Monday, May 31, 2010

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

Sunday, May 30, 2010

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

Friday, May 28, 2010

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

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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

Monday, May 24, 2010

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

Sunday, May 23, 2010

5/23/10

Saturday, May 22, 2010

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

Monday, May 17, 2010

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





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17, 2010, 2:32:02 PM





World




Base trauma designation on truth and transparency -
California



Friday, May 14, 2010

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