Thursday, January 31, 2008

1/31/08

Ambulance attendant ejected, injured in two-vehicle collision in Chino Hills - California
NTSB cites pilot error in medical plane crash near Belgrade - Montana
Nationwide wireless network for emergency responder hits stumbling block - Washington DC
Fire guts ambulance garage - Marion County, Indiana
Johnston EMS Assessed, Changes Coming - North Carolina
Controller: Better fee collection can fix EMS - Pennsylvania
Police, fire, Medic seek female recruits - Noth Carolina
Employees Play Waiting Game - Mississippi
Belding's ambulance employees speak out - Michigan
Council weighs options for medical responses - New Jersey
Village, Alamo ink contract for service - New York
Medical care problematic in rural areas - New Mexico
Ambulance Authority Beefs up Technology - Indiana
Emergency service business to deploy to major disasters anywhere starts up - Tennessee
Texas: (Greenville) EMS Coordinator
Alaska: (Valdez) Fire Engineer
Hospital ER set to close its doors - California
Chester Co. joins suit over 6-liter ambulance engines - South Carolina
Paramedics program in works - Montreal, Canada
Review into deaths says Winnipeg fire department must improve procedures - Winnipeg, Canada
Ex-firefighter starts restitution payments - Granby, Massachusetts
EMT Keifer Laid to Rest - Michigan
Kent Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance seek public opinion with launch of five year plan - UK

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Breaking News 1/30/08

1/30/08

Jr Rescue Squad Saves Paramedic Mentor - North Carolina
Nurses ask Senate to advance mandatory overtime ban - Pennsylvania
Study ties cold medicines to 7000 kids' ER visits
Sumner to let EMS director retire after 3-month suspension - Tennessee
Paramedic response OK'd - Copperopolis, California
911 dispatchers say moments of heroism keep them sane - Florida
For VEMS First Executive Director Named - Connecticut
Fire department proposes changes to annual contract - Indiana
Ambulances diverted from busy ER; Shortage of staff to blame - Canada
Mercy copter, ambulances fulfill Keough's plan for emergencies - Iowa
Marco Ordaz, FF/Paramedic - Batavia, Illinois
Paramedic Scott Wood recuperating - Missouri
Ambulance captain honored pact, transported friend from scene - West Virginia
Ambulance Stolen Outside Hospital Emergency Room - Washington, Pennsylvania

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

1/29/08

Responders still hospitalized after crash - Sussex County, Delaware
Fire truck maker American LaFrance files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Emergystat gone, workers remain - Mississippi
Emergystat Workers Await Final Pay - Mississippi
Toledo Fire and Rescue looking for -- you? - Ohio
Copper Fire Protection District Responds to Ambulance Reduction Issue - California
County and cities form committee to determine new county-wide ambulance service - Pearl River County, Mississippi
EMS Director Suspended After Stockpiling Hours - Tennessee
Cleveland SWAT team trains paramedics - Ohio
Move to bring advanced life support - Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
County partners with Marines for EMS - Georgia
Oklahoma: (Tulsa and Oklahoma City) Paramedics and EMTs
AMC patient bites paramedic - Minnesota
NAEMT Supports Prehospital Screening for Carbon Monoxide in the Blood
Additional medical helicopter will serve county, northern Colo. - Colorado
Sexual misconduct trial of former paramedic begins - Michigan
EMT arrested in sex sting - Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Lake Jackson EMS worker charged - Texas
Firefighter charged with DWI may face arson charges - Texas
Wake EMS Laptop Missing - North Carolina
Windsor blesses county's plan to scrap private EMS - Essex County, Canada
Frisbie's hospital-based EMS receives national recognition for its community services - New Hampshire
Hamilton EMS to Celebrate 20th Anniversary - Tennessee
It was a tough day for medics - Idaho
Medic who lost legs continues happily living life - North Carolina
Georgina Anne a paramedic trailblazer - Australia
Robert E. Beals Sr., EMS Pioneer - Phippsburg, Maine

Monday, January 28, 2008

1/28/08

1 dead, 3 hurt in Sussex Ambulance crash - Millsboro, Delaware
Only misdemeanors being filed in wreck that killed paramedic - Kanawha County, West Virginia
Ambulance service pays $958,000 over improper billings - New Hampshire
Public hearing for ambulance - Roseburg, Oregon
Audrain Medical Center proceeds with ambulance initiative - Missouri
Rural/Metro Corp.'s shares extend gains; reaches settlement with Accipiter
Volunteer Ambulance Corps Answering Too Many Non-Emergency Calls - Southampton Village, New York
EMTs face many barriers during a rescue - Staten Island, New York
Family cleared after attacking medic - South Carolina
State trauma system being proposed - South Dakota
Stamford ambulance service makes gold standard - Connecticut
Piedmont Triad Ambulance and Rescue Deploys Next Generation Wireless Network - North Carolina
Eastern Shore 911 director quits after less than a year - Maryland
Confusion over address cost paramedics critical time, inquest told - Ottawa, Canada
EMT Funeral Arrangements Set for Cheryl Kiefer - Michigan
Florence K. Gummo, EMT(ret) - Pennsylvania
EMS Director Laid To Rest - KentuckyCriminal
Dallas Firefighter Arrested at Grass Fire - Texas

Sunday, January 27, 2008

1/27/08

Saturday, January 26, 2008

1/26/08

LifeNet ambulance crash; EMT saves partner - Texarkana, Texas
Officials investigate duct taping of patient - New Jersey
Ambulance shutdown leaves many without jobs or pay - Mississippi
Employees Report Bad Payroll Checks - Mississippi
Parent of Ala. ambulance service says it will make good on pay checks - Mississippi
Commissioner address ambulance concerns - Alabama
New Haven irons out EMS dispatch delays - Wisconsin
Laid Off Pearl River Co. Ambulance Workers Worried, Yet Hopeful - Mississippi
Austin EMS workers want more resources - Texas
Emergency services responders to receive new tax breaks - New York
Camden Ambulance debt-free - Missouri
Lawyer Hired to Defend City Against Ambulance Lawsuit - Rochester, New York
Brett C. Stebulis, FF/EMT, gave gift of life - Pennsylvania
EMT Cheryl Kiefer killed in crash while helping crash victim - Chelsea, Michigan
Rodney David Reider - Middlefield, Ohio
Man Steals Ambulance, Crashes Into Tree - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Female Firefighters In Our Community: 'Girls need heroes, too' - South Dakota

Friday, January 25, 2008

1/25/08

Hughestown ambulance crew responding to fire injured in crash - Pennsylvania
Three Hurt In Loop Crash Involving Ambulance - Chicago, Illinois
Ambulance, salt truck crashes snarl area roads - Pulaski County, Missouri
Miami County Emergency Medical Services workers do 48 hour shifts - Kansas
Ambulance Emergency: Counties Affected - Mississippi
State Seizes Ambulance Company's Property - Mississippi
State Health Officer Says "Worst is Over" - Mississippi
State of Emergency: Ambulance Service Ending in Two Dozen Counties -Mississippi
Paladin Holdings, Inc. Releases Southland Update Regarding Ambulance Operations - Tennessee
Ambulance services step in to aid counties - Mississippi
Emergystat property seized for back taxes - Mississippi
Shoals volunteer ambulances want to stay - Alabama
MEMS may have to reduce services - Arkansas
Life EMS plans for upgraded ambulance service - Michigan
Rural Trauma victims Twice as Likely to Die within One Hour - Arkansas
Ambulance contract extended - Mission Viejo, California
Quitman official wants ambulance - Alabama
Township approves ALS deal with Madison - Michigan
Ross/West View EMS group in a financial emergency - Pennsylvania
Sumner EMS official to learn Monday if he's fired - Nashville, Tennessee
Latest EMS Negotiations - LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Fire chief addresses department concerns - Columbus, Georgia
Passing Amendment 1 will mean fire-rescue cutbacks - Palm Beach, Florida
NTSB releases fact report on Mercy Flight plane crash - Montana
Dare County Paramedic receives lifetime achievement award - Virginia
Ed Turner -- 65 years a fireman - New Jersey

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

1/24/08

Emergency vehicles collide in Portsmouth - Virginia
Certification trumps local preference - Massachusetts
Cabulance Versus Ambulance in Yakima - Washington

County Ambulance Funding Still Unclear - Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Ambulance committee to take another look at numbers - Chelmsford, Massachusetts
County ambulance oversight panel seeks reduction - Shelby County, Tennessee
Orleans Township approves Life EMS - Michigan
Ambulance services reduced - Calaveras, California
Dispatch fee rate delays EMT deal - Indiana
County reorders ambulance call list - Marion County, West Virginia
Ambulance service will join Marion Fire Rescue - Florida
Thomason Hospital remains under lockdown - El Paso, Texas
Agness Gets Own Ambulance Service - Oregon
Rescue squad at Virginia Tech expands - Virginia
Emergency Responders Were Back On The Job After Tragic Accident - Kentucky
Another Driver Dead After Two-Car Crash Involving Paramedic - Memphis, Tennessee
New Life for AirLifes - Colorado
MEDEVAC Crews Brave Enemy Fire to Save Soldiers- Iraq
Paramedic delivers baby at Port St. Lucie fire station - Florida
Cold, Flu Cases Packing ERs - California
Kanawha Ambulance Chief John Smoot Dies - West Virginia
At last - web-based and field EMS data collection system for the State - Alaska

1/24/08

Emergency vehicles collide in Portsmouth - Virginia
Certification trumps local preference - Massachusetts
Cabulance Versus Ambulance in Yakima - Washington

County Ambulance Funding Still Unclear - Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Ambulance committee to take another look at numbers - Chelmsford, Massachusetts
County ambulance oversight panel seeks reduction - Shelby County, Tennessee
Orleans Township approves Life EMS - Michigan
Ambulance services reduced - Calaveras, California
Dispatch fee rate delays EMT deal - Indiana
County reorders ambulance call list - Marion County, West Virginia
Ambulance service will join Marion Fire Rescue - Florida
Thomason Hospital remains under lockdown - El Paso, Texas
Agness Gets Own Ambulance Service - Oregon
Rescue squad at Virginia Tech expands - Virginia
Emergency Responders Were Back On The Job After Tragic Accident - Kentucky
Another Driver Dead After Two-Car Crash Involving Paramedic - Memphis, Tennessee
New Life for AirLifes - Colorado
MEDEVAC Crews Brave Enemy Fire to Save Soldiers- Iraq
Paramedic delivers baby at Port St. Lucie fire station - Florida
Cold, Flu Cases Packing ERs - California
Kanawha Ambulance Chief John Smoot Dies - West Virginia
At last - web-based and field EMS data collection system for the State - Alaska

1/22/08

Tipton paramedic killed in crash identified - Tennessee
Off-duty Tipton paramedic killed in Midtown car crash - Memphis, Tennessee
Frenchtown Fire considering ambulance rate hike - Montana
EMS targets tax refund for unpaid debt - Forsyth County, North Carolin
Vigo commissioners table ambulance ordinance - Indiana
Commission to vote Monday on EMS director's future - Nashville, Tennessee
Bid opening for EMS Station set for Feb 19th - Brenham, Texas
TRVs augment Mesa Fire Department - Arizona
City firefigher, paramedic dispute flares - Attleboro, Massachussets
Out of time, out of options - Ocala, Florida
Dowagiac votes to go with Coloma - Michigan
EMS use special mask to save canine Texas
Letter: City cannot afford to run own ambulance service - West Branch, Iowa
Pregnant Woman, EMS Director Killed - Paintsville, Kentucky
Alberta Paramedic survives 96 hours trapped in the wild - Canada
2008 National EMS Memorial Service
Final call to service for FF/Paramedic Ryan Jones - Wisconsin
Marian C. Schweigert - Lewiston, Minnesota
Dennis Bradford, former Red Bird EMS director, dies - Kentucky
Report of overturned ambulance - Knoxville, Tennessee

Monday, January 21, 2008

1/21/08

Slidell firefighter named state Paramedic of the Year - Louisiana
County to consider EMSA as part of Fire Rescue - Ocala, Florida
Closed-door meeting arranged to smooth out EMS protocol - Middle Smithfield, Pennsylvania
New CPR applications by EMS studied by Medical College- Wisconsin
Firefighter injured when gun discharges during fire - Muskogee, Oklahoma
Metro EMS fights cold weather challenges to do their job - Kentucky
Ambulance service vote slated for June - Rumford, Maine
Blaze engulfs 16 buildings - Massachusetts
Indian River County, unions still far apart - Florida
Francis C. "Frank" Duncan, FF/EMT - Canastota, New York
Paramedics prevent bird blaze - Ottawa , Canada
Texas: EMT's (All Levels )
Canada:(Alberta) Paramedic’s and EMT’s
Indiana: Security Officer/EMT (full-time)
Paramedic survives ordeal - Canada
Many veteran EMTs were inspired by '70s TV series 'Emergency!' - New York
Former Monroeville ambulance worker given 2 life prison tems - Alabama
Saudi Red Crescent Society plans to expand air ambulance services - United Arab Emirates

Sunday, January 20, 2008

1/20/08

Saturday, January 19, 2008

1/19/08

Driver charged after sideswiping ambulance - Manchester New Hampshire
Paramedic Pulls Gun On Teen - Troy, Missouri
Round Rock seeks stand-alone EMS centers - Texas
Belding privatizing ambulance service - Michigan
Committee recommends Wallace firing following arrest - Sumner County, Tennessee
Ambulance agreement requires cities’ re-approval - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Controversy Over EMS Services Causes Resignation - Monroe County, Ohio
Ambulance partnership praised - Northhampton, Massachusetts
Car Crashes Into Springdale Fire Station - Arkansas
Monticello to consider dissolving ambulance board - Iowa
Crew responding to fatality stunned to find colleague - Rose Valley, Washington
Towns planning ambulance service - New Berlin, New York
Former EMT pleads guilty in child sex case - Alabama
Felon charged with impersonating an LA County firefighter - California
Howard L. Rude - Gowrie, Iowa
National EMS Memorial ‘Tree of Life’ to be in the Springs - Colorado

Friday, January 18, 2008

1/18/08

Police Cadet Crashes Into Northglenn Ambulance - Colorado
State holds surprise inspection of FMC ambulance service - Georgia
REMSA threatens to sue NLTFPD - Nevada
Volunteers foot bill for rescues - New Mexico
IRS auctions squad's headquarters - Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Frederick Co. Discusses Future of Fire and Rescue - Washington, DC
Deadly Delays Plague Ambulance Services - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citizen grills officials over cutting firefighters - Fort Madison, Missouri
Lodi moving forward on plans to dispatch fire calls - California
Emergency Medical Events and an Aging Population Drive Demand for Ambulance Services in the US
911 operator found guilty - Michigan
Greene County Rescue Squad is 25 - Arkansas
Air Evac Lifeteam names Seth R. Myers president - Virginia
Distinguished Stockton FF/Paramedic Andrew Prouty dies - California
Fredrick E. "Zeke" Oldewurtel, EMT (ret) - Michigan
Officials say overcrowded ERs turn away ambulances - California
Alaska: (Soldotna) FF/Paramedic
Canada: (Vegreville, AB ) EMS Coordinator
On Surviving a Shutdown By Al Hutchinson EMT-P, DOT-I

Thursday, January 17, 2008

1/17/08

Police Investigate Crash Involving Ambulance, School Bus - Montgomery County, Maryland
Ambulance Struck In Hit-Skip Crash - Colombus, Ohio
Monroe Ambulance Sues City, City Council Over Contract Issue - New York
Can AMR toe the line? - Connecticut
AMR response time deficient - Connecticut
Belding to privatize ambulance - Michigan
Ambulance issue still not resolved: Parties continue to work on agreement - La Crosse , Wisconsin
Ambulance-zone decision months away - Georgia
Ambulance service ordinance met with opposition - Indiana
Mountain Home loses one ambulance service - Arkansas
Rockford Ambulance contract extended for GR Twp - Michigan
County told more changes needed for fire and rescue - Frederick, Maryland
Medical helicopter makes emergency - Indiana
: Indian Land EMS seeks Spanish-speaking volunteers - South Carolina
Commissioners address concerns of EMS employees - Ohio
County nearing resolution of EMS complaints - Vinton County , Ohio
9/11 responders left waiting by feds
Case is dismissed for a 911 dispatcher - Detroit, Michigan
Maine-based ambulance company sets up service center in Whitman - Massachusetts
Ambulance service may be on its last leg - Dows, Iowa
Rural/Metro Provides Guidance to Stockholders on Transactions That May Impact IRS Section 382 Outcome
Armored ambulance newest addition to MRAP family
"I'm sick of people dying in the back of my ambulance" - Australia
EMT accused of sending kid porn - New York
Richard F. "Dick" Spear, Jr., FF/EMT - Platteville, Colorado
Paramedic Receives Lifesaving Help - Omaha, Nebraska
`Miracle' Survivor of 47-Story Fall Was Saved by Physics, ER - New York
Emergency response personnel receive Life Saving Award from North Ambulance for helping woman - Minnesota
Hospital sued in alleged dumping of patient - California
Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, and Illinois : Paramedics & EMTs

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

1/16/08

Collision is first EMSA vehicle accident of 2008 - Oklahoma
Who will respond? - Necedah, Wisconsin
New Berlin restarts ambulance service - New York
Minnehaha County puts onus on ambulance services - South Dakota
Ashland struggles with rising ambulance costs - Oregon
FRMC names emergency services director - Ohio
Coin honors Air Evac crash victims - Alabama
Hearings sought in fatal ambulance delay - Pennsylvania
Nutter Considers Solution To Aid Phila. Paramedics - Pennsylvania
ALS report recommends shared paramedic coverage - Massachusetts
Paramedics to use icy saltwater to help treat heart attack victims - Florida
New College of Medicine Coming to Mid-Willamette Valley - Oregon
EMS Council sends Redmond request to committee for review - Georgia
Ambulance Board OKs adding deputy director - Illinois
Floyd EMS director dismissed - Georgia
Saving the ambulance service - Bokchito, Oklahoma
Cinti. Fire Dept. Launches Paramedic Training Program - Ohio
Fallen hero remembered through blood, sweat, and tears - Alabama

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

1/15/08

Feds cave, agree to recognize slain 9/11 EMT
Citizens keep pressing city on ambulance issue - Dowagiac, Michigan
Brain Sensors On Troops May Lead to Faster Treatment for Brain Injuries
Paramedics: More calls create mutual aid need - Merrillville, Indiana
Private EMS given okay - Mississippi
Council wants to join search for emergency medical provider - Alabama
Mokelumne Hill to lose it's Ambulance - California
'This isn't your father's Oldsmobile' may be surprised at cost of ambulance ride - Minnesota
Wildlife officer, paramedic hurt assisting Parkway crash victims - Kentucky
Number of EMS workers dwindles - Indiana
Private ambulances: Untapped resource - Pennsylvania
UM sued for ending contract after air crash - Michigan
Jarrett Dixon, Paramedic - Baltimore County, Maryland
Charles Grass, FF/EMT (ret) - International Falls, Minesota
Crash victim EMT Brett Stebulis’ saves lives till the end - Pennsylvania
William M. MacDonald, EMT - Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Gilford Wayne Altman, EMT - Georgia
Ecto It Ain't: Big-Block Mopar Ambulance
SRT Helicopters Sets the Bar for Emergency Response - Canada
200 hospitals end emergency care in Japan
Faulty computer dispatch pains ambos - Australia

Monday, January 14, 2008

1/14/08

Police finish investigation in ambulance crash that killed Massena woman - Vermont
Ambulance carrying patient involved in wreck - Tennessee
New Hampshire EMS LODD Bill - New Hampshire
Drug Tests For Law Enforcement, Firefighters And EMT's To Follow - Forsyth County, Tennessee
Garretson Ambulance Searching For Answers - South Dakota
Oakland Fire accepting first 1000 applications today; will train as EMT's - California
Paramedics get a high-tech boost - Snohomish County, Washington
Homer Township fire district calls for tax hike - Illinois
FDNY 7.6% no show rate spurs staffing threat - New York
Helping lifesavers deal with ER stress - Massachuetts
Paramedic has spent a lifetime saving lives - Wisconsin
Tonawanda's first paramedic retires after three decades - New York
Insights Feedback from Stephen R. Wirth, Esq.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

1/13/08

Saturday, January 12, 2008

1/12/08

Friday, January 11, 2008

1/11/08

Ambulance tranporting infant crashes - Fresno County, California
County won't approve private ambulance service for Ocala - Florida
Private ambulance approved to operate in Chenango - New York
Ambulance stolen from Westminster hospital - Maryland
2 towns merge emergency service operations - Pennsylvania
Ambulance service offered to 14 towns - New Jersey
City moves forward on ambulance - Auburn, New York
Azle PD dispatcher gets EMS on scene just in time - Texas
Commissioners: No Plan B for rural ambulance funding - South Dakota
Ambulance plan decidedly blank - South Dakota
Preliminary report from Air Evac helicopter crash - Alabama
Welsh ambulance stars on US TV - Wales
EMSN IC Corner Columnist Goes Podcast
EMS member, Navy veteran is Miss Washington County Fire Prevention - Maryland
EMS was big part of life of Leslie Dennison - Lutz, FLorida
Covell remembered fondly as EMS 'Angel' - New York
Kansasville ambulance start-up delayed - Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic Takes Flight With Night Vision Goggles - Minnesota

Thursday, January 10, 2008

1/10/08

Audit Shows St. Louis EMS Dealing With High Turnover, Long Days - Missouri
Lockhart looking into hiring of sex offender firefighter - Texas
Mercy Ambulance purchased by Portage Health, KMMC - Michigan
Panel: Fix Westmed oversight - Californis
Ambulance troubles - Brooklyn, New York
3-town effort proposed for ambulance service - Massachusetts
Halifax County loses EMS grant money - North Carolina
Tri-town ambulance in turmoil - Massachusetts
Disaster on I-4: 4 dead, 38 injured, 70 vehicles - Florida
Life EMS meets response-time goal in 2007 - Michigan
Prognosis good for EMS squad - Seaside Park, New Jersey
Medical Instruction During 911 Calls - Wisconsin
EMS council discusses paramedic dearth - Connecticut
Town residents deserve explanation on why response time deficits have been ignored - Woodbridge, Connecticut
Woman Left for Dead: State Now Involved; Family Reacts - San Antonio, Texas
Firefighter Union Official Says Paramedic Was Following Training - San Antonio, Texas
How Do EMS Know A Person Is Dead? -
Hospital Remembers Helicopter Crash That Killed 4 - Utah
LifeFlight service pays dividends - Oregon
Man has been emergency worker for 32 years - Ocala, Florida
High Point EMTs get 'Stork Award' - North Carolina
Hefty sentence for drunken attack on paramedic - UK
Volunteer firefighter sues after arrest - Tennesse

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

1/9/08

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

1/8/08

Patrol car, ambulance collide on icy road - Benton, Oregon
Duplin agrees to settle ambulance service lawsuit - North Carolina
Officials say rumors of ambulance, dispatch changes untrue - Brown Township , Indiana
Rockland volunteers likely to leave local tax exemptions behind - New York
FMC creates task forces to deal with EMS concerns - Georgia
Rolesville ambulance chief reinstated - North Carolina
EMS Retirement Plan Underway - West Virginia
Emergency Responders At High Risk To Miss Work Because Of Injuries
EMS Southwest new provider in Perryopolis area - Pennsylvania
Photo of car crash victim's breast costs Umatilla fire chief his job - Florida
'Doing their thing' despite volunteer shortage - Ninilchik, Alaska
http://cbs11tv.com/local/Dallas.Fire.Rescue.2.624953.html - Texas
Peacock hands over Air Ambulance Detachment reins - Florida
Volunteer logs 18,000 hours in Gates Ambulance- New York
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing - Florida
Soaring voices help air ambulance fly - UK
Evans Hiatt, Paramedic - Chesnee, South Carolina
David Elton Stowers, FF/EMT - Dawsonville, Georgia
Emma I. Locksmith, - Evans Mills, New York
Marta "Marty" MacDonald. EMT - Cooks, Michigan

Longtime Atmore Ambulance Merrill Still passes away - Alabama

Monday, January 07, 2008

1/7/08

Fire Station Damaged by Ambulance Will Soon Be Repaired - Wisconsin
Medford hires consultant to conduct review of EMS division - Pennsylvania
EMS in the county nearly five times the rate in '07 - New Mexico
Hospital looking into EMS complaints - Georgia
Bloomington Township seeks tax hike for paid EMTs - Illinois
EMT training seeks to close cultural gap - Massachuetts
Ambulance Company Needs Infusion - New Britain, Connecticut
Fire Chief Under Fire Over E-Mailed Photos Of Topless Crash Victim - Florida
Accident victim, rescuers reunited - Ilinois
EMT training seeks to close cultural gap - Maryland
Hilton Head Island paramedic nominated for the Bronze Star - South Dakota
Vital signs sensor saves ER patients
Williams given CCEMS Excellence Award - Ohio
30 years of loyal and devoted service as a volunteer member - Piedmont, North Carolina

Saturday, January 05, 2008

1/5/08

Police: Ambulance Driver Fell Asleep, Causing Crash - West Virginia
Delays spur ambulance policy changes - Galveston County, Texas
Court ruling strikes down local ambulance contract - Alabama
New Emergency Director will reprot to county commission, not sheriff - Gold Beach, Oregon
Manvel EMS to get new building - Texas
911 dispatchers deal with bogus calls - Georgia
New computer program gets ambulances there faster - Arizona
EMS Response Times Under Fire? - North Carolina
State EMS chief meets with Garrett rescue squads - Maryland
Agents warn of new drug hitting U.S.
Texas: Houston - Dispatcher
MedEvac flunks test - Pennsylvania
Mercy bird roosts in Milan - Ohio
When Minutes Count: Highlands County EMS - Florida
Flight nurse remembered by friends - Alabama
EMT Arrested For Giving Liquor to 11-Year-Olds - South Carolina

Friday, January 04, 2008

1/4/08

Indiana: Security Officer/EMT (part-time)
Butler County Ambulance driver cited in wreck with firetruck - Pennsylvania
4 injured when ambulance hits firetruck - Butler, Pennsylvania
Regional ambulance partnership challenged by Amherst's drive to get better fix on costs - Masschusetts
Town safety in East Kingston questioned - New Hampshire
Redmond applies for Garden Lakes/Coosa ambulance zone - Georgia
Laid-off ambulance workers returning to jobs after NLRB ruling - Connecticut
6 EMS Instructors Disciplined On Sexual Harassment Charges - Texas
Emergency Medical Services Corp. President, COO Harvey to step down
Firefighters investigated for porn on computers - Ohio
Extrication: Man's Arm Crushed by Conveyor - Canby, Oregon
Ex-ambulance company treasurer sentenced for stealing - Lockport, New York
Greenwood Gets Med-Trans Program - South Carolina
Acadian Ambulance acquires Lifeguard Transportation unit - Louisiana
Damaged Helicopter To Get Lift Friday - Ohio
Cabell man says he was discriminated against, wants EMS job back - West Virginia
Video: Hundreds honor the life of paramedic Allan Bragwell - Alabama
Family, friends pay last respects to Tiffany Miles - Alabama
German paramedic spends some of his holiday with local EMS - Texas
After tragic wreck, man gives back as EMT - Georgia
Paramedic hurt after truck collides with ambulance - York Region, Toronto, Canada

Thursday, January 03, 2008

1/3/08

Mother suing herself for son's injuries in crash with ambulance - Illinois
New England Journal of Medicine: Even in Hospitals, Shock Treatment Delayed for Cardiac Arrest
Woman dies while city botches EMS call - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Preston Volunteer Emergency Services Dispatch Department disbands - Texas
Contract for ambulance service is tainted - New York
NDP, Alamo EMS eye merger - New York
New ambulance in service in Angwin - California
27 injured in bus crash - North Carolina
Helicopter still stuck on roof - Ohio
Paramedic attack rise condemned - UK
Hero paramedic pulls man from freezing river - UK
Fire Truck Overturns in Waldorf - Maryland
Fatal crash, helicopter mishap closes highway - Utah
Plantation EMT says he was fired for union activities, overtime lawsuit - Florida
Mascoutah Ambulance Service, Memorial Hospital named in wrongful death suit - Illinois
Ambulance Driver Arrested For Driving "Bus" While Drunk - Utah
Visitation taking place tonight for Paramedic Allan Bragwell - Alabama
Tiffany C. Miles, Flight Nurse - Alabama
Ambulance collides with minivan in Brooklyn Center - Minnesota
Three car crash in Yarmouth involving an ambulance - Massachusetts

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

1/2/08

Ambulance collides with minivan in Brooklyn Center - Minnesota
Three car crash in Yarmouth involving an ambulance - Massachusetts
Four hurt in ambulance crash - Eastland County, Texas
Tangled copter still up there - Ohio
Worker's arm cut off, free himself to call 911 - Texas
Squad 108 brings better response to Springs Fire Department - Colorado
City's first day with ambulances 'without a hitch' - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
SFD Says They Can't Compete With Other Departments For Paramedics - Maryland
LifeCare fundraising supports - Michigan
Medical industry plans to rate payment history
EMTs feel pain of closed hospital - New Jersey
Cops: paramedic sexually abused child - Rotterdam, New York
Sumner County EMS Director Arrested - Tennessee
Community Focus: Emergency transport - Oklahoma
Ohio: (Hudson) EMS TRAINING COORDINATOR
Swansea paramedics beaten black and blue - UK
Binge-drinking revellers fuel call-outs at one every eight seconds - UK
Malcolm (Mack) Monds, EMT/AHA National Faculty - Alaska
Brian E. Foust, EMT - Howard, Pennsylvania
Allan W. Bragwell, Paramedic - Florence, Alabama

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

1/1/08