9/27/11

Ambulance Crash Log

Longview firefighter on leave after ambulance damages parked cars - Texas

Zackary said the firefighter - whose name has not been released - was responding to the call in one of the city's new ambulances, which has a "different parking procedure than the other ambulances."

Sep 27, 2011, 5:37:38 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

Ambulance Carrying Patient Crashes - Tennessee

An ambulance carrying a critically ill person was in a crash Sunday afternoon.

Sep 27, 2011, 5:32:07 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

Patient dies after ambulance crash - Virginia

Several Hampton medics suffered injuries and a patient died after an SUV hit and overturned an ambulance Saturday night.

Sep 27, 2011, 5:22:20 PM

Criminal

Ex-treasurer of EMS charged - North Carolina

Edward Edgar Fuller Sr., 55, of Raleigh was arrested Thursday and charged with felony embezzlement.

Sep 27, 2011, 5:04:53 PM

Criminal

Former ambulance service owner trial restarted - Ohio

The trial of a former ambulance service owner is underway again.

Sep 27, 2011, 5:03:47 PM

Legal

Pinellas County seeks change in state law for EMS funding - Florida

Under current law, the county must provide enough money to make sure that the level of service does not fall below that which existed in 1989, when the statute was passed, without consent of the fire districts that provide EMS service.

Sep 27, 2011, 5:02:47 PM

Legal

Family sues after asthmatic boy sent to 3 hospitals in 11 hours - Illinois

The minutes ticked on as the ambulance fought through rush-hour, 4 p.m. traffic and construction.
“I . . . am . . . tired . . . of . . . breathing,” the asthmatic boy gasped, taking breaths between each word, according to a nurse’s report.

Sep 27, 2011, 5:02:29 PM

Canada

Paramedics in fatal crash receive praise - Canada

A pair of Renfrew County paramedics were praised Sunday for their efforts to save two people who crashed into their ambulance.


Sep 27, 2011, 5:00:08 PM

Job Listings

Alaska: EMS State Data Manager

The EMS Data Program Manager position has been posted in Workplace Alaska. The recruitment will close on Friday, October 7th at 5:00 pm.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:57:13 PM

Job Listings

Alaska: EMS State Training Coordinator

Sep 27, 2011, 4:56:00 PM

America

Union Pushes For Firefighters To Handle EMS - Louisiana

With more than 400 members in 33 station houses across the city, the New Orleans Fire Department touts its ability to battle blazes, and now, it's saying firefighters also want to handle all of the city's emergency calls.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:54:00 PM

America

Mishandled 911 call, delayed ambulance response after cyclist crashes - Massachusetts

A State Police emergency dispatcher mishandled a recent 911 call and a Boston ambulance subsequently took more than twice the average time to reach an injured cyclist

Sep 27, 2011, 4:53:43 PM

America

Council: Replace retiring firefighters with EMTS - New Jersey

Sep 27, 2011, 4:46:49 PM

America

Helmet-cam captures rescue - California

A Sheriff's Department helmet-cam look at this weekend's rescue of a man who suffered head injuries falling into steep Monkey Canyon in the Angeles National Forest.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:45:12 PM

America

Local EMS Squads Seek Grants - New Jersey

Each grant comes with a township match, which several committee members were concerned about.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:42:09 PM

America

CFD not billing for some ambulance service? - Illinois

The Chicago Fire Department may be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and tying up ambulances by administering free medication to patients with diabetes and asthma who then refuse to be taken to the hospital.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:41:17 PM

America

Bountiful's ambulance up in smoke - Utah

Firefighters at South Davis Metro Fire didn't have to go far to fight a fire that started in their own fire station Monday night.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:39:38 PM

Awards-Honors

Paramedics honored for treating driver who hit ambulance - Georgia

All the evidence that remains is broken windshield glass, metal and part of a side mirror from a small car. However, the memory of the crash that happened here is still fresh on the mind.

Sep 27, 2011, 4:35:26 PM

Medevac

Emergency copter’s inaugural flight test drive for personnel - Hawaii

The firefighters, emergency medical technicians and hospital staff were there for a briefing and training on how to quickly transfer patients from the helipad to Maui Memorial's emergency room.

Sep 27, 2011, 3:44:01 PM