Manitoba search and rescue worker found dead in northern Saskatchewan
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2/13/2014
Hamilton, Ontario – EMS patient off-load delays costing city
Winnipeg, Manitoba – Polar bear attack victim stuck with air ambulance bill
San Angelo, Texas – Three die in ambulance crash
Decatur, Alabama – Decatur ambulance service in violation of operating licence after workers walk out over late pay
Lincolnshire, UK – Driver of ambulance did not brake in fatal crash
Yorkshire, UK – Independent inquiry as ambulance staff prepare to strike twice
Dublin, Ireland – Serious concerns about risks for paramedics sent to incidents alone
New South Wales, Australia – Threat of violence won’t deter female paramedics
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
** Trial set for Nova Scotia paramedic accused of sexually assaulting female patients
** Funeral held for off-duty West Virginia medic killed in weekend car crash
CANADA NEWS
** The trial for a Kentville, Nova Scotia paramedic, accused of sexually assaulting female patients, has been set for September 29 to October 3rd of this year. That is the word from the Chronicle Herald (Gordon Delaney/February 11) which said James Duncan Keats, 48, entered his not guilty plea via his lawyer in provincial court Tuesday. According to the newspaper, Keats has been tagged with sexual assault x 7 and breach of trust x 7. All charges relate to incidents involving six different women between 24 and 71-years-of age. Keats, who has worked as a paramedic since 1995, remains under house arrest.
UNITED STATES NEWS
** Funeral services were held yesterday for a West Virginia EMT/firefighter killed this past Saturday in an off duty car wreck. 58 WCHS (February 12) said the commemoration for Clendenin resident Nathan Allen Smith, 29, drew mourners from across the state. Smith, who worked for Kanawha County Ambulance Service was also a lieutenant with the volunteer fire department. He had additionally served in Afghanistan with the state’s air national guard.
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