7/31/11

Bodily Assault Log

Man attacked three EMS workers - Pennsylvania

Upon arrival at CMC, Lackawanna Ambulance medic John Zaruta was giving a report to emergency room nurse Chris Tyrell when Kitch “jumped up off of the stretcher, and went after Zaruta.”

Jul 31, 2011, 9:21:25 PM

Criminal

LA officer stabbed, suspected ambulance thief hurt - California

Police say a man just released from a Los Angeles jail commandeered an ambulance, crashed into a church, barricaded himself inside and began a standoff that left a police officer stabbed and the man injured.

Jul 31, 2011, 9:19:17 PM

Features

Why must we have a monopoly on emergency services - California

I certainly understand a local company not having a chance competing against a nationwide company who has been through this process hundreds of times. Just because they can do well on the test does not mean they are our best choice.\

Jul 31, 2011, 9:18:00 PM

Human Interest

Paramedic has vivid memory of tragic bus accident - Florida

For a split second Troy Granata remembers being "overwhelmed" that day in February 2010, but being shell-shocked was not an option for this Highlands County Emergency Medical Services acting supervisor, who was working when a bus ride turned horribly bad for many of its passengers.

Jul 31, 2011, 9:17:06 PM

America

Emergency dispatching to be reviewed - California

Riverside County's emergency dispatch system treats all 911 calls as life-threatening emergencies and deploys firefighters and ambulances, a practice that emergency providers call potentially wasteful and dangerous.

Jul 31, 2011, 9:16:09 PM

America

Coweta Coweta emergency services changeover takes place at midnight - Georgia

Tonight at midnight, Coweta County's emergency medical services provider will switch from Vital Care to AMR, American Medical Response.

Jul 31, 2011, 9:15:13 PM

America

York County EMS seeks more accurate way to track response times - Pennsylvania

Emergency medical services in York County want a connection to the 911 Center's computer-aided dispatch system.

Jul 31, 2011, 9:13:52 PM

America

Lack of EMT volunteers a problem for rural departments - Nebraska

Last week it took paramedics 45 minutes to get to a boy who had fallen from a horse about two miles north of Wood River.


Jul 31, 2011, 9:13:04 PM

America

Area EMS crews feel strain - North Dakota

Dunn County Emergency Manager Denise Brew agreed, adding with an increase in population the number and types of calls ambulance teams are responding to have really changed.

Jul 31, 2011, 9:12:13 PM