10/30/04

Paramedic pinned in ambulance - Grandville, Michigan
Ambulance service, growth at forefront - Maple Grove, Michigan
Care for community recalled - Everett, Washington
EMT couple gets jail, probation - New Jersey
Duty crew has positive results - Ankeny , Iowa
Smithsburg EMS sued - Maryland
EMS skills matter - Stafford County, Virginia
Fund honors memory of El Paso paramedic - Texas
Waupaca ambulance boosts rates - Wisconsin
Directors urging immediate EMS effort by cities and county - Rockdale, Texas
Coolness under fire earns female medic medal - Australia
Darrington residents will vote on EMS levy - Washington
Cache County approves expansion of ambulance service - Utah
A medic accompanies British soldiers from the Black Watch
A clash over naming paramedics - Minneapolis, Minnesota
East Kingston rejects $16,000 ambulance deal with Kingston - New Hampshire
Mutual aid offers healthy benefits to towns - Middleton, Massachusetts
wounded Israeli soldier Beer Sheva
Joke bad ca-rear move for city EMT - New York
Hospital Group, Ambulance Operator Agree To Pay $20.3 Million - Florida
Medic 29 celebrates 15 years of service - Lewistown, Pennsylvania
African American woman on track to be next fire chief - Berkeley, California
Medic killed in Calif. plane crash worked for DPS - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Southwestern upgrading level of ambulance care -Jasonville, Indiana
County hands-off AG opinion on ambulance dispatch - Hope, Arkansas
Dog Calls Ambulance, and Barks to Save Owner - Scotland
Cache County approves expansion of ambulance service - Utah
Baby Boon: EMS Saves The Day Again - New York, New York
Ambulance bid in limbo - Decatur, Alabama
Online medical journal will offer free articles

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10/28/04

14th World Conference on Disaster Management An Eye Opener
EMS District 1 needs member to help oversee board actions - Harris County, Texas
Phillip Franklin is state EMT of the Year - Kentucky
Crash victims 'a good bunch' - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Madison Township EMS Coordinator quits - Indiana
Travel expense cutbacks limit TML presence - Paris, Texas
Cardiac emergency leads to defibrillator bonus for coasters - New Zealand
'Rocket' in ambulance was a stretcher - Palestine
Firefighter fired for threatening co-worker - Albany, Georgia
San Francisco leads the nation with female appointees - California
EMT's and Firefighters may get market-based wages - Page, Arizona
MVC patients buried under rocks for four days - Japan
Matthew Cole, Paramedic/FF - Riviera Beach, Florida
George Frederick Cozzetto M.D. - Everett, Washington
County OKs plan to catch up on ambulance billings - Marion County, Kansas

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10/27/04

Paramedic plan on track - Tulare County, California
Paramedics lacked right to search for baby - Edinburgh, Indiana
Police: Baby left alone suffered cuts to face - Edinburgh, Indiana
How will we rescue the rescuers? - Gaston County, North Carolina
Sanbornton Paramedic Honored - New Hampshire
Investigators examining air ambulance jet voice recorder - San Diego, California
Cohen named director of health care services - Lodi, California
Paramedic and driver suffer minor injures in crash - Cleveland, Ohio
Hospitals emergency room policies to stop unnecessary visits controversial - Wisconsin
Supervisors debate ambulance services, tax rates - Accomack County, Virginia
Flu calls crash system - Asheboro, North Carolina
Slope County voters to decide soon - North Dakota
Medevac fight landing in Superior Court soon - New Jersey
EMS levy sparks debate - Bellingham, Washington
County defers decision on Y.O. Ranchlands - Kerrville, Texas
Thibault closes 34-year career - Massachusetts
Action against Iraq security advisers, trainers, paramedics and engineers workers may cost billions - South Africans
Privatized ambulance service voted down - Spring Hill, Florida
911 plan upsets firefighters - Seattle, Washington
3 Firemen accused of prank 911 calls, taking cop car - New York
Forsyth Medical Center to open new, bigger ER - North Carolina

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10/26/04

New Technology Enhances EMS - Iowa City, Iowa
Keeping up with Brett Jones - Bremerton, Washington
Ambulance crash nets large paying verdict - Florida
Volunteer rescue squad members threaten to sue union president - Virginia
Paramedic Strike May Be Averted - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Ambulance issues eased in Wappinger - New York
Car Slams Into Emergency Room Entrance - Chicago, Illinois
Councillors Call for Ottawa Not to Hire New Paramedics - Canada
Medics In River Drama - UK
Contract for Cortland ambulance service OK'd - DeKalb, Illinois
Investigators remove bodies in air ambulance crash - San Diego, California
Super Bug Invading Health Clubs
Car crashes have big impact on work
Ex-paramedic charged in theft - Minnesota
Test Results Reveal Potential Deficits in EMT-Basic Education
EMS Live Radio Oct 26th
EMTs have a stressful, gratifying job - Delaware
Vermilion area to be without 911 dispatch - Alberta, Canada
Fallon Ambulance named Official Provider for Gillette Stadium - Massachusetts
Medic's mission: to find his mom
Pilot Program Reduces Emergency Room Visits By 24 Percent - Oklahoma
VCU Medical Center launched a study Monday on PolyHeme - Virginia
Mt. Rainier avalanche kills Monroe volunteer firefighter - Washington
Texas: EMT's and Paramedic's
LifeNet to partner with city - Texarkana, Texas
Six in hospital after ambulance & car crash - Ireland
Teen firefighter run over by car - Union County, Tennessee
Professional Air Medical Pilot Training Course
East Brunswick Rescue Squad pushes pensions - New Jersey
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10/25/04

Paramedic driving wrong way on one-way kills himself, 3 others - Hempstead, Texas
Marcos Villalobos, Paramedic - El Paso, Texas
EMT hiring delay ending - San Bernardino,
EMT needs help finding missing daughter - Idaho
Army medevac service aids isles - Hawaii
Paramedics Struggling To Meet Response Times - Gaston, North Carolina
Donald Womble, Paramedic - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Millions in Security Money helps Panhandle - Texas
Confusion mars helicopter’s first call - Maui, Hawaii
Air Ambulance Crash Victims Identified - California
Firefighters may become EMS First Responders - Texarkana, Texas
EMS works to resolve issues - Leavenworth, Texas
First responder spending shifts
Dr. Windham director of new Constables Office medical first responder program - Texas
Medics' hands-on approach - Scotland
The Emergency Expert - San Marcos, California
Richmond fire truck crash injures several - Virginia
US Midwest Fire Departments First Customers for Motorola
Flood waters kills responder - China
Cy Creek EMS gets contract - Texas
Ambulance hits pole downtown - Billings, Montana

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10/24/04

Medical Lear Jet Crashes Leaving San Diego - California
Man steals, crashes ambulance - Newark, Ohio
Brave paramedics lauded - London, Ontario, Canada
High-stakes service contract drama - Contra Costa, California
Newport police worry man may have posed as paramedic - Arkansas
Ambulance crash nets large paying verdict - Florida
Digitech Introduces New Voice-Activated Ambulance Call System
Ambulance crews in 121 road accidents - Belfast, Northern Ireland
New and Improved EMT's - Carterville, Illinois
Kennewick ambulance measure up to bat again - Washington
Martinsville to study ambulance service options - Indiana
Ghost Story - Pennsylvania
A heartwarming moment from the one they saved - Ashland, Massachusetts
Cities seek tax increases for safety forces - Cuyahoga County , Ohio
Bioterror threat is growing, say medics - UK
Ambulance mows down boy - Calcutta,India
Danger lurks for paramedics - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
DuPont leak stirs concern near DeLisle - Mississippi
Water rescue team among top honorees -
Japanese team develops live video system for ambulances
Union Warns that Paramedics Face Danger, FBI Warns of Hijacking Threats - Toronto, Canada
Montello residents air complaints - Nevada
District made right choice - Bucyrus, Ohio
Knife-Wielding Man Killed, Ambulance Worker Hurt In Shooting - Los Angeles, California
Use of medical ambulances takes off - Illinois
Shorter leads county EMS - Crisfield, Maryland
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Abuse of ambos crews rising - Australia
Thank you, EMT and ambulance personnel - Jackson, California
Ambulance, squad car purchases raise terror concerns - Petersburg, Florida

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10/22/04

Paramedics halt stabbing - London, Ontario, Canada
Medic Assaulted - Toronto, Canada
Assaulted man charged with assault on LEO, Paramedics - Newton, Massachusetts
Unbidden and unprotected, US Army helicopter medics care for Iraq war-wounded
Possible Ambulance Strike Monday - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Wainwright ambulance service up in air - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Firefighters Move, EMS To Move Next - Rockaway Beach, New York
Ambulance fees to rise by nearly $300 - Fort Mojave, Nevada
Does Hartselle really need three ambulance services? - Alabama
Help locked out, Boy gasps to death as gates bar rescuers - New York
Ambulance theft linked to man living out fantasy - Alabama
Dispatchers violated procedure in Panhandle Helicopter Ambulance Crash - Florida
Paramedic guilty of murder - Placerville, California
Fire, EMS merger plan needs work, says selectmen - Groton, Massachusetts
Some Fear Consolidation Will Limit Fire/EMT Volunteers - Waterford, Connecticut
Steven Bone, Paramedic/FF - DeKalb, Georgia
Doctor to oversee ambulances, fire departments - Wichita, Kansas
Mescalero to resume fire rescue - New Mexico
Clovis CPR instructor wins Heartsaver Award - New Mexico
Preparing for the Worst - Texas
New look for ambulances - Norway
Ambulance staff threaten to strike over working conditions - Ireland
California - Ambulance Dispatcher (Napa Valley)
City gets its way on ambulances - Bucyrus, Ohio
Air Lift launches emergency air care company in Roswell - New Mexico
Officials say paramedics handled man's body correctly - San Marcos, California
Divers recover the body of paramedic killed in helicopter ambulance crash - Florida

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10/21/04

Community Board 1 Approves Park For EMT Carlos Lillo, Killed On 9-11- New York
Florida: Paramedic Openings
Robert Heighton, Flight Paramedic - Florida
Ambulance company seeks township's aid - Kidder Township, Pennsylvania
Four towns scrambling to find new EMT service - Massachusetts
Canada's search-and-rescue helicopters
Ness Technologies Announces the US Launch of AwareNess – Comprehensive Emergency Management System
Helicopter Crash in Walton County Under Investigation - Florida
City fire department presents awards to firefighters, EMTs - Coatesville, Pennsylvania
John Ross Cokelette, EMT - Milford, Pennsylvania
High rate of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome in Medics Serving In Iraq
Hong Kong paramedics demonstration
911 System Will Be Able To Pinpoint Cell Phone - Chicago, Illinois
Ambulance Manufacturers Division Appoint Kathy Rosebrook to Leadership Role
ALS found 'vital' to area - Townsend, Massachusetts
North Flight rapid response - Michigan
Vermillion EMT Wins National Honor - South Dakota
EMS Has Implemented Computerized Data Collection - Greeneville, Tennessee
Council approves new ambulance ordinance - Grand Coulee, Washington
Hospital trauma claim criticized - San Jose, California
Study: Handheld ultrasound better at detecting trauma induced occult pneumothoraces

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10/20/04

Panhandle helicopter ambulance crashes into bay; 3 believed dead - Florida
Fire Service Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative Report Now Available
Ambulance Involved in Wild Crash - Buffalo, New York
Ambulance district: Is Bucyrus in or out? - Ohio
Paramedics and firefighters are "at the verge of mutiny"; Trauma care overhaul urged - Marin, California
Cost Control Changes Way 911 Medic Calls Are Handled - King County, Washington
EMS coming to the rescue sooner at new city location - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
End of countywide paramedic service, beginning of city-only service - Bellingham, Washington
Private paramedics fill void - Columbus, Georgia
Emergency fleet gets $760K from council - Montgomery County, Maryland
Ambulances, fire engines to work out of the same facility causes dissatisfaction - Queens, New York
Has 911 System Improved Since Fatal Error? - Ankeny, Iowa
Officials fear tracking system will slow revenue - Putnam County, West Virginia
Ambulance company pleads guilty to fraud charge - Connecticut
Rescue in Piccadilly Circus - UK
Police, EMS, firefighters warned about meth labs - Virginia
Medic 9 cuts off collection of used needles - Washington Township, Pennsylvania
National Guard units prepare to respond to unconventional attack - California
Radio system backup unveiled - Camden, New Jersey
'I've Fallen Off A Cliff, And I Can't Get Up'
Company donates GPS systems to Laurens County EMS - Georgia

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10/19/04

EMS Live Radio Oct 19th
Ambulance tax: yes - Kennewick, Washington
Update: Bear that attacked paramedic had rabies - Romania
4-year ambulance pact OK'd with Rural-Metro - Alden, New York
Circleville EMT Fired - Ohio
Military U.S. Has Contingency Plans for a Draft of Medical Workers
Pair honored as Unsung Heroes - Rock Island, Illinois
Panel studying issues facing fire, EMS volunteers - Pennsylvania
City of Zeeland and Holland Township during a training session - Michigan
Cost-cutting move means paramedics get fewer calls - King County, Washington
Mayor Plans Postponing Paramedic Retroactive Pay Request For Back Pay Causes Confusion, Concern - Siloam Springs, A rkansas
Joel Zane, EMT/FF (ret.) - Colorado
Rain, Hail, Then Glare Cause Massive I-95 Pileup - Maryland
Fourteen Emergency Service Fleets in Ontario Select InterFleet'R' from Grey Island Systems - Canada
Search & Rescue Veteran Dragged To His Death By Mules - Colorado
Tucson Becomes First City in Arizona to get Enhanced 911 System - Arizona
Rural Emergency - Skamokawa, Washington
her Journey from Hong Kong to FDNY EMS Operations Chief - New York
First Member of MedicAlert(R) Passes Away
FF, five others injured in crash - Santa Clarita, California
Medics assist Kosovo high school students after bus crash
Patient Headed for Hospital Dies After Crash of Ambulette - New York, New York
Doctors warn of flu's effect on ERs
Author and emergency services vet joins LifeFlight - Maine
Ambulance Crash One Of 177 On Wet Highways - San Diego, California
New fire, EMS facility saves lives, time and money - Collier County , Florida
Army awards Santa Fe firm $3M for biotoxin sensor
IM On The March As U.S. Military Experiments With Jabber
Study: Physicians cut back emergency on-call shifts
EMS units get high ratings - Clinton, Iowa
Ambulance workers threaten to strike - South Africa
Paramedics are all heart - Calgary, Canada
27 rescue workers free man pinned against tree - Chaffee, Missouri
Dispatchers 'overworked, underpaid' - Taft, California
Fire Fighters Disappointed That President Bush Cuts Homeland Security Funding
Dying cancer boy's shocking two-hour wait for ambulance - UK

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10/18/04

2 paramedics, trainee injured in head-on crash - Chicago, Illinois
Ambulance Crash In Brooklyn Injures Six People - New York
Responders injured in crash - Memphis, Tennessee
Texas Motor Speedway Medics
Future of Fitch-Rona EMS - Wisconsin
U.S. Army Medic Ssg. Tyrone Jordan
U.S. Army's 45th Medical Company
Sycamore reimburses ambulance trust fund - Ohio
Taking emergency care to a higher level - Tennessee
Tracking wireless callers to 911 is far from perfect
Fast-moving storm triggers interstate accidents - Maryland
New London to trim standby ambulance - Wisconsin
Man gets knock on door after TV set emits distress signal - Corvallis, Oregon
Lifestar marks 20 years of service - Tennessee
'Roaming Messenger' Announces Sale of Product For Bio-Surveillance
Firefighters fight referendums - Cocoa, Florida
Report urges trauma upgrade in Marin - California
Homeland Security Technology Inc. Ships 700 Combat Trauma Bags to Us Armed
Medic hailed for rescue - Ottawa, Canada
Michigan: Paramedics
One killed, nine wounded by rogue bear - Romania
Cutting cost of siren service - Raleigh, North Carolina
EMS station meets community's safety and aesthetic needs - Travis County, Texas
Camp Humphreys medevac unit trains in northern Japan
Medical vehicles pinched by storm - Manatee, Florida

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10/15/04

Concerns Aired on Emergency Services at Forum - Moore County, North Carolina
Virginia: ALS and BLS Providers
Rescue service hopes split heals - Pulaski, Wisconsin
Editorial; City ready for own ambulance service - Trenton, Ohio
City Probes Ambulance Drivers With Records - New York, New York
California: Paramedics; San Joaquin County
Southern Regional program launches health-care careers - New Jersey
California: Emergency Communications Dispatcher
Fred Smith, FF/FR - Kendallville, Indiana
Seeking more funds for emergency services - Ashland County, Ohio
Volunteer fireman killed responding to wreck on I-16 - Allentown, Georgia
Jury clears medical center, ER doc in death - Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Study: Critical ER Specialists Shortage Hits - Texas
Firefighter to get $10,000 over hazing - Coral Springs, Florida
Rescue 1122 ambulance service launched - India
County Fire Department to reshuffle its paramedic units - Annapolis, Maryland
Former EMT gets jail time for trying to poison pregnant girlfriend - Utah
Chief Defends EMTs Who Brought Corpse Back Home - San Marcos , California
Berne ponders having police, EMS share housing - Indiana
County approves one-year EMS contract - Alpine, Texas
Emergency medicine has grown up - Mansfield, Ohio
Lawsuit filed against EMS tax - Bellingham, Washington

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10/14/04

FDA approval of implant draws fire from advocates
Dogtag Documentation
Judge rules ambulance driver's suit lacks facts - San Bernardino, California
Pulaski Village Board votes for new rescue squad - Wisconsin
Burglary probe leads to firefighter's arrest - New Iberia, Louisiana
Line-up at Halifax International Airport
Joint ambulance district told to choose LifeStar - Ohio
100 years - Morton Grove, Illinois
Crescent City air ambulance company considering basing crew in Humboldt - California
Manteca Ambulance upping level of service - California
State Police Aviation Unit enhances services - Delaware
Women cry foul after Fire Department returns dead body to home - California
Council wants to buy ambulance building - Arnold, Pennsylvania
Firefighter charged in connection with fatal accident - Wilmington, North Carolina
Mauger to take over as acting fire, EMS chief - Chesterfield, Virginia
Man tried to run down firefighter - Pawtucket, Massachusetts
Trauma center gets state recognition - Pennsylvania
Carver official details ambulance plans - Massachusetts
Bioterrorism Drill Becomes More Real With Flu Shortage
Warning issued after flu vaccine stolen - Colorado
Study suggests gaps in rescue services - Virginia
Mid-County EMS celebrates 25 years - Ohio
New pay cycle approved for Paris fire and EMS - Paris, Texas
Medicine for dummies - California

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10/13/04

Medicine for dummies - California
Firefighters At Porn Party Miss Fire Run - Sacramento, California
Vaccine shortage forces potentially life-or-death decisions
Ottawa Needs to Hire 14 Paramedics - Canada
Sevelowitz Receives Virginia Conley Service Award - New York
International: Paramedics - Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo
Car Bomb Explosion Patient
Committee faults coroner - Montrose County, Colorado
20-mile run traces ambulance route - Virginia
Minister orders probe into paramedic's ambulances claims - Australia
Israel withdraws charge that driver loaded rocket into UN ambulance
VeriChip gets FDA OK for medical use in U.S
'03 Firefighter Fatalities
Dead Man Removed From Ambulance, Put Back In Home - San Marcos, California

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10/12/04

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EMS Live Radio Oct 12th
Dead Man Removed From Ambulance, Put Back In Home - San Marcos, California
Panel: LifeStar or gone - Bucyrus, Ohio
New ambulance service gets good grades - Wappinger , New York
Fewer calls for structure fires, more medical calls - Grand Island, Nebraska
Judge sentences two for 'despicable' attack - Australia
Teen missing eight days found alive in wrecked car - Redmond, Washington
Medical care always waiting in the wing - Gretna, Nebraska
A Hard Sleep
MedFlight: Ken Rider fulfills dream as pilot - Wellston, Ohio
City Names First Female Battalion Chief - Omaha, Nebraska
Southwest Ambulance Named 2004 Coolest Company - Mesa, Arizona
FDNY Selects Stratos for Emergency Response Communications - New York
Attacks on 999 staff to double - UK
'Pictures don't do it justice' - Florida
Not good enough, MSP tells ambulance service - UK
Ceremony honors responders - Prince George County, Maryland
Coroner's inquest possible in donor case - Michigan
Latest King/Drew Lapse Blamed in Patient's Death - Los Angeles, California
New staff, ambulance strengthen Fire & Rescue - Newington, New Hampshire
EMS offers help to avoid being becoming a hindrance at accidents - Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Chief: Firefighters would fight privatization - Lafayette, Louisiana

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10/11/04

Ambulance service choice baffles competitor - Munster, Indiana
Paramedic Rafrano gets Young Alumni Achievement Award - Heidelberg, Ohio
Telemedicine Grant Award Expands Existing Live, Interactive EMS Training Program
Dustoff: It's no time for second-guessing
Gailey calls for figures on Hall EMT pay - Hall County , Georgia
Medics begin receiving improved combat training at Fort Campbell - Tennessee
Switzerland medics
Red Crescent building explosion damages ambulance
Private firm may get ambulance contract - Pasquotank County , North Carolina
Ambulance fees likely in Everett - Washington
Man Caught With Stolen Ambulance - Kentucky
Middlesex seeks cut of ambulance fees - Ontario, Canada
Tractor-Trailer Ambulances?
New fleet of ambulances roams county - Pinellas County , Florida
Emergency Personnel in Norfolk Now Carrying Blood Substitute - Virginia
Endotracheal intubations in rural pediatric trauma patients
Case shows shortage of Mattoon ambulance staff - Illinois
Willard Emergency Landing - Berkely, California

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10/10/04

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Cassopolis Area Ambulance Service still in limbo - Indiana
6 hurt when car hits ambulance - Chicago, Illinois
She checks herself, then treats others in crash - Palm Harbor, Florida
Jordan pulls paramedic service - Massachusetts
Marshall County Ambulance Service rejects redefining service level - Oklahoma
Yellow Ambulance pondering settlement - Kentucky
TM reps back paramedics contract and pact with Bruker - Massachusetts
'Dead' man walking, morgue staff running - South Africa
Flaming Firefighters - South Carolina
Fire recruit charged with DUI in crash that kills 3 - Virginia
Sandusky County board races centered on issue of EMS - Ohio
Video detectives; Union hoping to unmask paramedic whistleblowers - Winnipeg, Canada
Second ambulance wreck in less than a month - West Virginia
Study: Steroids Useless for Head Trauma
Marshall County Ambulance Service rejects redefining service level - Oklahoma

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10/8/04

Video detectives; Union hoping to unmask paramedic whistleblowers - Winnipeg, Canada
Second ambulance wreck in less than a month - West Virginia
Study: Steroids Useless for Head Trauma
Marshall County Ambulance Service rejects redefining service level - Oklahoma
Winnisquam chief calls it a career - Laconia, New Hampshire
Israeli rescue workers told to cease complaints
EMS tax debaters clash - Bellingham, Washington
Vernon removes head of Fire Board; Town officials rap bonus for deputy chief - Wisconsin
First Responders Train for the Worst - Grand Isle, Vermont
Binghamton's Awards - New York
Fire/EMS goes to 'core station' - Hanover, Virginia
Metro West gets state award - Oregon
Crossett Council Consents to Change in Ambulance Rule - Arkansas
Embezzler who's repaid rescue squad is guilty of felony - West Virginia
Illegal signs cause problems for E-911 system - Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Tucson hospital fined for not providing trauma care - Arizona
Fire, paramedic contract approved - Chicago, Illinois

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10/7/04

EMS funding comes into sharper focus - Sandpoint, Idaho
Officials hash out ambulance budget - Baraboo, Wisconsin
Lawsuit filed against EMS tax - Bellingham, Washington
Doing his job
Council extends ambulance pact - Westhampton, Massachusetts
Ambulance service turns around - Pennsylvania
Attorney still researching EMS case - Leavenworth County, Kansas
EMTs optimistic about new recruits - Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
Berkeley Council Cuts Evening Fire Department Service - California
U.S. Scrambles for Flu Vaccines After Contamination
Killer flu
Letter: Keep politics out of fire dept. - Littleton, Massachusetts
Paramedics: Are they necessary? - Delafield, Wisconsin
Canyon Lake Fire/EMS hiring - Texas
County plans to hire regular EMS Director by Nov. 1 - Bandera County, Texas
Firefighters face discipline - Winnipeg, Canada
Beard: Marathon has ambulance service - Texas
New air ambulance to improve response time to western counties - North Carolina
Israel Removes Ambulance Video From Website
County looks to fill EMS void - North Carolina
'Girl' in online sting traps paramedic - Brooksville, Florida
Communities prepare for ashfall - Washington
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10/6/04

EMS Collection Ratio Poll
NWTH settles ambulance-death lawsuit - Texas
Lodi hospital EMS control officer may double as village paramedic - Ohio
Medic killed trying to save R.I. soldier
Armed police rescue medics trapped in house - UK
Sgt. Russell Collier, Medic - Harrison, Arkansas
Station blaze destroys ambulance - Gaston, Indiana
Why I Serve: Medic Can Say It All in Three Languages
Subin: Ambulance fees a 'dubious' cash source - Gaithersburg, Maryland
Ambulance costs rise - Columbia, Tennessee
EMSA quilt gets third place ribbon - Oklahoma
46 Sent To Hospitals When CTA Buses Collide - Chicago, Illinois
Opinion: Ambulance service's request is out of line - Emmet County, Michigan
EMS talks break down again in Enfield - Connecticut
Many opposed to ambulance center - Ashville, North Carolina
Medivac pilot gets taste of Hollywood - Pennsylvania
Sgt. Eddie Lorenza “Jack” Jackson - Bainbridge, Georgia
News Highland, Munster might share ambulance contract - Indiana
Ambulance zones' 'hiccups' resolved - San Joaquin, California
Feds Immigrant emergency room policy on hold
Community pulls together when needed - Delaware
Stewart Memorial ER shut down - Tyne Valley, Canada
Selectmen discuss ambulance dispatching - Wilton, New Hampshire
Secret Service says fire-and-rescue unit exists - Washington, DC
Report: Fewer die from car wrecks - Mississippi

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10/5/04

EMS Collection Ratio Poll
Kenton: Forget medic service - Kentucky
Where will paramedics come from? - King County , Washington
English soccer fans a rough crowd
Emergency radio problems persist - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical chopper approved - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Organ removal ruled as homicide controversial - Colorado
Ambulance collided with a wall - UK
County in Talks for New Trauma Center - Los Angeles, California
Firefighter fired, assistant chief demoted - Michigan
Amherst Gets a New Ambulance Service - New York
NF Memorial Medical bolsters patient tracking unit - New York
Stealing firehouse's beer nets man prison - New York
New Jersey: EMS Educator
Paramedic Service Ends As Medical Center Closes ER - California
Help is on the Way for Arizona Hospitals but is it Enough - Arizona
ER continues while search for physicians gets going - Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Firecracker factory blast kills 28 - China
Suspect shot after escaping in stolen ambulance - Baytown, Texas
Investigation uncovers ambulance problems with Effingham Advanced Ambulance - Illinois
Tentative deal reached - Enfield, Connecticut
Supervisor Cites Emergency Room System Meltdown - California
San Jose Medical Center Closure Talks Continue - California
Company wants medical chopper in E'town - Kentucky
Malta Ambulance Corps gets a new home - New York
Air ambulance to bring doctors to remote areas - UK
Flames Damage Town's Fire Station - Gaston, Indiana
Paramedic/FF Confesses to Stealing Drugs - Jacksonville, Florida
Israeli-UN ambulance row deepens

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10/4/04

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Union County EMS gets a boost - Union County, Tennessee
A medic's tour: the good and the bad
Fire dept. faces change; Boro may consolidate equipment, close station - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Paramedics Hurricane Relief: East Tennesseans back from Florida - Tennessee
High Court Won't Review Drug Tests of Firefighters
County gives OK for computer-aided dispatching system - York County, Pennsylvania
Impostor is jailed again; charge of faking 911 calls - Missouri
Montgomery Considering Ambulance Fee Proposal - Washington DC
Cop allegedly tries to hijack ambulance - South Africa
Killdeer ambulance facing tough times - North Dakota
CompuDyne Announces $4.7 Million Award; Major Security Integration Effort
Trauma care teetering on collapse - Los Angeles, California
Officials to Shut Valley ER Today - California
Labor, community fight to save trauma center - California
LA hospital's emergency room to close Monday - California
Possible Palestinian loading rocket into ambulance
Palestinian medic
Deadly Bronx Fire Injures Six Firefighters - New York
Trauma system lags far behind - Quebec, Canada
Montana: Paramedics

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10/3/04

EMS Live Radio Oct 5th
State criticizes ambulance service for dangerous errors - Iowa
Gov. Pataki give gyms get more time to install defibrillators - New York
Sheriff's Want AWOL Machine Ban
Man Dies after Jumping Out of Air Ambulance - Scotland
Competency hearing set for man charged with killing EMT/FF - Kentucky
Army Medics In Training Treat Simulated Casualties - Fort Sam Houston , Texas
New San Joaquin County ambulance ordinance - San Joaquin , California
Paramedics Are Learning - Upper Peninsula ,Michigan
US, Irish paramedics switch places
DMV funds help EMS - Virginia
Richard Brown Eternally Grateful To Medic 3 Crew - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Israel accuses UN of allowing ambulance to be used by militants
UNRWA chief dismisses Israeli allegations on use of ambulances to move Qassam rockets
Aeromed International adds Lear 36A jet to its fleet - Anchorage, Alaska
Durham is new Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue director - Kentucky
New ambulance for Weehawken squad - New Jersey
Medics work tirelessly to abate pain - Gonaives, Haiti

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10/1/04

Ambulance hits car and utility pole - Linda, California
Union protests- Keep 'firemedics' out of ambulances, it says - Winnipeg, Canada
Hospitals to keep no-divert ER policy - Tucson, Arizona
No bid from Medcorp - Bucyrus, Ohio
EMS proposal takes big step in legislature - Sandusky County , Ohio
Legislation could improve ambulance services - Halifax, Cabada
FinCom hears case for continuing with ALS ambulance - Townsend , Massachusetts
Ambulance company aims to add service - Pennsylvania
Volunteer Goldstein is tops - Easton, Connecticut
Parts of Hill County losing EMS coverage - Texas
Budget increase worth it, directors say - Baraboo, Wisconsin
Alpine EMS to serve Marathon - Texas
County approves joint EMS pact - Milam County, Texas
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