10/16/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Medical copter crash kills little girl, crew of 3 - Illinois

Human Interest
Paramedics Hailed as Heroes - New Jersey

Awards-Honors
Woodruff Road Exchange Club honors local first responders - South Carolina

Bodily Assault Log
Ambulance Trip Ends In Man's Arrest - Florida

Medevac
Board: Lives lost 'needlessly' in medical helicopter crashes
NTSB plans hearing on recent increase in medical helicopter crashes
Medical helicopters crashing at alarming rate, federal official says

America
Forks EMS settles suit with Cetronia EMS of Allentown for $40000 - Pennsylvania
City Adds To Price Tag For Ambulance Ride - California
Trauma funds must not be ignored again - Georgia
911 Call Center Dedicated In Honor Of Dr. Roy Baker - Florida
ARMS members vote no confidence in chief - Connecticut
State law cutting into ambulance service’s funding - Tennessee
Tampa Fire Rescue To Unveil Pint-Sized Emergency Vehicles - Florida
Loose wheel prompts lie-detector tests for firefighters - Missouri
Paramedic unit misses 23% of calls this year - Maryland
City Weighs Imposing New Ambulance Fees - Oklahoma
Denver ambulance response times doubted - Colorado

World
Paramedics likely to reject tentative deal — chief negotiator - Nova Scotia
We saw a patient not a bomber -- city medics - UK