09/24/2015

Cornwall, Ontario – First responders face new danger: chemical suicide

McAllen, Texas – Ambulance owner receives nearly $459 K in fake billings

Spartanburg, South Carolina – Paramedics: Medical ID on smart phone could help save life

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance bosses apologize for not getting to head injury patient sooner

Cambridge, UK – Paramedic attacked outside rail station

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance employees rate their leadership poorly in internal survey

Wellington, New Zealand – Industry enhances chance of paramedics registration

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – Medics allegedly refused to take dying man

Sep 23, 2015 | Comments Off on 09/24/2015

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09/23/2015

Winnipeg, MB – Paramedics launch respect in the workplace complaint against fire chief

Ottawa, Ontario – Turf War: Paramedics, firefighters at odds over symptom relief meds

Ottawa, Ontario – The Paramedic Ride ends at city hall

Washington, D.C. – Ambulance breaks down while transporting woman to hospital; latest in string of EMS problems

Essex, UK – Police treat heavily bleeding woman after 90 minute wait for ambulance

Staffordshire, UK – 108 minute wait for ambulance for emergency patient who should have been reached in 8 minutes

West Midlands, UK – Defibrillator vandalized;action could cost lives, say ambulance managers

Sep 22, 2015 | Comments Off on 09/23/2015

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09/22/2015

Windsor, Ontario – Ontario paramedic chiefs meeting this week

Sudbury, Ontario – Fire medics proposal worries paramedics

Renfrew, Ontario – Paramedics joined Monday rally in Ottawa to protest watering down EMS response

Amherst, New Hampshire – Trial of former EMS chief postponed

Gilbert, Arizona – Man says ambulance company almost took him for a ride

Lurgan, UK – Man sentenced after being abusive to ambulance staff

New South Wales, Australia – Man dies waiting for ambulance as no staff were available

Napier, New Zealand – Ambulance sex offender appeals sentence

Sep 21, 2015 | Comments Off on 09/22/2015

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