12/24/09

Our best to you this season.
From the VOLUNTEERS that keep EMSNetwork News going.
Valerie DeFrance, John McMaster, Matt Zavadsky, Ron Haussecker

Military
Medic Treats Himself After Being Shot by Sniper - Iraq
690th ground ambulance company coming home today - Georgia

Ambulance Crash Log
Semi crashes into ambulance - Minnesota
Passenger car, Dixon ambulance both hit Saturday in crash - Missouri

America
Stanislaus EMS coverage to shrink - California
Internal strife still dogs ambulance - Pennsylvania
Natick firefighters say town should run ambulances - Massachusetts
Fire board votes to keep ambulance service - Florida
Ambulance program gets push - Oregon

Legal
EMT Accused of Ignoring Dying Woman Sought Anonymity - New York
EMTs Who Ignored Dying Woman Might Face Jail Time - New York
'Ignored' patient sues Las Vegas hospitals - Nevada
Ambulance Hearing To Take Several More Weeks - Michigan
EMT lawsuit sparks flashpoint in developing Paterson mayor's contest - New Jersey
State orders town to rehire medic - Connecticut

World
Meet the Xmas party medics - UK

Criminal
Macon Man Fired Guns Because Ambulance Was Slow - Georgia
EMT pleads guilty to possessing child pornography - Texas
Father says man charged with ambulance theft was at Lakes Region General Hospital for mental evaluation - New Hampshire
Person In Custody After Ambulance Taken Outside Hospital - New Hampshire

Canada
Christmas Angels - Canada

Human Interest
'Hero' paramedics save beaten woman - New York

Awards-Honors
Local ambulance district recognizes employees for life saving efforts - Missouri
First Responders Recognized - New York
Man of the YEar: In an emergency, he's the man to call - Massachusetts

Obits/Services
Kurt M. Price - North Carolina
Thomas Quirk - Connecticut