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  2. PageNet - Wikipedia

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    PageNet. PageNet, also known as Paging Network, Inc., was founded in 1981 by entrepreneur George Perrin and ceased in 1999. The company grew to become the largest wireless messaging company in the world, with more than 10 million pagers in service, and $1 billion in revenues, before the paging industry's rapid decline in the late 1990s.

  3. List of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 ...

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    10 buildings sustained major damage or partially collapsed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and 10 others were destroyed, 2 of which were demolished due to heavy damage. [1] Several other buildings sustained varying levels of damage, including every building in the World Financial Center and most of the buildings on Vesey Street.

  4. Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia

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    International Space Station image taken on September 11, 2001, with the smoke plume rising from Lower Manhattan and extending over Brooklyn (Expedition 3 crew). Within seconds of the collapse of the World Trade Center in the September 11 attacks, building materials, electronic equipment, and furniture were pulverized and spread over the area of the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.

  5. Delay of condo collapse report is painful for families, but ...

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    September 18, 2024 at 3:29 PM. David Santiago/dsantiago@miamiherald.com. It’ll take a year longer than previously estimated to issue an official report on what caused the tragic collapse of the ...

  6. Dominick Pezzulo - Wikipedia

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    At the National September 11 Memorial, Pezzulo's name is located on Panel S-29 of the South Pool, along with those of other first responders.. Dominick A. Pezzulo (August 15, 1965 – September 11, 2001) was an Italian American Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) officer who died in the September 11 attacks in lower Manhattan, New York City in 2001.

  7. Catamenial pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    Air fills the space between the collapsed left lung and the chest wall. Catamenial pneumothorax is a spontaneous pneumothorax that recurs during menstruation, within 72 hours before or after the onset of a cycle. [1] It usually involves the right side of the chest and right lung, and is associated with thoracic endometriosis. [2]

  8. Sternal fracture - Wikipedia

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    Sternal fracture. A sternal fracture is a fracture of the sternum (the breastbone), located in the center of the chest. The injury, which occurs in 5–8% of people who experience significant blunt chest trauma, may occur in vehicle accidents, when the still-moving chest strikes a steering wheel or dashboard [1] or is injured by a seatbelt.

  9. Mediastinal shift - Wikipedia

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    Chest x-ray demonstrating severe atelectasis or collapse of the right lung and mediastinal shift towards the right. Atelectasis is the partial collapse of a lung that is reversible. There are numerous etiologies, including post-operative atelectasis, surfactant deficiency, mucus plugging, and foreign body aspiration.