Posted on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:41:53 UTC
The Associated PressMADISON, Wis. — Pilot error and a lack of proper warning equipment is being blamed for the 2008 crash of a University of Wisconsin Med Flight helicopter that killed three people.The National Transportation Safety Board announced its findings in the final report on the crash released Friday.The UW Med Flight helicopter crashed into a hilly, wooded area about 4 miles from the ...
Posted on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:26:58 UTC
By Eva Ruth Moravec The San Antonio Express-NewsSAN ANTONIO — In a city some consider the seventh-fattest in the United States, a specialized private ambulance designed to handle patients who weigh up to 1,500 pounds makes about 350 trips a year.More than 40 percent of Bexar County residents are obese, defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher, said Dr. Fernando Guerra, director of the ...
Posted on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:12:17 UTC
Woman with a gunshot wound to her head waited 13 minutes for EMS to arrive on scene
Posted on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:40:34 UTC
By Dale Huffman The Dayton Daily NewsDAYTON, Ohio — For more than 20 years, a dedicated Dayton firefighter, now retired, and a Box 21 rescue worker have spearheaded a drive to see that a classic memorial monument is raised in honor of regional firefighters and paramedics who have died in the line of duty.Rod Longpre, the fireman, and Darrell Perkins, the rescue worker, now are on the verge of ...
Posted on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:55:45 UTC
By Robert Sanchez Chicago Daily Herald DES MOINES, Iowa — Six days after a violent crash along the Reagan Tollway left her injured and trapped in a wrecked SUV, Beth Wallace was reunited with the young woman who came to her aid.In a tearful Wednesday afternoon meeting at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, the 23-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, resident thanked Holly Swaim for freeing her from a seat ...
Posted on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:19:54 UTC
By Donna Frake Milwaukee Journal Sentinel OCONOMOWOC, Wisc. — It was the stunning combination of professional training and parental instinct that allowed an Oconomowoc father to breathe life into his 16-year-old son.The Red Cross recognized Steve Vogt recently with a surprise ceremony awarding him with the Certificate of Merit, the organization's highest honor for his actions earlier this year ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:54:36 UTC
Do you know your state laws? Does your state even have a process for certifying ambulance drivers? It might be a good time to pull out that dusty old copy of the regulations and review them.
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:24:11 UTC
The Associated PressBEAVERTON, Ore. — A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.Beaverton police say Mark Eskelsen called 911 from his cell phone, identified himself as "the sheriff of Washington County," and asked for medical help. He later admitted he wasn't the sheriff ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:15:06 UTC
By Sean Eddy ParamedicAfter his last appearance on the big screen in 2006, the world has been left to wonder what happened to the "Man of Steel" that we have all grown to love. Either Metropolis has been free of supervillains, or Superman decided to hang it up and take on a new career. Perhaps he decided to pursue a new line of work in the pre-hospital emergency medical field? It's certainly ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:08:09 UTC
KCRASTOCKTON, Calif. — Stockton firefighters are no longer able to perform paramedic services on the public.Wednesday at 7 a.m., more than 40 firefighters certified as paramedics will have to take their paramedic equipment off of their fire engines."I am just worried that the public is going to be at risk," Stockton's Fire Chief Ron Hittle said.The move is the result of a four-year legal ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:29:38 UTC
By Fred Attewill The MetroCAMBRIDGESHIRE, England — An ambulance driver could lose his job and his licence after he was clocked at 112mph while delivering an organ for emergency surgery.Paul Bex was speeding under blue lights after a surgeon told him the liver was needed within three hours.But a speed camera caught him over the limit and police sent him a letter saying he faces prosecution.Despite ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:41:16 UTC
By Andy Paras The Post and CourierCHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. — The Charleston County EMS director pulled over to the side of the road last week and asked the woman on the other line to say the words again. The caller repeated herself: Charleston County had been named EMS magazine's Paid EMS Service of the Year, a national award given annually for outstanding achievement.The award is so coveted that ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:17:03 UTC
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology WeekLONDON — Research findings, 'Ambulance provision for children: a UK national survey,' are discussed in a new report. "The purpose of this national survey of UK ambulance services was to provide an up-to-date assessment of service provision for children in the prehospital setting and to identify the challenges faced in providing optimal services ...
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:13:11 UTC
Large portions of the operational budget for an EMS system are determined by the number of vehicles, personnel and stations needed to meet the TRI requirements.
Posted on Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:55:01 UTC
Two volunteer rescue squad members were charged with possessing drugs while on call
Posted on Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:33:04 UTC
By Patrick Walters The Associated PressCOLLINGDALE, Pa. — A series of explosions at a welding supply company on Wednesday injured 5 people — one critically — and forced evacuations and sent thick black smoke billowing over the area.Delaware County Emergency Services Director Ed Truitt told The Associated Press that officials on the scene reported the injured were taken to hospitals ...
Posted on Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:55:50 UTC
Safety advocates said the crash is further evidence of the need for new requirements on medevac flights
Posted on Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:41:24 UTC
By Elizabeth Sweetman Worcester NewsMALVERN, England — A man was handed a suspended prison sentence after punching a paramedic three times in the face.Tomasz Delgiado, aged 40, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and failing to attend an earlier hearing at Worcester Magistrates CourtMatt Dodson, prosecuting, read a statement from the victim Liam Hurds, who said he and a colleague had been called ...
Posted on Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:36:15 UTC
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