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** Manitoba STARS air ambulance to see physicians ride along on transports?

** Court date set for Utah paramedic charged with voyeurism

** To assist in fostering improved confidence in STARS air ambulance in Manitoba, a new report is recommending a physician ride along with air medics for around 2 months. That is the word from the Winnipeg Sun (Kristin Annable/July 23) which said the suggestion is part of a report prepared by the Clinical Oversight Committee and Dr. Brian Postl. According to the tome, other improvements are urged by way of setting up a pediatric transport team and putting an operations liaison committee in place. The resumption of inter facility transports is also being pushed. STARS was grounded in December after concerns for patient safety were raised following three critical incidents. The service resumed 3 months later.

** A Utah paramedic will appear in court September 23rd on voyeurism charges. The Cache Valley News (Will Feelright/July 23) said Trenton resident Michael Lawler, 38, made his first court appearance Tuesday. Lawler is charged with voyeurism x 9, all of which are Class A misdemeanors. Lawler allegedly used his cellphone attached to a stick to look up women’s dresses during the June Summerfest event. The women ranged in age from teenagers to those in their early thirties. Following his arrest, Lawler resigned from Cache County EMS. He has pleaded not guilty.