10/8/08

Insights - We need Advocates
That may seem like a simple statement, but as you peel away the layers of advocacy, and the role advocates play in our lives, the magnitude of the single word takes on a whole new meaning.

Ambulance Crash Log
Litton Ambulance struck by lightning - Illinois
Man accused of causing ambulance accident - New Hampshire
No serious injuries in ambulance crash - South Carolina

America
Rural Metro Contract Voted Down - New York
City signs agreement with Lincoln EMS - Iowa
Ambulance contract goes to hospital - Idaho
Board OKs ambulance deal - California
S.F. health chief looks to private ambulances - California
Unpaid Ambulance Bills Will Wait to Be Paid - Oregon
Fighting for ambulance service - MIssissippi
Audit Disputes $4M In City Ambulance Billing - Maryland
Ambulance station closed due to mold - Pennsylvania
South metro residents upset over ambulance outsourcing plan - Minnesota
Hamilton residents wonder how much EMT training record scandal will cost - Massachusets
EMS Corp. names Murphy president and COO - Colorado

Criminal
Paramedic "Psychopath" serial rapist found guilty - California
Felony Warrants Issued For Man Who Claimed To Be EMT, Medical Examiner - Tennesee
EMT student killed outside bar - Pennsylvania

Legal
Jury Awards $23.9 Million in Reckless Ambulance Case - California
Judge recuses himself from city’s EMT case - New Jersey

Criminal
Paramedic charged with gross sexual imposition - Ohio
Ventura County paramedic supervisor accused of misconduct - California

Legal
Others May Be Disciplined In Stolen Foot Case - Florida

Job Listings
Texas : Medical Director

Medevac
Too Much Risk in Air Rescue
Video update on medevac crash - Maryland

Human Interest
Ghostbuster’s Ecto-1 on sale on eBay
A big pat on the back for Wells County EMS - Indiana
Lexington Native is The National Flight Nurse of the Year
Ambulance built with paramedics in mind - Michigan
Little paramedic to the rescue - Washington

Obits/Services
A life of 'selfless service to others' - Maryland

Bodily Assault Log
Woman charged with assaulting two Spring Hill medics - New York

World
Explosives-laden ambulance: Red alert declared in Pindi hospitals - Pakistan