Friday, November 27, 2009

11/27/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Car-ambulance crash in Aurora causes chain reaction - Colorado
Woman steals Mobile medic truck; crashes into fire hydrant - Alabama

Special Report
Back From The Dead56-Year-Old Man Brought Back To Life After 47 Minutes, 4,500 Chest Compressions And 8 Zaps With Defibrillator

Military
Medics conduct critical mission - Iraq

America
Valley Medics Concerned Over Lack Of Sleep - Arizona
Spike in Severe Bacterial Infections With Swine Flu
Twin City Ambulance buys Amherst site - Newq York
Still no vote on handing ambulance service over to Lee County - Florida
New ambulances open options for emergency services - Indiana
EMTs and paramedics authorized to give flu shots - Vermont
Fernley ambulance service continues to evolve - Nevada
Southampton Tries Dual Ambulance System - New York
Franklin Twp. removes Quakertown rescue squad as its EMS provider - New Jersey
Duluth Ambulance Task Force Approved - Minnesota
Urban Sprawl Delays Ambulance Arrival in the U.S

Canada
Mercedes ambulance tested in Manitoba - Canada

Medevac
Medical helicopter to serve west-central Nebraska

Criminal
Man charged after alleged threats to medics, Harborview staff - Washington
Alleged EMT gunman hangs self, cops say - Massachusetts
Man faces meth charge - Tennessee
Narcotics stolen from ambulance service - Oklahoma
EMT Arrested For Theft In Sting- Kentucky
World
China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation
Drunken clubbers try to steal ambulance - UK

Obits/Services
C. Ronald Bilowith - Delaware
'Pillar of the community' Meehan laid to rest - New York
Staff Sergeant John Cleaver - Kansas

Legal
San Francisco to relax ambulance restrictions - California
'Ticket Man' Gives Ambulance a Ticket - Michigan
California adopts stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry - California

Human Interest
Paramedic is thankful for his second chance at life - Florida
Granville Township firefighter's bold rescue may have saved crash victim - Ohio

Awards-Honors
Ambulance service owner earns honor - Indiana

Thursday, November 19, 2009

11/19/09

Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance and truck sideswipe mirrors in Quincy accident - Illinois
State Route 60 Accident Injures 2 EMS Personnel - Ohio
Ambulance Vs. Car - Minnesota
Medic injured in Libertyville ambulance crash - Illinois
Negotiations Under Way In Fatal Ambulance Crash - Kentucky

Military
Medic's training pays off in combat

America
Rural/Metro to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Credit Conference
Swain rejects offer for ambulance aid - North Carolina
A Gap for Suffolk's E.M.S. Providers - New York
Firefighters to receive EMT training - Indiana
Local EMS to Feel Budget Crunch of Other Counties, State on Lake County Banner - Tennessee
Lack of state funds called threat to ambulance service - New York
Commissioners postpone decision on hiring ALS techs - Maryland
Carroll County EMS committee weighs options - Indiana
Littlefork councilor’s ambulance concerns still unaddressed after 7 months - Minnesota
Duluth City Council members select ambulance task force - Minnesota
State Auditor on Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District: You're "Poster Child" for Bad Government - Missouri
Conflict heats up Colton Fire District - Oregon
Six-month study shows town should run Kennebunkport ambulance services - Maine

Criminal
Garrard official accused of stealing morphine from ambulance agency - Kentucky
Authorities investigate possible missing narcotics from Seminole ambulance service - Oklahoma
Spencer man arrested for EMS building burglary - Tennessee
Authorities: Paramedic took drugs, replaced them with saline solution - Michigan
Woman pleads guilty, stole from ambulance service - Montana
EMS Worker Charged With Indecent Exposure Has Previous Charges - West Virginia

Legal
Undead man's kin fight to sue - North Carolina
Widow Files $10M Lawsuit over FDNY Trainee's Death - New York

Obits/Services
10 years ago : Aggie medics recount stories of sorrowful day - Texas
Shirley Jean Probus - Florida
Vigil for Crew of Medical Helicopter - California
Johm Mitchell - California
Family, community bid farewell to Constantino - Illinois
Jerry Price - Michigan
Paul Stuart Franzblau - Illinois

Bodily Assault Log
Ambulance assault victim describes paramedic attack - Colorado
Makaha man arrested after allegedly punching paramedic - Hawaii

World
Officer sexually assaulted in back of ambulance - Australia

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

11/17/09

America
Paramedic arrives on scene to save his parents - Ohio
EMS Overtime Impacting Public Safety? - Kentucky
Abington closes one of town's two firehouses - Massachusetts
Region's EMS Service Agency to Close - New York
Amarillo's Two Ambulance Service Options - Texas
Berlin mulls own ambulance service - Vermont
Power Restored at Kanawha Metro 911 - West Virginia
Commissioners open quotes for ambulance service - Indiana
New EMS Director Starts This Week - Connecticut
Honea Path Rescue Squad Under Voluntary Suspension - South Carolina

Legal
Ambulance service faces $140,000 lien - New Jersey

Criminal
Firefighter in serious condition after being struck by car - Maryland
Paramedic Faces Indecent Exposure Charges Again - West Virginia

Human Interest
Lucky Labor 13 For Boston EMT - Massachusetts
DeKalb Ambulance to send care to paramedics - Iraq

Canada
Ambulance case and potent sedatives stolen - Canada

ER /Hospital
Uninsured Twice as Likely to Die in ER

Obits/Services
Amy Seyboth Tirador - New York
Kenneth Allen Giere Jr. - Colorado
Officials Release Names of Helicopter Crash Victims
Service set for crew killed in California helicopter crash

Monday, November 16, 2009

11/16/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Police looking for vehicle involved in ambulance hit and run - Missouri
Gas line breaks after ambulance, cab and Impala collide - Washington DC
Manchester ambulance damaged by deer - Ohio
A list of medically related fatal crashes
Investigators seek answers in crash of medical helicopter - Nevada

Military
Military Photos: Flight Medic 2009
Letters from Iraq - A Day in the Life of a Medical Evacuation Company

America
Paramedics get a lesson in SWAT - Ohio
Eagle Valley tests health care reform model - Colorado
9/11's delayed legacy: cancer for many rescue workers
City-run or private? Pros, cons hotly debated - Texas

Human Interest
Campbell, CA's Rescue 25 Restoration Project

Medevac
Life Flight tells McCall hospital to use service exclusively - Idaho

Criminal
Denver paramedic gets 12 years for beating patient - Colorado
EMT convicted of raping intoxicated patient in Mission Viejo hospital - Caifornia

Obits/Services
Medical Helicopter Crew Remembered (Video) - Nevada
Bill Stanley: There’s no replacement for Aliano - Connecticut
Lawrence E. Moussette - Wisconsin

Sunday, November 15, 2009

11/15/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Three killed in Lassen County crash of air ambulance - Nevada
Emergency vehicle, minivan collide at Tennant Way intersection - Washington
Medical helicopter hits power line - IowaPhoto: Helicopter crash site - Nevada

America
Tough Questions: Ambulance DOA - Georgia
Chicago 911 Official Resigns Over $2 Million Mistake - Illinois
Dispatch tied up with bogus 911 calls - Idaho
New sirens cut ambulance crashes - Oklahoma
Warning signs; "Limited resources may affect fire & EMS" - Texas

Photos
I'm hammered

Criminal
Marshall paramedic in custody in Lafayette County; charged with sex crime - Missouri
Suspected ambulance thief arraigned - Michigan
Busted For 911 Phone Sex - Florida

Legal
Fresno Woman Awarded $2.5M in Discrimination Lawsuit - California
State disciplines health care providers - Washington
Ambulance company sues 4 E.V. cities - Arizona
Ambulance firm sues over bidding process - Arizona

Medevac
LifeMed Alaska Hires Stromberg As New Chief Executive Officer - Alaska

Obits/Services
Paul ‘Dink’ Harding Jr. - Missouri
Community mourns loss of EMS 'icon' - New York
Flag Firefighter Laid to Rest After 28 Years Service - Arizona
EMS captain DeLand laid to rest - Florida
Cpl. Michael Starker - Canada
Donald B. Barnhart - Illinois

Military
In harm's way, Army medic's instincts kicked in after Fort Hood shootings - Texas
Marine veteran honors paramedic who saved his life - Texas

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

11/11/09

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

11/10/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Wreck kills Wagoner EMT - Oklahoma
Ambulance en route to GF hospital collides with car - North Dakota
Ambulance rolls, several hospitalized in Jacksonville I-95 wreck - Florida

America
911 Error Sends Firemen to Wrong House - New York
Hot deal: Firefighters enjoy tuition waiver at EPCC - Texas
Ambulance makes life easier for patient, crew - California
An emerging emergency service - New York
Potsdam Rescue Squad faces crunch - New York
Paramedics not in shortage at Oklahoma City's EMSA - Oklahoma
CEMS achieves CAAS status - Michigan

Criminal
DFR records detail more harassment cases - Texas

World
Paramedic falls from helicopter in high seas drama - Australia

Medevac
Bird forces emergency landing for Duke University medical helicopter -
Life Flight crew risk own lives to help others - Utah

Obits/Services
Omer Eischens - Minnesota

Awards-Honors
Trauma care pioneer honored: Frank Mitchell recalls treatment advances
Larsen recognized at national EMS convention - Kansas
Surry County Paramedic Team Wins National Competition - North Carolina
Emergency Responders celebrated at awards ceremony - New York

Sunday, November 08, 2009

11/8/09

Special Report
Bad news for the grief-counseling industry: Stop Hugging Us

America
NHLBI Stops Enrollment in Study on Resuscitation Methods for Cardiac Arrest
Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac arrest. The study's independent monitoring board and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data suggesting that neither strategy significantly improved survival.
Ambulance corps won't see their money any time soon - Connecticut
Fire department in tight spot - New Hampshire
Officials wary about backing emergency transport bill - Florida
Tactical medic training held in Meridian - Mississippi
Officials break ground on new base for General Schuyler Emergency Squad - New York
Communities depend on a patchwork of emergency medical services - New Hampshire
Rolly: The friends of Gold Cross Ambulance - Utah
Legal
Patients Sue for Right to Buy Life-Saving Bone Marrow
Military
A tale of two medics - Arizona
Awards-Honors
Trauma care pioneer honored - Missouri
World
Paramedics From Across The Globe Look at EMS in New Reality

Saturday, November 07, 2009

11/7/09

Friday, November 06, 2009

11/6/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance Involved In South Topeka Accident - Kansas
Sanitation worker killed when struck by ambulance - Georgia
Car runs red light, collides with Tacoma ambulance on Hilltop - Washington
Ambulance gets involved in accident after leaving I-20/59 accident - Alabama
Victorville ambulance carrying patient involved in crash -California

Special Report
For Fort Hood first-responders, shooting scene was 'controlled chaos" - Texas

Public Affairs
AAA Government Affairs E-Update 11-6-09

Criminal
Jury Acquits Local Paramedic Accused Of Fondling Female Patient - Texas
Detroit man accused of stealing ambulance - Michigan
Two PGFD firefighters charged with arson - Maryland
Ex-fire captain indicted in time sheet case - Ohio

America
Grandview Copes Without Ambulances - Washington
Taxes, fees should have us steaming - Wisconsin
A $1.3M budget hole opens - Washington
Stipend replaces pension for volunteers - Connecticut
Air Methods Q3 profit tops market estimates
Northeast fire board directors deadlock on bills - Missouri
'Lunch Box' is boon to Richfield firefighters - Pennsylvania
Mobile monitors gives medical personnel head start on heart treatment - Maryland
I Can't Hear You,- - Over! - Missouri
Rusk County to keep ambulance service - Texas
Voters deny fire-based ambulance service - Colorado
Family Says Man Waited Over Hour For City Ambulance - Maryland
Former Jackson fire chief tapped for ambulance district director in Scott County - Missouri
Newton selectmen split over hasty ambulance purchase - Massachusetts
Richmond considers parcel tax to fund paramedics - California
Cutbacks worry Reading fire chief - Pennsylvania

ER /Hospital
Frisbie Hospital adds paramedic intercept truck to emergency fleet - New York

Medevac
Avera Pilot Relives Emergency Landing - South Dakota

Awards-Honors
Air Evac Lifeteam flight nurse honored for nursing excellence - West Virginia
Calstar: A quarter century of moving patients - Caslifornia

Human Interest
Family of firefighters serves Mead - Nebraska

Obits/Services
Services for Marion "Hack" McCoy - Texas
Paul Ivan Boyer III - North Carolina
Hundreds mourn Ron Aliano - ConnecticutB

odily Assault Log
Air Force Medic shot trying to give victim aid - Mexico

Canada
Flu fells emergency workers in Calgary - Canada

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

11/4/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance on scene before Winchester crash happens - Massachusetts

America
911 Habitual Callers - Washington
Voters OK benefit for ambulance volunteers - New York
Ambulance availability on decline in Watseka area - Illinois
'No hurry' for new city ambulance group - Texas
EMS mulls ambulance upcharge for heavy patients - Kansas
Medics on a mission - Florida
N.C. paramedic gets Bibb EMA director nomination - Georgia
Plattsmouth rescue squad addresses staffing problems - Nebraska
City shifts gears on ambulance costs - Wisconsin
EMS receives Wal-Mart grant - Georgia

Criminal
Possible phone scam in Prosser - Washinton
Man Without Ride Home Steals Ambulance From Hospital - Michigan

Legal
New Ambulance Car Seat Laws to Take Effect - North Carolina

Human Interest
EFR volunteer Chris Merritt retires after 38 years - Washington
Former paramedic reunites with family he helped with 1983 birth - Ohio

Obits/Services
Valera K. (Behnke) Bender - Colorado
Jeffery Rennekamp - Kentucky

Special Report
Medicare Fraud, The New Cocaine Cowboys

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

11/3/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Man killed after being run over by ambulance - Arkansas

America
Swoyersville hears ambulance gripes - Pennsylvania
Electronic trauma system benefits injured patients - Maine
Elmwood Park 'way ahead' in ambulance technology - Illinois
Amarillo Firefighters union to talk about ambulance service - Texas
LIFENET system could help save lives in area - Pennsylvania
Firefighters spend most of their time solving medical problems - not battling fires - California
East Moline ambulance issue leads to competing Web sites - Iowa
Community Ambulance To Open Duncan Falls Station - Ohio

Obits/Services
Marion "Hack" McCoy - Texas
Nicholas O'Neil - Massachusetts

Legal
Off duty Erie firefighter involved in hit-and-run won't be disciplined - Pennsylvania
Lawsuit filed over school and ambulance district construction contracts - Missouri
Hearing Delayed for Eunice Fire Chief - New Mexico

Criminal
Former Cove Paramedic Accused Of Fondling Female Patient Goes On Trial - Texas
Walker County fireman arrested for attempting sex with minor - Georgia
ER Physician convicted in cycling case - California
Trial set for embezzlement suspect - South Dakota

Medevac
BMH to change air ambulance services - Indiana

Human Interest
Paramedic, firefighters bond with saved girl, family - California

Monday, November 02, 2009

11/2/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance hits taxi, injuring one - Massachusetts

America
MedStar program seeks to curb non-emergency calls - Texas
Commission discusses EMS, county overtime - Kansas
FEMA Could Tweak Its Fire Grant Award Process
Virginia cutting its pharmacy for the mentally ill will impact EMS
Eagle EMS Seeks To Widen Scope - Massachusetts
Dramatic rescue in south Bakersfield caught on tape - California
911 response needs studied - Florida
Dickinson Township approves Cumberland Goodwill EMS services - Pennsylvania
Woman Calls 911 to Report That She Is Driving Drunk - Wisconsin
Did An Ambulance Company Take Taxpayers For A Ride? - Tennessee

Criminal
Former EMS Members Plead Guilty in Case - West Virginia
Rural Metro ambulance stolen - New York
Halloween night ambulance thief busted - Michigan

Medevac
Mercy Flight accuses police helicopters of stealing emergency calls for publicity - New York

World
Baby in crash ambulance 'safe' - UK
Paramedic suspended after letting trainee try to save patient who was already dead - UK
Mandatory jail charge downgraded for paramedic assault - Australia

Obits/Services
Ronald Aliano - Connecticut