9/13/11

America

Video: EMS Official Confronts WNBC Photographer - New York

A WNBC photographer got locked in a confrontation with an emergency medical official earlier this month while trying to cover the aftermath of a chemical spill in Bohemia.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:35:27 PM

Criminal

Police say teen tried to steal hospital helicopter - Alabama

Police are accusing a teenager of trying to steal a medical helicopter shortly after it landed at Citizens Baptist Medical Center.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:34:05 PM

America

Update: EMS Workers Suspended - Tennessee

The police report released Tuesday says Davis was conscious but weak. The report we obtained from the fire department says Waldo and Jackson cared for the patient on scene. It says they gave him oxygen and that there were two failed attempts at an IV.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:31:58 PM

America

Bell Supervisors approve ambulance service pact - Pennsylvania

The Bell Township Volunteer Fire Company will continue to handle fire calls for the entire township and be unaffected by the ambulance services' agreement.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:26:20 PM

America

No ambulance at high school football games - Hawaii

Last month the state rallied behind Damien Memorial School quarterback Alan Mohika who suffered a severe concussion. Two weeks later, another head injury shed light on a safety issue that has existed for more than a decade.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:25:05 PM

America

Abele to cut county's $3 million paramedic subsidy - Wisconsin

Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke said the proposed cut came as a surprise and would force municipalities to scramble to ensure paramedic services aren't hurt next year. He said several communities on the southwest side would likely consider developing their own paramedic program with a different medical director.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:24:21 PM

Canada

Woman testifies Arnprior paramedic fondled her while she was semi-conscious - Canada

Shawn Doyle, a paramedic from the Renfrew Paramedic Service whose ambulance was dispatched into Ottawa to assist during a shortage of paramedics here, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:24:00 PM

World

Bloomberg To Open Ambulance Center In Israel

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is traveling to Israel next month to dedicate a new ambulance center built in his father's memory.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:23:45 PM

World

Paramedics combine style and practicality - New Zealand

Irked by their old uniform's heavy jackets and trousers with no pockets for scissors or walkie-talkies, a group of paramedics have spent spare time in the past two years designing their new threads.

Sep 13, 2011, 5:23:14 PM

Awards-Honors

Paramedic to receive medal for 2010 Walnut Creek rescue - California

A paramedic who was lowered by helicopter to save an unconscious woman from a raging Walnut Creek will be awarded the 2010 Governor's Public Safety Medal of Valor.

Sep 13, 2011, 4:28:48 PM