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Michigan to Become 1st State to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
In this March 18, 2019, file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer listens to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in Clawson, Mich. Whitmer is moving to make Michigan the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes. The Democrat announced Wednesday, Sept. 4 that she ordered the state health department to issue emergency rules. They will prohibit the sale and misleading marketing of flavored nicotine vaping products. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)   LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved Wednesday to make her state the first to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, accusing...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 5, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Oregon Death is 2nd Linked to Vaping, 1st Tied to Pot Shop
In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, a man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine. Oregon's public health physician said Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, that a person who contracted a severe respiratory illness and died after using an e-cigarette had purchased a vaping device containing marijuana oil at a state-legal dispensary. The death is the second linked by public health officials nationwide to vaping and the first linked to an e-cigarette purchased at a dispensary. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public health officials in Oregon said Wednesday that a person who recently died...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 5, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Austin-Travis County EMS Union in Texas Wants 'Medic in Distress' Code
Facebook / Austin-Travis County EMS The union for Austin-Travis County EMS wants a "medic in distress" code to quickly call police to a dangerous situation. This comes after a medic was reportedly attacked recently.   AUSTIN, Texas – After a medic was reportedly attacked, the Austin-Travis County EMS union is calling for a “medic in distress” code for police to arrive sooner. That call was made yesterday at the Austin’s Public Safety Commission meeting by Selena Xie, the group’s union president. Xie said the most recent attack happened a few weeks ago when a patient took off his restraints and...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 5, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Frankel, JEMS Managing Editor Tags: News Communications & Dispatch Source Type: news

Officials Vow to Find Cause of Fatal Dive Boat Fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials vowed to find what sparked the inferno aboard the dive boat Conception that killed 34 people in waters off Southern California but vital evidence may have gone down with the ship or drifted out to sea. The main piece of evidence, the charred remains of the boat, rests on the sea floor in 60 feet (18 meters) of water. Other items that could provide valuable clues could have been carried away by the tides or destroyed in the fire that burned so hot DNA was needed to identify the dead. "All of that will be a very large hurdle to overcome," said George Zeitler, a former Coast Guard insp...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Rescues in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian Moves Toward U.S. Coast
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety. Airports were flooded and roads impassable after the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas in recorded history parked over Abaco and Grand Bahama islands, pounding them with winds up to 185 mph (295 kph) and torrential rain before finally moving into open waters Tuesday on a course toward Florida. People on the U.S. coast made final preparations for a storm wi...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: International Major Incidents News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Hurricane Evacuation of Nursing Home Residents Still an Unsolved Challenge
(THE CONVERSATION) Hurricane Dorian is bearing down on Florida, and Floridians young and old are preparing for the worst. And, others could follow Dorian, as the historical peak of the Atlantic season is approaching. While these storms can be terrifying, when a bad one is on the way, people usually have time to prepare. One key decision is choosing whether to flee to a safe location or ride out the storm in our homes. For frail, older people these often are life-and-death decisions. On Aug. 26, three nurses and a nursing home administrator were criminally charged in the heat-related deaths of 12 people in a Hollywood Hills...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Operations Source Type: news

Five Killed in New Zealand Tour Bus Crash
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists flipped in rainy weather near a New Zealand tourist town Wednesday morning, killing five Chinese nationals and seriously injuring two others, police said. Police Inspector Brent Crowe told media that the medium-sized tour bus was carrying 27 people and was about 20 minutes north of Rotorua at just after 11 a.m. when it failed to negotiate a bend on a highway. He said the bus drifted onto the wrong side of the road and as the driver tried to correct it flipped onto the driver's side. He said no other vehicles were involved in the crash but the weather was...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 4, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: International News Mass Casualty Incidents AP News Tag Source Type: news

Paramedic, EMT Caught in St. Louis Shootout
Screen shot of KMOV report ST. LOUIS – A paramedic and an EMT were caught in the crossfire of two people firing gunshots at each other, according to reports. KMOV-TV reports it happened around 7:45 p.m. as the EMS crew was treating a patient in an unrelated case. At least 30 shots were fired, but none of the bullets hit anyone or the ambulance. Both the paramedic and the EMT were forced to dive for cover inside the rig. "When you hear gunfire outside of a medic unit or even outside your vehicle and you're trapped, what you're thinking is okay is a bullet gonna pierce the medic unit? That's what they were concerned a...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Ambulances & Vehicle Ops Operations Source Type: news

Hurricane Dorian Pauses Over the Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking itself over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a catastrophic onslaught that sent floodwaters up to the second floors of buildings, trapped people in attics and chased others from one shelter to another. At least five deaths were reported. "We are in the midst of a historic tragedy," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. "The devastation is unprecedented and extensive." The storm's relentless winds and rain battered homes and businesses on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, which have a combined popula...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents News AP News Tag Source Type: news

At Least 25 Dead in California Boat Fire
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — At least 25 people were confirmed dead and nine others still missing after a tragic boat fire early Monday near an island off the Southern California coast. The dive-boat Conception, far out to sea in the middle of the night, became fully engulfed in flames as 30 passengers on a recreational scuba diving trip slept below deck. "You couldn't ask for a worse situation," Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a Monday news conference. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll says at least 25 people on a recreational scuba-diving trip died and the search will continue through the ni...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

One Dead, Eight Sick in San Jose HazMat Incident
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say one woman has died and eight people have been sickened in a hazmat incident Saturday at a Northern California hotel. KTVU reports Saturday that guests of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose reported smelling a chemical odor — similar to a rotten egg —and feeling faint, light-headed and short of breath. San Jose police Officer Gina Tepoorten says authorities are investigating the death as a suicide. Tepoorten said in an email the hazmat incident is related to the woman's suicide. San Jose Fire Department Capt. Mitch Matlow says the eight people sickened are believed to be hotel emplo...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Nine Killed in Medical Evacuation Plane Crash in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — All nine people on board a small medical evacuation plane were killed Sunday when the aircraft crashed into a resort area south of the Philippine capital and exploded in flames, officials said. The light plane crashed into a resort compound in Pansol village in Laguna province near the foothills of Mount Makiling. Police and rescuers retrieved nine bodies from the wreckage, police said. Two people on the ground were injured and brought to a hospital. Eric Apolonio, a spokesman of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said the light plane was on a medical evacuation flight from southe...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: International News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Three Firefighters Killed in Plant Fire in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — An explosion triggered a fire Tuesday at a state-run oil and gas processing plant in western India, killing four people, officials said. Police officer V. Damgude said the four dead were three firefighters and one plant executive. Press Trust of India news agency said another three firefighters were injured and hospitalized. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, which runs the plant, said on Twitter that the fire started in the stormwater drainage in the plant and was doused within two hours. More than 20 fire engines rushed to the scene in Navi Mumbai township near India's financial capital of Mumbai. La...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: International News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Five Dead, 21 Injured in Texas Shooting
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Authorities said Saturday that a gunman killed five people during a mass shooting in the West Texas cities of Odessa and Midland that left many more injured. At least three law enforcement officers were among those shot. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said that there were at least 21 injured by gunfire. He described the suspected shooter as a white male in his 30s. The suspect was shot and killed at the Cinergy movie theater in Odessa, Gerke said. The shooting set off a chaotic afternoon in which police reported that a suspect hijacked a U.S. Postal Service vehicle and began firing at random in th...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Terrorism & Active Shooter Mass Casualty Incidents AP News Tag Source Type: news

Florida Waits: Hurricane Dorian is Looking Increasingly Dire
James Wolfe, 72, left, and Elaine Wolfe, 65, install shutters on their home in Vero Beach, Fla, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Dorian could hit the Florida coast over the weekend as a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Ellis Rua)   MIAMI (AP) — Unsure of where Hurricane Dorian might strike, Florida residents watched the increasingly dire forecast with a sense of helplessness Friday and braced for what could be the most powerful storm to hit the state's east coast in nearly 30 years. President Donald Trump — whose Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach was in the crosshairs — warned it could be...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 30, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news