriage -- can predict if a child will provide more involved care in the future.

A divorce may have happened over 30 years ago, but the changes it caused can have a long lasting effect for the child into adulthood.More specifically, divorce predicted an adult child would be less of involved with day-to-day assistance later in life for the aging parent. These activities include the child helping the parent maintain chores in the home.

"It's not the divorce itself that affects the quality of the parent-child relationship, but it's what happens afterwards such as geographical separation," said Davey, a gerontologist who studies trends in the baby boomer generation and other aging issues.

Davey analyzed data from 2,087 parents, aged 50 and older, who reported on their 7,019 adult children in the National Survey of Family and Households. Information was collected between 1987 and 1994.

"Marital transitions affect families in a number of ways," Davey said. "They can interrupt the relationship of support between a parent and child, and the evidence suggests that the continuity of support by parents and to parents matters.The study also found marital disruptions earlier in a child's life can be less detrimental to the relationship than those, which occurred in adulthood. This also means children in the same family can be affected differently by the same event, Davey said.

The results suggest that both the type of transition and when in a child's life it occurs are important. A father's remarriage early in a child's life makes it more likely that the child will provide help later in life, but the same transition when the child is an adult reduces the chances of a child helping the father.

There is also evidence that the more a child's life was spent with a divorced mother, the higher the chances that child will provide assistance when the mother is older, Davey said.

One surprising finding was that both mothers and fathers are only half as likely to get support from a non-biological child. This has important implications for those who reach old age anticipating help from step-children.

"Society does not yet have a clear set of expectations for step-children's responsibility," Davey said.

Despite the findings, this does not mean these potential effects damage the parent-child relationship as a whole, Davey said.

While marital transitions don't seem to cause irreparable damage to the support that children provide to parents in later life, they do disrupt the needs and resources of both generations. Each child in the family can experience the same event differently in ways that can still be seen when the parents reach old age, he said.

Given how common marital transitions have become, and how complex families have become as a result, it's surprising that the effects aren't even more pronounced.

Hillary Clinton the ass wipe.

2007-09-17T12:50:00.000-07:00

WHO THE FUCK IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM!

The jack ass
Senator announced a sweeping health care reform plan on Monday in Iowa a plan aimed at ensuring coverage for all Americans......Link

Central Park Horses got spooked and ran wild.

2007-09-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

The peacefulness of a late summer Friday night in Central Park was shattered when horses got spooked and ran wild in front of tourists and through the streets.

Police say two horses went out of control and one of them was killed.

About six protestors heckled the operators of horse drawn carriages as they passed by. On Friday night, this Central Park mainstay was the target of animal rights activists who say the accident should not have happened.

"Horses shouldn't be in traffic ... this is a two thousand pound horse probably," said protestor Elizabeth Forel.

Witnesses say someone beating a drum spooked a horse shortly around 4:40 p.m. The horse began to gallop east on Central Park South. The 12-year-old Gelding -- named Smoothie -- was hooked up to an unattended carriage at the time.

"I saw the horse running ... in full gallop," said eyewitness Chubby Seeberan.

Near the corner of 6th Avenue and Central Park South, the horse hit a tree and another horse was startled by the commotion.

"The other horse jumped across the carriage and landed on this man's Mercedes," said eyewitness Roger Watkins.

The 12-year-old Gelding died at the scene.

Members of the coalition to ban horse drawn carriages hope the accident serves as a wake up call.

In 2006, a horse pulling a Central Park carriage to a stable on the far West Side became spooked in traffic and galloped down a busy street until it collided with a car. The carriage driver was injured, and the horse had to be euthanized.

Check out subwayblogger.com He talked to a guy who witnessed the whole thing.

9/11

2007-09-11T16:38:00.000-07:00

Even after six years......I still hurt.

Stabbing death of a pregnant woman.

2007-09-10T19:16:00.000-07:00

Suffolk County Police arrested a North Bay Shore woman for the stabbing death of a 26-year-old pregnant woman.

Barbara Santos and Shantelle Scruggs both reside at Project ReDirect, a homeless shelter, located at 16 Pine Aire Drive,North Bay Shore. Both women are eight months pregnant and live in the home with 20 people.

Police say Scruggs confronted Santos in a bedroom of another resident, Friday and stabbed her in the chest.

The project manager called 911.NYC Paramedics transported Santos to Southside Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Attempts to save Santos' unborn baby were unsuccessful.

Homicide Squad detectives charged Scruggs, 21, with Manslaughter.

Baby living in a shoe box.

2007-09-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

A mother in Brooklyn is under arrest this morning after police removed her 4-day-old baby from a filthy apartment. Authorities found the baby living in a shoe box.
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The little baby girl spent the first four days of her life living in that shoe box. She was surrounded by roaches, drugs and guns. The question everyone is asking this morning is, where was ACS?

According to cops, police showed up at 109 Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed-Stuy to apartment B-11, looking for an alleged gang member and convicted felon. When they got to the apartment, they found and arrested the suspect identified as 22-year-old Tarik Vaughn. But what they found after that, was way beyond their expectations.

A 4-day-old baby girl was alive inside a Timberland shoe box. The 19-year-old mother, Genilla Vaughn taken into custody and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.

A 15-year-old was also living in the apartment too. Police believe the Vaughns are brother and sister. Both the baby girl and the 15-year-old child are in the custody of ACS.

According to reports this family did have a prior relationship with ACS. So today, many are wondering why was the 4-day-old baby girl allowed to come home from the hospital?

West Indian Day Parade marred by tragedy!

2007-09-03T15:06:00.000-07:00

Police say a 26-year-old man was shot twice in the left leg in an incident at Troy Avenue and Eastern Parkway in he was taken to Brooklyn Hospital by FDNY EMS.Crown Heights just after 4 p.m.

Police say two suspects are now in custody.

The violence comes in the wake of the West Indian Day Parade's 40th Anniversary celebration this year.In previous years, the event has been marred by tragedy. In 1999, two children died when they were pinned between floats, and hours later a man was run over by a float and killed. In 2005, a man was shot to death.

Last year, police had two reports of violence: a man shot in the leg and another person stabbed.

The Brooklyn parade follows a path down Eastern Parkway starting in the Crown Heights section. It is the final event in several days of festivities put together by the West Indian-American Day Carnival Association. It is one of the largest parades in the city, and it usually runs for several hours.

Not your ordinary 911 call

2007-08-31T18:15:00.000-07:00

Co-op City killing blitz!

2007-08-30T13:28:00.000-07:00

Police say a disgruntled former employee shot and killed one person and injured two others Thursday at a massive apartment complex.

The shooter, identified as Paulino Valenzuela turned himself in to authorities shortly after the shooting at the Co-op City apartments in the Bronx.

Police say Valenzuela shot and killed his former supervisor 60-year-old Audley Bent.

The gunman had been fired about a year earlier from his job at the apartment complex, then lost his arbitration hearing on Wednesday, said police spokesman Paul Browne

At about 8 a.m. Thursday, the shooter entered a basement office at the apartment complex and shot and killed another employee, possibly his former supervisor, police said. After leaving the basement, he shot two other people.

One of the surviving victims was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital by NYC paramedics in critical condition with a neck wound. The other was shot in the arm and was released.

The sprawling Co-op City was built in the late 1960s on the site of a former amusement park. It including 35 high-rises and seven town house clusters, and has its own security force and power plant.

FDNY EMT's rushed NYPD officer to Bellevue Medical Center

2007-08-28T13:39:00.000-07:00

A police officer investigating a stolen car was smacked to the ground by a hit-and-run driver in the Williamsburg Brooklyn.

The officer, a 10-year-veteran assigned to the 90th Precinct, was hit near the intersection of South 11th Street and Kent Avenue just before midnight.

This all happened when he was checking vehicles with his partner when he was hit by a Honda, traveling at the a high rate of speed.

"We heard a car screech," said Devon McCutcheon, who reported the stolen car. "There was a huge smash. A huge sound, he was going so fast."

Police say the injured officer sustained a head injury when he was knocked to the ground. He was found clinging to the rear of his vehicle, spitting up blood.

"He was holding his head. He was really traumatized," McCutcheon said.

The officer was rushed to Bellevue Medical Center by NYC FDNY EMT's, where he was listed in stable condition.

The striking vehicle, described by witnesseses as a silver Honda Odyssey, sped off. The Honda's sideview mirror was recovered on the street by the large number of police officers who responded to the scene.call 1-800-577-TIPS

Blast Lung Injurys Symptoms

2007-08-23T17:56:00.000-07:00

Current patterns in worldwide terrorist activity have increased the potential for casualties related to explosions, yet few civilian health care providers in the United States have experience treating patients with explosion-related injuries. Emergency care providers are urged to learn more about the physics of explosions and other types of injuries that can result. Basic clinical information is provided here to inform practitioners of the presentation, evaluation, management, and outcomes of BLIs.

Clinical Presentation

Symptoms may include dyspnea, hemoptysis, cough, and chest pain.
Signs may include tachypnea, hypoxia, cyanosis, apnea, wheezing, decreased breath sounds, and hemodynamic instability.
Associated pathology may include bronchopleural fistula, air emboli, and hemothoraces or pneumothoraces.
Other injuries may be present.
Management

Initial triage, trauma resuscitation, treatment, and transfer should follow standard protocols; however some diagnostic or therapeutic options may be limited in a disaster or mass casualty situation.

In general, managing BLI is similar to caring for pulmonary contusion, which requires judicious fluid use and administration ensuring tissue perfusion without volume overload.
Clinical interventions

All patients with suspected or confirmed BLI should receive supplemental high flow oxygen sufficient to prevent hypoxemia (delivery may include non-rebreather masks, continuous positive airway pressure, or endotracheal intubation).

Impending airway compromise, secondary edema, injury, or massive hemoptysis requires immediate intervention to secure the airway. Patients with massive hemoptysis or significant air leaks may benefit from selective bronchus intubation.

Clinical evidence of or suspicion for a hemothorax or pneumothorax warrants prompt decompression.

If ventilatory failure is imminent or occurs, patients should be intubated; however, caution should be used in the decision to intubate patients, as mechanical ventilation and positive end pressure may increase the risk of alveolar rupture and air embolism.

High flow oxygen should be administered if air embolism is suspected, and the patient should be placed in prone, semi-left lateral, or left lateral positions. Patients treated for air emboli should be transferred to Jacobi Hyperbaric Center or Brookdale University Hospital

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Funeral Mass for Joseph Graffagnino and Robert Beddia

2007-08-21T06:09:00.000-07:00

The FDNY firefighters were fatally injured while battling a seven-alarm high-rise fire at the former Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty Street in lower Manhattan. The two firefighters became trapped in maze-like conditions on the 14th floor of the building, which is undergoing demolition. They suffered severe smoke inhalation EMS PARAMEDIC took them toNY Downtown Hospital in cardiac arrest where they succumbed to their injuries.This afternoon, the Fire Department announced funeral arrangements for Firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino, who were killed in the seven-alarm fire that consumed the Deutsche Bank building in Lower Manhattan on Saturday.

The visitation for Firefighter Joseph Graffagnino will be from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m., on Tuesday and Wednesday, at Andrew Torregrossa & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 79th Street in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.

The visitation for Firefighter Robert Beddia will be from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at the Harmon Funeral Home, 571 Forest Avenue on Staten Island. The procession and funeral Mass will be at 9:45 a.m. on Friday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Firefighter Beddia, 53, joined the Fire Department on Oct. 24, 1983, and Firefighter Graffagnino, 33, on May 9, 1999.
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FDNY Foundation/FF. Joseph Graffagnino Children's Fund
c/o FDNY Foundation
9 Metrotech Center
Brooklyn NY 11201
For more information please call 718-999-0779

Deadly stabbing at Strata

2007-08-18T09:40:00.000-07:00

An argument sparked a deadly stabbing at a sprawling downtown Manhattan nightclub early Saturday, police said.

The victim, a 25-year-old man, was wounded in the torso shortly before 3 a.m. at Strata, a multilevel dance club and restaurant in the Flatiron district. Police said the stabbing followed a dispute, but other details weren't known.

Police had taken one person in for questioning early Saturday, but it wasn't clear whether the person was a witness or a suspect.

The victim died shortly after being taken to St. Vincent's Hospitalby St. Vincent paramedics. His name wasn't released because police hadn't contacted his family.

The deadly stabbing came amid heightened attention to nightclub safety in New York, and less than six months after the City Council passed a measure requiring security cameras at nightclub doors.

The city trained a spotlight on club security after a woman was abducted, raped and killed in February 2006 after a night out at a SoHo bar. An unlicensed bouncer at the bar was charged in her death.

This February, a shoving match at another Chelsea club sent one patron tumbling down an elevator shaft to his death. Another clubgoer was initially charged with criminally negligent homicide, but the charges were dropped.

Flesh Eating Bacteria Necrotizing Fasciitis

2007-08-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection that can destroy skin and the soft tissues beneath it, including fat and the tissue covering the muscles (fascia). Because these tissues often die rapidly, a person with necrotizing fasciitis is sometimes said to be infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria, especially Streptococcus pyogenes.

Necrotizing fasciitis is very rare but serious. Around 30% of those who develop necrotizing fasciitis die from the disease.1

Many people who get necrotizing fasciitis are in good health prior to the infection.2 Those at increased risk of developing the infection are people who:

* Have a weakened immune system or lack the proper antibodies to fight off the infection.
* Have chronic health problems such as diabetes, cancer, or liver or kidney disease.
* Have cuts or surgical wounds, including episiotomy.
* Recently had chickenpox or other viral infections that cause a rash.
* Use steroid medications, which can lower the body's resistance to infection
What causes necrotizing fasciitis?

Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by several kinds of bacteria. The most common cause is infection by a group A streptococcal (GAS) bacterium, most often Streptococcus pyogenes, which also causes other common infections such as strep throat or impetigo. Usually the infections caused by these bacteria are mild. In rare cases, however, the bacteria produce poisons (toxins) that can damage the soft tissue below the skin and cause a more dangerous infection that spreads through the blood to the lungs and other organs. The disease also may be caused by Vibrio vulnificus. Infection with this bacterium can occur if wounds are exposed to ocean water or the drippings from raw saltwater fish, or through injuries from handling marine crustaceans such as crabs. These infections are more common in people who have chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis.

Another type of necrotizing fasciitis may be caused by multiple bacteria found in the intestine; this type most often affects people with diabetes or peripheral arterial disease. Occasionally people who have gunshot injuries or tumors in the lower digestive tract develop necrotizing fasciitis.

A break in the skin allows bacteria to infect the soft tissue. In some cases, infection can also occur at the site of a muscle strain or bruise, even if there is no break in the skin. It may not be obvious where the infection started, because the bacteria may travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body.

The bacteria that produce the toxins that cause necrotizing fasciitis can be passed from person to person. However, a person who acquires the bacteria is unlikely to develop a severe infection unless he or she has an open wound, chickenpox, or an impaired immune system.
What are the symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis?

A person may have pain from an injury that lessens over 24 to 36 hours and then suddenly becomes much worse. Other symptoms may include fever, chills, and nausea and vomiting or diarrhea. The skin commonly becomes red, swollen, and hot to the touch. If the infection is deep in the tissue, these signs of inflammation may not develop right away. The symptoms often develop suddenly (over a few hours or a day), and the infection may spread rapidly and can quickly become life-threatening. Serious illness and shock can develop in addition to tissue damage. Necrotizing fasciitis can lead to organ failure and, sometimes, death.
How is necrotizing fasciitis diagnosed?

Usually a person is very sick with necrotizing fasciitis before a doctor is seen. Your doctor may suspect necrotizing fasciitis based on the speed with which the infection progressed and symptoms developed. A sample of the infected tissue may be taken to identify the type of bacteria causing the infection. X-rays, CT scans, or MRI scans may be done to look for injury to the organs or to assess the extent of the infection.
How is necrotizing fasciitis treated?

Immediate medical care in a hospital is always necessary. Supportive care for shock, kidney failure, and breathing problems is often needed. Most people will need surgery to stop the infection from spreading. Extensive use of antibiotics is needed to kill the bacteria.
What if I know someone with the disease?

Most people will not get necrotizing fasciitis. You generally do not have to worry about getting the disease, because the bacteria that cause the disease usually do not cause infection unless they enter the body through a cut or other break in the skin.

In very rare cases, the bacteria can be spread from one person to another through close contact such as kissing. People who live or sleep in the same household as an infected person or who have direct contact with the mouth, nose, or pus from a wound of someone with necrotizing fasciitis have a greater risk of becoming infected.

If you have been in close personal contact with someone who develops necrotizing fasciitis, there is a small chance that your doctor may recommend that you take an antibiotic medicine to help reduce your chances of getting an infection.3 If you do develop any symptoms of an infection after being in close contact with someone who has necrotizing fasciitis, see your doctor right away.

The dangers of MRSA in your ambulances

2007-08-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

Do you wash your hands before and after every patient contact? How about the ambulance cot? Are all surfaces of the cot disinfected equally? Does your disinfection include the side rails, straps, and buckles? When was the last time you cleaned the blood pressure cuff and stethoscope that hang in the patient care compartment? How about the provider bench and other working surfaces in the ambulance compartment?

A recent research study published in the Prehospital Emergency Care journal assessed for the presence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in an ambulance fleet of 21 vehicles. MRSA is a strain of bacteria that is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics such as methicillin, amoxicillin, and penicillin, which are commonly used to treat bacterial infections.

The research found MRSA contamination in 10 of 21 ambulances. Some of the areas that tested positive for MRSA growth were the steering wheel, left patient stretcher handrail, patient stretcher cushion, work area to the right of the patient, and the yankauer suction tip.

The authors concluded, The ambulance environment may be significantly contaminated with MRSA and that the EMS system could represent an important reservoir in the transmission of MRSA to patients. As a provider you are at risk of becoming a MRSA carrier and bringing MRSA home to your family.

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Into a spray of bullets

2007-08-12T17:34:00.001-07:00

Four people were shot, one of them killed. It happened at 2:30 a.m. at the Dyer Avenue stop.

A dispute between groups of teenagers spiraled into a spray of bullets on a subway train Sunday, leaving one young man dead and three others hospitalized, police said.

The family of the 19-year-old who was killed has been here since shortly after the shooting happened. They got that phone call in the middle of the night that no parent wants to get. They rushed over and have been here all morning. They just left for the precinct.

Now the No. 5 train, where this deadly shooting happened, is still on the track. Investigators are carefully examining every inch of it searching for clues.

Just a little while ago, the medical examiners' office brought his body down from the train and took it away. The family had to watch that.

A single young gunman shot the four - in front of other passengers - between stops on a northbound No. 5 train in the Bronx shortly after 2:30 a.m., police said.

The other three were in stable condition because of fast thinking NYC EMT and PARAMEDIC'S.They were taken to Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center but 19-year-old died at the scene.

"They started fighting at the party, and whoever was up there, they followed them to this train station," said Tornette Story, who said she was the mother of one of the victims.

"If anybody knows anything, please come forward. Let the police know something or let us know something," said victim's uncle Fred Brown. "Anybody, we don't care."

At this point, the investigation is still on going and police are still searching for the suspects. There is still a lot of police activity at the scene.

Vital Signs October 18-21-2007

2007-08-09T07:27:00.000-07:00

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Pinned to the storefront

2007-08-07T17:39:00.001-07:00

An elderly man was killed Tuesday when a car jumped a curb on Long Island.he incident happened in Lawrence, where Nassau County police say the car jumped the curb, struck a pedestrian and crashed into a storefront along Central Avenue.

It's a tragic story. The driver of a black SUV, which is a rental car, was trying to get into a parking space. But because she was unfamiliar with the vehicle, police say she hit the accelerator instead of the brake.

While she was in reverse, the car backed into a real estate agency located at 315 Central Avenue. But before it hit the office, it struck a 69-year-old man on the sidewalk, driving him into the business as well.

Before the paramedics reached the scene, a woman walking down the street tried to give the victim first aid.

"He was pinned to the storefront, he lost a lot of blood," she said. "People who worked in the office ran and got towels. I tried to control the bleeding. He was conscious. He gave me his first name. A woman came over a bit later on and said, 'I hope that's not my husband.' It was."

The man later died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. The woman who was driving also had her pregnant daughter in the car. She has been taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons.