9/4/11

Features

When a Patient Dies, It’s a Different Story

When pilots or medical personnel go down in an air ambulance crash, there is little legal recourse. Workmens' compensation precludes them or their families from suing their employer. Unless they can prove the accident was a due to a defect in the aircraft, there is no way for them to sue for compensation.

Sep 4, 2011, 1:31:41 PM

Military

Tulsa Marine, teammates gave their lives to save Iraqi child

Shoe and Walsh, an EMT nicknamed "Doc," were slightly older and felt responsible for the "young guys," Lance Cpl. Eric Valdepenas, a 21-year-old from Seekonk, Mass., and 23-year-old Lance Cpl. Cody Hill of Ada.

Sep 4, 2011, 2:10:57 PM

America

Bell Township officials to discuss ambulance service bid - Pennsylvania

Avonmore Lifesavers, a private company, is petitioning the Bell Township supervisors in hopes that it will be allowed to serve more of the community.

Sep 4, 2011, 2:03:40 PM

America

Piner’s employees brace for change - California

Until AMR finalizes its contract with the county, other questions, like those regarding employee benefits, shift schedules and other details, will go unanswered.



Sep 4, 2011, 1:50:33 PM

America

LifeCare chief warns against using Fire Department as ambulance service - Ohio

The letter, written by Peter de la Porte, is in response to an upcoming vote of City Council to allow the Fire Department to apply for and accept, if awarded, a $134,000 grant to purchase four 12-lead heart monitors. The monitors, said Fire Chief Rich Benton, will allow the Fire Department to offer better pre-hospital care to cardiac patients in the field.

Sep 4, 2011, 1:48:26 PM

Obits/Services

Christopher Peterson - Louisiana

The investigation revealed that a 1998 Dodge utility truck from the Ward Four Fire Protection District was traveling south on Siloam Church Rd, just south of LA 147, when the driver failed to negotiate a left to right curve in the roadway.

Sep 4, 2011, 1:30:13 PM

Human Interest

First female firefighter since the 1970s hired - Florida

A hairstylist for years, Johnson stumbled upon firefighting. A friend of hers became an emergency medical technician and encouraged Johnson to look into that or firefighting as a career. Johnson knew it was exactly what she wanted to do.

Sep 4, 2011, 1:01:45 PM

World

Two killed in Army ambulance crash on A66 in Cumbria - UK

Two people travelling in an Army ambulance were killed when it was in collision with two lorries on a road in Cumbria.

Sep 4, 2011, 12:13:36 PM