April 28, 2024

Review Category : Other News

12/07/2017

Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador – Labrador Ambulance Service considering legal action against provincial government

Renfrew County, Ontario – County approves modified tiered response program in one year trial; fire department will now respond to some medical calls

Scottsdale, Arizona – Ambulance contract raises service questions

Lompoc Valley, California – Paramedic honored for saving nurse from patient assault

Queensland, Australia – Young ambo dies after incredibly brave battle

Auckland, New Zealand – Busiest year ever for ambulance 111 calls in country

Cape Town, South Africa – Paramedics to be given panic buttons

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12/06/2017

Hamilton, Ontario – EMS launches investigation into how paramedics treated patient

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Paramedics treating more patients on-scene than ever before

Brooklyn, New York – FDNY EMT who made anti-Semitic tweets to rejoin the academy

New York, New York – EMS unions fight city for data on race, salary, and discipline

Muncie, Indiana – Change to fire-based EMS could cost county paramedics their jobs

New York, New York – FDNY sued for discrimination yet again

London, UK – London Bridge terror attack paramedic honoured at awards

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12/05/2017

Montreal, Quebec – Urgences Sante 911 operators poised to strike

Winnipeg, Manitoba – City’s finance chair wants the province to take over ambulance services

Pensacola, Florida – Bridge tribute honors beloved paramedic, trainer who died of cancer

Wales, UK – Suspected stroke patients waiting up to 10 hours for ambulances in Wales

Bristol, UK – Chaos as patients cannot call ambulances after South Western’s emergency phone lines and computer systems crash

West Midlands, UK – Paramedic stunned as patient drops pants and defecates in ambulance

Devon, UK – Row over police officer’s ambulance wait tweet

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