8/4/11

Ambulance Crash Log

Van, ambulance collision in Beaverton send several to hospital - Oregon

A passenger van and a Newberg ambulance collided in Beaverton Thursday afternoon, causing congestion in the area.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:49:12 PM

Criminal

McCreary EMS burglarized - Kentucky

The hits just keep coming for McCreary officials with news of another burglary of county property.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:48:06 PM

Criminal

Thief Steals Jan-Care Ambulance at Local Hospital - West Virginia

According to police, an ambulance driver was busy bringing a patient into the emergency room when a thief stole the ambulance.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:47:05 PM

Legal

Ambulance board member fined for failing to report donations on time - Missouri

Michael Sommerville, a St. Charles County Ambulance District board member, and his campaign committee face a fine of up to $3,000 for failing to disclose some campaign donations on time.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:32:50 PM

Legal

Barboursville blocks use of brickyard property for ambulance station - West Virginia

Tuesday night's vote was the latest in Cabell County's ongoing pursuit of land for an ambulance station. Emergency officials are searching for virtually donated land as a way to provide quicker response times for emergencies between Huntington and Ona.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:31:41 PM

Awards-Honors

Firefighter vet state’s top EMT - Georgia

Ken Wilson helped run a makeshift medical clinic in the back of a school bus, boiling in the 95-degree swelter of an embattled Haitian province outside Port Au Prince, helping 150 patients in one day with ailments from scrapes to strokes.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:30:13 PM

America

North Las Vegas Fire Department begins brownouts - Nevada

A city spokeswoman said three vehicles were kept out of service Monday using a practice known as brownouts. She added that brownouts will continue on an as-needed basis as the financially strapped city attempts to address its debts to prevent a takeover by the state Taxation Department.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:28:41 PM

America

Allegan Twp. passes increase to EMS contract - Michigan

Allegan Township board members unanimously approved an increase in the upcoming fourth and fifth years of the township’s contract with ambulance service Life EMS.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:28:11 PM

America

Yakima County EMS Levy - Washington

An EMS levy will be on the ballot in November, but there seems to be some confusion. KIMA wanted to break it down so you know exactly what services this will continue as well as what will be taken away, if it fails.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:27:30 PM

America

Ambulance franchise future rests with hearing officer - California

The final protest hearing - which saw participation from Piner's of Napa, Medic of Solano and American Medical Response of Colorado - allowed all sides to present their case to Frank DeMarco, a retired county counsel from Siskiyou County who has been designated as Napa County's disinterested hearing officer.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:25:26 PM

America

District may put third ambulance on duty - California

West Side Community Ambulance may put a third unit into service - at least on a half-time basis - to help ease the load on crews who officials say are constantly on the move to cover other areas, often Los Banos.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:24:38 PM

America

Officials: Ambulance service saves lives, money with full-time paramedics - Minnesota

“It hits you hard when you lose someone you’re fighting hard to save,” Jensen said. “It just makes it a little better knowing that you’re putting in more effort by having a paramedic who can do a lot more for the patient.”

Aug 4, 2011, 7:19:41 PM

America

New Life-Saving Equipment Coming to Ambulances - North Dakota

Being able to get a quick diagnosis will save time, Sather says, especially in rural North Dakota, allowing time to call an air ambulance and then either route patients directly to a hospital that does angioplasty or send word ahead to a smaller, rural hospital where initial treatment can begin.

Aug 4, 2011, 7:18:20 PM

Photos

Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps Participates in National Night Out - New York

Aug 4, 2011, 7:00:34 PM

World

Sudan Threatened to Shoot UN Medical Helicopter in Abyei, UN Belatedly Admits

Sudan threatened to shoot at a UN helicopter seeking to take three injured Ethiopian peacekeepers for medical treatment from Abyei, the UN belatedly to the Press on Thursday in response to a follow-up question. The three peacekeepers died.

Aug 4, 2011, 6:25:56 PM