1/31/06

Decatur to consider ambulances - Alabama
Ambulance vs. pedestrian: Who was responsible? Jury to decide - Aspen, Colorado
Call for the ambulance - Brattleboro, Vermont
Member defends care of reporter - Washington D.C.
Ambulance firm seeks help from lawmakers - Salt Lake City, Utah
Lawyer sues Seymour ambulance corps - Connecticut.
Emergency room backlogs targeted in $96-million Ontario initiative - Canada
Police say man tried to take medical helicopter - Nevada
Fire lieutenant stripped of his EMS directorship - Providence, Rhode Island
State lags in providing enhanced 911 services to rural areas - Illinois
Progress reported in ALS meeting - Newberry Township, Pennsylvania
Karley Kay Parker, Paramedic (ret) - Ulysses, Kansas
Columnist: Paramedic has no right to hand out placebos
Ambulance deal imposes fines for slow responses - Salt Lake City, Utah
William E. Snow, Asst EMS Chief/FF- Port Clinton, Ohio
Edmonton suffers ambulance crunch - Canada
First Response
Man gets probation for menacing trooper, EMS - New Yorl
Firefighters injured when firetruck overturns - Bonita, California
Shreveport Residents Fight EMS Proposal - Louisiana

1/30/06

Treatment Helps Cardiac Arrest Victims Survive
Young's dedication, selfless giving to emergency services - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lee running low on ambulances - Florida
Medevac: Fatal Crashes Warrant New Safety Rules
Greenwich Hospital picks up NY ER slack - Conneticut
88-Year-Old EMT Laid To Rest - Ohio
Trauma care providers seek relief with Senate Bill 19- Colorado
Ontario Set to Tackle Paramedic Wait Times in ER's - Canada
Overtime hits city budget hard - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shaw adds EMS option - Raleigh, North Carolina
Nursing homes upset about EMS changes - Texas City, Texas
Fire chiefs to discuss ALS for Newberry Twp.- Pennsylvania
EMS may face crisis as 'bribes' probed - South Africa
Is swift care worth the cash? - Fountain, Colorado
Study Examines EMS Coping Strategies
Ambulance Rollover - Greece
Customized disaster vehicle to cost $1 million - Arizona
Child Porn Charges For Fireman and Paramedic supervisor - Berkeley, California
Hospital obvious choice as ambulance service provider - Benton, Arkansas
Medic to appeal sanctions - Greenfield, Indiana

1/29/06

Is swift care worth the cash? - Fountain, Colorado
Study Examines EMS Coping Strategies
Ambulance Rollover - Greece
Customized disaster vehicle to cost $1 million - Arizona
Child Porn Charges For Fireman and Paramedic supervisor - Berkeley, California
Hospital obvious choice as ambulance service provider - Benton, Arkansas
Medic to appeal sanctions - Greenfield, Indiana
EMS union is 'just a possibility' Merriville, Indiana
British scientists have developed patches of tissues to mend damaged hearts
- New Jersey
Eye in Sky will put help on the map - New Jersey
FDA approves inhalable version of insulin
Daniel Scott, Paramedic - San Francisco, California
Scots Army medics get Iraq service honour
Man Has Cardiac Arrest at Cardiologist Ball - California
In Rogers, bike medics can travel where fire engines can't - Arkansas
Pilot error given as cause of REACH accident - California
Emergency Services Districts fullfills purpose - Manvel, Texas
Swanton pays last tribute to Jerrie Rinkel - Ohio
Fire Destroys Ambulance Substation - West Virginia

1/27/06

Boynton patient records go digital - Minnesota
Jim Vanderwal, EMT - Watseka, Illinois
John Grogan : What damage a scandal can do - Pennsylvania
'Red alerts' spur call for better ambulance routing - Edmonton, Canada
Ambulance District buys new equipment, ambulances - Francois County , Missouri
EMS to become part of City - League City , Texas
Letter: Privatized services; Town's "needs" unsettling - Barnegat, New Jersey
No more bills for Scotio EMS - Ohio
Cooler heads may prevail in successfully treating strokes - Canada
N.S. company wins ambulance bid - Prince Edward Island, Canada
Salary increases fail to diminish turnover - Georgia
Ambulance fees set to increase - Cedar Lake, Indiana
911 dispatcher a true life saver - Wisconsin
Healthcare Providers Receive Cure From Cash Flow Blues With A Proven Funding RX
Four given life for ambulance murder - UK
State police close sex abuse investigation of dead firefighter - Sutherlin, Oregon
Study:Trauma-center care cuts death risk
Here a year, Medevac still disputed topic - Bedminster, New Jersey
Rescuers took 13 minutes to respond - Greenfield, Indiana
Suspect Fires Gunshot at Paramedic Unit - Tucson, Arizona

1/25/06

Ambulance, police in dispute over response - Columbus, Wisconsin
Three injured after driver hits ambulance - Oregon
Dramatic Video: Head-on collision - Florida
Clash over plan for firefighters to share quarters with EMS - New York, New York
Paramedic submits complaint against Barrow fire chief - Georgia
Tree Crashes on to Car, Ambulance in College Park - Maryland
Plantation Union EMS Workers Fight for Overtime Pay, Right to Organize - Florida
- PennsylvaniaDrivers Could Pay Extra Money For Ambulances - Denver, Colorado
LIBA head recuses himself from ambulance committee - Nebraska
EMT rips Bravest as a racist - New York, New York
Report looks at air ambulance safety
FAA issues fact sheet on Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) operations
Colorado to require air-ambulance licenses - Colorado
DiMaggio hospital starts emergency chopper transport - Florida
Ambulance proposal awaits council - Arkansas
Babin named new EMS chief for St. Amant VFD - Louisiana
Minnehaha County Considers Amending Ambulance Ordinance - South Dakota
Brown Township Ambulance service to make it through '06 - Indiana
Phoenix fire chief to retire - Arizona
Coder honored for service - Atchison, Kansas
New Generation Ambulance - Dubai
Homeland Security Braces for Cuts - North Dakota
Following the Sirens Over the Web - Texas
Battle is on to keep two paramedics off streets - for good - South Africa
Patients criticize Goliad EMS - Texas
New EMT convicted in fatal prank - Virginia
John Grogan: New frontiers in EMT medicine - Pennsylvania
Sheppard Air Force Base medics return home - Texas
Ambulance, car collide - Louisville, Kentucky

1/24/06

New EMT convicted in fatal prank - Virginia
John Grogan: New frontiers in EMT medicine - Pennsylvania
Ambulance, car collide - Louisville, Kentucky
Transport companies might have to pay fee - Greenville, North Carolina
EMT on probation in false death report - Stonington, Connecticut
Ambulance plan still up in air - Hawaii
Rural/Metro Wins Exclusive 911 and Non-Emergency Ambulance Contract - Loudon County, Tennessee
Paramedics's Blog leads to dismissal - Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Emergency services to be examined - Orange County, North Carolina
Hesperia beefs up emergency fleet - California
Texas; Austin - Paramedic w/ ACLS
EMT shortage worries Stockbridge officials - Massachusetts
Jackson Police, AMR At Odds Over Man's Death - Mississippi
Mart EMS requests emergency funds - Texas
Local Hospitals Seeks Solutions To ER Delays - Florida
Darkness More Than Triples EMS Helicopter Crash Fatality Risk; Bad Weather Increases Risk Eight-Fold
EMS Soldiers Among 24 Who Win Promotions - New York
Herschel Ray "Butch" Weldon, EMT, Kentucky

1/23/06

Patient lights cigarette, burns emergency room - Salt Lake City, Utah
Letter: Remark insults paid EMTs - Barnegat Township, New Jersey
Just doing their job well - Norman, Oklahoma
TNT calls on 'Saved' with series order for TV season
Patients Needing Care Overwhelm New Orleans's Shrunken Hospital - New Orleans, Louisiana
Texas, Houston: PT & FT Paramedics
On Engine 22, It's Women Who Answer the Bell - San Diego,California
Training and Volunteers Essential In Providing Fire & Emergency Services - Ketchikan, Alaska
Trinity's One-of-a-Kind Guy - Massachusetts
A little thanks - Granite City, Missouri
Ambulance association recovering - Seymour, Connecticut
Talbotton's Involuntary Fire Department - Georgia
Central Texas Volunteer EMS Receives Special Honor - Texas
Philadelphia's EMS System in Critical Situation - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
URMC Named Ambulance Provider - Georgia
New York Times to Intervene in Texas Defibrillator Case
Editorial: Volunteers Gone Wild! - Pennsylvania
Seized vehicles sold - Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Putnam State of Emergency - New York
Cumberland paramedic gets probation for selling town property - Rhode Island
Ground Zero deaths need investigating - New York
Iraq deployment suspends critical medevac service - Hawaii
Air-Ambulance Memberships Cause Turbulence - Arkansas
PV panel tables EMS, firefighter measure - New Jersey
Ambulance committee to scrutinize operations - Lincoln, Nebraska
Ambulance Company Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit - Baltimore, Maryland
Mid-Mo Ambulance given ‘clean audit' - Missouri
Firefighters May Have Violated Procedure In Rosebaum Case - Washington D.C.
Car hits ambulance at hospital - UK
Ambulance service plans to relocate - Jefferson County, Iowas

1/19/06

Situation Critical; Year-end stats support paramedics' cries for more resources, backup - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ambulance Struck by Stolen Vehicle - Wildwood, Delaware
What do you mean, there’s no Big Money in EMS ?
UCLA-Daniel Freeman Paramedic Education: Celebrating 35 Years of Excellence!
9 EMTs lauded for heroic, lifesaving acts - New York
EMT Soldier Reenlists from Combat Zone
Despite critics, AMR wins ambulance contract - San Joaquin County, California
Public favors private ambulance service - Ronan, Montana
DA Investigating Leaders Of Volunteer Organization - Pennsylvania
Urgences Santé shaves seconds - Montreal, Canada
Norwood steps down as EMS chairman - Mobile, Alabama
Bruceville-Eddy looks into Scott & White taking over EMS - texas
Saving lives is really in this hero's bones - New York
Winsted OKs 5-year pact with Campion Ambulance - Connecticut
Greene County Ambulance Service restructuring approved by commissioners - Indiana
Improvements to EMS eyed - Cape Coral, Florida
Paramedic/Guardsman slain in Iraq honored for saving soldier
Pompano paramedic suspended, demoted for slapping mentally ill patient - Florida
How Long Will You Be Waiting For An Ambulance? - Washington D.C.
Paramedic Charge Raises Concerns - El Paso, Texas
Paramedics feel hurt by new rules - Peel, Canada
EMS policy cleared up at hospital - Kosciusko, Mississippi
NTSB unable to find cause of '04 air ambulance crash - Hawaii
Deputies Arrest FD Employee for Embezzlement - Weat Virginia
End of EMT course at Southern a blow to area first-aid squads - New Jersey
Trauma center OK with Estero lawmaker - Florida
James Earl Russell - Spearfish, South Dakota
Bids may not go out for ambulances - Indiana
Officer and a Gentleman: Chuck Licata Teaches, Learns and Gives Back for his Community - East Haven, Connecticut
Where did it come from?
Kirk Named NVFC’s 2005 Firefighter Of The Year - Pennsylvania
Atrus Names Richard A. Lazar as President and CEO
- Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Fire Destroys Bloxom Firehouse, New Ambulance - Virginia
Barnegat votes to bring paid EMS to the township - New Jersey
Deadline looms over ambulance service - Tennessee
Virginia: EMS Program Representative, Supervisor
Runaway ambulance injures driver, hits Callaway home - Misouri
9-1-1 Tape in Rosenbaum Case Released - Washington D.C.

1/18/06

Barnegat votes to bring paid EMS to the township - New Jersey
Deadline looms over ambulance service - Tennessee
Virginia: EMS Program Representative, Supervisor
Runaway ambulance injures driver, hits Callaway home - Misouri
9-1-1 Tape in Rosenbaum Case Released - Washington D.C.
Portage Township Board opens three bids on new ambulance - Indiana
Budget Calls for Hiring 250 FF & Paramedics - Los Angeles, California
Furniture seized in Montco ambulance investigation - Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Ambulance thieves nab equipment - UK
Hospital patient booked in ambulance theft - New Orleans , Louisiana
United Rotocraft finishes first year with EMS
Medic allegedly fondled ambulance patient - El Paso , Texas
Accident Victim Meets His Rescuers - Whitehall Township , Pennsylvania
Man dies after crash with ambulance - UK
National poll conducted by EMSNetwork.org cited in ambulance fee increase study
2005 Medical Weblog Awards: Meet the Winners!
Ambulance worker pleads guilty in teen solicitation - East Rochester, New York
'Significant gaps' reported in disaster EMS
Road Conditions May Affect EMS Response Time In Ida - Louisiana
Some have no close options, Ambulance station tries to fill gap - Arizona
AFD first in U.S. with new heart monitor - Aurora, Illinois
North Palm Beach County community member of the week: Paramedic Joe Belanger - Florida
Legislators Work With Volunteer Firefighters For Job Protection - kentucky
Paramedics praising PolyHeme

1/17/06

Ambulance deal could be OK'd today - San Joaquin County , California
Profit is hardly its motive - Hawaii
Pilot may not have known about refusals - South Carolina
Ambulance squad gets funding boost - Tusten, New York
Michael Joseph McMullen , Paramedic - Salisbury, Maryland
Canadian Medic emerges as heroic figure in Afghan convoy tragedy
Kenai, Alaska, “doc” confirms calling in Iraq
Ryan Doran Walker, Paramedic /Army Spc- Pendleton, Oregon
Health Care Hero - Alabama
New Device Could Enable More Accurate Injections
Alaska; Anchorage: EMT's
Accident Sends Ambulance Driver and Patient to Hospital -Cordova, Tennessee
Broken but not beaten - New Galilee, Pennsylvania
Ambulance hits car in NLR; 3 injured - Little Rock, Arkansas
Curbing emergency responses - Danbury, Connecticut
Fire EMT drove drunk, fled accident - Stapleton, New York
La Porte adopts ambulance ordinance - Texas
Paramedics' fracas being investigated - La Porte , Texas
Trauma rules needed - Fort Wayne, Indiana

1/16/06

Once there was a time when we were “Ambulance Drivers”
Accident Sends Ambulance Driver and Patient to Hospital -Cordova, Tennessee
Broken but not beaten - New Galilee, Pennsylvania
Ambulance hits car in NLR; 3 injured - Little Rock, Arkansas
Curbing emergency responses - Danbury, Connecticut
Fire EMT drove drunk, fled accident - Stapleton, New York
La Porte adopts ambulance ordinance - Texas
Paramedics' fracas being investigated - La Porte , Texas
Trauma rules needed - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Paramedics question fire training conditions - Winnipeg, Canada
Dispatcher Shortage - Reno County, Kansas
Paramedics, EMT's honored - Greeley, Colorado
An ambulance prepares to enter the Dasman Palace
Add reasonable medical exception to law on firefighters' promotion exams - Houston, Texas
More deaths may be linked to Ground Zero cleanup - New York
1 Hurt After Fire Truck Crashes - Denver, Colorado
Scientists Work on 'Trauma Pill'
New Equipment helping wounded Soldiers in Iraq
Medic's suspension linked to death of infant - Greenfield, Indiana
Trauma patients' lives at risk - Florida
Shreveport may relocate medic units to boost response times - Louisiana
Survivor Talks About Air Ambulance Crash - Colorado
NTSB releases factual report on fatal 2004 Air Ambulance crash - Hawaii
Man dies after ambulance crash - UK
Plan aims to free up EMS - Calagary , Canada
Advanced care goal of program - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Captain of local EMS makes purrrfectly heroic rescue - Buncombe County , North Carolina
AMR inches closer to official contract - San Joaquin County , California
Crash study cites abnormal flight path - Hawaii
Glendale shelves fire department - Ohio

1/13/06

Medevac flight keeps warfighters in the fight - Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
Shock Trauma gets $1 million gift - Maryland
Paramedics offer critical care transport - Dowagiac, Michigan
City fires firefighter/paramedic for stealing drugs - McKinney, Texas
Communities look at going it alone on EMS support - Wisconsin
Town OKs contract with ambulance corps - New Windsor, New York
Forest Hills Ambulance Corps Has Fundraising Concerns - New York
'He was a true hero' - Salisbury, Maryland
Austin paramedics working with higher call volumes, less staff - Texas
Firefighter Arrested On Molestation Charges - Folsom, California
Orange County Firefighter Arrested - California
West Virginia hospital sues Pa. for payment of trauma care - Pennsylvania
Paramedic/Firefighter seriously burned - North Carolina
Texas; San Antonio -EMT's and Paramedics
Support for Dwyer - Hicksville, New York
Blame It On The Patients - Memphis, Tennessee
Ambulance surcharge criticized - Spokane, Washington
City rejects bid for third ambulance service - Plainview, Texas
Congratulations to new corps - Seymour, Connecticut
Illness sidelines standout at EMS - Greensboro, North Carolina

1/11/06

Texas; Arlington: EMS Medical Director
U.S. Emergency Care System Rates a 'C-Minus' Overall
Disaster Is Not a Game -- or Is It?
Norman McSwain, M.D. Honored
Loveland puts levy on ballot - Ohio
State ranks 44th in nation in emergency room medical care - Indiana
State earns C-minus on emergency care system - Hawaii
State’s trauma-care crisis - New Mexico
Emergency Care in Critical Condition - Nevada
ER docs give Texas low grade - Texas
State’s urgent medical services get a C - Colorado
Alaska ranks above national average for emergency care - ALaska
Paramedic receives sixth award for saving a life - Florida
District backs county takeover - Pinellas County, Florida
Pretty Prairie EMS volunteers voice their concerns - Kansas
Ex-Ambulance Executive Gets Year for Attacks - California
Rise and shine? That's not quite how it works, study says
UP-EMS gets reprieve - Michigan
"D" for its emergency room care - Utah
Ky.'s emergency care system gets a C-minus - Kentucky
Virginia's Medical Care Receives Low Marks - Virginia
State's Emergency Care Systems Doing Poorly, Physicians Say - Washington
Emergency room doctors say Oregon gets a C minus - Oregon
Arizona's ERs get a D+ in national report - Arizona
Montana earns C in national report on emergency medical care - Montana
Maryland Gets Average Grade On Emergency Care - Maryland
Report: New York Emergency System Not Prepared For Disaster - New York
OpEd: Tri-Hospital EMS workers are at the very top of their field - Port Huron, Michigan
Rural-Metro Awarded 911 Fire Contract Renewal - Paradise Valley, Arizona
Laptops mean speedier EMT response - Marquette County, Wisconsin

1/10/06

Angry paramedics threaten mass exodus - Peel, Ontario, Canada
Ambulance ride sure beats a hearse - Unity, Kentucky
US Marine Corps to Evaluate FAST1 in New Medic Pack
Want ‘Uniformed’ Raises: EMS Staff Protests Stalled Pay Talks - New York, New York
NAEMT EMS & Rescuer Relief Fund Disburses Funds
Two Teens In Custody Accused Of Stealing Ambulance - Fort Worth, Texas
Paramedic sees system failures - Peoria, Illinois
FEMA accountability still in doubt - Oklahoma
Ambulance firm looks to prove bias - Scottsdale, Arizona
4 Injured in Ambulance Crash - Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Mat-Su Assembly ponders policy for naming of public safety buildings - Palmer, Alaska
Crash may lead to new helicopter dispatch rules - Pennsylvania
Ambulance groups long on calls, short on volunteers - Connecticut
Pike Ambulance Service faces a laundry list of issues - Illinois
Hospital closure is straining EMT staff - Indiana
Granholm reverses decision to cut Northern Michigan health services support - Michigan
Texa; Brownwood; - FT & PT Paramedics
Hospital closing surprises ambulance services - Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Police Probe Why Ambulance Was Delayed - Washington D.C.
St. Charles County emergency crews get onboard mapping help - Missouri

1/1/06

FR to transport patients bill introduced - Nebraska
Driver killed by S. Burlington ambulance - Vermont
Paramedic crashes into pickup - Mt. Morris, Michigan
N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue Squad settles into work - Pulaski , Wisconsin
Paramedic job paramount for amputee - Canada
Fire engine, landscaping trucks collide - Delray Beach, Florida
Air Ambulance Arrives In San Gabriel Valley - California
EMS pact imminent; current provider miffed at borough - Hightstown, New Jersey
Ambulance deal; Bell takes fire role - Michigan
‘We were riding with angels’ - Colorado
Cat Calls 911 To Help Ill Owner - Ohio
Oklahoma ambulance moving to Washington Twp. - Pennsylvania
Emergency workers compete for blood - Missouri
National Guard 1159th return - New Hampshire
Five Hospitalized In Accident With Ambulance - New York, New York
Private Services are NOT Lazy
Fallout from Medevac issue roiled town’s political waters - Bedminster, New Jersey
Helicopter flights will be cut back - West Marin, California
Firefighter Resigns After Arrest On Meth/Cocaine Drug Charges - Columbus,Georgia
Fire department to test Segways at First Night - Annapolis, Maryland