2/22/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance Crashes, Troopers Arrest Car Driver for 4th DUI - South Carolina

America
Child hit by ambulance in Jasper - Texas
Paramedics spend snowy night before rescue - Oregon
County's ambulance fee may never begin - Maryland
Ruling says EMS firing OK - Indiana
City, Paramedics Under Fire Again - Washington DC
Reading Hospital surgeon leaves ER to aid trapped crash victim - Pennsylvania
Pasak leaves service at El Campo EMS - Texas
Cordillera still contesting ambulance service - Colorado
Lawmakers seek to raise retirement age for police, firefighters - Massachusetts

Canada
Blaze stops EMS vehicle in its tracks driving on Barlow Trail - Caanada

Human Interest
Transition: Millworker to policeman to paramedic - New Hampshire

Medevac
PHI unveils dedicated 24-hour offshore aeromedical service - Louisiana
NTSB hearings only the start of broad HEMS safety review
ACEP Issues Statement About Improving Medical Helicopter Safety

World
Jail again for time-wasting 999 caller - UK
NHS bosses send 'ill-trained' private ambulance crews to 999 calls - UK

Awards-Honors
Medic team given award - Canada