Thursday, March 31, 2005

3/31/05

"Fast-Mag" $16 million Stroke Trials- Los Angeles County, California
High Fuel Prices Hitting City Emergency Vehicle Fleets - North Carolina
FF duo beat three volunteer FF's with a baseball bat - Belmont Hills, Pennsylvania
County hires consultant to study ambulance - Washington County, Arkansas
Monroe County ambulance provider will cease operations - Monroe County, Ohio
EMT: Save our ambulance service - Kennan, Wisconsin
Finding the Interoperability SWEET
Hospitals choose to divert - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Double Duty - Eugene, Oregon
District asks for special tax hike - Bradford, Illinois
Paid EMT means faster ambulance response in Phelps - New York
EMS Administrator clarifies pay requests - Cleburne County, Alabama
Steel from 9-11 in new memorial - Florida
Tape of 911 call reveals confusion over fire dispatcher - Massachusetts
County begins billing for rescue services - Floyd, Virginia
Blazing the trail: The number of women firefighters continues to grow - Kentucky
Wakefield Ambulance buys property - Pennsylvania
Arrhythmia Research Technology Announces Record Results For 2004
Rural Rescue Team Hasn't Been Licensed For 7 Years - Hickman, Nebraska
Barre Ambulance Is Impounded - Vermont
Two Medics, One Mistake - Alexandria, Maryland
Board approves ambulance service transfer to CSD - Big Bear, California
Caring for the seriously wounded wears on Air Evacuation Squadron crew
Security-enhanced Pocket PCs to assist US Army medics
Genesis-DeWitt retains trauma care certification - Iowa
Who gets control of corps?; Seymour officials hash out ambulance roles - Seymour , Connecticut
Committee chooses REMSA to provide ambulance service in Lassen County - California
Letter: Goshen medics put trauma patients' needs first - Indiana
Ambulance dispatching goes high-tech - Manitoba, Canada

3/31/05

"Fast-Mag" $16 million Stroke Trials- Los Angeles County, California
High Fuel Prices Hitting City Emergency Vehicle Fleets - North Carolina
FF duo beat three volunteer FF's with a baseball bat - Belmont Hills, Pennsylvania
County hires consultant to study ambulance - Washington County, Arkansas
Monroe County ambulance provider will cease operations - Monroe County, Ohio
EMT: Save our ambulance service - Kennan, Wisconsin
Finding the Interoperability SWEET
Hospitals choose to divert - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Double Duty - Eugene, Oregon
District asks for special tax hike - Bradford, Illinois
Paid EMT means faster ambulance response in Phelps - New York
EMS Administrator clarifies pay requests - Cleburne County, Alabama
Steel from 9-11 in new memorial - Florida
Tape of 911 call reveals confusion over fire dispatcher - Massachusetts
County begins billing for rescue services - Floyd, Virginia
Blazing the trail: The number of women firefighters continues to grow - Kentucky
Wakefield Ambulance buys property - Pennsylvania
Arrhythmia Research Technology Announces Record Results For 2004
Rural Rescue Team Hasn't Been Licensed For 7 Years - Hickman, Nebraska
Barre Ambulance Is Impounded - Vermont
Two Medics, One Mistake - Alexandria, Maryland
Board approves ambulance service transfer to CSD - Big Bear, California
Caring for the seriously wounded wears on Air Evacuation Squadron crew
Security-enhanced Pocket PCs to assist US Army medics
Genesis-DeWitt retains trauma care certification - Iowa
Who gets control of corps?; Seymour officials hash out ambulance roles - Seymour , Connecticut
Committee chooses REMSA to provide ambulance service in Lassen County - California
Letter: Goshen medics put trauma patients' needs first - Indiana
Ambulance dispatching goes high-tech - Manitoba, Canada

3/31/05

"Fast-Mag" $16 million Stroke Trials- Los Angeles County, California
High Fuel Prices Hitting City Emergency Vehicle Fleets - North Carolina
FF duo beat three volunteer FF's with a baseball bat - Belmont Hills, Pennsylvania
County hires consultant to study ambulance - Washington County, Arkansas
Monroe County ambulance provider will cease operations - Monroe County, Ohio
EMT: Save our ambulance service - Kennan, Wisconsin
Finding the Interoperability SWEET
Hospitals choose to divert - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Double Duty - Eugene, Oregon
District asks for special tax hike - Bradford, Illinois
Paid EMT means faster ambulance response in Phelps - New York
EMS Administrator clarifies pay requests - Cleburne County, Alabama
Steel from 9-11 in new memorial - Florida
Tape of 911 call reveals confusion over fire dispatcher - Massachusetts
County begins billing for rescue services - Floyd, Virginia
Blazing the trail: The number of women firefighters continues to grow - Kentucky
Wakefield Ambulance buys property - Pennsylvania
Arrhythmia Research Technology Announces Record Results For 2004
Rural Rescue Team Hasn't Been Licensed For 7 Years - Hickman, Nebraska
Barre Ambulance Is Impounded - Vermont
Two Medics, One Mistake - Alexandria, Maryland
Board approves ambulance service transfer to CSD - Big Bear, California
Caring for the seriously wounded wears on Air Evacuation Squadron crew
Security-enhanced Pocket PCs to assist US Army medics
Genesis-DeWitt retains trauma care certification - Iowa
Who gets control of corps?; Seymour officials hash out ambulance roles - Seymour , Connecticut
Committee chooses REMSA to provide ambulance service in Lassen County - California
Letter: Goshen medics put trauma patients' needs first - Indiana
Ambulance dispatching goes high-tech - Manitoba, Canada

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

3/30/05

Rule Change Lets WakeMed Pursue Helicopter Service - North Carolina
Dixon uncovered in New Mexico - Grand Junction, Colorado
Indiana: EMT (Morgan County)
EMS to receive more Medicaid funding - Kentucky
Three rescue squad workers arrested - Pennsylvania
Fire Stations Face Shortage; Lack of staff cited by Hanover fire chief - Virginia
ERs move to forefront of service - New York
Caller Heard Snoring as 911 Dispatcher Sleeps During Call - Oklahoma
Webster to handle Nassau Bay calls - Texas
Firefighter jobs shift to EMS - Osceola County, Florida
Indonesian earthquake vicitm pulled from rubble
Child patient from Indonesian earthquake
Man's death a wake-up call for 911 system - Clear Lake, Texas
Metro receives special trauma designation again - Ohio
Paramdic chosen for ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'
A half century of healing: Pocatello physician retiring after 50 years - Idaho
Woman Who Wouldn't Leave Hospital Evicted - San Rafael, California
Cardiac Science Awarded Contract With Novation
MD expecting budget shortfall over EMS - Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Local 911 Dispatch Center Closes - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Lynch unveils response system spearheaded by late firefighter - New Hampshire
First Test of Tsunami-Alert System Planned - Alaska
Woman left for dead thinks paramedic deserves her job back - Alexandria, Virginia
Director of ER and paramedics lauded for his leadership - Redlands, California
Ambulance association blames Haselrig in bike-ambulance wreck - Ebensburg, Pensylvania
Dashboard cams added to FDNY trucks - New York
Marine Corps News Corpsmen race against time
Q and A with Fairview’s female EMT/fire fighters - Tennessee
Response Time Questioned in Fire Chief's Death - San Jacinto County , Texas
Ambulance service objects to license - Colorado
Benton Fire Department serving as first responder again - Arkansas
Fairfax Starts Charging for Ambulance Rides - Maryland
Indonesian Earthquake Victim
Building costs mount for ambulance center project - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Sumter EMT Receives the Gift of Life - South Carolina
Battle brewing between providers needs Scottsdale citizens' scrutiny - Scottsdale, Arizona

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

3/29/05

Paramedics rushing to scene of accident get into wreck - Houston, TexasBlack Box Makes Medics Safer Ambulance Drivers - Arkansas
Performance Of Rescue Workers Faulted In Fatality - Barton, Vermont
County delays changes to emergency medical services - Hamilton County, Indiana
Elite troops come to Roswell for EMT course - New Mexico
Aircraft heart attack patient met by medic on bike - UK
Hearing set on ambulance-rate increase - Rye, New Hampshire
EMS plan weakens service - Portage County, Wisconsin
Trustee says Clinton Township should help Mount Clemens - Mount Clemens, Michigan
Ambulance maker charged with theft - Alabama
Emergency Room Ideal for Alcohol Intervention
EMS Task Force Wants Education Standards - Benton County , Arkansas
Ambulances diverted after car crashes into hospital - Santa Clara, California
New CPR Could Save Lives - Anchorage, Alaska
Proposed law could boost EMS expenses - Tennessee
Firefighters take additional steps to save lives - Washington County, Pennsylvania
Blast pushed 9-1-1 System - Texas
Code Red: Too Much For Too Long - Rochester, New York
$1,000 ambulance fee for inmates hospital trips - Lake Granbury, Texas
Marlborough contemplates its own ambulance service - New York
Peabody probes unanswered 911 call - Massachusetts
National Emergency Response Organizations Announce Nationwide Emergency
First Demonstration of the Generation of Motor Neurons From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reported in Stem Cells and Development
Davie Florida Fire-Rescue Selects BIO-key FireRMS - New Jersey
Volunteer firefighters' belongings stolen at accident scene St. Amant , Louisiana
Ambulance staff say new ads confusing - New Brunswick, Canada
New air ambulances require modified landing pads - Calgary, Canada

Monday, March 28, 2005

3/28/05

Lend a hand to EMS - Wisconsin
Ambulance Scam Lands One Man in Jail - Alabama
Arkansas Emergency Transport responds to allegations - Arkansas
'Mishaps' by EMT blamed in Bronx death - New York
Ambulance service fight on in Scottsdale - Arizona
Trauma Pod: Pentagon Funds Surgical Robots
Medical response time slowed: End of Jordan paramedic service adds minutes - Massachusetts
LEO Shootout Patient - Mexico
Essex Ambulance Taking Care of Emergencies - Connecticut
Menard Ambulance worries over public safety sales tax referendum - Ilinois
EMS employees' working 'massive amounts of overtime' - Louisville, Kentucky
Chester EMS to bill for trips - Ohio
Soldier recovering, thanks to dying medic
Bill could impact EMS budget - Sumner County, Tennessee
Tokyo ambulance; aircraft turbulence
Computer Glitch Cause Emergency Workers Problems - Des Moines, Iowa
City to consider higher fees for ambulance care Missouri
Influx of seniors jams hospital's emergency room - Mesa, Arizona
EMS analysis call public funding 'have-to' for city - El Reno, Oklahoma
Chester County hospitals increasingly turn ambulances away - Pennsylvania
Jefferson County: Who Pays? - Steubenville, Ohio
Council raises municipal bill $3 to pay ambulance subsidy - Arizona
Fire crew ambushed by mob - UK
Firefighter Charged With DUI Manslaughter - Florida
Amulance involved in I-10 pileup - Moss Point, Mississippi
Hours add up for volunteer paramedic as she responded to 500-plus calls last year- White Bear Lake, Minnesota
EMS facing a ‘growing problem’ - Chester, Pennsylvania
Medstar ambulance owner drowns - Baldwin County, Alabama
Ambulance volunteers find a new role - Southbury, Connecticut
Richmond follows national trend; Most fire calls made for medical help - Richmond, Virginia

Friday, March 25, 2005

3/25/05

Comments sent to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model Project
Southern Maine EMS looking for nominees - Maine
Tanker Rolls Over Enroute to Call - Tallahassee, Florida
Paramedic scores big on "Wheel of Fortune" - Maine
Manchester Squad replaces Londonderry for Winhall calls - Vermont
First Cavalry Division Medic To Receive Silver Star
Former Paramedic Sentenced To Life In Prison For Strangulation - Kentucky
Neoga ambulance service hinges on referendum - Illinois
Auditors say dispatch center now close to 100% reliable - Houston, Texas
Township changes ambulance service - Wall Township, New Jersey
Coplin voters face 71% increase in ambulance costs - Maine
Freedom voters to choose sole ambulance service provider - Maine
Controversial group: First responders need big bucks
Car Crashes Into Fire Truck - Texas
Fire department grant comes under scrutiny - Hillsville, Virginia
Judge orders Deerfield to reinstate firefighter once labeled 'employee terrorist' - Deerfield Beach, FLorida
Community honors Synnestvedt - Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania
MedicTag, LLC Gets Two Thumbs Up From First Responders at “EMS Today”
Trauma Centers Go After Traffic Violators - Tennessee
Theft of ambulance keys security review - Fredericksburg, Virginia
Paramedic's Career in the Balance - Alexandria, Virginia
24-hour staffing recommended in WBFD - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Letter: City needs larger EMS - Brownsville, Texas
Ambulance service to consolidate operations - Troy, Pennsylvania
Which Ambulances Respond First - Wood County, West Virginia
Nikiski volunteer firefighter honored - Alaska
Robotic Rescue, No one gets left behind
Letter: City using private EMT service a bad idea - Brooksville, Florida
Ambulance rides will cost more - Needham, Massachusetts
Sounding Siren Over Lack of ER Care - Rockville, Maryland
Fredericksburg Rescue Squad's stolen and totaled ambulance

Thursday, March 24, 2005

3/24/05

Comments sent to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model Project
Another New, Free Service from EMSNetwork News
Report Finds Huge Post-9/11 Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality: U.S. First Responders Underfunded by $100 Billion by 2008
Legislation will make it a felony to impersonate a firefighter, EMT or Red Cross volunteer - Illinois
Texas: Clinical Practices Supervisor
Rumble in Paradise - Massachusetts
Fire officials, Medic stress teamwork - Charlotte, North Carolina
FDA OKs Device to Treat Chest Aneurisms
In the red - Kerrville, Texas
Ambulance Crash-Related Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Workers – United States, 1991-2002.
A pressing need for more medical units - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paramedics seeking higher pay - Cleburne County , Alabama
Carmel Ambulance Corps to bill consumers - New York
Court orders FDNY to release 9/11 attack audiotapes - New York
Floyd F. Flanders, EMT/FF (ret.) - Pittsfield, New Hampshire
Accident involving Fire Department Vehicle injures three - Brownsville, Texas
Wings of Hope - Texas
Language barrier poses problems for emergency responders - Statesville, North Carolina
Better times for Lackawaxen ambulance - New York
New GM Christy Graves gets sights on grants for EMS - Harris County, Texas
Volunteer firefighter dies in crash - New Salem, Pennsylvania
Italian rescue workers
The rising occurrence of MRSA has those in the medical field worried - Texas
Dan Aguilar given Targa d’ Argento award - Colorado
William H. Whitehill, Chief (ret.) - Leesburg, Florida
Has the city bought a $54 million lemon?; Radio System Breakdowns - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chicago Firefighters' Exam Biased; V - Illinois
City, firefighters OK labor pact - Jackson, Michigan
All About New York's 311 - New York
Gregory Lee Goodwin, EMT (ret.) - Juneau, Alaska
Retiring EMS director cites a need for time off - Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Voters to weigh in on paramedic service - Halifax, Massachusetts
14 Die In Massive Explosion At Refinery - Texas City, Texas
14 to be nailed to cross on Good Friday; Government will have a paramedic team in assistance - Cuba
Laurens working to avoid statewide medic shortage - Georgia
Women ready for the call - Martinsville, Maryland
MSSG-13 Corpsman ‘keeps the faith’ in mission - California
Chesterfield picks fire and EMS chief - Virginia
Keeping emergency workers in touch - South Bend, Indiana
METRO bus involved in accident with fire truck - Houston, Texas

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

3/23/05


Another New, Free Service from EMSNetwork News
Prestigious James O. Page/JEMS EMS Award presented to Jerry Overton for Outstanding Leadership
Greece Ambulance Rallies Support - Greece, New York
EMS firms struggle as people don't pay - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ambulance group gets a lift - Seymour , Connecticut
Pact's end to change emergency aid - Snohomish County , Washington
AG Files Suit Against Internet Phone Company - Texas
S. Point to replace its Rescue Squad - New Jersey
Volunteer responders deserve more - New York
506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron carry injured soldier from Blackhawk
Reversal leaves EMS future in limbo - Alberta, Canada
Crawford EMS director suspended - Georgia
Another $500,000 over for new ambulance station - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Man takes joy ride, totals ambulance - Fredericksburg, Virginia
City delays decision on private ambulance service - Brooksville, Florida
Siren sounds - Columbus, Georgia
Fleming firm seeks ambulance license - Logan County, Colorado
Bravest left breathless - New York
Staffing concerns raised after disturbing 911 response - Lisbon, Connecticut
Medals for the helicopter heroes of Boscastle - UK
- Severe Injuries On The Rise Among Children And Adolescents Riding
District Takes Heat For Ambulance Service Switch - Rochester, New York
Questions Raised In Medic Response - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Crawford County EMS receives new ambulance - Pittsburg, Kansas
County Council considers support of EMS proposal - Bellingham, Washington
Kinde man Firefighter of the Year - Michigan
New medical union deals defeat to established SEIU - Sacramento, California

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

3/22/05

New medical union deals defeat to established SEIU - Sacramento, California
Ronnie Few wants fire chief post back - Augusta, Georgia
911 Response Time Questioned - Doddridge County , West Virginia
Doctors: Make device mandatory for EMTs - Orange County, Florida
Deadliest U.S. school shooting in six years - Minnesota
Army gets support for battlefield medical system
Ambulance joyride ends in county jail - Lewiston, Idaho
Ambulance to remain in county - Whatcom County, Washington
KPC Unveils Associate of Applied Science degree in Paramedical Technology - Alaska
Disaster study spurs fed legislation - new York
Fire board looks at ambulance billing - Sun City, Arizona
Vandals Shoot Cedar Ambulance - Utah
Possible Tax Credit For Fire And EMS Volunteers - Rochester, , New York
Riverdale fire engine collides with Camry - Maryland
Four injured in Davenport fire truck collision - Iowa
Toledo Leads in ER Visits - Ohio
Student volunteer EMT's - Canton, Ohio
On the Lookout - Georgia
Bossier City firefighters get $11,000 AutoPulse - Louisiana
Medical helicopter's crew was ready for the worst - Denver, Colorado
North Dakota: Paramedic Positions
HRTec Introduces MercAlert Web-Based, Text-to-Voice Emergency Notification Network
Efforts to rescue elderly neighbor lead to award - Binghamton, New York
Fire official hit boy on street, left scene - Washington DC
Fritch EMS official submits complaint of code violation - Texas
Elizabethtown City Council approves rescue fees ordinance - Kentucky
LRMC Pays a Steep Price to Maintain Its Trauma Center - Florida
Fireman faces drug charges after raid - Barnegat, New Jersey
Brazilian military tent hospital
Trooper Punished For Dismissive Response To 911 Call - Lisbon, Connecticut
Ambos threatened - Australia
Deputy chief gets support in theft accusation - Big Bend, Wisconsin
Learning abroad goes to the emergency room - North Carolina
Judge Stays Kaiser Patient's Eviction Order - California
Roaming Messenger Receives Certification as FEMA Disaster Management

Monday, March 21, 2005

3/21/05

Ambulance firms doubt changes will improve response - Genessee County, Michigan
Fire/paramedic reporting bill creates red tape - Whittier, California
Future of ambulance firms looks grim - Calaveras County, California
Venting about......Brady Bunch rerun uniforms
Sleeping senior accidentally taken to morgue - British Columbia
TIME in Europe: Emergency Room
Paramedic responds at World Cup Ski Jumping
Michigan: Paramedics and EMT's
Somerville squad donates time, tools, ambulance - New Jersey
Fire and EMS recovery under way - Charlotte, Florida
Firefighters react to new study - Elbridge, New York
Bid to end trauma unit stirs study call - San Diego, California
Doing double duty: School officers are also EMTs - LaFayette, Georgia
SFD looking for way to restock ambulance - Texas
Klingensmith Set Up First Responders - Florida
Paramedic: 1995 Japan gas attack revisited
Civil Service ad Fire Dept. 'divorce' on the agenda - Paris, Texas
Attacks on emergency squads at 10 a week - Northern Ireland
2005 NWTC alumni recipient named - Wisconsin
Fire department, ambulance moving - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
EMS Responds To Squirrel Bite - Texas
NYC medics head to Iraq - New York
Body of Paramedic Recovered after Air - Scotland
EMT is Cayman Net News Person of the Day - Cayman Islands
Ailing Sumter EMS worker to get kidney transplant - South Carolina
Medical records going digital - Colorado
Paramedic wins award for saving suicidal man - Scotland

Sunday, March 20, 2005

3/20/05

At 80 he still enjoys "satisfaction of helping people" - Waretown, New Jersey
Highland Plt. delays ambulance vote - Maine
Red Cross honors 'Heroes of the Heartland' - Indiana
Brain Attack
Ambulance Helicopter returns - Victoria, Texas
Poll shows support for civil service - Paris, Texas
What's the procedure for calling 911? -Navasota, Texas
Patients overwhelm Medical Center's ER - Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Loan to put ambulance service in business- Edwards County, Indiana
Rescue squad plans open house - Pulaski, Wisconsin
Wrong-Way Driver Struck, Killed By Ambulance On I-70 - Columbus, Ohio
Divided board OK's EMS 'flat tax' - Accomac, Virginia
Corpsman, Army medics work side-by-side at local clinic - Baghdad, Iraq
EMS workers voting on new union - California
HeartSine Recalls Faulty Defibrillators
Loren Marshall, Paramedic (ret.) Author - Anchorage, Alaska
Paramedic gets license back after wrongly declaring a man dead - North Carolina
One Paramedic Fired, One Suspended After Leaving Woman For Dead - Alexandria, Virginia
Mistakenly declared dead man's family speak out - North Carolina
Paramedic waives preliminary hearing - Clinton, Tennessee
Army orders 172,000 tourniquets ordered for soldiers
City to enforce EMS rule - Waxahachie, Texas
Fiery Civil Service Debate Could Scorch City - Paris, Texas
Italian fire-fighting aircraft that crashed into a building
Flight nurse describes experiences in Iraq - Venango, Pennsylvania
EMS Dispatch Understaffed? - San Antonio, Texas
Faith, medical response credited with keeping child alive - Brwonwood, Texas
Ambulance Service Banks on Donuts - Chillicothe, Illinois
Glenn Dale fire unit receives award - Maryland
8th & I Marines save life - Marine Barracks Washington
End of an Era: Sampson retires from EMS, coroner's office - Shelby County, Kentucky
County, Military Respond to 'Emergencies'; Emergency preparedness applies to more than terrorism - Mount Vernon, virginia
STAT-EMS says yes to UAW - Michigan
Greendale EMS president steps down 18 years after ‘stepping up’ - Michigan
DSSAB demands more money for ambulance service - Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Medical Helicopter Company to set up base as Lodi Airport - California
Ambulance rear-ends car, causing three-vehicle accident - Ilion, New York
Herman Delsite, founder - Danville, Pennsylvania

Friday, March 18, 2005

3/18/05

Fire Department Sued Over Alcohol Usage - San Francisco, California
Paramedics foot crushed, lost in ambulance crash - Bismarck, North Dakota
Outpouring of support after ambulance accident - Massachusetts
Norwich Ambulance Firm Gets Probation - New Haven, Connecticut
Shuttered stations eyed - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alive And Kicking! - Washington, DC
JAMA: Concerns Regarding Regionalized Heart Attack Care
Oregon Area Fire/EMS District faces possible dissolution - Oregon, Wisconsin
During CPR class FF/EMT instructor saves the life of fellow CPR instructor - New Hampshire
Chief: Ill-equipped AET ambulances serve Sherwood - Arkansas
Firefighters ordered to dog duty - Paris, Texas
Ambulance patients giving up on ER care - Canada
Acadian honored over 100 employee-owners - DeRidder, Loiusiana
Bangs Ambulance on scene
Aldermen want ambulance now - Chicopee, Massachusetts
Troopers: Alcohol May Have Contributed To Ambulance, Pickup truck crash - Ohio
Firetruck collision is being reviewed - Michigan
Emergency services receive grants - Virginia
One discrimination suit dismissed, another under review - Massachusetts
Southwest Ambulance receives Corporation of the Year - Arizona
State opens door for Duke to test blood substitute - North Carolina
City paramedic fights suspension - Burlington, Iowa
City council approves ambulance contract - Carlisle, Arkansas
Maggots ... coming to a hospital near you

Thursday, March 17, 2005

3/17/05

Wilkinsburg killing creates dispute over emergency response time - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Error admitted in paramedics e-mail probe - Albany, New York
Paramedics' Suit Says Bosses Aim to Stifle Dissent - Washington DC
MAST Helicopter Service to End June 1st; Choppers Needed For War - Texas
Is the FDNY Discriminating? - New York
St. Pats Edict Sets Off FDNY Firestorm - New York
Is the Paramedic Program DOA? - North Haven, Connecticut
Parents keep medic son's dream alive - California
Truck rear-ends ambulance - Beavercreek, Ohio
Man Lights Himself on Fire in Hospital Emergency Room - Texas
6-hour wait in ER 'commonplace' - York Region, Canada
Lincoln hospital drops pitch for ambulance funds - Maine
Alaska: Fire/EMS Chief (Nikisiki)
Milford keeping town-run ambulance service - New Hampshire
$20 million emergency room, helipad project - Shelby, North Carolina
Frantic calls keep coming at area's poison center - Illinois
Seymour EMS corps seeking new chief - Connecticut
Taylor Mill joins TransCare - Kentucky
Squad member honored for half-century of service - Laurel, Maryland
Fayette County Cuts EMS Personnel, changes schedule - Texas
Firefighters are being taken for a ride by city - Chicago, Illinois
Doctor quits as trainer at EMS - Washington DC
County legislator calls for suspensions - Albany County, New York
Fire co. finds fault with decision to use Logan EMS - Swedesboro, New Jersey
Squad now 'has a home' - Chester Twp., New Jersey
JCAHO Surveyor Imposters; Office of Counter-Terrorism Bulletin
Ontario's Paramedics Offer Support to Colleagues in Quebec - Canada
Officials may follow Erie's lead on emergency services - Bedford Township , Ohio
Ambulance Fees to Climb - Henry County, Georgia
Paramedic/ Firefighter faces civil hearing - Burlington, Iowa
Search for a new fire chief is underway - Nevada, Iowa
Town writes off $41,000 in uncollected ambulance bills - Bedford, Massachusetts
Council approves closing 6 fire stations - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fire chief's lunch tab, other costs spark audit - Tullytown, Pennsylvania
Cops stop ambulance dash - UK
Ambulance firm is given a reprieve - Monroe County, Ohio
EagleMed Looks For Temporary Home At Airport - Arizona
Legend to appear at EMStock 2005
Camp Troops Use Medical Training to Assist Others - Camp Victory, Iraq
New at EMSNetwork: EMS Moment In Time
Healthcare board hears CSD ambulance proposal - Big Bear , California

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

3/16/05

New at EMSNetwork: EMS Moment In Time
Free PDA Software for First Responders
Police, ambulance crews file suit against DuPont - Wurtland, Kentucky
NFPA report shows most calls to US fire departments in 2003 were for medical help, false alarms
Newspapers Sue for Access to 911 Tape - Louisiana
Paramedic talks move ahead - Island County , Washington
Wrongful death suit ; Family sues over death of EMT/FF - Fayette County, Kentucky
Merged EMS spread thin, awaits recruits - Louisville,
Million-dollar surprise - Hartselle, Alabama
ERs adjust after diversions halted - Texas
Ambulances spread out to lower response times - Sioux City, Iowa
15 volunteers needed for first responder unit in Hamilton - Illinois
Freeway calls always pose dangers to emergency workers - California
Prague Paramedics
Council may raise ambulance fee - Cincinnati, Ohio
Ambulance funding left to voters - Wilton, New Hampshire
Polk TWP: supervisors push to hire ambulance service - Pennsylvania
The ABC's of CPR: Studies suggest changes in training
Commissioners reassure residents Owensville will get ambulance service - Princeton, New Jersey
New at EMSNetwork News TV: "Insights" with Mic Gunderson
Fire Department Could Pull Trucks Off Street - Memphis, Tennessee
Rural Metro, GRFD may settle fire service debate - Arizona
Civilians buying up signal light changers -Texas
County may give Hart pact deadline - Monroe, Michigan
Alliance ambulance plan a success story so far - Pennsylvania
Florence, county finalizing transfer of ambulance department - Kansas
To EMS' rescue - Tallahassee, Florida
Polk Twp. supervisors pushed to hire ambulance service - Pennsylvania
Two Ambulances Expected by 'Open' - Moore County, North Carolina
Calhoun fire service plan immediately draws opposition - South Carolina
Alliance ambulance plan a success story so far - Muncy Township, Pennsylvania
Texas: Paramedic Positions (Williamson County EMS)
Provincial $$$ for fumbled ambulance transfer - Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Ambulance costs shake area - Nanton, Alberta, Canada
Fire hits home for Harrison EMS member - Harrison Township, Ohio
Air Ambulance Expected to be operational Friday - Texas
Selectmen consider ambulance fee hike - Norwood, Massachusetts
Continual pressures could result in future collapse of health system - Canada
Horror attack on 999 medics - UK
Wilderness ALS course in Alaska

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

3/15/05

Sometimes you have to ask, “What were they thinking?”
EMS system found deficient; Study cites 'negative culture' - Memphis, Tennessee
Man Sentenced in San Jose For Sending 911 Virus - California
Bill backs Palm Bay ambulance oversight; would force county to return $20M in fees - Florida
Town considers new deal for ambulance service - Hudson, Massachusetts
All Children's Ambulance Top Of Line - Florida
Ambulance collision results in Brewster man's third OUI charge - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Fantasy Springs bus hits fire truck, at least one dead - California
Merger of Honolulu Fire and EMS pondered - Hawaii
Air ambulance crash pair named - UK
Search after air ambulance ditches into sea - UK
Honoring those who save lives -GVEMS annual banquet - Waverly, Pennsylvania
Scotland's airborne life-savers
EMTS say they are fed up with 16-hour shifts - Louisville, Kentucky
Friends lend support to EMT hurt in crash - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Municipalities to receive funding in EMS fiasco - High River, Alberta, Canada
Several promoted by county ambulance authority - Kanawha County, West Virginia
MARCH TO HIPAA: Small practices can't seem to 'follow the law'
Fire truck's loose steering wheel a sign of disrepair - Flint, Michigan
Alva's New EMT Comes With Experience - Oklahoma
New at EMSNetwork News TV: "Insights" with Mic Gunderson

Monday, March 14, 2005

3/14/05

New at EMSNetwork News TV: "Insights" with Mic Gunderson
Outdated data confuses 911 service - Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
Where's the stretcher? - Manila, Philippines
Coast Guard, Acadian pact to enhance emergency medical service in the Gulf - Mississippi
Ambulance company clings to solvency - Upper Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
Use EMS tax for Fire Site - Pennsylvania
Goggles ease risk for EMS flights - Colorado
Rescuers devise funding lifelines - Portland, Maine
Death fuels changes to 911 - Salt Lake, Utah
County EMS owner faces charge in alleged mooning incident - Hartselle, Alabama
Ambulance receives recognition - Minot, North Dakota
Kennewick likely to pass ambulance funding changes - Washington
E911 board views Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and emergency calls - Illinois
Judge rules paramedic should have credentials restored - North Carolina
State rejects trauma deal for Queen's - Hawaii
Robert Little on the lack of tourniquets for troops
Paramedic in Mrs. Texas pageant - Texas
NMMC unveils memorial for pilot killed in crash - Tupelo, Mississippi
Expand firefighters’ roles, EMS task force suggests - Fort Wayne, Indiana
South Padre Island still pushing for clinic - Texas
Province chokes on price tag - Alberta, Canada

Sunday, March 13, 2005

3/13/05

Saturday, March 12, 2005

3/12/05

Friday, March 11, 2005

3/11/05

Report "Emergency Medical Services: The Forgotten First Responder," : EMS lacks terrorism training, equipment
Two medics injured in crash - Flint, Michigan
Take the Test Test
Sergeant and medics from the 86th Combat Army Support Hospital
Ambulance service plan set by county - Monroe County, Michigan
Official describes county EMS system as 'dysfunctional' - Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Firefighters' union wins fight over ambulance training - Winnipeg, Canada
Wheels falling off city ambulance prompts call for replacement - Hornell, New York
Firefighters, EMS workers in line for pay raises - Marblehaed, Ohio
Buchanan named state's top paramedic - Tennessee
Fire Truck Crashes Into Car - Toledo, Ohio
TAKING RISKS - Ohio
Bills work to fund trauma centers - Florida
Request for proposals for Medical Director - Bonner County , Idaho
Andrews is winner of Brigham Award - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
More Firefighters Suspended For Sex At Fire Station - Sacramento, California
Consultant: Ambulance bills often not collected - Delaware County, Indiana
Ambulance Billing To Start - Alexandria, Virginia
Medical Chopper Hit By Laser Beam - Colorado
Life Flight Turns 20 - North Carolina
SMH to cease first-responder role - Arkansas
Snowy Roads Can Slow Down Emergency Workers - Ohio
Captain balances work, life with 2 tots - Houston, Texas
Senate passes EMS bill - Ohio

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

3/9/05

National EMS Memorial Service releases names of 2005 Honorees
Flying Victim Struck By Ambulance - Troy, New York
Fire agencies step in after ambulance service abruptly shuts down - Jefferson County,Washington
Firefighters At Top Of Highest-Paid Employees List - San Diego,California
Seale's ambulance service scaled back; Ambulance Response Time Doubles - Russell County, Georgia
Medics: American Emergency Resources owes pay - Florence, Ohio
County not prepared to cut ambulance services - Gibson County, Indiana
Listening to the needs of their patients - Washington
True heroes are paramedics and EMTs - Letter to the Editor - Michigan
Report: Cassia quick response units improve - Idaho
Computers see future accidents on Volusia roads - Florida
911 head's past includes a firing - Washington, DC
Long waits in emergency rooms described - Nevada
Health region to move ahead with ambulance transition - Alberta, Canada
Voters to decide on pension plan for volunteers - Cooperstown, New York
Bill Johnson, EMT - Hernando, Florida
Blind Passenger Impaled by Tree Limb - Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia
Seven firefighters arrested for Muskego thefts - Wisconsin
Webster OKs Nassau Bay pact - Texas
Life Flight takes Duke care to the skies - North Carolina
EagleMed provides life-threatening injury, illness air transportation - Neosho, Missouri
County scores ambulance deal - St Thomas, Ontario, Canada
The extraordinary risks of battlefield medicine

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

3/8/05

Newsom wants to use fire trucks to help battle crime - San Francisco, California
Gun Put To Firefighter's Head During Rescue Attempt - Tacoma, Washington.
EMT injured in ambulance crash eager to work again - Vineland, New Jersey
AMR office merger secures 380 jobs - Modesto, California
State sues former Seymour ambulance director - Connecticut
More emergency workers means high emergency costs - Roanoke County, Virginia
Phelps board OKs ambulance agreement - New York
Dream comes true, new chief like kid in candy store - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Meeting will address troubled EMS provider - Monroe County, Ohio
Sedgwick County ready to take over Derby EMS - Kansas
Air Ambulance lands in Pocock Street
Tipton will survey residents about ambulance services - Indiana
Counties Fight State Plan For Emergency Radio System - North Carolina
LifeEvac to fly into Dinwiddie - Virginia
French medics work on a heart attack victim
Communities to receive cash for ambulance service- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
USA Today: Insurance for emergency air evacuation can pay off
Ambulance owner will not have record for cruising prostitutes' stroll in emergency vehicle - Alberta, Canada
Tragic scenes hard to forget
Sacramento public health software firm sells for $20M - California
Injured firefighter returns to work - Newark, Ohio
Alfar G. Barkley, EMT (ret.) - Temecula, California
Provo Man Died After Dispatchers Sent Ambulance to Wrong Address - Utah
Survey: What makes a good EMS employee?
Federal agency wants to strip trains of signs
Department of Homeland Security Announces Application Period for Assistance to Firefighters and Safer Grants
Critics question medevac benefits
County EMS, Blinn health program join forces - Texas
Northwest Medical Center Emergency Room Back Open After Lockdown - Arizona
Alaska: Public Health Specialist II (EMS Training and Certification Coordinator) ends 3/30
She sued and won, but can't get hired full-time - Madeira, Ohio