5/18/09

America
Role of EMTs in executions criticized - Ohio
Handling 'inebriates' daily puts emergency services in jeopardy - South Dakota
US health officials troubled by new flu pattern
Non-emergency 911 calls a headache for EMS - South Carolina
Ky. firefighters renovate station ripped by tornado - Kentucky
Driver In Fatal EMS Crash Cited In Separate Crash -Kentucky
Ambulances will carry CPAP breathing treatments - Georgia

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
AAA Government Affairs E-Update 5-15-09

Criminal
Man steals, wrecks ambulance; gets hit with Taser - Soputh Carolina
Ambulance Stolen from Northside Hospital - Ohio
Disturbing cell phone images lead to EMT's arrest - New York

Legal
Lawsuit filed in medical helicopter crash - Indiana

Human Interest
Staten Island medic saves baby born 5 months premature - New York
‘Mama Stella’ is one of a kind; McNeer among top ambulance workers in U.S. - Mississippi

Obits/Services
Dr. Paul M. Brasseur, Ph.D., N.D. - Ohio
Bergetta D. Schwinn - Wisconsin
Randall A. "Randy" Yeager - Ohio