9/3/11

World

Big rise in attacks on ambulance crews - UK

New figures show that a total of 140 staff were assaulted in 116 separate incidents in 2010-11 compared to 125 staff assaulted in 94 incidents during the previous 12 months – an increase of 10 per cent

Sep 3, 2011, 7:32:41 PM

Military

66 Vermont Guard members returning from Iraq

Sixty-six members of the Army Guard's air ambulance are returning from a yearlong mission supporting medical evacuations in Iraq.

Sep 3, 2011, 7:27:23 PM

America

Waste goes on unchecked in fire and EMS system - Florida

In 2011 an IPS study pointed out the costs per EMS visit varied as much as 202 percent between departments — from $185 to $558 per visit — and they just blindly hand out our tax dollars with no accountability.

Sep 3, 2011, 7:25:52 PM

Canada

Spitter gets token sentence - Canada

A 47-year-old federal inmate, convicted Wednesday of spitting in the face of a female paramedic who was trying to help him, has been sentenced to one day in jail.

Sep 3, 2011, 7:20:26 PM

Features

9/11 Specials: 10 shows to watch

Sep 3, 2011, 1:30:56 AM