10/6/10

Special Report

EMSNetwork News Endorses NAEMT Candidates Jules Scadden Amiee Benning

EMSN columnist, Senior Editor Matt Zavadsky Endorses NAEMT Candidate Chuck Kearns

Special Report

Insurers: Lawmakers may snuff out ambulance industry cost control

Legal

Clinton fire chief, EMS director fired over misbilling of ambulance calls - Iowa

Ambulance Crash Log

Driver whose bus struck ambulance worker arrested on vehicular homicide charge - Ohio

Woman hurt when SUV hits moose, shaken again in ambulance crash - Alaska

Features

The Case Against Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation

America

State group denies Utica’s ambulance certificate - Nerw York

America

Emergency services debated at city hall - Minnesota

Angwin residents voice preference for local ambulance service - California

Osolo fire and EMS will remain separate - Indiana

Firefighters, EMS Cut Amid Budget Woes - indiana

Fate of Montgomery Co. ambulance fees on ballot - Maryland

Firefighter unions criticize EMT service - Nevada

Awards-Honors

North Benton EMS celebrates 40 years of service - Iowa

EMS Director Randall Truett retires after 35 years of service -Florida

Medevac

FAA to Unveil Medical Helicopter Safety Proposals

Criminal

Paramedic sold stolen ultrasound machines on eBay - Pennsylvania

Cedartown EMS employee is charged with DUI in August wreck - Georgia

Bodily Assault Log

Man facing charges after alleged scuffle with EMS- Michigan

World

Somali ambulance workers risk death in city of war

bits/Services

Captain Rick Smith - Florida

Broome EMS Worker Dies In The Line Of Duty - New York

Lonny C. 'Buddy' Thornton - Montana

Christopher A. ‘Chris’ McLeish - Ohio

Wilma Jane Whitley Baird - Ohio

James K. LaSure - Wisconsin