12/29/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Report Released On Ambulance, TDOT Truck Crash - Tennessee
Ambulance driver in fatal I-65 crash had health issues - Tennessee
Update: Ambulance Crashes On Way To Wreck - North Carolina

America
City Workers Face Fatigue - Oklahoma
Female assistant takes over, a first for department in Bristol - Indiana
Franklin Park votes to reduce responders - Illinois
Firefighters could set limits on service calls - Texas
Smith to hang up hat - West Virginia
Johnson & Johnson expands voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain caplets
Firefighters ambulance dies in committee - Illinois
Bloomington hires agency to collect on unpaid ambulance bills - Illinois
St. Charles County Ambulance District meets new pediatric care standards - Missouri
DeKalb County approves crash fee - Georgia
911 non-emergencies a growing problem nationwide

Criminal
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Copper Stolen from EMS Tower Site - West Virginia

Obits/Services
Randy S. Widdoss - New Jersey
Funeral Saturday for paramedic killed in ambulance wreck - Georgia
Detroit paramedic mourned after fatal crash - Michigan

Human Interest
Ambulance ride-along eye-opener for Grim - West Vrginia
Top Sussex paramedic to retire - Delaware

Awards-Honors
Six EMTs at Med Center honored for heroic actions - New Jersey

Medevac
Medical chopper to be based in Winona - Mississippi

ER /Hospital
Record Number of Injuries at Area Hospitals and Doctor's Offices - Virginia
San Mateo County hospital sued for negligence - California