2/28/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Grandview man hurt in collision with ambulance - Washington

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance struck by car in Glenolden; 3 injured - Pennsylvania

America
Contract battles heat up in SJ - New Jersey
EMS squads battle their own emergency - New York
EMS seeks higher transport fees - Ohio
American Ambulance approved for veterans' training - Connecticut

Awards-Honors
Two first-responders receive award - Arizona

Human Interest
'Jack of all trades, master of none': Mother, EMT discusses firefighter life - North Carolina
Flight paramedic reflects on experience as a patient - Arizon

Legal
Dead Man's 911 Calls in Snowstorm Probed - Pennsylvania

World
British Paramedic Refuses To Resuscitate Man, Lets Him Die - UK

Human Interest
Top docs cruise trauma 'Central' - New York

Obits/Services
Rescue squad member honored - North Carolina

ER /Hospital
Violence Concerns Hospital Administrators - Colorado

Medevac
State senator agreed to settlement over air ambulance flight dispute - Hawaii

2/26/10

Colleton County rescue worker loses job over Facebook post - South Carolina

America
Congress Should Pay $12-16 Billion for Public Safety Network
Simple Arm Cuff Limits Heart Damage in STEMI Patients
Tool can transmit X-rays from ambulance to hospital
Frequent Fliers: Hundres of 911 Calls for non-emergencies - Colorado
City to include ambulance corps on 911 - Colorado
Andover Rescue Squad asks for town support - New Hampshire
Life-saving emergency response reminds Brillion alderman Mel Edinger value of contract service - Wisconsin
EMTs see problem firsthand - Pennsylvania
Metro fire district plans to staff all engines with paramedics - California
AMR will address concerns - Texas
Panel opts to require paramedic training programs to be nationally accredited - Ohio
Hopkins Co. firefighters using new incident system - Kentucky

Awards-Honors
White Township plow driver honored for aiding ambulance crew - Insiana

Legal
Wesley Lynn in court for motion hearing - Kentucky
Northeast payroll may violate court order - Missouri

Criminal
Sugar Creek firefighter suspended after drug arrest - Indiana

World
Pranksters superglue air ambulance gate - UK

ER /Hospital
Hospital employees disciplined for taking pictures of shark bite victim - Florida

Obits/Services
Terry Wise: Assembly honors 'a fallen hero' - Wisconsin

Canada
Paramedics' battle loses steam - Canada

2/25/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance crashes in Westmoreland - Pennsylvania

Military
15th Sustainment Brigade Medic Certifies Iraqi Kurdish Troops As Combat Life Savers

Legal
Court Cases and Legal Information - MARTINEZ v. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL

America
City, county reach accord on EMT issues - Tennessee
Chief Gallagher will head Fire Department and EMS - Massachusetts
Augusta County to Bill for Ambulance Rides - Virginia
Ambulance ordinance strengthened - Alabama
Pink ambulance raises eyebrows and awareness - Kentucky
Council makes statement on ambulance - New Jersey
Fire district can't practice what it preaches - Floridsa
Officials Call on FDNY to Keep Volunteer Ambulances - New York

Obits/Services
Seneca man who pushed EMT, deputy gets probation - Illinois
Battalion Chief Richard "Chip" Smith - California
James (Eddie) E. McQuillen - New York

Job Listings
California: Operations Manager

Criminal
Fire Official Investigated Over Charity Donations - Massachusetts
Judge sends former Lincoln firefighter to prison - Nebraska
Thieves cop narcotics from ambulances, uniforms from stations - Colorado

Medevac
Meet Vail's flying E.R. - Colorado
Carbon-copy chopper - Massachusetts

2/24/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Both Drivers Cited in Middle Twp Ambulance Crash - New Jersey
Emergency workers injured during crash - Utah

America
Ambulance gets trapped in mud - Alabama
State: Ambulances must stay within service territories - New York
UPDATED: Two Fairfax County firefighters struck by EMS supervisor's SUV at crash scene - Virginia
New Position Statement Opposes EMS Participation in Executions
City-only ambulance service? - Idaho
NLCFPD Ambulance Service moving forward - Nevada
Medicare reimbursement cuts bleed rural ambulance service - Missouri
Franklin Co. Ambulance Shortage - Florida
Paramedic fees make the news - California
Lee County Commissioners approved a policy to allow EMT’s to sit down for meals - Georgia
Hamilton County: New system to help heart attack victims - Tennessee
MedStar Treating Bigger People With Dignity - Texas
New EKG Code Stemi Procedure - Tennessee
Costly blunder raises questions about Fire Department - Maryland
Tullahoma Looking Into Its Own EMS - Tennessee
Ambulance district proposes bond issue - Missouri
SONCO ambulance asks for millage - Michigan
Whatcom Medic One To Go To Mediation - Washington
Norfolk's move to paramedic service pays off, chief says - Massachusetts
Regional emergency-response study gets public airing today - Nevada
Duluth city council gets report from the Ambulance Emergency Task Force - Minnesota
Dangerous caregivers put patients at risk - Illinois

Criminal
Former EMT sentenced to 12 years in wife's death - Kentucky
Former Paramedic Pleads Guilty - South Carolina
Thieves take narcotics from ambulances- Colorado
Man charged with thefts of cell phones, pager - Pennsylvania

World
Oshkosh Defense unveils new vehicles at AUSA Winter 2010
Paramedic sues, 'may never walk again' after helicopter winch line snaps - Australia

Canada
Paramedics 'step up' for colleague - Canada

Obits/Services
William R. Davis - Delaware

2/22/10

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
AAA Health Care Reform Update 2-22-10

Ambulance Crash Log
EMT Suffers Minor Injuries After Crash - Connecticut
Suspected Drunk Driver T-Bones Medic Unit - Ohio

America
400-Pound Woman Cut Out Of Apartment - Texas
Two firefighters top $35,000 each in OT - Ohio
Additional revenue sought; Chief offers medical services - Michigan
Volunteers ring alarm: Cash-strapped community ambulance corps to charge insurance - New York
Washoe-Reno fire study gets public airing today - Nevada
Officials pleased with new full-time emergency coverage in Walworth area - Wisconsin
Safer: Faster ambulance response has big price tag - North Carolina
EMS sought at fire station - Virginia
EMS short on paramedics - Texas
EMS crews weather a harsh winter - Colorado

Bodily Assault Log
City man allegedly spits on EMTs, assaults cops - Connecticut

Criminal
EMT sentenced to 10 years for fatal ambulance crash - Kentucky
Manhunt continues for escaped paramedic murder suspect - Louisiana

Medevac
MMMC helipad project lifts off - Hawaii
Rescue-squad money diverted to Med-Flight service - Virginia
In service since August, Beach helicopter is always ready - Virginia

Human Interest
La Junta native, medic, in middle of Afghan war

Obits/Services
Brian K. Silveria - California
James Harrell Pipes - Louisiana

World
Ambulances getting stuck in deep snow - Sweden

2/21/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance collides with car, flips over on busy metro-east street - Illinois
Jamestown Area Ambulance loses half its fleet to crashes- North Dakota

Military
Vietnam medic who saved hundreds recognized

America
Keep Mt. Olive EMS battle out of court - New Jersey
Lawmakers lifting veil over EMS operations - South Carolina
County loses thousands of ambulance reports - Maryland
Misinformation from patient costs Fire Department money - Massachusetts
City emergency services reacts to criticism - Pennsylvania
Pittsylvania County to decide on back-up ambulance service - Virginia
Officials point to human error in 6-year-old boy's death after ambulance sent to wrong address - New York
County: No more money for Life Care - for now - Colorado
LifeCare Ambulance Service sponsors explorer post program - Michigan
Will the town see changes with ALS regionalization - Massachusetts

Medevac
Calstar CEO retires; new leader named - California

World
Oregon National Guard Flight Medic Continues to Perform Medevac Mission With Active Duty Unit in Iraq

Criminal
Patient abuse charges lead to Spokane paramedic’s immediate license suspension - Washington

Human Interest
An Interview with Olympic Street Medics Chris Shaw and Danika Surm
EMT makes good on promise to quake survivor - Connecticut

Bodily Assault Log
Patient struggles with medics, jumps onto U.S. 35, report says - Ohio

Awards-Honors
Clayton EMS crew honored for saving resident's life - Ohio

2/19/10

Ambulance Crash Log
firefighters, student slightly hurt when car crashes into fire-rescue ambulance - Florida

Job Listings
Texas: CLINICAL SERVICES MANAGER

America
Forced to pay for 911 calls - California
County continues pact with Lifeguard - Florida
First responders to suicide attempts face new dangers - Florida
NLV Fire Department seeks more ambulance duties to save jobs - Nevada
Firefighters, Paramedics Clash at North Las Vegas Council Meeting - Nevada
Transport a yellow, red rift - Nevada
Cut backs lead to budget crisis for SEMO ambulance services - Arkansas
911 merger at hand - Indiana
Mt. Olive EMS want voters to decide squads' fate - New Jersey
Hilton Head fire chief incensed by bills that shield EMS data from the public - North Carolina
Woman Says Crews Told Her To Walk Up Hill For Ambulance - Pennsylvania

Legal
Bill Extends Insurance to Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers
Couple sues Cabell Huntington, Healthnet for hepatitis B infection - West Virginia
EMS fined for staff violations - Texas

Criminal
Ambulance stolen but never lost - thanks to GPS - Pennsylvania
Paramedic accused of slapping patient - Washington
Hearing held for paramedic charged in pedestrian’s death - Massachusetts
North Port Fire Chief Arrested DUI - Florida

Obits/Services
Robert Clifford Austin - New York

Medevac
Mountain Lifeflight back in full operation - California
Mercy Flight Central’s pending lawsuit against Air One

2/17/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance collides into car during shooting - New York
Emergency vehicles involved in 2 crashes - Illinois
Car, Ambulance Collide - Texas
Picture: Ambulance Overturns In Gallatin - Kentuucky
Ambulance Flips in Gallatin County - Ohio

America
Council chooses paramedic fee collector - California
Bad economy is causing drop in ambulance usage - Wisconsin
Ambulance companies caught in cash flow problems - Illinois
Offer made on Miles ambulance service - Texas
Northeast Fire Assistant Chief suspended - Missouri
Pittsburgh Changes 911 Call Handling After Death - Pennsylvania
Public safety officials push for sales tax to boost ambulance service - North Carolina
Ambulance Districts Face Hardships - Missouri
Hazelwood man dies after 10 calls to 911 over two days - Pennsylvania
Funding cuts could lead to longer emergency response times - Delaware

Job Listings
California: FT/PT Critical Care RN’s

Legal
State Says Kern Open to Antitrust Suit on Ambulances - California

Criminal
Paramedic arrested for making drugs - Alabama
Man shoots patient in emergency room - South Carolina
Washington Heights Man Barricades Himself in Ambulance - New York
2 ex-EMTs sentenced for setting fires in Buffalo - New York
EMS worker's purse stolen last week - kentucky

Obits/Services
Christopher Robert Mattson - Wisconsin

Human Interest
Familiar Face at GHS sporting events to retire - Massachusetts

2/16/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Chicago Fire Dept. vehicles involved in 2 crashes - Illinois
Two injured in ambulance accident - Michigan
Two hurt when ambulance, car collide - North Carolina
Kettering Ambulance Involved In Collision - Ohio

America
Ambulance falls into hole at water-main break - Indiana
Ambulance service on Runnels Co. agenda - Texas
Ambulance providers warn of problems from falling Medicare reimbursement - Missouri
Woman Claims Husband Died Waiting For Ambulance During Snowstorm - Pennsylvania
Rural ambulance service hurt by Medicare cuts - Missouri
All Wilmington firefighters being trained as EMTs - North Carolina
W. Richland residents o vote on ambulance tax - Washington
Rockford leaders debate privatizing ambulance service - Illinois
Vancouver firefighters ask public to save medical rescue unit - Oregon
Firefighter seriously injured when car veers into paramedics working crash scene - Florida

Medevac
Report: Medical helicopter nosedived after circling - New Mexico
NTSB releases preliminary report on chopper crash - Texas

Legal
Ambulance passengers sue driver who struck them - Illinois

Awards-Honors
San Antonio Community Hospital honors veteran worker - California

Criminal
Northeast deputy chief caught driving stolen car - Missouri
Former EMTs will learn punishments - New York

Obits/Services
John Sutter service - New Mexico

Human Interest
Man Training to Be 911 Operator Saves Son's Life - Washington
Tribute To A Remarkable Man

Obits/Services
Greg M. Waggoner - Ohio
Grayson Satterwhite - Virginia

Job Listings
Wisconsin : Executive Director

2/13/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance involved in headon collision; 2 dead - North Carolina
Ambulance driver cited in Milton crash - Massachusetts

Human Interest
911 dispatcher helps save his own son - Washington

America
Trustees to review policies regarding ambulance billing - Ohio
Multiple patient event at youth conference - North Carolina
Friday night gridlock in D.C. delays services - Washington DC
Ambulance Addicts Abuse 911 System - New York
Breakup of fire district will go to voters - New Hampshire
MESTA off to good start - Oklahoma
Angel Care will remain city county emergency provider - Texas
$2 million grant will train EMTs at DeKalb Tech - Georgia
Supporters, Opponents of KCMO Earnings Tax Ready for Fight - Missouri
Ambulance service will get paramedics - Wisconsin
New contracts help Emergency Medical Services boost profits
Agencies sort out medical dispatch in Lode - California
Ambulance Company To Pull Out Of S. Fulton - Georgia
Ambulance dispatchers to respond to 911 calls - Massachusetts
Ambulance turnpike toll would end under Oklahoma bill - Oklahoma
Commissioners looking to drastically cut budget - Florida

Obits/Services
Cardiology pioneer, former Valley resident Stanley Zeeman, is dead at 86
Philip "P.J." Bialoglowy -- Connecticut
James Bibb - Kentucky

Criminal
Former Ambulance Service Director Wanted for Embezzlement - Oklahoma

Awards-Honors
L.A. County rescue team honored by governor, friends, families for efforts in Haiti - California

Legal
Western Pennsylvania ambulance firms sue insurers over tactics - Pennsylvania

2/12/10

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
AAA Government Affairs E-Update 2-12-2010

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance slides off road in Grattan Township - Michigan
Jamestown Man Dead After Ambulance Accident - North Dakota
Ambulance involved in accident in Milton - Massachusetts

America
Shared ambulance service will not exist - New Jersey
Seminole ambulances see change - Oklahoma
Tinley Park's ambulance contract still in limbo - Illinois
Frequent Flyers: Ambulance abuse costly, wasteful, risks lives - New York
Snowbanks Squeezing City Streets, Ambulances - South Dakota
Ambulance Crews Dealing with Slick Roads, Snow - Kentucky
Enterprise Rescue welcomes new ambulances and bike medics - Alabama
Baby Born After Storm In Baltimore Ambulance - Maryland

Human Interest
Hale family has been a part of department since 1938 - Ohio
Even on vacation, paramedic is a hero - Michigan
Benefit set for Wagoner paramedic - Oklahoma
Paramedic unit is Montco sheriff's legacy - Pennsylvania

Legal
Bill to open EMS records runs into fierce opposition from trade group - South Carolina
City joins ambulance service lawsuit against insurers - Pennsylvania
Fraley family files suit - North Carolina

Criminal
Man Causes Standoff After Calling 911 For an Ambulance - Wisconsin
Jury acquits nurse who complained of doctor - Texas
Suspected ambulance joy rider charged with felony - Wisconsin

Obits/Services
Family, friends remember man killed in helicopter crash - Texas
Funeral Set for Las Cruces Paramedic - New Mexico
John Ivan Sutter - New Mexico

Medevac
Helicopter damaged prior to takeoff - Maryland

Awards-Honors
North Fork Ambulance survives the most difficult of years with grace - Colorado


Canada
B.C. looks at privatizing ambulances - Canada

2/10/10

America
Tractor-trailer rollover blocks ambulance garage - New2 York
D.C. ambulance crews struggling - W@ashington DC
Fire station burns, collapses - Maryland
Ambulance protocol changes backed - Pennsylvania
US Ambulance Services Market to Exceed $11.3 Billion by 2015
Tinley Park ponders ambulance contract - Illinois
Myrtle Beach EMS costs being weighed - South Carolina
Fire chief on leave of absence - New Hampshire
Coverage dispute clouds Kerr air-ambulance memberships - Texas
Commissioners discuss ambulances and growth - Florida
Fire Department officials take hard look at ambulance ‘super users’ - Illinois
Ambulance request gets cold shoulder - Wisconsin

Features
New World Trade Center 9/11 aerial images from ABC News

Criminal
Falls mayor faces charge over blocked ambulance - Ohio

Awards-Honors
Pitassi Marks 25 Years With OVHD - California

Medevac
Addison air ambulance firm has five crashes in six months - Texas

Legal
Family sues county in son's death - North Carolina

World
In pictures: Deadly Afghan avalanches

2/9/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance drives off I-94 West of West Fargo - North Dakota

Legal
Bill Qualifies Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers for Health Coverage - New York
Beaverton woman claims ambulance workers using a sheet dropped her on her head - Oregon

America
'A Paramedic is not a Canary' - West Virginia
Rural/Metro Announces Strong Second-Quarter Results
Hartselle ambulance provider threatens to leave - Alabama
Ambulance 'frequent flyers' also get to cut in the ER line - New York
Wright Twp. tells ambulance company to work with community ambulance - Pennsylvania
Cost of an ambulance ride could be going up - Texas
Kanawha changes ambulance policy on chemical plants - West Virginia
Milwaukee County community leaders worry about paramedic funding - Wisconsin
EMT workers seek workers' comp - Nebraska
New team of student EMTs covers Franklin & Marshall College on weekend nights - Pennsylvania

Criminal
Drunken man steals ambulance with patient inside - Wisconsin

Military
National Guard offers ambulances in winter weather - Arkansas

Human Interest
Lifesaving device honors paramedic - Colorado
Temple man has reunion with the ambulance crew that saved his life - Pennsylvania

Medevac
Family awaits word on cause of helicopter crash at McGregor Range - Texas
Former Employee Speaks With KFOX After Chopper Crash - Texas

Obits/Services
Norma Jean Jacoby McMillen - Pennsylvania

2/8/10

Special Report
Counting the dead along America's roads

America
Lying for service symptom of deeper ambulance problem
State rule threatens local ambulance monopoly - California
Ambulances slip, slide their way to deliver care - Maryland
Ambulance takeover in Superior lauded, argued at Ambulance Task Force meeting - Minnesota
Firehouse Roof Collapses Under Snow - Virginia
Beauport gets contract as ambulance backup - Massachusetts
EMS: Patient transport could rake in new revenues - Michigan
Even the well ride NY ambulances to hospital - New York
Ambulance abuse on the rise - New York
'Frequent flyers' abuse ambulance rules for a free ride to Syracuse hospitals - New York
Ambulance Refuses to Respond to Rural Medical Call - Arkansas
303 Diagnosed With Mumps In NYC Suburbs - New York

Obits/Services
Fruita Monument alum killed in Med Evac crash, family mourning - Colorado

Criminal
Nurse to Stand Trial for Reporting Doctor - Texas

Bodily Assault Log
Man charged for pointing gun at paramedics - Canada
Would-be patient threatens paramedics - Canada
Plainfield Township man accused of biting paramedic, trying to bite police officer - Pennsylvania

Human Interest
97-year-old woman gives away ambulance - Florida

World
Strange ambulance mystifies port workers in Lagos

2/7/10

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance crashes into presidential motorcade - Washington DC
Middle Twp. police talking to witnesses of ambulance crash - New Jersey
Ambulance involved in crash at Natick hospital - Massachusetts
Cop, ambulance collide heading to accident -
Paramedic injured in ambulance crash - Florida
Helicopter crashes, killing 3-member crew, during training exercise - Texas
Investigators looking at cause of helicopter crash - Texas
El Paso man among 3 killed in McGregor Range helicopter crash - Texas
3 killed in medical helicopter crash at Fort Bliss - Texas
Medical Helicopter Crash On Texas Army Post Kills Three - Texas

Obits/Services
John Springer - Connecticut
John A. Mulholland - Pennsylvania
Christopher D. Gebhart - Wyoming
John P. Reidy - Pennsylvania
Susana Maria Valdez - Colorado
Mary Endthoff - Wisconsin
Anthony Archuleta - Texas

Criminal
Brunswick County paramedic arrested for embezzlement - North Carolina
Former paramedic indicted on forgery charges - Kentucky
EMT reassigned after accusations - Rhode Island
Brunswick paramedic charged with embezzling from Calabash - North Carolina

Legal
Lawsuit: Woman Claims Ambulance Company Caused Mother to Suffocate - New York

Awards-Honors
Honors for EMT Long - Vermont

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
AAA Government Affairs E-Update 2-3-10

2/2/10

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
AAA Health Care Reform Update 1-31-2010

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance struck by van on Route 5 - New York
Vehicle hits ambulance leaving accident scene - Florida

America
Alabama files tax liens against Decatur EMS - Alabama
Natick firefighters defend town-run ambulance service - Massachusetts
Firm Issues Findings On East Moline Ambulance Service - Iowa
Nez Perce Tribe to get ex-Hanford ambulance - Connecticut
Ambulance corps reduces controllable expenses - Connecticut
No changes to Tulsa's fire service - Oklahoma
If You Call 911 in Brazos Co. Will You Get A Bill? - Texas
Consultant agrees with EM chief's findings - Iowa
Ambulance response leveling off - California
SOMC And Life Ambulance Strengthen Partnership - Ohio

Features
How One Woman's Cells Changed Medicine

Awards-Honors
Calhoun County EMS continues to grow as it marks 20th anniversary - South Carolina

World
Ambulance in Mumbai - Just Another Vehicle in Congested Streets