Fire/Rescue/EMS Notebook

Orlando Mass Shooting Press Conference: ORMC Physicians, Staff and Patient Angel Colon Describe Injuries, Medical Response

Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:39 am Cardinal News

Dr. Michael Cheatham, ORMC Trauma Surgeon, led a press conference Tuesday morning and reported that 44 patients were initially admitted. As of Tuesday morning 27 patients remain admitted to the hospital — six are in […]

If Prince Died of Overdose, He May Not Have Had Personal Naloxone Kit or May Not Have Had Enough Narcan

Fri Apr 22, 2016 07:52 am Cardinal News

TMZ: Prince treated for drug overdose days before his death in Moline. UPDATE: TMZ reported after this article that sources in Moline, Illinois told TMZ that Prince’s entourage told responders he had taken Percocet (opioid […]

Naperville Fire Department First Illinois Department Using PulsePoint App?

Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:20 pm Cardinal News

What appears to be a soft rollout or beta phase, Naperville Fire Department has showed up on the official Pulsepoint US Map as the first Illinois Fire-Rescue-EMS agency to rollout the PulsePoint app. As a […]

Tanglewood Drowning Victim’s Identity Released

Wed Aug 20, 2014 01:55 pm Cardinal News

A 12-year-old Chicago girl rescued from a pool at Tanglewood Apartments in Arlington Heights apartment Monday afternoon, but who died Tuesday morning, is identified as Jasanae Poole. Poole was pronounced dead Tuesday morning at Lurie […]

Drowning Victim Call: 12-Year-Old Girl Dies Day After Rescue From Swimming Pool At Tanglewood Apartments

Tue Aug 19, 2014 06:17 pm Cardinal News

On August 18, 2014, at approximately 12:00 p.m. the Arlington Heights Police Department, Mount Prospect Fire Department and the Arlington Heights Fire Department were dispatched to the swimming pool at the Tanglewood Apartment Complex, 2134 […]

Arlington Heights Brother and Sister Injured in Tubing Crash with Pontoon Boat on Little Star Lake in Manitowish, Wisconsin

Fri Jul 11, 2014 03:02 pm Cardinal News

Vilas County Sheriff’s Department police and Manitowish Waters Fire and Ambulance firefighter/paramedics responded Thursday to Little Star Lake Manitowish Waters, WI. Firefighter/paramedics received a report that two children were injured on the lake while tubing. […]

Medical Emergency at House on Euclid Ave Blocks Traffic in Both Directions, Arlington Heights

Tue Jun 10, 2014 07:01 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:19 PM Tuesday to a medical emergency in the block of 400 East Euclid Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a medical emergency at a […]

Girl from NW Suburban Cary Killed in Devil’s Lake State Park, WI; Identity Released Monday After Tree Fell in Storm Sunday

Mon Jun 2, 2014 11:31 am Cardinal News

Monday morning, authorities released the identity of Allison Spahr, as the 11-year-old girl from Cary, who was killed Sunday when a tree fell on her tent in a Wisconsin state park. Thunderstorm winds toppled a […]

Dad Saved; “First Save” Involving PulsePoint CPR SmartPhone App in Portland Area

Thu May 29, 2014 01:28 pm Cardinal News

Scott Brawner, an off-duty Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighter/paramedic, was able to help save the life of Drew Basse on May 9, 2014, because of a smartphone app known as PulsePoint, which allows 9-1-1 […]

Woman Jumps from Window at La Quinta on Higgins Rd Near Martingale Rd, Schaumburg

Wed Apr 16, 2014 04:38 am Cardinal News

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:45 AM Wednesday to a report that a woman jumped through a third floor window at La Quinta, 1730 East Higgins Road Schaumburg, IL. Police were on the scene […]

“Drinks Tasted Funny to Begin With,” Parents Say Children Accidentally Served Alcohol Restaurant in Chicago

Wed Apr 9, 2014 08:03 am Cardinal News

Twelve children transported to various hospitals due to being served alcohol by accident. According to one of the parents in attendance the fruit punch did not appear to taste right, and the restaurant staff came […]

Critically Injured Anatoliy Elkind Becomes Second to Die from Crash on Rand Rd Near Thomas St, Arlington Heights

Sun Mar 16, 2014 02:59 am Cardinal News

Witness interview with Rachel Monat after she swerved to avoid a wrong way driver, that proceeded to crash head-on in vehicles behind her on Rand Road just west of Thomas Street, Arlington Heights. Anatoliy Elkind, […]

Stanley Ksiazek Identifed As Driver in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on Rand Rd Near Thomas St

Tue Mar 11, 2014 06:45 am Cardinal News

Witness interview with Rachel Monat after she swerved to avoid a wrong way driver, that proceeded to crash head-on in vehicles behind her on Rand Road just west of Thomas Street, Arlington Heights. A Palatine […]

PulsePoint, Open Police and Fire Radio Channels: You Might Consider This, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson

Sat Mar 1, 2014 05:57 pm Cardinal News

In the early 1970s the major selling point of starting a paramedic service in a fire department was the potential for saving lives with urgent care for heart attack victims and trauma victims. Advanced Life […]

Nurse Falls; Killed in Snow Plow Incident at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Parking Lot, Barrington

Wed Feb 5, 2014 05:19 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s police and Barrington firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:30 AM Wednesday to a report of a pedestrian hit by a snow plow in a parking lot at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 Route 22 […]

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