10/20/09

America
Firefight Over the Red, White and Blue - Pennsylvania
Rochester officials to study EMS changes - New York
Ambulance Service in Raleigh- Pay Up or Else! - North Carolina
2 years on, Gloucester County EMS a success - New Jersey
Fire Dept. cuts seen as a step backward -California
Lee County firefighters' pay too high, critics say; districts defend contracts, policies - Florida
$14 million settlement reached in case stemming from EMS copter crash - Texas

Criminal
State officials seek to penalize fake EMTs - Wisconsin
Paramedic accused of drunken driving - New Mexico
Paramedic jailed for groping autistic boy - Canada

ER /Hospital
Florida plan advises hospitals to bar some patients in event of severe flu pandemic - Florida

Obits/Services
Gary Lombardi, 58, pushed broader use of defibrillator, dies - New York

World
Tiny island of Tershcelling gets fully electric ambulance from Th!nk

Military
Air Force Medic; Soldiers survive IED blast - Afghanistan
National Guard Medics Care for Local National Workers - Iraq

Medevac
Still aloft after 30 years: Life Flight's helicopters keep riding to the rescue - Ohio
LifeNet helicopter lands at HCCC for hands-on EMT experience - New York