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Penn. EMT, Medic Save Man from Cardiac Arrest While Teaching CPR

01/08/2019

Jeannette EMS paramedic Del Black and EMT Gregg Shearer were at the right place at the right time when Don Mahoney went into cardiac arrest nearby.

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01/08/2019

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'You Will Have an Ambulance': Jeannette Leaders Scramble in Wake of EMS Closing

07/06/2023

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Jeanette EMS ends its services after 63 years, leaving city officials scrambling to ensure residents have ambulance coverage.

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07/06/2023

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Penn. Library Stocks up on Naloxone

11/10/2017

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Staff members of all 19 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh locations have been trained in administering Naloxone in response to the growing number of opioid overdoses in the region.

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11/10/2017

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Penn. County Sees Spike in Synthetic Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

10/29/2017

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The coroner reports there has been an 'astronomical spike' in fatal overdoses caused by higher levels of synthetic fentanyl in heroin batches.

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10/29/2017

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Opioid epidemic worries K-9 handlers

06/02/2017

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June 02--Derry K-9 Blade was instrumental in sniffing out a large shipment of heroin in a vehicle on Route 22 in September, just as he was trained to do. But his handler, Chief Randy Glick, said it's scary that the 8-year-old Dutch...

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06/02/2017

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