Thursday, September 29, 2005

9/29/05

Paramedics offered housing and jobs - Pennsylvania
John E. Cox, EMT (ret) - Little Rock, Arkansas
Galva Ambulance Problems Continue - Iowa
Rescue workers caught in insurgent crossfire - Iraq
Should the PRC regulate biz duel? - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Emergency workers place service above self - Texas
Transported Man Opens Fire In Hospital ER - Kentucky
Ambulance service survives - Mendocino, California
More Bizarre Happenings For Man Suspected Of Stealing Ambulance, Transporting Dead Deer - North Carolina
EMS director now calls RV home - Mississippi
Sgt. 1st Class Lawrence E. "Larry" Morrison, Paramedic- Yakima, Washington
Ambulance service survives - Fort Bragg, California
Assistant fire chief may lose EMT status - Delta, Ohio
EC135 Orderbook exceeds 470 as it captures more than 50% of Light Twin Market worldwide
City wants county to restore funds for fire, ambulance cooperation - Henderson County, North Carolina
Speed queries on ambulance contract - Placer County, California
Medevac will land in Kutztown - Pennsylvania
Medevac will land in Kutztown - Pennsylvania
ER doctors demand help at DC rally
Ambulance future up to voters - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
California: EMS Administrator
FEMA Under Fire Again, this time for Rita
Medstar answer times suffer due to sick time - Texas
Paramedic killed in crash - London, Ontario, Canada
Memphis EMT's return from Gulf Coast - Tennessee
Emergency workers recovering - Albany, New York
Crews, copters, ambulances to be on site at hospital - Arizona
NH Medics Check in from Texas - New Hampshire
Fire chief raises concerns about ambulance coverage - Cherry Grove Township, Michigan
NTSB report rules pilot error likely caused NMMC crash - Mississippi

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

9/28/05

Van, Ambulance Collide - Covington, Kentucky
Martin ambulance ordinance approved - Washington
Ambulance board OKs 1-paramedic minimum - Monroe County, Ohio
Peruvian police and fireman at bus crash
Emergency Crews Never Show To Help Girl Trapped In Car - Middletown, Ohio
4 Killed in German Rescue Helicopter Crash - Germany
EMT pulls double duty - Chico, California
Rescue companies ask supervisors for more paid career paramedics - Virginia
Sheriff proposes takeover of EMS - Putnam County, Florida
DeKalb approves 12% increase in ambulance, other EMS fees - Indiana
Israelis sneak in to help Katrina victims
Old Wal-Mart becomes emergency hospital overnight - Texas
Jury sides with patient injured in fall from gurney - Idaho
City, Emergency Personnel praised for efforts - Matagorda County, Texas
Emergency medical personnel save lives for a living, but the task is tough - Tulsa, Oklahoma
City looks to recurit disaster reservist - Texas
Community EMS In Hell In Hell's Bend - Texas
Computers will cut county ambulance response time, company says - Santa Cruz, California
Ambulance deal made - Northampton, Massachusetts
A step in the right direction' - East San Gabriel Valley, California
New DHS Medical Chief Seeking Volunteers
Gary Allen McLaughlin - Madera County, California
Study of hospitals that provide rapid heart attack angioplasty treatment highlights key strategies
There's A New Law in Town - Las Vegas, Nevada
Hospital, Calstar in Contract Feud - California
Myers resigns as Pike ambulance chief - Illinois
Coast lacks emergency response vehicles - Mississippi
State signs $2 billion contract for emergency radio service - New York
Emergency physician wins national honor - Texas
Dead Deer Found In Stolen Ambulance - Lexington, North Carolina
Galva, Bishop Hill end EMT service - Illinois
Sullivan EMS director suspended - Tennessee
9/11 'hero' swiped our gear: FDNY - New York
Governor's Cup Paramedic Ambulance Competition Winners - Indiana
FEMA head's equine past contentious
Men weather storm in ambulance - Texas
Speeding to the Rescue, Ending Up in Crossfire - Iraq
FEMA Budget So Complex It Defies Consensus
Punishment fine? Paramedic bill rankles Torrance doctor - California
Ranke awarded service medal - Arizona

Saturday, September 24, 2005

9/24/05

Louisiana: EMT-B, EMT-P, LPN & RN
Rita spotlights lingering weakness in emergency operations
Fired firefighter-paramedic loses appeal - Lauderhill, Florida
Toronto team ready to help hurricane victims - Canada
Benning unit heads for Rita duty - Georgia
Disasters can teach all of us something
Paramedics rush to rescue - Michigan
Fallen medic could be honored with Purple Heart - Yakima, Washington
Hit hard by cuts - Madison Township, Indiana
Acadian medics deal with calls as storm rages - Louisiana
EMS volunteers do honorable work - Masonville, Michigan
Acadian Ambulance spends busy day moving patients
Debate on Federal EMS Leadership Propelled by EMS Expo and Effects of
County ambulance director cleared by consultant's report - Skagit County, Washinton
Conroy Answers Critics, Will Not Step Down - San Francisco, California
Missouri Attorney General Concludes Investigation: No Action Against LogistiCare
FDNY Teams Up With Marines For Disaster Training Drills
"Oh, you do EMS?" - Casper, Wyoming
Judge, magistrate clash over EMS station - Shelbyville, Kentucky
Folks don't call 911during the "Big Game"
Hospitals in New Orleans unusable
Ambulance driver charged in man’s death - Valdosta,
Ex-medic pleads guilty in drug theft - Clearwater, Florida
W.V. ready to launch its own ambulance service on Monday - West Valley
New medical helicopter ready for takeoff - Reading, Pennsylvania
Bus Carrying Rita Evacuees Explodes killing as many as 24 people - Texas
Ambulance firms race for contract - San Joaquin, California
Group rallies for Medic One measure - Washington
Wilderness Advanced Life Support course in Valley - Alaska

Thursday, September 22, 2005

9/22/05

FEMA has evacuated; residents flee - Galveston, Texas
Katrina Panoramas
Wagner bill allows prosecutors to represent joint EMS, fire districts - Ohio
Two firetrucks collide, killing one firefighter - Langdon, Kansas
Army medic killed in bomb blast - Yakima, Washington
Clayton Council debates merits of rescue squad - Clayton, Alabama
Trenton rescue squad chief guilty of assault - Ohio
Practicing a little TLC
Langley AFB hospital to close ER - Virginia
Deal May Keep Downey ER From Closing - California
Dr. Miller named 'EMS Director of Year' -
Rita beckons Katrina-seasoned town employees - Florida
Donations Found at La. Official's Home - Louisiana
Logan officials move ahead on EMS plan - Woodbury, New Jersey
Privatizing EMS appears DOA - Wise County, Texas
Municipalities looking at ambulance coverage - Ohio
Firefighting females; Women prove their strength, save lives - Jasper, North Carolina
Biggsville May Lose Ambulance - Illinois
NIH -There are no identifiable needs for volunteer relief workers at this time?
Four Firefighters Injured In Ladder Truck Crash - Detroit, Michigan
Is SF's Top Disaster Official Qualified - California
Critics Seek SF OES Director's Resignation - California
Firefighter Struck In Hit-And-Run Crash - Chicago, Illinois
Photos from NOLA Common Ground Clinic; BARHC Report #5 - California
Courage and Caring Amid Katrina's Chaos
Paramedic confronts Katrina's aftermath
Greenville's Monster Garage - Greenville, Michigan
New Orleans Medic; Still At It
Volunteer to provide EMS support to faith-based response organizations
FEMA employs iffy firms at times - Texas
Ambulance company puts out call for up 200 temporary workers - Louisiana
Fire Department Looks For Paramedic Applicants - Springdale , Arkansas
Medical plan interests emergency personnel - Maryland
Volunteer Ambulance Service Disbanding In Friendship - Maine
Judge delays firefighter layoffs - Detroit, Michigan
ACEP's Rally at the US Capitol: September 27, 2005
Paramedics work to avert emergencies - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Highway 75 Wreck: One Year Later - Texas
Clare company brings temporary home to New Orleans EMS staff - Clare, Michigan
The save of a lifetime - La Salle , Pennsylvania

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

9/20/05

Questions about paramedic services worth benefits provided - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
County cuts one ambulance - Fairfield, California
Hospital gives a gift with wheels to Biloxi - Indiana
2005 EMS Performance Conference and 3rd Annual NEMSMA Meeting
Keys evacuate patients to mainland sites - Florida
Woman fights insurer over $8,162 copter trip - Florida
Ambulance levy OK'd - Rural North Platte, Nebraska
Letter: Who made you the expert, Mr. Tolbert - Spring Hill, Florida
Police Chase Stolen Fire Department Ambulance -, Victoria, Texas
Emergency Centers Go on High Alert as Rita approaches
Communities to create ambulance services - Texas
Champion EMS paramedic dies in wreck - Texas
California: Paramedic
Ask paramedic 20 Questions
Ambulance crash kills two - Dunklin County, Missouri
FDA Impanted Defibrillator Defects on the Rise
Search underway for Edmonton paramedic missing on BC mountain - Canada
2005 MotoGP World Championships Crash
Illinois: Firefighter / Paramedic
Alleged assault on paramedic - California
Woman Dies After Being Hit By Fire Truck - Columbus, Ohio
Patient killed falling off gurney - UK
You might have to pay twice for ambulance - Canton, Ohio
Rescuer, mom has passion for teaching - Castle County, Delaware
Fallen EMS workers honored -Indiana
Medical shuttle franchise blocked - Durham, North Carolina
NIH Opens Up Medical Consultation Line to hurricane victims
EMS crews feel intensity of Katrina's aftermath - Pennsylvania
City To Upgrade Emergency Radio System For NYPD, FDNY, EMS - New York
High-speed ambulance runs drop - Greenwich, Connecticut
San Andreas paramedic sees disaster zone up close - California
Cash strapped city may raise ambulance fees - McAlester, Oklahoma
Elkhart teams wins high honor - Indiana
New ambulance service may be dispatched - Rhea County, Tennessee
Sid Ryan is keynote speaker as paramedics gear up for fall campaigns aimed at provincial Liberals - Canada
Louisiana Officials Indicted Before Katrina Hit - Louisiana
Evacuating babies required ingenuity
Ambulance driver dies in Cork crash - Ireland
Rose Township officials say ambulance agreement with Holly is not dead - Michigan

Friday, September 16, 2005

9/16/05

RPH to relinquish state trauma center designation - Sayre, Pennsylvania
Louisiana: EMT-B, EMT-P, LPN & RN
Canadians from Toronto launch EMS relief fund
New ambulance company to begin service at Robins AFB - Georgia
Medic services may face shake-up - Arlington, Washington
Summit Hill wants to see residents' ambulance bills - Summit Hill , Pennsylvania
Taxis double as ambulances to save lives in the capital - japan
Garrison serves as Presidential medic
Ambulance suspension reduced from 60 to 30 days by county panel - Lapeer, Michigan
Boston Red Sox tranported offf field
Page F.D. paramedic situation no longer in critical condition - Arizona
Trip to Louisiana leaves Virginia rescuers frustrated
Responding to the Call - Columbus, Georgia
Tom Golisano makes large contribution to Mercy Flight - New York
NAEMT President Ken Bouvier mets with President George Bush
My Turn: Commissioners should fund Hale Center EMS - texas
Ilinois Paramedic returns from Louisiana
Ambulance association sues East Greenwich - New Jersey
Fire, EMS contract negotiations begin - Brownsville, Texas
Ambulance crash kills 70-year-old passenger - Santa Rosa, California
Medical Team Describes Working In Katrina Disaster Area
Reduce ambulance service as last resort - Indiana
National EMS Scope of Practice Final draft version 3.0

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

9/14/05

Ambulance strikes two vehicles - Houston, Texas
NOLA - 82nd Airborne Division ride in ambulance
Breaking the Rules Saved a Life
Department honors responders - Burbank, California
Rankin says his mind is not made up on EMS - Wise County, Texas
Ambulance transfer to county OK'd - Humboldt, Kansas
Doctor Blames FEMA For Dozens Of Patient Deaths
Combat medics ready for whatever ails Soldiers
Ambulance Board cuts prisoners a break - Adams County, Illinois
County EMTs’ trip to coast worries board - Cleveland County, North Carolina
Freeholders impose $500 fee for ambulance ride, plus mileage - New Jersey
Update on Hurricane Katrina - Our Experiences article
Confessions of a Pre-Med Student Volunteer
EMS Sends Ambulance to help in Houston - Texas
No laughing matter - Northern Territory, Australia
Gold Rush slates golf classic for EMS - Longview, Texas
Beach Park rejects tax for ambulance - Illinois
Medic 1 sales tax makes ballot - Whatcom County , Washington
Acadian offers stability in time of crisis
Parsippany to charge for ambulance service - New Jersey
Paramedic service on hold in Schererville - Indiana
Emergency room service threatened by workload - Canada
Injured Iraqi Girl Captures U.S. Medic's Heart
International Trauma-Violence Conference to Address Katrina Impact
Katrina: Personal nightmare for Ohio's Mason EMS
Paramedics bash plan to create fire-medics in Indian River County - Florida
Texas, Houston: Full-Time EMT-B, EMT-I, and EMT-P
‘It was scary. It was very scary.’
"Blue Ribbon" committee to study area ambulance needs - Hancock County, Illinois

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

9/13/05

EMS Workers Sue County - Burke County, North Carolina
U.S. Army helicopter ambulance - Iraq
High Praise For Acting FEMA Head
EMS director no longer at helm - Leavenworth, Texas
In the wake of the hurricane, a few random thoughts
Brownwood Guardian EMS, fire personnel answer call to assist storm victims - Texas
Medics fight floodwaters to save patients - Louisiana
County extends collection contract - Fort Bend, Texas
New Orleans Hospitals Now Need Patients - Louisiana
City to make formal request to hospital board - Sweetwater, Texas
Catskill Ambulance upgrade draws fire - New York
Central Park Ambulance Volunteers - Saving Lives - New York
Edgecombe delays ambulance franchise vote - North Carolina
Ex-Dolphin Csonka rescued - Alaska
Hamilton County EMS, Wilkerson Honored - Tennessee
Katrina evacuees take toll on city services, budgets - Houston, Texas
Heroism may have apeared to be mini-rebellions
Treating First Responders Of Catastrophes - Florida
Holding her own - Manchester Township, Pennsylvania

Monday, September 12, 2005

9/12/05

Hundreds Of 9/11 Families Receive Medals Of Valor
Yonkers EMT Yamel Merino killed on 9/11 gets medal
EMTs will never forget experience
Fatigue setting in for rescuers
M*A*S*H* made for peacetime
Rescuer's smile goes long way - California
'It was the experience of a lifetime'
Fire chief maybe got a shove - Texas
Eyes on the sky - Texas
Trauma triage- East Valley , California
Odyssey shows FEMA's disarray
Gordon 'Gordy' Cain, EMT - Clifton, Ohio
Scuffle leads to charges in Kingston - Massachusetts
Minutes an issue for first response in Torrington - Connecticut
Covenant proposes satellite ambulance building in south CF -
Union talks going slowly at Piner's - California
Navy Air Ambulance to Fly with Wireless ICS
FDNY brings relief, Spirit to NO - Louisiana
Fireman attacks him for 'looking like Qaeda': cops - Queens, New York
Commissioners should rethink SEOEMS plan - West Virginia
Medical Lessons Learned From Katrina
Opinion: The federal response to Katrina was not as portrayed
CDC stalks disease on Gulf
A tribute to sacrifice of FDNY heroes
Calls down since city initiated ambulance service - Itica, New York
EMS helps Katrina evacuees weather the storm - Texas
EasyTel.Net Launches Toll-Free "Disaster Contact Directory" to Help Friends and Family Locate Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Ladysmith Rescue Squad celebrates 50 years - Virginia
FBI Warns of Increase in Hurricane Relief Scams
Hale Center without EMS - Texas
A Family On Call - New Mexico
Garden created to recognize emergency responders' work - Maryville, Tenessee
Lack of plan hurt Katrina-hit states' response - Florida
Emergency responders get rare chance to meet survivor - Wasilla, Alaska
Ambulance volunteers remember 9/11 devastation- Connecticut
FDNY - In their own words
Local EMS Crews Learn a Valuable Lesson From Hurricane Katrina - Maryland
Gaston College Honored with Visit by EMS Officials - North Carolina
South Carolina: EMT-B, EMY-I, & Paramedics
ALS equipment, gyrfalcon stolen from EMT volunteer - Chugiak, Alaska

Friday, September 09, 2005

9/10/05

Yonkers EMT Yamel Merino killed on 9/11 gets medal
Dr. Norman McSwain criticizes federal system
Kansas Emergency Medical Services Association Paramedic of the Year
Hospital quits air ambulance - Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Ambulance service switch draws recall try - Owosso Twp.,Michigan
9/11: Tears, memories endure
Local medics work with heavy hearts
Amid Busy Signals, Hopes Rested on Ambulance Firm That Could Still Communicate
PMT beats out Southwest for ambulance service in Scottsdale - Arizona
New: EMSN RFP Section
Witness to Katrina's human tragedies - Wisconsin
Bicycle medics handle game emergencies - Norman, Oklahoma
Paramedic: 'I Wanted To Help'
City On Its Own To Lower Ambulance Response Times - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Police made their storm misery worse
Doctors Emerging As Heroes of Katrina
Ambulance system gets new leader - Skagit County, Washington
Witnesses confirm paramedics account of police barricading escape
Bush Lauds Emergency Crews; $600 million in cuts in "first responder" programs
Boss Pulls FEMA Chief Michael Brown Off Katrina Relief
Hurricane Katrina Response Update 9-9-05
‘What we should do’ - Pope County, Arkansas
For Sale Sign On American LaFrance Manufacturing
Tuned In: 'Ambulance Girl' avoids the cliches

9/9/05

Hurricane Katrina Response Update 9-9-05
‘What we should do’ - Pope County, Arkansas
For Sale Sign On American LaFrance Manufacturing
Tuned In: 'Ambulance Girl' avoids the cliches
Good Samaritan paramedic threatened by evacuees - New Orleans, Louisiana
Ambulance crew may be trimmed - Greenvile, Kentucky
Air Meds officials recount first few days in Superdome
Ambulance stab vests to be rushed in as attacks shoot up - UK
9/11 Heroes Honored Today At White House
Daniels honors paramedic's deed - Indiana
'Hello from Hell' - Mississippi
Another Plea to Stop the Self-Deployment of Resources
Ambulance employee charged with theft - Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Las Vegas offers R & R & R: rest, relaxation, and respect to EMS/FF - Nevada
Stories of the Aftermath...and more
'Reality doesn't hit until you smell the place'
County renews ambulance debate - Wabash County , Indiana
Horry to get new medical flight service - North Carolina
Bailey shares vision for his department - Linton, Indiana
The Glenn J. Winuk Humanitarian Fund
Fallen EMT volunteer on Sept. 11 gets rescuer status - New York
Local EMA director replaced - Clarke County, Alabama
Paramedic earns praise for emergency service - River Grove, Illinois
Massachusetts, Boston: EMT's
Fire Chiefs Re-Think Job's Ties to Alcohol - Pennsylvania
She served as an EMT in Louisiana but never saw heartbreak like this - Louisiana
Despite FEMA red tape, area medics lend a hand - Plains Twp. Pennsylvania
Feedback: Complaints surface about NAEMT in New Orleans - updated 9/9
GSH staff impressed by Hershey's new pediatric ambulance - Pennsylvania
Katrina Through the Eyes of an EMT

Thursday, September 08, 2005

9/8/05

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

9/6/05

2 medics - 30 days - leave Friday-next Monday - 10K for 30 days
A monumental medical task
Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff Honoring Victims
EMT finds tearful joy helping victims at Austin Convention Center - Texas
6-Year-Old Leads Five Toddlers, Baby To Safety
Hero Appreciation Meal for EMS - Georgia
More Than 182,000 People Rescued
Man Charged With Shooting at Rescue Helicopter - New Orleans, Louisiana
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88th Medical Group Medics shocked at destruction
EMS director turns in resignation - Washington County, Texas
California Ramps Up OES Center
Hurricane Katrina - Our Experiences
Practicing Medicine in the Dark, on the Edge
Rick Seiner, Paramedic - Bolivar, Missouri
Fraud Alert: FEMA Items Stolen - New Orleans,Louisiana
2000 EMS responders needed to go to Louisiana ASAP
Texas Certified Relief Medics Needed at Reliant Park - Texas
Ramstein Air Base captain is named flight nurse of the year
Doctor and EMTs complain about federal response to stranded in New Orleans
Some amazing numbers
NB emergency room to close again - New Brunswick , Canada
HHS update on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and current needs
Ambulance staff claim lives at risk - New Zealand
A Half-Dozen Fort Wayne Paramedics Head to the Gulf Coast
National Association of EMTs Elects Officers, Board Members
LTE: Can I really just sit here and do nothing
Duke Sending Nearly 50 Medical Workers To Gulf Coast
Air Force MASF last stop for some hurricane victims
Eighteen-year-old stole bus, drove 100 to Houston
Grassroots effort for Canadian EMS to cross the Border, relieve American EMS workers- Canada
Editorial: Why FEMA Was Missing in Action
Hurricane Victims Medically Evacuated to NAS Jacksonville
A Contrast in Survival
Helicopter ambulance company heading to Iraq
City to Offer Free Trips to Las Vegas for Officers
S.F. prepares for Katrina-level catastrophe - California
Ambulance ride may land Lowell man in jail - Massachusetts
Flint mum on medic funds - Genesee County, Michigan
Emergency Medical Service of the Year Award Winers Narrowly Escaped Hurricane - Stratford, Connecticut

Monday, September 05, 2005

9/5/05

Grassroots effort for Canadian EMS to cross the Border, relieve American EMS workers- Canada
EMS Command – Hilton New Orleans Riverside By John R. Brophy
Editorial: Why FEMA Was Missing in Action
Hurricane Victims Medically Evacuated to NAS Jacksonville
A Contrast in Survival
Helicopter ambulance company heading to Iraq
S.F. prepares for Katrina-level catastrophe - California
Ambulance ride may land Lowell man in jail - Massachusetts
Flint mum on medic funds - Genesee County, Michigan
Emergency Medical Service of the Year Award Winers Narrowly Escaped Hurricane - Stratford, Connecticut
Sodium Nitrate Could Be Disease Cure
FDNY, NYPD Send More Relief To Ravaged Gulf Coast - New York
Medical team called In to help given run around by officials
From Robin Judice, wife of Dr. Ross Judice, the medical director of the paramedic and EMT ambulance teams in New Orleans
New Orleans mom triples patients in LR ambulance
Stepping up in the storm: Unable to leave New Orleans when Katrina hit, LI EMTs used their medical training to help injured and sick survive - New York
Airport owner says medevac, Bedminster can co-exist peacefully - Connecticut
Readers question EMSN about it's news
Law Officers, Overwhelmed, Are Quitting the Force - New Orleans, Louisiana
Flights of mercy
County strike teams ready to serve - New Jersey
Ambulance service to help Katrina's victims - Pennsylvania
Paramedic braved Gulf to bring home terminally ill brother to die - Indiana
True American heroes - Iowa
Comparative Satellite Imagery of New Orleans
Paramedic braved Gulf to bring home terminally ill brother to die - Indiana
Paramedic braved Gulf to bring home terminally ill brother to die - Indiana
Troops begin combat operations in New Orleans
Aeromedical squadron deploying to help in Katrina - North Carolina
BE AWARE: Masquerading as news, Katrina-themed malware attack hits the net
No significant experience that qualified Brown for FEMA job
EMT killed while working an MVC - Humansville, Missouri
Rescue helicopter crashes in New Orleans
USA Today Reporter's notebook: Treating those left behind
Bracken County EMS joins hurricane relief efforts - Kentucky
Mayor: Police, firefighters traumatized - Louisiana
Maine: RN / EMT (both skills)
Company sends SoCal ambulances to Gulf Coast - Torrance, California

Sunday, September 04, 2005

9/4/05

New Section: Hurricane- How you can help
EMS Store will donate all funds to EMS personnel
Experts: Homeland Dept. caught off guard
County may stockpile vaccines for EMS, refugees - Texas
Aeromedical evacuation hub established at Lackland - Texas
Local medics await orders to head out - Corning, New York
State plans for influx at Logan, convention center - Massachusetts
Aid offers pour in from around the globe
Medical workers fear heat will boost death toll - Laurel, Mississippi
Isle EMTs in trial by fire - Tulane, Louisiana
To New Orleans and back - Southeast Texas EMT Tells All
Ambulance crashes on Route 209 - Marbletown, New York
EMTs helped at hotel, now home after surviving hurricane
Hard Hit News
Warren may change emergency services policies - North Carolna
Niagara Area Emergency Unit recieves USDA Rural Development Grant - Michigan
EMS helpers returning from New Orleans

Saturday, September 03, 2005

9/3/05

Wanted: Medics/Comm personnel to gear up and deploy to Louisiana
HHS coordinating volunteer physicians, healthcare professionals to help Hurricane Katrina victims
Acadian Ambulance & Dr. Ross Judice needs your help in Louisiana
AMBULANCE HISTORY GOES CRUISING
Ailments and struggle of 9/11 EMT who died not unique - New York
Medical workers praised for 'real heroism'
Did they follow their own plan ? - Loiusiana
A day in the life of rescuers Missouri Task Force 1
Six truckloads of humanitarian aid and ambulance sent from Kuwait
Benicia paramedic pitched in - California
City may rejoin county EMS - Michigan
Tempe officials split on ambulance decision - Arizona
In their own words; 9/11 - New York
Medical team levels blast at FEMA - Florida
Thin coverage worries EMA director - Morgan County, Indiana
Have to ask why these weren't deployed before the hurricane
Ambulance operator sentenced to nine years for bilking Medicare - California
Local Medics Recount Hurricane Disaster Scene
Fire Truck Total Loss After Overturning In Orange County - Florida
LA Rescuers Deal With Poisonous Snakes In Hurricane Zone

Friday, September 02, 2005

9/2/05

Paramedics alarmed by armed people; Superdome evacuation halted amid gunfire
Ham Radio Saving Lives and Ready for More
Donation fund for EMS professionals in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida
New Section - EMS & Hurricane Katrina
FEMA suspends boat rescue operations in New Orleans because of dangers to rescuers
Looters target New Orleans hospital - Louisiana
Feedback: NAEMT leaders respond to concerns they did not adequately assist NAEMT members in evacuating
Power Lines Fall On Fire Truck
Paramedics give nod to reporter - Ottawa, Canada
Acadian Ambulance to transport 2000 patients
Paramedics are seeing more and more bodies floating in the waters
2 die, 2 injured in ambulance crash - Monroeville, Ohio
County criticized for free ambulance rides for official - Fayette County , Georgia
Firefighters deliver baby Katrina in ambulance - New Philadelphia, Ohio
Obesity & Emergency Care - Wisconsin
Lake-Sumter EMS leads state team to aid Mississippi storm victims - Florida
Savannah EMT injured in crash - Georgia
Private companies also fail inspections in SF - California
New Orleans area OES director pleads for food/water for his ops
A good question...
Feedback: Complaints surface about NAEMT in New Orleans - continually updated
City Strikes Deal With Paramedics - Siouxland, South Dakota
National Guard Deploying Medics for Hurricane Relief - Nevada
The Best Kind of Hero
Video: "Mississippi Gulf Coast Damage from Skycopter 3
How can I volunteer???
New Orleans medics and doctors in need of rescue
Ambulance collides with pickup truck - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ohio Capt. and paramedic wife stranded in a flooded hotel
Chief charged in murder - Bernville, Pennsylvania
FEMA: $2.5 billion
Hurricane Help Center
Crews push aside dead to reach survivors
Wadley’s Ambulance Service Purcell family tells of harrowing evacuation before storm - Oklahoma
QC advised to create fire dept. in 3-4 years - Arizona
Honolulu Paramedics Stranded In New Orleans
Six Long Island EMS workers Stranded In New Orleans - New York
Agencies take lumps at pump - Michigan
South Dakota EMTs Caught Off-Guard By Katrina
Photo: A Coast Guard helicopter used a dangling basket

9/2/05 early edition

Homeland Security Needs People
NAEMT Issues Katrina Guidelines
Mobile Hospital, medics, doctors, nurses and police officers head to New Orleans - v, North Carolina
Researchers debate ethics of blood study
Running 96 hours straight; relief in sight - Louisiana
Saint Clare’s replaces first aid squad - Mount Arlington,
Amenia analyzing EMT staff deficit - New York
Woman injured when ceiling collapses in ambulance bay - Tuscon, Arizona
Manchester Rescue Squad chosen to serve Winhall - Vermont
Rural/Metro Selects Medtronic/Medusa to Deploy Electronic Patient Care Reporting System
Medical need leads to faster training -Tennessee
Ambulance service indecision prevails at MCDH meeting - Fort Bragg, California
Texas: Paramedics
City officials upset with hospital response - Sweetwater, Texas
Texas: Paramedic & EMT's
Government seizes St John Ambulance - Australia
FDNY Adds Subway Cars - New York
Garry Edward Banta - Beach Lake, Pennsylvania
Indian River County 'fire-medic' plan: No cross-certification, no promotion - Florida
First Responder founder dies at 70 - Wisconsin
Disaster overwhelms even seasoned rescuers
MH native returns to practice medicine - Arkansas
Johnston EMS Workers Back Home After Being Stuck In La. - North Carolina
A convoy of ambulances - Israel
Rescue Footage
FDNY does terror test - New York
NOLA Photo
For those looking to help - Louisiana
Katrina rescuers improvise communications
Halo-Flight crews to help in medical airlift - Texas
Gulf Coast struggles to provide for medically needy
Honolulu Paramedics Moved After New Orleans Shooting
EMS Crew Back Home - Greenville, North Carolina
City's ambulance inspections lagging - Washington, DC