When first responders and police without training in autism encounter someone with the neurological disorder, the call could end in tragedy, a six-member panel of autism experts and advocates said yesterday.
The panel - most of whom have children with the disorder - provided special training to about 40 members of private security firms, and ambulance [...]

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The Corpus Christi Fire Department and emergency medical technicians have a new cardiac alert program that shaves minutes off the time between heart attack and treatment.

The season’s stress could lead to a heart attack or other cardiovascular problems for some.
If it does, paramedic Dan Sheppard said he is ready.
“Time equals death,” Sheppard said. “The longer [...]

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