Tuesday, April 24, 2007

4/24/07

America
Medics Enter The 'Hot Zone' - Maryland
The treatment Hughes received that night on the floor of the couple's Taneytown, Md., home is on the front line of emergency medicine and freshly under the spotlight because of the shootings at Virginia Tech.
Residents lament ambulance service - Lindsay, California
It has been nearly four months since the last ambulance service stationed in Lindsay left town while people in crisis wait 10 to 20 minutes for help to arrive.
4 in running for SR ambulance deal - Santa Rosa County, Florida
The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday is expected to decide when to interview the four applicants to take over the county's ambulance service.
Susquehanna Health consolidates paramedic, ambulance services - Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Health and the City of Williamsport have signed a five-year agreement to provide and consolidate ambulance and paramedic services in a new cooperative, health system officials announced Monday.
911 ordinance on Benton council table again - Arkansas

Grandview cancels ambulance service - Texas
The Grandview Volunteer Fire Department has discontinued ambulance service for the city and surrounding areas, its fire chief said last week.
Joplin, Jasper County arguing over 911 service - Missouri
A dispute between the city and Jasper County officials over who should handle Joplin's 911 emergency calls has become so heated that one county board member is suggesting a cooling off period.
New EMS station to open Thursday - Durham, North Carolina
A new EMS station is scheduled to open Thursday on Old Fayetteville Street, near the Hayti Heritage Center
3 Tarrant firefighters die in church blaze - Texas
Three firefighters lost their lives Monday in what authorities called a suspicious blaze that gutted the Precious Faith Temple, leaving church members grieving for their sanctuary and three men who were ''pillars of the community.''
Puckett EMS Explores News Uses for In Motion Technology - Southwest Cobb County, Georgia
Since implementing In Motion's technology in late 2005, Puckett EMS has improved pre-hospital patient care by reducing ambulance response times from 12 to less than 10 minutes.
In Case of Emergency
Medical Information In Case of Emergency, launched in February, is an Internet and telephone service that stores medical information supplied by MIICE members and allows emergency personnel to access it via a wristband or wallet card.

Bodily Assault Log
Man holds paramedic at knifepoint, yells 'shoot me' - New HampshireSix police officers subdued a suicidal man who allegedly held a knife to a paramedic's throat at Portsmouth Regional Hospital this morning.
EMT assaulted at fairgrounds - Bullitt County, KentuckyCorbin says two guys opened the side doors of the vehicle and dragged her outside, yelling and screaming for morphine.

Human Interest
Collier EMS recognized in national publication - FloridaThe April 2007 article in Best Practices details how Dr. Robert Tober developed a team approach to cardiac arrest where each person on the response team has one role for better coordination.

Obits/Services
Brenda Brown, Paramedic - Huntsville Alabama
She was a Paramedic for Huntsville Emergency Medical Service, Inc. in Huntsville Alabama

Features
OPEN: National EMS Museum Foundation Virtual MuseumWe are pleased to announce limited access to the National EMS Museum Foundation Virtual Museum! This has been a project of several months duration, and we are thrilled to report that today, April 20, 2007, marks the first public access to this site.

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