5/31/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Still no final report from 2008 Med Flight crash - Wiconsin

Ambulance slams into moose in N.L. sending driver, attendant to hospital - Canada

Car and ambulance strike and kill horse on Richmond Parkway - California

Ambulance Stolen, Damaged In Crash - Indiana

Legal

Chicago Paramedics Given Second Chance to Sue the City for Overtime Pay - Illinois

America

Newburgh firefighters float EMS idea - New York

Emergency crews are attempting to minimize response time on calls - Ohio

EMS to deploy with Texas Task Force 1

Firefighter/Paramedic Bruckner Recoving - Florida

Criminal

Texas ambulance owner sentenced to prison for over $1 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims

North Royalton firefighter on leave following indictment - Ohio

Human Interest

Retirement bittersweet for rescuer who lived his dream - Florida

Day In The Life: Manitowoc Fire Department - Wisconsin

ER /Hospital

The High-Tech Hospital of the Future

5/30/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Police car and ambulance collide; no charges pending - West Virginia

Woman hurt after ambulance, two other vehicles crash in Midtown -Tennessee

Man steals, crashes ambulance from hospital - Indiana

America

Martin County can realize significant cost saving by privatizing ambulance service - Florida

MFD gets new medical directors - Texas

Brothers revive Brewster Ambulance in Boston - Massachusetts

Truckee Fire's license no longer is at risk - California

Hale Center supporters keep EMS alive - Texas

City may contract ambulance service - Oregon

Hospital uses armed man in unannounced drill - Nevada

Criminal

Ex-Clayton fire chief accused of theft - New Jersey

Federal Jury Convicts Local Ambulance Owner - Texas

EMT scandal 'a serious breach' - Massachusetts

Man escapes from ambulance near Pingree Grove - Illinois

Fire commissioner finds more fraud - Massachusetts

Awards-Honors

Area medical disaster strike team places 2nd in state competition - Oklahoma

Corey Platt Receives 2010 EMT Excellence Award - New Jersey

Human Interest

Lyette Segerdahl: Weston EMT is a leader of the parade - Connecticut

Obits/Services

Anastasia M. Krouchick - Pennsylvania

Fundraiser planned Sunday for Menifee paramedic killed in off-road crash - California

Canada

Every day is different for a paramedic - Canada

World

My life as a 'body snatcher' in Thailand

5/28/10

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor

AAA Government Affairs E-Update 5-26-2010

America

Rescuer Struck By Lighting - Vermont

Contract negotiations between Tri-State Ambulance and La Crosse - Wisconsin

AMR Response Sets Record Straight on Local Employment Questions in Orlando - Florida

Supervisors mull charge for rides in ambulances - Virginia

TransCare dedicates new stations - Indiana

EMS Director Expects Minimal Impact From Birthing Center Closure - Michigan

Critics ask whether Kennebunk ambulance services expanding too fast - New Hampshire

EMT's, ambulance drivers rally for their city jobs - Florida

San Luis Ambulance relocates station - California

Carr proposes Taunton Fire Department provides EMT, ambulance service - Massachusetts

Legal

Grand jury: fire agencies can significantly reduce costs through consolidations - California

Criminal

Punishment for falsely certified EMTs - Massachusetts

NH Investigating EMT Certifications; linked to an investigation launched in Massachusetts - New Hampshire

Mass. health officials confirm EMT fraud, vow 'aggressive action' - Massachusetts

Obits/Services

Lt. Bill Fay - Florida

David Joseph Irr - Arizona

Awards-Honors

Acton EMT Holtby honored for his years of dedication - Maine

Police officer, EMT honored at state level - New Hampshire

5/26/10

Is prehospital tirofiban worthwhile in STEMI?

Features

'I had no idea how much aggression paramedics face'

America

Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US - Missouri

Arcata police see "bad trips" spike for LSD users - Ccalifornia

Supervisors weigh fate of Stallion Springs fire station 18 - California

Rescue team member injured during search for lost hiker in SJ Mountains - California

Woman's death raises response time concerns for rural residents - Texas

BCC's Ambulance Simulator - New York

Obits/Services

Antoinette Smith - Pennsylvania

Criminal

Owner of St. Mary's Ambulance Inc. Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Conviction - Texas

EMS worker arrested - Tennessee

Fireman arrested on cocaine possession, drunk driving charges - Texas

Job Listings

Canada: Registered EMRs, EMTs & OFAIIIs

Awards-Honors

Two Men and a lifetime of serving the Bergen community - New York

Baptist Life Flight director wins state award - Florida

Fanwood mother, daughter EMT's are honored - New Jersey

Medevac

Rescuers Get A Look At LifeStar Helicopter - Tennessee

5/24/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Motorist cited after broadsiding ambulance on Chicago NW Side - Illinois

5 taken to hospital after crash involving ambulance at Broadway, Jackson St. - Kentucky

Medevac

North Georgia Helicopter War

America

EMT who delivered baby in car throws out first pitch at Twins game

L.A. council panel backs 37% hike in ambulance fees - Ca;lifornia

Paramedic's Stabbing Story Reportedly Has Holes - California

Personal Kits Help Protect EMSA Paramedics From Belligerent Patients - Oklahoma

Rochester should keep current EMS system, consultant says - New York

Ambulance placement a chess game - Indiana

Private ambulance firms play an important role - Indiana

Ambulance billing anything but transparent - Indiana

Criminal

AMP Alarm, EMT Medical accused of preying on seniors - Minnesota

Paramedic accused of swiping and using syringes of morphine - North Carolina

Rutherford County EMS worker, 43, accused of sexually exploiting girl, 14 - Tennessee

Canada

Island EMS joins national stem cell challenge to match donors, recipients - Canada

Awards-Honors

Pike Creek man honored for EMS work in Pennsylvania - Delaware

Maine Honors Emergency Medical Service Providers

5/23/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Three taken from south side Syracuse accident involving medical van - New York

Ambulance in crash in Desert Center - California

Criminal

Man Arrested For Trying To Spread HIV To EMS Workers - Oklahoma

Captain of Lyndhurst volunteer squad charged with theft - New Jersey

America

Life EMS Ambulance dedicates $2 million expansion project in Kalamazoo - Michigan

Human Interest

Helping children: EMS receives award for pediatric efforts - Texas

Job Listings

Alabama: EMT-Paramedic

5/22/10

Canada

EMS union head hopes charges not laid in tampering case - Canada

World

Leaked internal documents reveal extent of Victoria's ambulance crisis - Australia

Legal

County denies any blame in EMT's death - New York

Changes to law make it easier to become EMT - Vermont

Our view: Another EMT training scandal? - Oregon

Fire Group Plans to Fight Mont. Co. Ambulance Fee - Maryland

Group seeks change in ambulance ordinance - Montana

America

State to create own paramedic training program - Vermont

Palmer would dissolve EMS - Idaho

Yankton County EMS Makes Changes To Better Serve Patients - South Dakota

Mount Laurel EMTs accept wage freeze - New Jersey

Thurman EMS: Audit has correct figures- New York

City budget calls for 761 more layoffs - California

Shared ambulances already paying off - Illinois

Agreement between SEOEMS and Life Ambulance approved - Ohio

Picking through the fire service options - California

Redondo Beach abandons fire department merger plan with Hermosa - California

Triage unit helps reduce ambulance trips to Riverbend - Ohio

EMS members worried after levy fail - West Virginia

City Council and Commissioners seek solution for EMS funding - Texas

Oshkosh offering ambulance version of all-terrain truck - Wisconsin

Criminal

Convicted Nurse Still Has Active License - Colorado

Camas Paramedic Could Face Federal Charges - Oregon

Job Listings

Alabama: EMT-Paramedic

5/21/10

Special Report

Riders remember fallen paramedics

America

Costly photo spotlights emergency services - Pennsylvania

Legal

90 year old Wyoming man dropped on his head; his family fights for justice - Michigan

Ambulance Crash Log

Car strikes ambulance outside Bristol Regional Medical Center - Virginia

America

EMT in Widmer case suspended over message board post - Ohio

Criminal

Two shot at Whiteoak Volunteer Fire Department - Alabama

Spokane Detectives Looking for Victims of "One-Man Crime Wave - Washington

Charge: Paramedic swapped painkillers with tap water to feed addiction - Washington

Volunteer charged with theft of ambulance funds - New Jersey

Awards-Honors

Palmyra thanks EMS workers for their service - Georgia

White named Paramedic of the Year - Mississippi

Paramedics Rewarded For Speedy Save - Minnesota

Stabbed Paramedic Named 'Paramedic of the Year' - California

Hamilton Co. EMS Awards Presented - Tennessee

Local paramedic receives national honor - Ohio

Human Interest

Army pilot once flew injured soldiers; now patients are his mission in Jacksonville - Florida

Fire chief's co-workers save his life - Georgia

Obits/Services

Scholarship Fund Established In Memory Of Nurse Stoolman - Iowa

Bob Frodge, long-time EMS supporter, die - Ohio

J. Alan Baker - Texas

World

Woman dies after docs fail to spot toilet brush handle embedded in her bottom - UK

5/17/10

Ambulance Crash Log Traffic slow down: ambulance roll over - Florida Park Slope Pedestrian Struck by Ambulance - New York Truckee pulling ambulance out of Squaw Valley - California High Ambulance Fees May Lead To Delayed Care - Colorado America Buckeye Valley Fire District joins aid system - Arizona EMS Revenue Recovery Coming to Madison - Wisconsin Solano County taps new EMS director - California Jefferson County EMS operations center dedicated - West Virginia Criminal Paramedic gets five years in weapon-buying sting - Texas Luzerne County EMT Arrested For Armed Robbery - Pennsylvania Probe eyes false EMT training among city firefighters - Massachusetts Human Interest EMT squad heads overseas for title defense - Florida Man Returns to Thank Rescuers - Tennessee Dedicated to saving lives: Local nurse started first area life-flight program - Oklahoma Paramedic long an asset to Gold Cross - Georgia Criminal Former ambulance driver pleads guilty to stealing heart monitors - Washington DC Job Listings Michigan: Paramedic/Firefighter May 17, 2010, 2:32:02 PM World Base trauma designation on truth and transparency - California

5/14/10

Ambulance Crash
Log

One taken to hospital after ambulance pickup collide - Georgia

Update: ER nurse, patient killed in ambulance-semi crash identified- Iowa

2 Dead In Ambulance, Semi Crash - Iowa

America

Budget cuts may ground two ambulances - Illinois

Ambulance Crews Say The Most Dangerous Part Of Their Job Is On The Road - Iowa

Truckee Fire Protection District license could be revoked - California

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is tailoring its emergency responses to what's needed, and that may mean a medic car instead of a Big Red Truck - Oregon

County mulls hiring collections company to recoup unpaid EMS bills - Florida

Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps gets approval to teach EMT courses - New York

DeKalb blames schools, 911 callers for delayed ambulance response - Georgia

San Saba EMS force faces volunteer crisis - Texas

Key Peninsula in danger of losing only ambulance - Washington

Paramedics Concerned About Safety - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Committee is mum about Lebanon Township EMS fiasco - New Jersey

In July, not every 911 call will be created equal in Chesapeake - Virginia

Canada

Injunction pondered in air ambulance dispute - Canada

Criminal

Fired paramedic loses appeal in Pittsburgh death - Pennsylvania

Negligence charges for Berkshire Medical Center - Massachusetts

EMT Charged with Robbery - Pennsylvania

Probe eyes false EMT training among city firefighters - Massachusetts