12/8/09

Klobuchar amendment attempts to reduce paramedic shortages - Washington DC

Ambulance Crash Log
Seven injured after ambulance hits two cars in South Londonderry Twp. - Pennsylvania
Ellicott City man, 47, dies of injuries suffered in collision - Marylandd

America
Local Ambulances Deemed Unsafe - Michigan
Grappling with ambulance funding - Iowa
Montauk Ambulance Company addresses concerns about emergency response time - New York
Ambulance contact raises some voices - Texas
3 Firehouses Set To Close Under New Proposal - Maryland
Cleveland EMS puts H1N1 calls in new category to keep ambulances rolling - Ohio
East Moline takes no action on ambulance issue - Illinois
Pittsylvania County residents to get chance to weigh in on proposed ambulance billing - Virginia
County EMS response times faster than national standards, director says - South Carolina
Belding approves new ambulance station for Life EMS - Michigan

Criminal
Paramedic charged with stealing pain pills from Morgan Hill patient - California
EMT armed to the teeth - Massachusetts

Bodily Assault Log
Woman sentenced for assault on EMTs - Ohio

Obits/Services
Emergency workers to honor Highland paramedic Tom Brush - New York
Thomas M. Brush - New York

Legal
Feds want Corvette, Harley that they say were bought with Medicare, Medicaid fraud - Tennessee
EMT files race discrimination suit - New York

World
Country's first ambulance boat to be launched soon - Pakistan

Canada
Man killed after car struck by ambulance - Canada
First responders riding trucks; Firefighters trained to give medical help - Canada

Awards-Honors
Somerville’s Cataldo Ambulance Service receives honorary EMS award - Massachusetts