11/9/11

Special Report

NFPA Releases Ambulance Crash Data; EMSNetwork News again plays an important role in data gathering.

Nov 9, 2011, 11:51:57 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

Thayer teen killed in crash with ambulance - Missouri

A report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened at 2:05 p.m. two miles north of Koshkonong, when the 2004 GMC Envoy driven by Elisha "Eli" Pounders of Thayer lost control

Nov 9, 2011, 11:17:30 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

Prattville City Ambulance flips in wreck - Alabama

Nov 9, 2011, 11:09:05 PM

Ambulance Crash Log

Ambulance Part of Multi-Vehicle Accident - Ohio

The four-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m.

Nov 9, 2011, 11:04:52 PM

Job Listings

Security Guard - EMT Certified - Maryland

Nov 9, 2011, 11:04:12 PM

Criminal

Ambulance Driver Fired After Sex Sting Arrest - New Mexico

Police said Christopher White was planning to pay teens for sex until he fell for an officer’s trap.

Nov 9, 2011, 11:00:15 PM

Criminal

Bronx man high on drugs steals hospital ambulance, cops say - New York

'It appears to be a high-induced joy ride'

Nov 9, 2011, 10:54:30 PM

Bodily Assault Log

Plainsboro man charged with groping EMT trying to assist him - New Jersey

He called for help after stepping on a nail in his home, but a Plainsboro man ended up under arrest, charged with sexually touching a female volunteer emergency medical technician.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:52:32 PM

Bodily Assault Log

Police Log: Woman Assaults Police and Ambulance Personnel - Massachusetts

Nov 9, 2011, 10:52:04 PM

Criminal

Paramedic claims sleep aid Ambien made him drink, drive, cause crash - Illinois

Thomas A. Gatz, 43, of Shorewood was found wearing only his underwear July 27, 2010, after he drove his car eastbound in the westbound lanes of West Jefferson Street in Joliet and caused a crash that shattered an 18-year-old woman’s arm, court records said.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:51:50 PM

Criminal

Firefighter Robbed at Gunpoint While Checking Fire Hydrants - Florida

The Miami firefighter wasn't injured in the robbery, despite being shot at

Nov 9, 2011, 10:51:32 PM

America

Cullman EMS searching for permanent home - Alabama

Cullman County's emergency services is still looking for a permanent home since the April tornadoes destroyed their original one. The outfit is now in its second location in just a couple of months.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:50:52 PM

America

Milton Freewater residents revive ambulance services - Washington

"There's a need for it. There's no question about it. We have a large retired population that might need to access it more than the average person" said Howard.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:50:32 PM

America

Russellville looks for new ambulance service as Northstar leaves - Alabama

City leaders told WAFF 48 News they are watching out for their residents and that this ordinance would allow them to have more oversight on ambulances and other emergency services.


Nov 9, 2011, 10:50:17 PM

America

Voters in Corte Madera, San Rafael, Lucas Valley pass paramedic tax measures - California

Political ads boosting a Corte Madera paramedic tax noted the issue was literally a matter of life and death, and voters took the pitch to heart as the measure romped with 82 percent of the vote Tuesday.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:50:10 PM

America

EMS officials and personnel break ground on new EMS facility - Louisiana

Mayor-President Kip Holden helped EMS officials break ground on a new EMS facility that's been in the works for up to fifteen years.


Nov 9, 2011, 10:48:52 PM

America

Paramedic reported missing Sunday returns home after being stuck on muddy road for 2 days - Arizona

Flagstaff police say Mary Elizabeth Hansen was waiting for the weather and conditions on Cottonwood Canyon Road to clear before returning home Tuesday morning.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:48:06 PM

America

Fire, EMS to become one division in Cleveland by end of 2012 - Ohio

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced personnel changes in the Divisions of EMS and Fire and in the Department of Public Safety.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:46:19 PM

America

Local legislators jump into talks about EMS funding - Florida

The list of stakeholders is growing, as Pinellas County Commissioners, local firefighters, municipalities and taxpayers continue to argue the merits of different plans aimed at finding an affordable solution to funding emergency medical services.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:45:27 PM

America

Ambulances Hit Ballots In Two Counties - Idaho

The ambulance districts in Bingham and Bannock counties have big votes on the ballot Tuesday, and local fire departments are hoping people head out to the polls.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:44:49 PM

America

Fewer EMS’d since 2008 policy change raised cost - Rhode Island

Number of students refusing care for intoxication reached new high in 2011

Nov 9, 2011, 10:43:46 PM

America

Milwaukee County Board Votes to Restore Some EMS Funding - Wisconsin

The Milwaukee County Board Monday — on a veto-proof vote of 15-4 — approved a budget amendment that would restore $1.5 million to the county’s Emergency Medical Services subsidy.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:43:09 PM

Awards-Honors

Poage earns Women in EMS award - Colorado

The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado announces that Cheryl Poage of Centennial has received the Francis Mildred Roth Women in EMS Award at a ceremony Nov. 5 during the EMS Association of Colorado's annual conference in Keystone.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:41:41 PM

Canada

Paramedic equipment fails in rural emergency - Canada

A rural Manitoba man claims local paramedics failed to carry the equipment needed to save his dying wife.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:36:39 PM

World

Emergency Care Assistants replace paramedics for 999 calls as cuts hit ambulance trusts - UK

Medical support staff with as little as eight weeks training are responding to 999 emergency calls instead of qualified paramedics at half of ambulance trusts as they impose frontline cuts

Nov 9, 2011, 10:35:13 PM

Medevac

Air Medical Memorial

This includes the pilots and medical crew members of both helicopter (HEMS) and airplane (FWEMS) operations.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:33:41 PM

Medevac

Memorial planned for medical airlift personnel killed in line of duty - Washington

We took Krista Haugen out to the beach in Edmonds today. It was hard for her, she said. Just north of that beach, six years ago, an Airlift Northwest helicopter went down, killing all three flight-crew members on board. Krista was an Airlift flight-nurse at the time and knew them all.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:31:34 PM

Medevac

New 'hot Load' Procedure Saves Time, Lives - Pennsylvania

The process is part of the hospital's new "hot load" procedure in which the Life Lion crew keeps the helicopter idling while the patient is secured and loaded into the helicopter. It's a measure that saves another few precious minutes in a race against time, hospital officials say.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:31:33 PM

Medevac

Angels of Flight: Medical Crew Surprises Kids With Special Ride - Ohio

The flight team later learned that Ricky and his 9-year-old sister, MacKenzie, (who suffers from the same disorder) wanted to take a fun helicopter ride through Make-A-Wish.

Nov 9, 2011, 10:31:23 PM