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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. Disability - Wikipedia

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    The rates of mobility-related issues were highest among middle-aged people and elderly people, with 18.1% and 26.9%, respectively. In terms of race or ethnicity, Asians have the lowest reported rate of disability at around 10%, while Native Americans, the ethnic group with the highest reported incidence, are reported to have a disability rate ...

  4. Emergency medical services in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Freedom House Ambulance Service was the first emergency medical service in the United States to be staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid. [24] In the late 1960s, Dr. R Adams Cowley was instrumental in the creation of the country's first statewide EMS program, in Maryland. The system was called the Division of ...

  5. Passengers are pretending to be disabled to get fast-tracked ...

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    The discount airline is calling for a “wheelchair registration” system and legislation cracking down on those “abusing” the accessibility tool.

  6. Emergency medical responder levels by U.S. state - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Medical Technician II (EMT-II) (Analogous to EMT-I/85) Emergency Medical Technician III (EMT-III) (Analogous to AEMT/85) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) (Established in 2015, follows and is certified via the NREMT testing process) Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP) (Analogous to Paramedic via NREMT)

  7. Mobility device lost or damaged by an airline? USA TODAY ...

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    According to the Department of Transportation, airlines "mishandle" on average about 1.5% of the mobility devices they transport. In 2022, airlines carried 741,582 wheelchairs and scooters, and ...

  8. The Gory Details on USA Mobility's Double Fumble - AOL

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    USA Mobility (NAS: USMO) reported earnings on May 3. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), USA Mobility missed estimates on revenues and ...

  9. Socioeconomic mobility in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Economist, 2020 Socioeconomic mobility in the United States refers to the upward or downward movement of Americans from one social class or economic level to another, through job changes, inheritance, marriage, connections, tax changes, innovation, illegal activities, hard work, lobbying, luck, health changes or other factors. This mobility can be the change in socioeconomic status between ...