10/10/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance with passengers clipped right after accident - Massachusetts

America
Emergency Physician Bryan Bledsoe, DO, Recognized by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a “Hero of Emergency Medicine”
EMT labor dispute continues - New York
New Fuel-Efficient Ambulances Could Cut Costs - Louisiana
EMS reviews actions of medics in Monday incident - Texas
The future of Lusk Ambulance Service remains in limbo no more - Wyoming
Firefighters prepared to step in if ambulance workers strike - New York
2 cities to decide fate of ambulance service - Washington
Ambulance decision should come soon - Minnesota
North Carolina: EMT or Wilderness First Responder

Obits/Services
Raymond Joseph Goergen, EMT - Georgia
James Edward Van Gorder, Paramedic - Oregon
Jerome N. Goldberg - Maryland
Mildred Willis - Arizona
Donald R. Harris, Jr., FF/Founder - Ohio

Criminal
EMS driver turns self in - Texas
Employee allegedly stole drugs from ambulance company - California

Legal
Tired of negatives, board censures Slater - Washington
Circleville Ambulance Owner Named in State Audit - Ohio
Judge rules on Williams Township EMS building, proposed merger with the Easton EMS - Pennsylvania

Medevac
Medevacs, Trauma Docs To Start Consults - Maryland
ER helicopter service reinstated - California

Awards-Honors
Atlantic Highlands First Aid Named Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency - New Jersey
Lifesaving first responder honored by Exchange Club - Georgia

Military
CAB MEDEVAC Saving Lives on Battlefield

Human Interest
Local paramedics are "saving lives, one breast at a time" - Florida
Women volunteers ignite the spark for Coon Creek Fire and Rescue - Wisconsin

World
Welsh ambulance workers save woman in America