6/12/11

Ambulance Crash Log

Ambulance overturns in crash; two injured - Florida

GFR reported the ambulance crew was going back to Marion County after transporting a patient to Shands at the University of Florida.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:42:55 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

EMS Truck Crashes into Vehicle; Injures Two - Georgia

An EMS truck crashes into a vehicle with a baby inside. Officers say the baby was unharmed but two people were injured.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:41:11 PM

Legal

Former paramedic sues ambulance service - Pennsylvania

Paramedic for Conemaugh Township EMS in Somerset County is suing the agency, saying she lost her job for not giving in to sexual demands.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:25:39 PM

Legal

Emergency medical groups push for passage of state bill to regulate, license EMTs, paramedics - New Jersey

Officials with hospital systems and emergency responder groups, among others, are hoping for final passage of a bill they say will help reform a fractured, non-uniform system in which not everyone is up to standards, or even working to get there.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:24:13 PM

Legal

EMS allegations fuel debate over open records - South Carolina

Achurch asked a judge to block the story's publication, according to court documents. He argued it would be unfair to the paramedics, who are accused of mishandling a 2008 ambulance call involving a Bluffton man who was brutally beaten in his backyard.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:21:38 PM

Features

Ambulance Diversion Strongly Linked with Increased Mortality of Heart Attack Patients, New Study Finds

When a patient's nearest emergency department was on diversion for 12 or more hours, there were higher patient mortality rates at 30 days, 90 days, 9 months and 1 year than when not on diversion, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:20:39 PM

America

Segways Allows EMT To Reach Patients Quicker - Tennessee

Medical Personnel Cruise Through CMA Music Festival Crowns To Aid Attendees

Jun 12, 2011, 3:19:45 PM

America

Meeting to discuss emergency medical services in Darrington - Washington

It's an issue that has split this town in two. Meeting could be the culmination of two months of debate about emergency medical services.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:08:57 PM

America

CNG Ambulance Switched To Diesel - California

Firefighters said the compressed natural gas ambulance did not have a large enough range.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:07:28 PM

America

Report finds countywide emergency system fragile' - California

The report found training, consistency and funding are lacking, and the fire departments that send emergency medical technicians to rural areas are grappling with lengthy response times and possible failure.

Jun 12, 2011, 3:05:25 PM

America

State probes 284 O.C. theme-park medical problems - California

Ten rides at Orange County theme parks had 10 or more injuries or medical problems that prompted state investigations over a two-year period, an Orange County Register analysis of state records found.

Jun 12, 2011, 2:54:58 PM

America

Little Silver’s EMS squad wants a little help - New Jersey

Little Silver EMS crewmembers Mike Very, Liz Uliano, Chris Faherty and Carolyn Bogdon hope to bring in a few new volunteers at an open house Sunday.

Jun 12, 2011, 2:53:21 PM

Medevac

The new Nightingale air ambulance has arrived at Sentara Norfolk General - Virginia

The crew will spend the next few weeks preparing the new helicopter to become their daily mission aircraft.

Jun 12, 2011, 1:55:04 PM

World

Hero South Australian paramedic killed in balcony fall

Australian paramedic Russell Liston died after falling from a balcony while on holiday in America.

Jun 12, 2011, 1:30:29 PM

Human Interest

SHS graduate finds calling with EMS - North Carolina

Meet your Responders is published every Saturday.

Jun 12, 2011, 1:01:10 PM

Awards-Honors

40 years of saving lives - New Jersey

The calls used to be for industrial injuries, like workers being caught in machines or other workplace accidents, according to Whalen. Then, the responses became more violent.

Jun 12, 2011, 1:00:42 PM

Obits/Services

Anthony Michael Valerio - California

Jun 12, 2011, 11:59:47 AM

Obits/Services

David Palmer - Virginia

Jun 12, 2011, 11:58:55 AM