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