7/31/10

Features

OnCall Defender for iPhone keeps you connected to police and EMS services

Special Report

9/11 responders bill fails, parties point fingers

Ambulance Crash Log

2 killed as car slams into ambulance on I-5 - Washington

Human Interest

Video: Rescuer pulls mom, 2 kids from car in Minn. pond - Minnesota

Medevac

Medical helicopter service slated for airport - West Virginia

Copters once again are flying - Arizona

America

Bally Community Ambulance working to become an ALS provider (video) - Pennsylvania

Kermit EMS Photo Causes Controversy - Texas

Pandemic Flu Strain Will Be Component of Seasonal Vaccine

PMT Ambulance execs tout quickness amid audit - Arizona

51 Laid-Off San Jose Firefighters To Turn In Their Gear - California

New Hale Center EMS ambulance - Texas

Delaware Tech program offers paramedics path to nursing

Fire District 6 medical care at stake in election - Washington

Board weighs, OKs Ambulance Squad roster - Masachusetts

Newest ambulance sidelined a lot with mechanical problems - Nebraska

Awards-Honors

Cyclist honored for Trinity River rescue - Texas

Criminal

Armed Man Threatens Hospital Emergency Room Staff - California

Human Interest

Quick thinking by EMT, others saves Slaton boy from near drowning - Texas

Community holds vigil for EMS worker with cancer - New Jersey

Palmer dispatchers help save man's life - Alaska

Obits/Services

Frances Renee East - Pennsylvania

World

Ambulance stolen, stripped, found within the hour - New Zealand

7/30/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Investigators probe medical chopper crash; while friends remember crew - Arizona

Medical helicopter makes forced landing - Oklahoma

Bodies of 2 medical plane crash victims recovered - Michigan

America

Firefighter suspended in flushed babies probe - Arkansas

Medevac firm suspends AZ service after Tucson copter crash that killed 3

Seekonk fire chief back on hot seat - Massachusetts

EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more - Californioa

Calcium supplements may raise risk of heart attack

Obits/Services

Friends of chopper crash victims speak about the crew - Arizona

Remembering Alex Kelley - Arizona

Remembering Parker Summons - Arizona

Remembering Brenda French - Arizona

ER /Hospital

Denver Health saves millions using Toyota efficiency principles - Colorado

Criminal

Ambulance district missing equipment - Arkansas

Paramedic to stand trial over nurse murder - UK

Woman reports ID theft after getting ambulance bill - Florida

Job Listings

Flight Crews- multiple job openings, multiple cities

California: Director of Emergency Medical Services (ends 8/27)

Texas: Paramedic

Texas: Senior Paramedic

Job Listings

Texas: Basic through Paramedic

Awards-Honors

Action Ambulance named Best Overall Company of the Year - Massachusetts

7/29/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Crew indentified in fatal Tucson chopper crash - Arizona

FAA: No sign of trouble before helicopter crashed - Arizona

Helicopter Crash Investigation To Be Lengthy - Oklahoma

Copter crash kills 3; witness snaps stunning photo - Arizona

Job Listings

CALSTAR has opening for full time REGION DIRECTOR for Santa Maria, CA

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor

AAA Government Affairs E-Update 7-28-10

Criminal

Angus Pascall was EMT by day, vicious sex stalker at night, cops say - New York

DA: Former volunteer is stalker - Pennsylvania

Woodbridge rescue squad is accused of hosting stripper parties, promoting prostitution - New Jersey

America

Lansdale woman charged for harassing Plymouth Ambulance squad - Pennsylvania

Kent woman heads regional Emergency Medical Services office - Connecticut

Cutting edge equipment at MedStar garners international interest - Texas

Rocky Mount fire chief, firefighter die in crash - Virginia

Boulder's low priorities for 2011 budget include SWAT team, EMT training - Colorado

"Miracle Baby" Survives Rod Through the Head - North Carolina

Ambulance breaks down taking motorcyclist to hospital - Florida

Council divided over EMT salary increases - New Jersey

Abilene City Council backs partial funding of paramedic request - Texas

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

Mouth-to-mouth not better for cardiac arrest survival, studies say

Lane County Approves Ambulance Amendment - Oregon

N.C. State football trainers rehearse injury treatment with Wake EMS - North Carolina

County vote could increase cost of non-emergency ambulance service - Oregon

Hatzolah Paramedic Responding To Emergency Detained By Secret Service - New York

Family gets a bill after having their house burn down - Arizona

Floyd Ambulance Burns at West Towne Square - Georgia

Zoll posts 285 percent increase in profits during Q3

Fight with insurer over ambulance - Florida

Fire department paramedic program focus of city budget session - Texas

Part of fire department's paramedic requests get preliminary support - Texas

Awards-Honors

Floyd EMS celebrates first anniversary of service in Polk - Georgia

ER /Hospital

Rush Victims of Deadliest Heart Attacks to Specialty Centers: Study

Obits/Services

Slain EMT was 'good kid' - New York

Memorial services continue for pilot, nurse killed in Kingfisher helicopter crash - Oklahoma

7/28/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Photos: Pittsburgh Police Car Badly Damaged In Ambulance Crash - Pennsylvania

Trooper: District ambulance driver to blame for four-vehicle pileup on 69 south - Texas

Two cited at crash scene - Wisconsin

Criminal

Ambulance stolen from Oswego Hospital recovered in minutes - New York

EMT Flees State After Felony Charge - Indiana

Scams bring prison time - Ohio

Alleged ambulance thief surrenders - Georgia

Ex-fire company volunteer charged with sending harassing e-mails - Pennsylvania

Stolen Taylor Hospital paramedic unit found in Philly - Pennsylvania

America

Ambulance with crop duster victim gets sprayed too - Iowa

Fewer firefighters will respond to calls - Texas

Legal

Paramedic who killed pedestrian fights to get his job back - Massachusetts

Awards-Honors

Houma man is Acadian’s Paramedic of the Year - Louisiana

7/26 and 7/27

Ambulance Crash Log

Update: Man dies after a three-vehicle crash involving ambulance near Lawton - Indiana

Jul 27, 2010, 5:57:22 PM

Ambulance, car collide on Route 28 in Hyannis - Massachusetts

Jul 27, 2010, 5:21:15 PM

Man ticketed after ambulance accident - New York

Jul 27, 2010, 5:18:24 PM

Fog Could Be To Blame For Ambulance Creek Crash - Pennsylvania

Jul 27, 2010, 4:19:18 PM

Search ends for Lake Michigan crash survivors - Michigan

Jul 27, 2010, 4:03:19 PM

Doctor pens goodbye note as plane plunges

Jul 27, 2010, 4:00:07 PM

Criminal

EMT scandal: Firefighters could face harsh penalties - Massachusetts

Features

Clubfoot... or tales from the back of an ambulance

Jul 27, 2010, 4:45:44 PM

Obits/Services

Bruce Usinowicz - New Jersey

Jul 27, 2010, 4:06:42 PM

America

EMS training for the Amarillo Fire Department - Texas

Jul 27, 2010, 4:04:21 P

Germantown: Wary of merger talk, board ponders starting own service - Tennessee

Jul 27, 2010, 4:01:21 PM

Spartan Motors reports $2.6 million loss

Jul 27, 2010, 3:55:38 PM

County rejects two ambulance protests - California

Jul 27, 2010, 3:51:07 PM

Two ambulance companies compete for patients and their health dollars - North Carolina

Jul 27, 2010, 3:49:46 PM

Rescue Squad to Cease Operations - North Carolina

Jul 27, 2010, 3:45:22 PM

Controversy Over Ambulance Services Continues - West Virginia

Jul 27, 2010, 3:44:40 PM

Photos: Greyhound bus accident claims six lives - Califorenia

Jul 27, 2010, 3:43:56 PM

After Death, Ambulance Oxygen Systems Get Upgrade - Minnesota

Jul 27, 2010, 3:40:48 PM

Pilot program operated at Shreveport Fire Station proves the use of “Sprint” EMS - Louisiana

Jul 27, 2010, 3:31:44 PM

Man Dies After Racing Fuel 'Barrel Riding' Incident - Washington

Jul 27, 2010, 3:30:43 PM

AMR Appoints Edward Racht, M.D. as New Chief Medical Officer

Jul 27, 2010, 4:33:54 AM

El Paso 911 Abandoned Calls Compared To Other Cities' - Texas

Jul 27, 2010, 3:30:14 PM

Controlling Non-Emergency Ambulance Calls: Fire Departments or Private Sector? - Oregon

Jul 27, 2010, 3:28:36 PM

Obits/Services

Arlene B. (Jaeger) Tyler - New Jersey

Jul 27, 2010, 3:25:44 PM

Raymond C. Payton - New Jersey

Jul 27, 2010, 3:15:39 PM

Firefighter Sauter remembered as an 'all-around good guy' - Michigan

Jul 27, 2010, 3:15:29 PM

Human Interest

Off-duty paramedic rescues swimmer near Fort Fisher State Recreation Area - North Carolina

Jul 27, 2010, 2:16:39 PM

Please Don't Call Them Heroes - Oklahoma

Jul 27, 2010, 12:47:22 PM

EMS Workers Come to Family's Rescue in Crash - Georgia

Jul 27, 2010, 12:43:09 PM

World

Paramedic allegedly stabs nurse - UK

Jul 27, 2010, 12:13:02 PM

NHS director disciplined over 'lazy staff' comments - UK

Jul 27, 2010, 12:12:32 PM


Ambulance Crash Log - July 26

Helicopter Crash Caught On Camera - Nevada

Three injured after car hits West Glens Falls ambulance in Queensbury - New York

Paramedic remains hospitalized after crash - Oklahoma

Pedestrian Hit, Killed On I-10, Ambulance Taking Her To Hospital Crashes - New Mexico

Ambulance Transporting Woman Gets Hit By Car, Woman Dies - Texas

Ambulance involved in crash on east side - Indiana

Flight Crashes In Lake Mich.; 4 Missing, 1 rescued

Police Car, Ambulance Involved In Serious Accident - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

7/21/10

Public Affairs

AAA Government Affairs E-Update 7-21-2010

Ambulance Crash Log

Trooper: 'Driver error' caused ambulance wreck - North Carolina

America

Ambulance company wants to extend contract with Vigo County - Indiana

911 bypass letter angers Van Buren officials - Arkansas

Ambulance and fire join - Montana

LCAD to Benefit from New Law Recognizing EMT-I - Missouri

Wildwood Couple Questions Validity of Short Ambulance Ride - Tennessee

WVU Unveils Children's Critical Care Ambulance - West Virginia

EMS Headquarters contract awarded - Georgia

Human Interest

Paramedic Pizza Delivery Man Arrives Just In Time - Colorado

Legal

EMS Worker Files Whistleblower Lawsuit - Michigan

Crisfield Fire Department sued - Maryland

Bodily Assault Log

1 dead, 3 hurt in Memphis pit bull attack - Tennessee

Criminal

FDNY EMT arrested in rape of 11-year-old - New York

Investigators: Parking Spat Led To EMT's Shooting Death - New York

$35,000 Reward for Arrest in Shooting of Southside EMT - Georgia

Obits/Services

Ruth Mae (Stockwell) Bagy - Colorado

Todd Williamson - Connecticut

Full-honor funeral for 'snub' EMT - New York

Linda 'Cookie' Felder - Wisconsin

Police: Infamous EMT's Death Not Vengeance, Just "Karma" - New York

World

Overturning Fire Trucks Add New Excitement to Summer Tram Stop, Ambulance Accident Season - Hungary

My week: Alwyn Roberts, air ambulance paramedic - UK

Special Report

Jones' legacy lives on through Richmond-Lenox EMS scholarship - Michigan

7/19/10

Ambulance Crash Log

Star high school athlete jailed after crashing into ambulance - Michigan

Photos

Serious about the DNR

America

Suburban EMS providing stability in two years since taking over for Forks EMS - Pennsylvania

Two Vallejo fire stations to close Monday - California

Lifesaving bid by CHP officer raises health concerns - California

Insurers Push Plans That Limit Choice of Doctor

Calhoun students first in state to use ambulance simulator - Alabama

Dunn County reaches out for more first responders - Wisconsin

Awards-Honors

Paramedic Coyle Marks 30 Years - California

Air Evac thanked for service - Arizona

Human Interest

Recent YME graduate finds a calling as an EMT - Minnesota

Rookie EMT helps save a life - New York

Tarrant County paramedic with cancer stays on the job -Texas

Criminal

$12,000 reward offered in shooting of Southside paramedic - Georgia

Brooklyn man caught stealing ambulance at Mather Hospital - New York

Gloucester EMS responder who hit, killed teen not charged - Virginia

Bethel man charged with DUI for obstructing ambulance - Connecticut

EMT Jason Green, who allegedly refused to help dying pregnant woman, shot in face outside club - New York

World

Car bomb that kiled Dr., paramedics in Mexican drug war changes ground rules - Mexico

Suicide letter blames ambulance service - Australia

Teen's Body Hit By Police Car And Ambulance - UK

Gift rescue chopper up for sale - Australia