The river's slow pace has given emergency responders more time to prepare, forecasters said.
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By the time emergency crews arrived, she had suffered a cardiac arrest, prompting fears of brain damage.
It's not clear that letting generic companies produce a one-time emergency stockpile of the drug would hurt Bayer's patent.
The spokesman said that the government's investment plans would ease the situation - with the result that by 2004, no-one should have to wait longer than four hours in accident and emergency from their time of arrival to either admission, transfer or discharge.
According to the Post-Dispatch, this is the first time the board has issued an emergency suspension in a very long time.
Mubarak made extensive use of those emergency powers in his time at the helm.
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"I think that we have had some problems in our emergency departments for some time, " she said.
However, it still missed targets for getting to emergency 999 calls in time from October to December.
They are supposed to respond to 90% of emergency calls within this time.
This essential piece of documentation will not replace the real thing, but many users said having it handy can save time in emergency situations.
But the fire brigade said services will not be stretched because fire engines spend around 7% of their time at emergency incidents.
Every time an emergency vehicle went by, people cheered loudly.
Houston found that its preemption system has cut travel time for emergency vehicles equipped with transmitters by as much as 23%--an enormous difference for a patient in cardiac arrest.
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That law enabled the state to declare an emergency and give borrowers extra time to make their payments.
But, again, Mara, I think it is important to understand that we are in a time of economic emergency.
Thomas and was able to spend time with their emergency management leadership and the local Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster representatives.
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And we've talked about lifting the emergency law for quite some time.
What is more, prior to the Gulf War, the RRF ships had no crews on board leading to a long activation time in an emergency.
Mr. Sures has three phones: an iPhone 4s, a BlackBerry Bold and a satellite phone kept in case of emergency like the time he was at the Great Wall of China and couldn't get cellular service.
According to the reports, six Fukushima workers received total doses of over 0.25 Sv (25 rem) during their time fighting the emergency, while 170 workers received doses between 0.1 and 0.25 Sv (10 to 25 rem).
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When he announced his plans to the nation on Saturday night, he said Israel would be spared the potential risk of holding general elections for both the prime ministership and Knesset at a time of national emergency.
For the longest time, the emergency savings advice offered up by almost everyone has been: keep six to nine months of essential living expenses in a separate account, so you can easily access it if the unexpected happens, be it a company-wide layoff or unforeseen medical crisis.
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This time when Hurricane Sandy came knocking, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was on the spot, ahead of time.
Baby Boomers are usually empty nesters and have had more time to build up emergency savings and other assets.
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On the bulletin board are signs announcing movie showings, free baby-sitting, arts and crafts time and even an emergency dental clinic.
Hungarian work crews are racing against time to build an emergency dam as cracks widened at a burst reservoir that spilled toxic sludge.
One approach would peg the reserve volume to the time required in an emergency to transition the economy from natural gas to a substitute fuel.
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Other ideas for development include using mobile phone technology to allow residents to find the quietest route into the city centre or the hospital Accident and Emergency unit with the shortest waiting time.
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As many people may recognize, medical providers working in a busy emergency department may not have the time to devote to confirming recent medication lists, especially with patients with extensive numbers of medications.
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