Indian-American doctor offers healthcare solutions for India
August 13th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) A leading Indian American doctor has proposed four major projects to transform India's healthcare system with US expertise, but laments that New Delhi's response appears at ... Read more...
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Eurocopter to focus on new markets in India
March 13th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) Eurocopter, the global leader in helicopters, will focus on new markets in India in the emergency medical services, utility, law enforcement and search and rescue areas ... Read more...
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Plane crashes during Reno air show; at least 2 dead, 62 injured
September 17th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by BNO News
RENO (BNO NEWS) -- At least two people were killed on late Friday afternoon when a World War II aircraft crashed during the Reno Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada, officials ... Read more...
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Massive emergency response in D.C. for plane in distress
February 28th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Witness accounts of a large airliner in distress over the skies of Washington, D.C. prompted a massive emergency response on early Monday morning, officials said.Continental Airlines flight ... Read more...
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Shockable cardiac arrests ‘more common in public settings than home’
January 27th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists say that cardiac arrests which can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in ... Read more...
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Authorities investigate suspicious package near the White House
January 10th, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities on early Sunday afternoon are investigating a suspicious package which was found in a park near the White House in Washington, D.C., officials said.A spokesperson for ... Read more...
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Healthcare firms eye choppers as air ambulances
January 6th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) In keeping with global trends, helicopters are now being eyed as air ambulances to provide emergency medical aid and ferry patients to hospitals across India.A ... Read more...
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Injuries reported after D.C. freight train accident
November 5th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A freight train was involved in an accident in Washington, D.C. on early Friday morning, emergency officials said, injuring several people.DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ... Read more...
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Eurocopter launches Indian subsidiary to capture 50 percent market
October 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The world's largest helicopter manufacturer, Eurocopter, Wednesday launched a wholly-owned subsidiary in India to capture half of the country's growing civilian helicopter market by 2015.Eurocopter, the first ... Read more...
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Public-private partnership can make air ambulance a reality
September 29th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 29 (IANS) Using helicopters as air ambulance to render emergency treatment in India has a long way to go for want of infrastructure and prohibitive hiring costs, say experts and ... Read more...
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Meet to focus on infrastructure for heli-ambulance
September 27th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 27 (IANS) The fourth national seminar on 'helicopter emergency medical services and development of heliports/helipads' in this tech hub Tuesday will focus on building infrastructure for helicopter ambulances.
"The day-long conference ... Read more...
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Reducing emergency arrival time by 10mnts can save a third of road deaths
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 02 (ANI): Spanish researchers have concluded that by reducing the time between an accident taking place and the arrival of the emergency services from 25 to 15 minutes, risk of ... Read more...
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Craigslist Suspect’s Suspicious Suicide Scenario
August 17th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If the death of Craigslist murder suspect, Philip Markoff had taken with it the details and the circumstances that led to the death masseuse Julissa Brisman, ... Read more...
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Prithviraj Turns Brand Ambassador For Hi-Tech Ambulance Service
August 12th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Malayalam actor Prithviraj has finally agreed to be the brand ambassador of a newly launched hi-tech ambulance services by the National Rural Health Mission.If one ... Read more...
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Eight hurt after brawl at Washington, D.C. metro stations
August 8th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Eight people were injured on late Friday evening after two related incidents at two metro stations in Washington, D.C., authorities said.The first incident happened around 11.15 p.m. ... Read more...
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Canada
June 24th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake of magnitude of 5 in Richter scale has left Canada shaken up in tremors as the city rarely faces this natural disaster.The other ... Read more...
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Five dead in head-on collision near Zanesville, OH
June 10th, 2010 - 3:57 am ICT by BNO News
ZANESVILLE, OHIO (BNO NEWS) – Five people were confirmed dead as a result of a head-on collision on Interstate 70 near Zanesville, Ohio, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced on Wednesday.Two vehicles ... Read more...
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Four killed in US as tornadoes batter Ohio state
June 7th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Chicago, June 6 (IANS) Four people were killed and 17 injured as tornados and storms battered the US state of Ohio, Xinhua reported Sunday.
Storms destroyed about 50 buildings, including a police and ... Read more...
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Chemical spill investigated at New York’s JFK Airport
May 10th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Emergency services are investigating a chemical spill at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, officials said on late Sunday.A spokesman for the Fire Department of ... Read more...
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Two killed in the Rovos Rail train accident in South Africa
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pretoria, Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two passengers were killed in a train accident involving the Rovos Rail, in South Africa. The luxury Rovos Rail train went off the tracks at the Bosman ... Read more...
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Fatal Train Derail in South Africa: Americans, Brits, & More
April 21st, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A passenger train which was carrying 55 American, British, French and German passengers has derailed in South Africa, killing at least three and seriously wounding many more, according ... Read more...
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Three arrested after D.C. mass shooting leaves 9 injured
March 31st, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Nine people were injured and three suspects were arrested after a mass shooting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday evening, officials said.The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said officers ... Read more...
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Baptist World Aid rescue team arrives in Haiti to provide relief
January 18th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A Baptist World Aid (BWAid) Rescue24 team has arrived Sunday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun working in a local clinic.The team consists of members from ... Read more...
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Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work remain unchanged in 30 yrs
December 3rd, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): The chances of surviving out-of-hospital heart attacks have not changed in the past 30 years, reveals a new US study.The University of Michigan research showed that only 7.6 ... Read more...
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AIIMS to train Assam doctors in emergency medical services
December 1st, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) With an aim to improve emergency medical services in the northeast, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Tuesday announced it will hold a workshop ... Read more...
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3 Detroit Marathon runners who died were healthy
October 20th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three competing runners who died in the Detroit Marathon while participating, are now being described as healthy by friends and family. Though there were emergency medical ... Read more...
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3 deaths in the Detroit marathon
October 19th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, Oct 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three competing runners in the Detroit Marathon sadly died while participating. Though there were emergency medical services on the Marathon route, and reports suggest that the ... Read more...
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Cross Dresser Leslie Cochran In Hospital
October 13th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar,
October 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Leslie Cochran, a reputed cross-dresser of Austin,Texas has received fatal injury. As stated by the sources, he was found in an unresponsive condition on 3rd ... Read more...
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Avoid rushing to emergency room if you think you have ’swine flu’
September 24th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 24 (ANI): Health-care officials are urging people who fear that they are experiencing the symptoms of swine flu-dizziness, headache, and sore throat with a running nose-not to head to hospital ... Read more...
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Government says it has crisis management plan for drought
June 27th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The government says it has a Crisis Management Plan (CMP) to deal with the drought the country may face in the wake of a delayed monsoon.
The plan, ... Read more...
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Now, a wireless-based sensor system to prevent road deaths
February 10th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): In order to reduce the number of unattended accident cases, a team led by an Indian-origin scientist has developed a new wireless system called SAVE that can ... Read more...
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Indian American gives Mumbai’s emergency medical care new push
January 28th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Imagine a situation where an accident takes place and the victim is lying on the road, bleeding profusely. Instead of waiting for the police to take the ... Read more...
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At 160 m dollars, Obama’’s inauguration to be the most expensive ever
January 14th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.14 (ANI): Barack Obama will take less than a minute to recite the oath of office to certify his taking over as the 44th President of the United States.
What many ... Read more...
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Delhi to get 150 new ambulances
October 8th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The capital city is all set to have 150 new fully equipped ambulances and 20 responder (two-wheeler) vehicles in efforts to boost its emergency medical services, the ... Read more...
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Gujarat, GE Healthcare join hands to upgrade medical technology
August 22nd, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 22(IANS) Global healthcare equipment maker GE Healthcare, an arm of General Electric Company (GE), and the Gujarat government have tied up in a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership (PPP) to upgrade medical ... Read more...
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