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This Week in EMS: All Survive NY Plane Crash
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US Airways Plane Crashes into Hudson River; All Survive
A swift, dramatic and successful rescue took place Thursday after a US Airways plane made an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River. The first rescuers from FDNY were on the scene within minutes, and a total of 14 vessels responded. All 155 people onboard reportedly made it safely out of the sinking plane.
Nearly 100 Injured in New Hampshire Crash
Nearly 100 people were injured after dozens of vehicles collided on Interstate 93 in Derry, New Hampshire, shutting down the northbound lanes for hours Sunday.
Witnesses said a bus filled with Boy Scouts tried to avoid a stopped car, and the drivers behind started sliding at nearly 50 mph, creating a vast pile-up. Snow was seen on the highway but officials did not immediately indicate if weather was a factor.
NTSB Says Weather Factor in Fatal Chopper Crashes
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the probable causes of nine EMS helicopter crashes that occurred since December 2007, which were together responsible for 35 deaths.
Flying at night in poor weather conditions contributed to three medical helicopter crashes in which 12 people died. The NTSB blamed a fourth crash on flying too low over trees.
Report: Serious Injuries From Taser Are Extremely Rare
According to a study published online this week in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, 99.75% of criminal suspects shocked by a Taser received no injuries or mild injuries only, such as scrapes and bruises. However, patients should still be assessed for potential injuries, it recommends.
The findings represent the first large, independent and multi-center study of Taser injuries.
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Editorial: Fire vs. Private EMS
"As the title implies, we have come to accept that there is competition between Fire Based EMS and the private sector providers of EMS. The implication here is that we will have a winner and a loser in this competition," writes Chief Manuel Navarro. "While in many cases competition can be beneficial, we all must be concerned that the patient is not one of the losers in this race to see who 'owns' EMS."
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Other top headlines this week on EMSResponder.com:
- California Responders Hospitalized for CO Exposure
- Medical Packets Help Michigan Responders
- Texas Association Blames Paramedic Burnout On Shortage
- NYC EMS Roasts Their Drugs
- Crash Between Florida Ambulance, Fire Truck Injures 4
- Virginia Teen Dies in Crash with Ambulance
- Inaugural Day Declared 'Emergency'
About Heather Caspi, EMSResponder.com Editor-in-Chief
Heather Caspi has been a public safety journalist since 2000, beginning as a reporter for sister site Firehouse.com. She later became the assistant news editor for Firehouse.com and Officer.com, and led the launch of EMSResponder.com in 2005. She graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in Journalism and English Language and Literature, and earned her EMT-B at Merritt College in Oakland, California. She can be reached at Heather.Caspi@cygnusb2b.com.
