2/4/09

Ambulance Crash Log
3 hurt when ambulance overturns on Interstate 80 - Pennsylvania
NC patient dies in ambulance wreck on I-20 in SC - South Carolina
Ambulance driver dies while transporting patient - Pennsylvania
Ambulance Crash Kills Burn Patient - Georgia

America
Study on paramedic shortage
Aiken County Council approves hiring more EMS technicians - Georgia
City puts red light on ambulance pact - California
County Eyes Ambulance Service Options - Arkansas
D.C. Fire and EMS commits to change - Washington DC
New Richmond fire/EMS levy fails - Ohio
Yakima EMS levy fails - Washington
Should NYS change policy for EMT's safety? - New York
Battle brewing over paramedic service - Michigan
9-1-1 on chopping block in Mansfield - Ohio
Plympton fire department cited for failing to explain how rescue workers determined Hingham girl dead - Massachusetts
Farmer City to get ambulance service from Gibson Area hospital - Illinois
Salinas ambulance costs above state average - California
Audit shows flaws in city's ambulance billing - California

Canada
Two off-duty paramedics save man's life - Canada

Human Interest
Toronto paramedic tells all: The Emergency Monologues - Canada

Military
Airmen and Coast Guardsmen train and save together

Legal
St. Petersburg sues Pinellas County to halt emergency response funds cuts - Florida
Harassment claim costly for firefighters - Florida

Obits/Services
Leonard Vincent Nasca - Arizona

Awards-Honors
East Peoria Marks Ambulance Service Anniversary - Illinois
Harvard Ambulance Service gets award - Massachusetts
Lifesavers recognized by commissioners - Georgia

World
Injured man dies after rejection by 14 hospitals - Japan