10/21/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ex-NYPD cop shoots wife, hits ambulance as he flees - New York
Grandfather dies after ambulance crash in Tampa - Florida
A crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Edwin C. Moses Boulevard is causing a traffic backup. - Ohio
Lawsuit filed in Kane County ambulance crash - Illinois
Ambulance taking woman to hospital hits cow - Kentucky

Public Affairs
AAA Government Affairs E-Update 10-21-09

S.R. cuts ambulance services - Iowa
Who should provide ambulance services, fire department or Gold Cross? - Minnesota
City faces paramedic fee billing choice - California
Tempers flare on the cusp of mediation for ambulance service - Wisconsin
East Moline council votes down ambulance - Iowa
Taser maker: Don't fire it into someone's chest
The Balancing Act and MyRapidMD Want to Know-- Does Your Phone Have ESP?
Health information exchange conquers new frontier: Emergency medical services - Indiana
Pinellas blasts St. Pete's bill on EMS system - Florida
EMS to Cost $1.48 Million - Wisconsin
Fire personnel to study how to add ambulances - Illinois
Newville sticks with West Shore EMS - Pennsylvania
TransCare Ambulance buys Alamo Ambulance Service - New York

Criminal
Walker Co. Chief Resigns After Investigation - Tennessee

Legal
Proposition 10 would allow ESD workers to serve on board for four years - Texas

Medevac
REACH Air Medical Services Collaborates in Award-Winning, Life-Saving Effort
Rescue Helicopters Elevate Profits - Arizona
Helicopter Crash Outcome: Eroding Consequence Will Erode Safety - Texas

ER /Hospital
Many doctors ignore heart drug guidelines

World
Now, an emergency medical service system that predicts caller's fate - India
Two locked up for ambulance smash in Birmingham - UK
Birmingham boxer given four-year sentence after causing paramedic serious injuries - UK

Human Interest
Emergency Cardiac Care Doc Aufderheide Elected to Institute of Medicine
Chris Merritt retires after 38 years of volunteering - Washington

Military
RAW VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescue - Texas

Obits/Services
Ann McCarthy - Wisconsin
Ardeth Laake - Iowa