May 18, 2024

Review Category : Other News

06/02/2016

Goose Bay, Newfoundland – Man hiding in ambulance charged with multiple breaks and enters

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Cuts to seniors’ tax rebates, ambulance fees in Tories’ first budget

Plymouth, Massachusetts – Paramedic cited after ambulance crash

Wales, UK – Public told to flag down ambulances after power loss affects 999 calls

East of England, UK – “We can’t provide the service we’re expected to,” admits ambulance boss

Sydney, Australia – Hospitals unclog emergency departments of ambulance patients, but waiting times rise

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance Victoria teams up with Beyond Blue to tackle paramedic suicides

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05/31/2016

Bathurst, New Brunswick – Air ambulance flight made emergency landing over safety hazard

Dallas, Texas – Paramedics make plenty of house calls, but not much money yet

Indianapolis, Indiana – 6 people, including 2 EMTs transported after ambulance crash

Suffolk, UK – Two arrested after ambulance crew attacked; yobs tried to force way into EMS unit

Basingstoke, UK – Investigation launched after medic allegedly refused to take woman to A & E

Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance service’s 600,000 pound compensation to staff

Wales, UK – Ambulance staff sickness levels fall

 

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5/30/2016

Windsor, Ontario – Paramedics launch #knowyour911 campaign

Brantford, Ontario – Province extends paramedicine pilot project

New Orleans, Louisiana – Governor signs Blue Lives Matter bill as it becomes first state to make it a hate crime to target first responders, police officers

Canterbury, UK – Shock over grandmother’s incorrect DNR order

Surrey, UK – Ambulance service hopes co-responding trial with fire will be made permanent

Victoria, Australia – Family of tragic paramedic win compensation after protracted legal battle

Melbourne, Australia – Ambulance stations to receive multi-million dollar upgrades

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