Medical device manufacturers PHYSIO-CONTROL CORPORATION and MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS have formed a

Medical device manufacturers PHYSIO-CONTROL CORPORATION and MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS have formed a strategic alliance to create technological compatibility between their products and a joint distribution strategy. The alliance will allow emergency medical teams using Physio-Control`s 12-lead heart monitor/ defibrillators to transmit ECGs to Marquette`s MUSE CVTM cardiovascular information system at a hospital before the patient is placed in an ambulance. Hospital emergency physicians will be able to review the information and order immediate treatment before the patient arrives.

NJ Apartment Building Fire Displaces 41, Sends One to Hospital

A fire tore through the top floor of an apartment building on Palisade Avenue in Bogota on Sunday.

Providence (RI) Firefighter Pinned by Sliding Fire Truck During Snowstorm

A Providence firefighter was pinned between a fire engine and a parked car early Sunday morning when the truck got stuck and slid into the…