VIDEO: Thirty-six people were injured Sunday, including 11 seriously, when a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu hit severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing. The turbulence sent passengers flying out of their seats. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians treated patients — ranging in age from 14 months to adults — for a long list of injuries, including serious head injuries, cuts, bruises, nausea, and loss of consciousness.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

Matt Greer of Brookhaven was driving home from his shift at the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services, where he works as a flight nurse, when he got a call from his younger sister. A few days earlier, she had given birth to a healthy baby girl after an uncomplicated pregnancy. Now, she told him she had a headache.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mississippi Today

ATVs, four-wheel-drive and chain saws aren’t typically associated with emergency medical response, but when someone is injured in a place that’s difficult to reach or is blocked off by fallen trees, first responders need a way to safely treat and transport the patient. That’s where Adventure Medics comes in.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Thr Chronicle - Metered Site

VIDEO: A federal safety agency said Saturday that four people who died when a small plane crashed north of Seattle last month were conducting test flights to gather baseline information before the Cessna 208B was modified with a new aerodynamic drag reduction system. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Saturday about the Nov.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

A spike in overdoses in North King County has health officials warning cocaine users the drug might actually contain fentanyl. “I’ve administered more Narcan recently than you can imagine,” said Capt. Gabe DeBay, who supervises paramedics across King County for the Shoreline Fire Department. In just the last week, he says medics went to 15 fentanyl overdoses.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle