Charleston, West Virginia – Heroin overdoses becoming an epidemic
Sunderland, UK – Ambulance chiefs launch investigation after taxi sent out on 999 call to sick teenager
Lancashire, UK – Ambulance trust admits failings over ambulance wait
Lancashire, UK – Paramedics vote for industrial action
Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance service defends use of lesser trained emergency care assistants on calls
Drogheda, Ireland – Family complains that mother could have died when ambulance broke down en route to hospital
Victoria, Australia – Ambulance union fears mass exodus
Canberra, Australia – Nearly 10,000 false calls to 000 emergency line in past year
