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** Massachusetts man charged with assault after throwing stair chair at medic

** Georgia ambulance catches fire;medic and patient suffer from smoke inhalation

** A Brookline, Massachusetts man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly throwing a stair chair at paramedics attempting to aid his wife Saturday. That is the word from the Brookline Tab (Erin Clossey/June 10) which said Richard Joyce, 62, was also tagged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery on an emergency medical technician. According to the news site, Joyce became aggressive around 9:25 p.m. as EMS treated a wound on his wife’s face. When approached by police, Joyce said he was displeased with the EMS care his spouse was receiving. He also said a chair at the bottom of a landing had fallen there after an EMT tripped over it. The attending medic discounted the story, however, saying Joyce unstrapped his wife from the stair chair. He then threw the seat at the practitioner’s back as the latter left the building to hail police.

** A Georgia medic suffered from smoke inhalation Wednesday after the ambulance he was riding in caught fire. WJBF (Damon Putzier/June 11) said the 3:30 p.m. incident occurred in downtown Augusta and also impacted the patient the Gold Cross Ambulance was transporting. According to the newspaper, the cause of the blaze is currently unknown and remains under investigation.

** California paramedic killed in off duty plane crash

** German paramedic finally reaches climber injured days ago in cave some 3,000 feet underground

** A Los Angeles paramedic is dead after succumbing to injuries sustained in a Mojave Desert plane crash Monday. That is the word from KNBC-TV (June 10) which also said a boy who was travelling in the aircraft as a passenger was critically injured. According to the news site, the EMS medic has been identified as Brian Lee, 47. Lee, who was off duty at the time, was piloting the plane. He had 25 years experience in the air. Initial information indicates the aircraft was attempting to land on a dry sea bed when it nosedived and flipped just prior to the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating.

** A rescue paramedic in Bavaria has reached an injured climber who was hit by a falling rock Sunday in a network of virtually inaccessible caves. The Express (Jane Matthews/June 10) said Johann Westhauser, 52, sustained head and upper body injuries in the incident; Though he can still walk, his location is some 3,000 feet underground. Rescuers remain concerned hypothermia could also set in during the remaining  rescue effort which could take upwards of a week. According to the newspaper, the team attempting to aid him has been forced to employ a variety of approaches, including climbing, abseiling, and working through cramped spaces. The cave is located near Hitler’s Berchtesgaden holiday home in the Untersberg mountain range.