7/31/13

El Centro, California – Gold Cross Ambulance employees strike

Washington, D.C. – DC fire department doubling new ambulance order

Houston, Texas – Ambulance providers subject to Feds’ moratorium

Lafayette, Louisiana – Acadian Ambulance hopes to expand role of paramedics

Flintshire, UK – Ambulance times have gotten worse since centralization

Wiltshire, UK – Flying ambulance at risk

Belfast, Northern Ireland – Replacing ambulance crew members with less qualified staff is a gamble, warn politicians

Adelaide, South Australia – Spike in bizarre behaviour sees ambulance call outs rise;blamed on dirty ecstasy batch

Jul 30, 2013 | Comments Off on 7/31/13

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7/30/13

West, Texas – DA receives Texas Ranger report on former paramedic

Washington, D.C. – Patient on PCP steals ambulance

Long Beach, California – Paramedic changes will wait until fall

Phoenix, Arizona – Report from paramedic’s point of view sheds light on fire intensity

Bexleyheath, UK – Gran almost dies after 999 operator refuses to send ambulance

Scotland, UK – Ambulance service misses 999 targets

East Midlands, UK – 100 extra staff to cut 999 times

Tamworth, Australia – Winching imperative to helicopter rescue service

Jul 29, 2013 | Comments Off on 7/30/13

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7/29/13

Toronto, Ontario – Crash prompts Ornge to consider night vision goggles

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Paramedic service receives funding boost

West, Texas – West EMT class is graduating…minus four who died in blast

El Centro, California – Paramedics to strike within days

Staffordshire, UK – 999 tragedy should not have happened

Grimsby, UK – NHS ambulance service slammed again after patient died when she had to wait four hours for EMS

Norwich, UK – Rise in complaints over delays

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics to meet with Fair Work Australia

Durban, South Africa – EMS oxygen crisis overblown, department of health

Jul 28, 2013 | Comments Off on 7/29/13

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