8/19/2014

Grand Manan, New Brunswick – Transportation Safety Board to inspect air ambulance crash

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Eagle Med crash survivor talks about recovery, courage award

Corpus Christi, Texas – Man jumps from moving ambulance

Fresno, California – Ambulance abuse falling

Plano, Texas – Baylor hospital donates mini-lab to paramedics

Columbus, Ohio – Rising costs force EMS to deal with medical supply shortages

East Midlands, UK – 298 wait more than 90 minutes for ambulance

Melbourne, Australia – Paramedic tells of his brush with death after aggressive patient tried to slit his throat and pour a pot of boiling water on him

Aug 18, 2014 | Comments Off on 8/19/2014

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8/18/2014

Laval, Quebec – Laval urged to fill ambulance gap with own EMS

Sudbury, Ontario – Plan is a five year roadmap for city’s emergency services

Humboldt, Saskatchewan – Paramedics seeing more drug and alcohol related calls

Whitehaven, UK – Patient forced to crawl down stairs to reach ambulance wins apology

East Midlands, UK – Medics who saved man when he died 17 times in line for national awards

Scotland, UK – Scottish Ambulance Service is improving infection control

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance workers, management and SA health officials to discuss rising cases of ramping

Aug 17, 2014 | Comments Off on 8/18/2014

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8/16/2014

Washington, D.C. – NTSB: Mercy Air Med helicopter not certified for flying into icy weather before crash

Missoula, Montana – Emergency responders honored for saving cardiac arrest victim

London, UK – Diabetic gets blue light to train as paramedic after driving ban fight

Hartlepool, UK – Concerns over controversial heart drug trial

Hull, UK – Obese putting strain on fire service as crews called to lift people from baths and buses and shore up staircases

Aug 15, 2014 | Comments Off on 8/16/2014

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