Pikesville | 22 Feb 2012 With three pedestrians dead over the weekend, the Maryland State Police and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration urge both motorists and pedestrians to use common sense, take responsibility and be more courteous on Maryland’s roadways. On Saturday, February 18, in Prince George’s County, a 46-year-old woman, attempting to cross...
Daily Archives: February 22, 2012
New York City | Firefighters from Ladder 2 rescue woman from fire on Upper East Side
East 73rd Street | 22 Feb 2012 The bravery and quick-thinking of firefighters from Ladder 2 – including Lt. Charles McCormack and Firefighters Chris Lynch, Kenneth Kresse, Thomas Linehan, John Tota and Sean Deans – saved the life of a woman trapped by fire in her apartment on Feb. 21. “Everyone worked together and...
Rhode Island | HEALTH applauds municipalities for preparedness drills
Providence | 22 Feb 2012 The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) applauded municipalities throughout the state today for continuing to provide adults and older children with unique opportunities to get shots that protect against pertussis (also known as whooping cough). HEALTH scheduled clinics with 21 cities and towns throughout Rhode Island in February...
Greater London | London Ambulance Service takes part in 2012 Games exercise
London | 22 Feb 2012 Over 40 ambulance staff were involved in a counter terrorist exercise today to test a multi-agency response to an attack on the Underground. The Metropolitan Police Service and Home Office led exercise – Forward Defensive – took place at the disused Aldwych Underground station, which was representing Oxford Circus...
Eastern England | Four children treated for carbon monoxide inhalation aboard school bus in Norfolk
Chalk Lane, Beachamwell | 20 Feb 2012 Four children were treated for carbon monoxide inhalation after fumes were detected on a Norfolk school bus this morning. Two of those youngsters were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn for further assessment and treatment. East of England Ambulance Service crews were called to Chalk...
Eastern England | Man critically injured after high-impact RTC in Hertfordshire
A4251, Cow Roast, Tring | 21 Feb 2012 A man has been airlifted to hospital to a specialist trauma centre following a road traffic collision this morning (Tuesday, February 21). The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) was alerted to a report of a car colliding with an electric pylon along the A4251 between...
West Midlands | Eleven people triaged after RTC involving bus and skip lorry in Solihull
Haslucks Green Road | 22 Feb 2012 Four people have been taken to hospital and seven others have been assessed by ambulance crews following a road traffic collision in Solihull today. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Haslucks Green Road, near the railway station in Shirley at 4.15pm this afternoon. A paramedic area...
West Midlands | Two teens injured in RTC with extrication involving fire engine in Worcestershire
New Road, Bromsgrove | 22 Feb 2012 Two teenage boys have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision involving the vehicle they were in and a fire engine in north Worcestershire. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to New Road, Bromsgrove, shortly after 8.30am today. Two rapid response vehicles attended, one driven...
West Midlands | Cyclist seriously injured in RTC in Smethwick
Tollhouse Way | 22 Feb 2012 A man has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Smethwick last night. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Tollhouse Way in Smethwick shortly before 10pm yesterday evening. Two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance...
West Midlands | Elderly pedestrian seriously injured in RTC in Birmingham
Coventry Road, Glencroft Road, Sheldon, Solihull | 21 Feb 2012 A pedestrian has been seriously injured after an RTC in Birmingham this morning. The incident occurred near the junction of Coventry Road and Glencroft Road, Sheldon, Solihull at around 10.00am. An ambulance attended the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The ambulance...
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