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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

** Police identify name of Pennsylvania medic killed in Monday MVA
** UK man gets off lightly with community service after urinating on female paramedic
UNITED STATES NEWS
** Authorities in Pennsylvania have released the name of a female paramedic killed while attending an MVA scene Monday. WTAJ (March 2) said police identified the medic as West End Ambulance Service practitioner Janice Livingstone. Livingstone died around 10 a.m. in Yoder Township after being struck by a truck. Police said the stretch of road where the accident occurred remains closed. The cause of the crash, however, is unknown. Police continue to investigate.
UNITED KINGDOM NEWS
** A Shoreditch man has escaped jail time after urinating from a fourth floor balcony onto a female paramedic attempting to aid an assault victim. LBC (March 3) said Andrew Whitehead, 22, has instead been sentenced to only 300 hours community service. According to the news site, Whitehead committed the act on January 31st in the early morning hours. The patient involved was being treated for head injuries at the time. Paramedic Lorna Mcllwaine, 30, who was the victim of the incident, said Whitehead was chuckling while he exposed himself on the balcony. She said the prank resulted in her unit being taken out of service for a brief period. Along with the community service order, Whitehead was also tasked with paying a 250 pound fine.
Mar 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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03/03/2015

Sudbury, Ontario – Emergency services under stress, city councillors told
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Paramedics now equipped with CPR meters
Long Beach, California – Tensions rise after fire department cuts; intention to hire civilian paramedics
Phoenix, Arizona – House gives tentative OK to bill to equip first responders with heroin antidote
Baxter, Arkansas – Community paramedic program first in state
Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville consolidating emergency services into a single agency
Cambridge, UK – East of England Ambulance Service loses equipment worth 215 K pounds in last 2 years
Wales, UK – Grandmother with collapsed lung taken to hospital by police after ambulance failed to show
Mar 2, 2015 | Comments Off on 03/03/2015
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

** Female Pennsylvania paramedic killed at MVA scene
** BC paramedics launch public relations campaign
UNITED STATES NEWS
** A female Pennsylvania paramedic is dead after being struck by a coal truck at an MVA scene Monday. The Associated Press (March 2) said the practitioner died on Route 271 in Upper Yoder Township near Johnstown. According to the newspaper, the woman worked for West End Ambulance Services. Icy road conditions were present at the time. Police reconstructionists are now investigating the scene. The name of the medic has not yet been released.
CANADA NEWS
** In an effort to up their public profile, BC paramedics yesterday launched a PR push detailing the work EMS responders do. The Marketwire (March 2) said the Imagine campaign includes TV, print, and radio spots that will run for the next 8 weeks across the province. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 873, Ambulance Paramedics of BC President Bronwyn Barter said the undertaking is necessary as the 24/7 work paramedics do can be overlooked. To preview aspects of the campaign, go to www.worldwithoutparamedics.ca. BC currently sports some 4,000 paramedics and dispatchers.
Mar 2, 2015 | Comments Off on Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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