Omaha, Nebraska – Ambulance shooting, questions still unanswered

Buffalo, New York – Union for Rural Metro EMTs & paramedics rejects contract offer

Washington, D.C. – D.C. sued over death of man who waited 30 minutes for ambulance

Waco, Texas – Paramedics threatened after responding to sick call

Detroit, Michigan – Emergency communications system returns to service after shutdown

Dayton, Ohio – Intoxicated man arrested for blocking ambulances

Wales, UK – Ambulance service only getting worse

West Midlands, UK – 100 new emergency vehicles for West Midlands Ambulance Service

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Province legislates binding arbitration for paramedics/EMC

York Region, Ontario – Paramedics face out of the box scenario

Ottawa County, Michigan – Police end major searches for drowned EMT;no body recovered

Huntington, Ohio – EMS employee cited in car wreck

Madison, Wisconsin – New mini-ambulance makes off road, event rescues faster

Essex, UK – Ambulance bosses out

Stevenage, UK – Mother’s agonizing 50 minute ambulance wait for ambulance for 2-year-old

Gaya, India – Ambulance with wailing sirens carries liquor

West, Texas – EMS struggles to recover in blast’s aftermath

Grand Haven, Michigan – Search continues for missing paramedic

New York, New York – Cuomo signs into law EMT recertification extension

Delta Township, Michigan – Paramedics/firefighters learn martial arts to protect themselves …. from people

Allentown, Pennsylvania – Man who grabbed paramedics gets fine

Charlotte, North Carolina – State investigators look into allegations against EMTs

East of England, UK – Ambulance bosses shamed into quitting by Commons attack

Cape Town, South Africa – EMS workers being targeted

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Paramedics may observe jail detainees

Riverhead, New York – Riverfront drive dedicated to EMT Heidi Behr

Joplin, Missouri – Ambulance director arrested for DUI

Corpus Christi, Texas – City’s solution to ambulance shortage

Westchester, New York – Funeral set for emergency medicine leader

Chicago, Illinois – EMS triage to stroke centers doubles tPA use

Angus, UK – Ambulance bosses sent paramedics on 999 dash to change pensioner’s bandages

London, UK – Send firemen on 999 calls instead of ambulances, NHS chief

Guelph, Ontario – Ambulance response times red flagged in report

Stockton, California – Crowd delays EMT response to murder scene

Los Angeles, California – LA Council extends LAFD plan to staff extra ambulances

Washington, D.C. – DC ambulance redeployment plan voted down at committee meeting

Union County, North Carolina – Ambulance strikes fallen tree in Union County with patient on board

Weston, UK – Paramedic left in tears after vile attack

East of England, UK – Second director in two days resigns from ambulance service board

East of England, UK – Five directors at ambulance board accused of culture of incompetence resign in three days

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics, company resume talks with conciliator in bid to avoid strike

Pasadena, California – Father alleges paramedics let his son die

Leicester, UK – Medics fled from home of crazed man

London, UK – Patients facing eight hour waits in ambulances outside A & E departments

London, UK – Ambulance deliveries put London hospitals under pressure

Cornwall, UK – Royal Cornwall paramedics assisted A & E staff at busy times

Victoria, Australia – Ambos reject government claims

New South Wales, Australia – High child scald rating a concern for paramedics

Toronto, Ontario – TV paramedic joins Toronto EMS, carries on family tradition

Capitola, California – Two years after beating, family of EMT Bryan Stow fights for care

Wausau, Wisconsin – Paramedics credit technology with saving lives

Norfolk, UK – Pedaling paramedics wheel into Norfolk

Cambridge, UK – Ambulance takes 46 minutes to get to teen hit by bus

Queensland, Australia – Poor pay forces paramedics, police, and firefighters to seek second jobs

New South Wales, Australia – Tribute to paramedics unveiled

Toronto, Ontario – Report pans potential merger of fire services with EMS

San Diego, California – City extends ambulance contract;prices may rise

Goshen, New York – Autism awareness seminar for first responders offered

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – City may increase EMS fees for first time since 2004

Norwich, UK – Ambulance control room installs solar panels

East of England, UK – Ambulance incompetence criticized

Nottingham, UK – Ambulance service lied to family while woman, 79, waited in agony

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance service under pressure on call-outs

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia paramedics draw attention to contract dispute, demand higher pay

Hamilton, Ontario – New EMS chief headed to Hamilton

Niagara Falls, Ontario – EMS warns of lost medication

New York, New York – Charges dropped against EMT accused of ignoring dying pregnant woman

New York, New York – EMT who giggled as pregnant woman died skates on charges

Buffalo, New York – Paramedics and EMTs negotiate contract

Wales, UK – Ambulance target missed for 12th month in a row

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics forced to reuse dirty sheets on ambulance trolleys

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics considering next moves after rejecting tentative deal

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedic talks look bad for NDP

Victoria, BC – BC offers ambulances, medical supplies, responders to flood stricken Alberta

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge helicopter crash prompts safety concerns

Staten Island, New York – Off-duty EMT arrested for drunk driving

Scotland, UK – Call to cut heart attack deaths by using taxis as ambulances

Scotland, UK – Mother criticizes paramedic response

Perth, Australia – Paramedics called out to twice as many overdose cases;synthetic cannabis and over the counter drugs to blame

Ottawa, Ontario – Ontario kicks in $38 million to fund city ambulances

Grand Rapids, Michigan – Woman hit by ambulance and car dies

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Air ambulance grants dying boy’s wish

Kansas City, Missouri – In-house nurse program lowers jailhouse ambulance calls at police headquarters

Scotland, UK – Busy first month for Scotland’s charity air ambulance

Dublin, Ireland – Ambulance for tragic baby arrived with elderly patient

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics continue wage campaign

Pretoria, South Africa – Ambulance breakdown did not compromise Mandela’s health, Zuma

New York, New York – City Council holding hearings on 911 system glitches, response times

New Bedford, Massachusetts – State commission rules New Bedford acted too harshly in firing paramedic, upholds termination of EMT

Scranton, Pennsylvania – DA:EMTs, medical contracted scabies from starvation victim

Essex, UK – Paramedic struck off after telling seizure patient to have a drink and a cigarette

County Antrim, UK – Teen in court over attack on paramedic

Victoria, Australia – Alarm sparked over Mercedes Benz ambulance engines

St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador – Ambulance crash triggers warning to drivers

Pasco County, Florida – Woman crashes into ambulance, was trying to save dead cat

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Ambulance company named in age discrimination suit

Yorkshire, UK – Air ambulance flying high after lifting 5,000th patient

County Kerry, Ireland – Ambulance sent to wrong county after three-week-old baby died

East Anglia, UK – Ambulance trusts miss time target

Shanghai, China – Ambulance arrives 2 hours late to pick up injured

Cairo, Egypt – Egypt to deploy 2,000 ambulances during June 30 protests

Houston, Texas – 2 paramedics, baby injured in wreck with suspected drunken driver

Boston, Massachusetts – Boston’s chief technology officer to look into NYC’s 911 software

Danielson, Connecticut – Psychological training offered to rural first responders and EMTs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Ambulance company named in age discrimination suit

North Hollywood, California – Private ambulance burns

Louth, UK – Fire tears through ambulance station

Wales, UK – Ambulance times are improving, says government

Wellington, New Zealand – Ambulance service appeals to small business

Waynesboro, Virginia – Fallen local EMS worker to receive national recognition

Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland moving toward merging fire, EMS

Greenville, South Carolina – Paramedics’ mascot missing

Newtonabbey, UK – Man charged over meat cleaver threat to paramedics

Sydenham, UK – Care home mistook paramedics for lift engineers as man lay dying

Plymouth, UK – Ambulances to be run by hazardous waste firm

Dundee, UK – Man jailed for attacking paramedics who were trying to help him

Dublin, Ireland – Ambulance response times are being massaged by the HSE, TD claims

Winnipeg, MB – Paralyzed paramedic inspires can-do project

Halifax, Nova Scotia – NDP’s meddling in paramedic deal reprehensible:negotiator

Aquebogue, New York – Ambulance barn to be dedicated to EMTs killed in crash

Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland EMS workers begin cross training with firefighters

Hampton, Virginia – VA jobs program helps former military medics

Dublin, Ireland – In a state of emergency:Ireland’s ambulance crisis

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance ramping concerns

Sydney, Australia – Ambos, firefighters are most trusted;journalists and talkback hosts least trusted

New York, New York – Hero EMT dispatcher stays on phone with stroke victim for 8 hours

Fort Myers, Florida – Driver of ambulance won’t face criminal charges in fatal crash

Yorkshire, UK – Paramedic guilty of misconduct and banned from profession

Oxfordshire, UK – Plea for volunteers to drive ambulances after plunge in applicants

North Wales, UK – Ambulance took more than seven hours to respond to life threatening call

Wales, UK – Ambulance response times to priority calls disturbing

Gloucestershire, UK – Paramedics to lose out on training as ambulance contract lost to private contractor

Belfast, Ireland – Air ambulance need highlighted

Halifax, Nova Scotia – NS defends decision to grant paramedics pension plan

Houston, Texas – Houston remembers EMT/firefighter who died in motel fire

Weeping Water, Nebraska – Driver of ambulance likely didn’t hear dispatchers warn of danger heading his way

Manhattan, New York – City to pay women $1M in gender bias settlement

Cass County, Nebraska – Official on ambulance crash:Help came when it could

Yorkshire, UK – Paramedic can no longer work

East of England, UK – Medics sign grievance over ambulance trust’s use of cars

Drogheda, Ireland – Pensioner (80) in agony during ambulance wait

Victoria, Australia – Watchdog to probe ambulance failures

Halifax, Nova Scotia – PC leader questions health minister’s alleged talk with paramedics

New York, New York – Lawsuit planned over response to fatal crash

Exeter, UK – Man threatened paramedics

Swindon, UK – Head teacher hits out as drivers have a go at paramedics

Wales, UK – Ambulance crews must be flexible

Victoria, Australia – Ambulances decked out with union’s political messages

New South Wales, Australia – Rock attacks on ambulance, police, and fire vehicles

Gaborone, Botswana – Ambulances are not for corpses, ministry of health

Kentville, Nova Scotia – Paramedic charged with 3rd sexual assault

Hagerstown, Maryland – Man charged in death of EMS director was stopped for speeding the same night

New York, New York – EMT Hernandez, who disarmed a crazed gunman, is no stranger to heroics

New York, New York – Glitches galore with city’s emergency response system

Hamilton, Ohio – EMS patient tries to choke paramedic, pushed police down stairs

Clay County, Florida – County seeks to offset nationwide shortage of emergency medications

East of England, UK – Ambulance service recruited backroom staff when paramedics needed

Cambridge, UK – Ambulance crisis blamed on poor leadership

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedic students learn to avoid danger

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Paramedics rush into apartment to rescue 5

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Ambulance catches fire

Boca Raton, Florida – Woman throws chair at EMT, now in jail

Scotland, UK – Paramedics called after corpse shows signs of life

Scotland, UK – Cardiac patient ambulance blood checks save lives

East Anglia, UK – Ambulance service slammed

Perth, Western Australia – Threat to WA’s ambos ramps up

Perth, Western Australia – St. John ambulance gets tick but concerns over ramping

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Hospital hires nurses to speed up EMS patient drop-offs

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia paramedics agree on tentative deal

Sudbury, Ontario – A last goodbye to Ornge air ambulance pilot

Corbin, Kentucky – 3 dead in air ambulance crash

Chicago, Illinois – Ambulance crew takes cover during shootout

Weston, Wisconsin – Early morning crash tips ambulance

Yorkshire, UK – New strike by ambulance workers

Byker, UK – Ambulance chiefs investigating after ambulance ends up on its side

Victoria, Australia – Doctors raise doubt on ambo plan

Wellington, Ontario – Two charged with assaulting paramedics, police

Easton, Maryland – Teen charged as adult in 2012 crash that killed Washington County EMS director

Washington, D.C. – Mechanical failure caused D.C. ambulance breakdown during gunshot victim transport

Polk County, North Carolina – Polk County EMS director fired

West Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance chiefs deny Labour claims that private firms respond to half of emergency calls

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance union warns of outsourcing trend after Victorian firm transports non-emergency patients

Perth, West Australia – Ambulance ramping hours increase

Queensland, Australia – Student paramedics get workout without wheels

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics enter mediation in stalled contract talks

Halifax, Nova Scotia – NS paramedics push strike deadline to Sunday

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics’ contract dispute concerns health minister

Truro, Nova Scotia – Efforts underway to develop contingency plan in case of strike by paramedics

Petersburg, Virginia – Area remembers fallen paramedics and firefighters

San Diego, California – New contract between San Diego and ambulance company increases charges to patients

Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance strike to hit 999 services

Letterkenny, Ireland – Donegal medic saves life during flight

Moosonee, Ontario – No mechanical problems in fatal Ornge crash:investigators

Moosonee, Ontario – Paramedic who died told father Ornge helicopters well maintained

Powder Springs, Georgia – Stunning rescue:EMTs push patient uphill to hospital

Lander, Wyoming – Former EMTs lodge serious complaints against ambulance service management

Knightstown, Indiana – Worker sees flames coming from ambulance before fire destroyed c. Indiana emergency building

Bedfordshire, UK – Private ambulance staff putting patients at risk, paramedics say

Wellington, New Zealand – Paramedics help out in Samoa

Mississauga, Ontario – Air ambulances back to work after fatal crash

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – Paramedic killed in air ambulance crash remembered in Cape Breton community

Houston, Texas – Area breweries honor fallen EMT/firefighters

Aspen, Colorado – Aspen paramedics are now certified wildland firefighters

Scotland, UK – Air ambulance aborts landing because of doctors’ BBQ near helipad

Derbyshire, UK – Patient’s 2 hour wait for ambulance

Oxfordshire, UK – 999 ambulance targets won’t be met

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics not muted by threats

Calgary, Alberta – Community paramedics provide additional support to continuing care residents

Salem, Utah – Hero medic remembered as friend to all

Derby, Connecticut – Derby fire victim accused of assaulting EMT

East of England, UK – Ambulance service is 900 K pounds over budget

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance staff at breaking point

Sydney, Australia – Oz defence staff, paramedics, firefighter probed over alleged online race-hate posts

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics demand ambulance service fix

Paris, France – French doctor group:let paramedics fill second crewmember role

Moosonee, Ontario – Voice recorder retrieved after deadly air ambulance crash

New York, New York – EMS workers’ union charges that shift in way response time statistics are calculated misrepresents efficiency of agency

Houston, Texas – Community mourns fallen firefighter/EMTs;3 remain hospitalized from motel fire

Decatur, Georgia – Patient hijacks ambulance, crashed into business

Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Judge:ambulance service must turn over records

County Cork, Ireland – Confidence in ambulance service shaken by string of controversies

London, UK – Ambulance diverts threaten lives, MP warns

West Midlands, UK – Ambulance trust returns after delay led to tragedy

Birmingham, UK – Ambulance worker gets running to say thanks to hospital

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Region hires staff to bolster ambulance service

Tempe, Arizona – Man who threw wine bottles at officer also bit paramedic in buttocks

Durham, North Carolina – Nationwide drug shortage causing problems for EMS

New Carlisle, Ohio – Former paramedic/firefighter pleads not guilty to selling service pagers on eBay

Nelson, New Hampshire – Man fined for impersonating EMT

Albany, Georgia – Woman arrested after allegedly calling ambulance for a ride at least 15 times

Roanoke County, Virginia – EMTs save woman three times

London, UK – Overcrowded A & E units forced to turn away ambulance calls on 350 occasions

Medicine Hat, Alberta – EMS works hard to be calming force for kids

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Paramedic’s passion strong after 33 years on the job

Hamilton Twp, Ontario – Emergency services failed stroke victim

Jersey City, New Jersey – Bagel shop evacuated when EMS worker gets high CO reading

El Centro, California – Gold cross and EMS union making progress in negotiations

Mesa, Arizona – Southwest Ambulance celebrates EMS Week with 500th individual CPR-trained

Norwich, UK – Phone stolen from ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Outrage over four hour wait for ambulance

Winnipeg, MB – Family says boy left brain damaged after STARS air ambulance flight

Pittsfield, Massachusetts – EMT gets year’s probation, continuation in drug case

Washington, D.C. – Carjacking suspect dies after ambulance breaks down

Austin,Texas – Officials question why helicopter wasn’t used in recent EMS calls

Wales, UK – Welsh government under fire over ambulance times

Derbyshire, UK – Air ambulance paramedics given go-ahead to use advanced medication

New South Wales, Australia – Hunting down Tripe 0 hoaxers

Victoria, Australia – Victorians left waiting as ambulance crisis at choking point

Edmonton, Alberta – Trauma clamp used on first patient, will be in Edmonton ambulances within weeks

Hamilton, Ontario – Paramedics recognized for outstanding actions

Newton, New Jersey – Tougher training, new costs strain EMT ranks

Derbeyshire, UK – Ambulance service at a breaking point

Bacchus Marsh, Australia – Paramedic fears repeat of taxi service tragedy

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance Victoria launches review

Auckland, New Zealand – Paramedics under stress

Durban, South Africa – Peeved paramedics prepare for paralysis

Calgary, Alberta – EMS Week lets public get up close with medics

Grande Prairie, Alberta – Colouring book gives kids emergency medical know-how

Athlone, Ireland – No decision made on future of air ambulance service

Wales, UK – Ambulance service faces extra targets for performance

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance delay anger over mum’s death

Victoria, Australia – Ambos to rally this Friday

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics witness sharp rise in alcohol abuse

Wuhan, China – Workers fired after refusing to refuel ambulance

New York, New York – FDNY promotes five new EMS captains

Camp Point, Illinois – Oldest active EMT in Illinois still on the job

Antioch, Illinois – More charges filed against former Antioch EMT

South Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance staff set for second strike

East Anglia, UK – Air ambulance night flights are set to begin

Cumbria, UK – Biker who hit parked ambulance awarded six figure sum

Victoria, Australia – Police won’t step in unless ambulance officers are under attack

Sofia, Bulgaria – Six people under arrest for assaulting ambulance service medics

Niagara Region, Ontario – Health system launches personal emergency information card

Calgary, Alberta – EMS open houses running as part of EMS Awareness Week

New York, New York – Wife found dead in fire;did EMT pull off the perfect crime?

Seattle, Washington – Man in 80s dies after hitting ambulance

Cleveland, Ohio – Paramedics, EMTs celebrate EMS Week

London, UK – Scandal of the 100 patients a day waiting an hour or more in ambulances outside hospitals because A & E wards are too busy

Scotland, UK – Paramedics blacklist 600 homes

Adelaide, South Australia – 34 new paramedics added to ambulance service

Katy, Texas – Fire chief accused of stealing valium out of ambulances

Washington, D.C. – Vendor:Someone has tampered with DC ambulances

Long Beach, California – Paramedic plan will wait until July

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance service fined 3.5 million pounds for failing patient response target

Scotland, UK – Scotland’s charity ambulance goes operational

Dublin, Ireland – Ambulance service boss quits post after just two years

New South Wales, Australia – NSW paramedics allowed to form own union

Regina, Saskatchewan – Study shows people trust paramedics in Saskatchewan

Cottonwood Heights, Utah – Two paramedics facing prescription drug fraud charges

Lexington, Kentucky – First responders to help with tornado relief

Wales, UK – Ambulance takes five hours to get pregnant woman to hospital

Prestonpans, UK – Woman swore at paramedic, assaulted her

Cheltenham, UK – Heaver, patients, equipment put eight paramedics out of action

Warrnamboul, Australia – Paramedics see red

Melton, Australia – Long shift jet lag stresses paramedics

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Man accused of kicking female paramedic in face

Sacramento, California – Paramedic assaulted at hospital

Vallejo, California – Paramedic preps for 545 mile charity bike ride

Elkhart, Indiana – Ambulance manufacturer to cease Elkhart operations

Bradenton, Florida – Ambulance manufacturer lays off 129 people

Montpelier, Vermont – EMS Day at Statehouse honors Vermont first responders Tuesday

Allentown, Pennsylvania – Pa. lawmaker celebrates EMS week with ambulance ride along

New South Wales, Australia – Air ambulance in near miss

Augusta, Maine – EMS memorial groundbreaking honors first responders

London, UK – Paramedics that fail NHS

New South Wales, Australia – Ambos are losing patience

New South Wales, Australia – Ambulance stats:More drugs call-outs than alcohol

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance crews despair over call-out chaos

Victoria, Australia – Pending calls for ambulance lead to death of man after drinking a dose of disinfectant

Cape Town, South Africa – Paramedics in bid to keep training courses alive

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – Senators probe troubled EMS situation

Richmond, BC – BC paramedic’s going for gold at world competition

Washington, D.C. – DC paramedic departures causing major staffing problems

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Deaf EMT excels at job

Kansas City, Missouri – Paramedics on fire pumpers help save KC lives

Northumberland, UK – Paramedic refused to give drugs that would have saved life of man who died from a heart attacks

County Cork, Ireland – Ambulance chief defends handling of response to incident where toddler was fatally incident

Adelaide, Australia – Call for free ambulances

Oroville, California – EMT burned in race kart fire;community responds

Fort Drum, New York – Civilian EMS providers to learn military trauma procedures

Las Cruces, New Mexico – EMT at Texas explosion worked in New Mexico

London, UK – How solar panels help paramedics save lives while also saving fuel

Baringo, Kenya – Bandits force paramedics out

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Emergency at high rise:paramedics climb 28 floors

Cypress – Four new ambulance stations shelved

Shanghai, China – Paramedics face a long hard road

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis EMS to make 125 years of service

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Ambulance companies feeling pinch from medication shortage

Staffordshire, UK – Ambulance deal to stem delays

Nottingham, UK – Ambulance crews taking too long to hand over patients

New South Wales, Australia – Miscommunication blamed for paramedic death

New South Wales, Australia – Michael’s legacy:helicopter paramedics seek better deal

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics decision is welcomed

Tasmania, Australia – Patient dies in ambulance involved in collision

Nashville, Tennessee – Push made for EMS retirement equality

Medina, New York – Fireman/EMT sentenced for preying on teens

Trenton, New Jersey – Governor sends back EMS overhaul bill for second time

Swansea, UK – Man found hitting his head with saucepan assaulted paramedics

Cork, Ireland – Ambulance services enhanced where toddler died

Adelaide, South Australia – Abused paramedics lodge formal complaints

New South Wales, Australia – Union says paramedic rosters to improve

New South Wales, Australia – Ambos get tough after abuse strike

Toronto, Ontario – Emergency service providers keep close eye on elevator strike

Boston, Massachusetts – Showcase Cinemas offer free movies to first responders

Salt Lake City, Utah – UFA reports missing controlled substance investigation underway

Salt Lake City, Utah – Phone app created to help first responders detect radioactivity

East Brunswick, New Jersey – EMT/firefighter set to compete on Survivor:Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites

Dover Air Force Base, Delaware – Medic receives rare award of combat action medal

Plymouth, UK – Combat medic picks up five jive medals in Poland

Cornwall, Ontario – Paramedics continue to teach students about safe grads

Waco, Texas – West EMT dismissed 2 days after blast

Chicago, Illinois – Van runs over, kills woman during ambulance call at her house

Chattanooga, Tennessee – Man arrested after stealing ambulance

Green Bay, Wisconsin – EMS training program helps paramedics better treat elderly

Victoria, Australia – Claim of phantom ambulance cover with empty vehicles left logged in

Auckland, New Zealand – New uniforms, livery for ambulance staff

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – Medic Monday to honour paramedics

Buffalo, New York – Paramedics help save burning home

Scotland, UK – Private ambulance in fatal crash

Yorkshire, UK – Air ambulance faces 38 per cent increase in running costs

Eastbourne, UK – Ambulance service fails to meet emergency targets

Cork, Ireland – Sports star blasts HSE for not sending ambulance to aid of dying toddler

Cork, Ireland – Patient treated in ambulance as A & E was full

Queensland, Australia – Paramedic students angry as hands-on experience halved

Denver, Colorado – Court records:Paramedic suspect’s wife may have helped to stop mass murder plans

Coral Springs, Florida – Former Coral Springs paramedic accused of “Pain & Gain” role gets 15 years in prison

University Park, Texas – Former paramedic injured on the job suing to help pay for treatment

Madison, Wisconsin – State’s ambulance inspection program comes under scrutiny

Waterbury, Connecticut – EMTs and paramedics bike 500 miles for fallen EMS providers

Camp Pendleton, California – Navy corpsman receives Silver Star for risking life to save marines

Darlington, UK – Union and GPs say strain on services with one in ten calls to 111 resulting in ambulance callouts

Victoria, Australia – Ambo union queries crash response

Los Angeles, California – LAFD gets overtime money for ambulances

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Man accused of biting EMT, officer

Norwich, UK – Ambulance chiefs leave hundreds of front line posts vacant for years while spending millions of pounds on private ambulances and staff overtime

Lincolnshire, UK – Catalogue of poor care revealed in ambulance report

London, UK – Husband dies of heart attack after 111 staff fail to spot emergency meaning ambulance took 3 hours to come

London, UK – Security is so tight at BBC’s new headquarters that paramedics were stopped from reaching man who was having heart attack

Wales, UK – Ambulance service report must be last

Perth, West Australia – Trial to ease ambulance ramping

Washington, D.C. – D.C. fire department’s much needed EMS reform is stalled

Los Angeles, California – LA councilman seeks delay on LAFD ambulance plan

Kalamazoo, Michigan – Family of EMT killed in crash outraged at charges

Washington, Missouri – Ambulance board, spouses get free phones

East of England, UK – Paramedics:Patients are killed by a shortage of ambulances and long delays

Flintshire, UK – Drunk joy rider drove off and crashed ambulance car while paramedic was saving patient’s life on emergency call

Wales, UK – Key work needs to be done in wake of ambulance service report, says health chief

New South Wales, Australia – Minister dismisses criticism of ambulance wait times

Puxico, Missouri – Ambulance workers speak out after being threatened at gunpoint

Russell County, Alabama – EMT worker responds to unresponsive baby call to find out it’s her baby

Columbus, Ohio – State’s trauma system to be vetted

Oakland, California – Public helps police solve paramedic’s killing

Colchester, UK – Air ambulance paramedics’ zoo landing was unusual

Queensland, Australia – Ambulance staff furious that manager demoted for sexual harassment will return to work alongside complainants

Victoria, Australia – Missing ambulance triggers safety alert

Wellington, New Zealand – Lotto winning family funds ambulance buy

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge sells 2 helicopters for $20 million

Charlottetown, PEI – PEI ambulance response times debated in legislature

Kalamazoo, Michigan – Charges filed against drivers involved in death of two EMTs

Racine, Wisconsin – Charge reduced for EMT accused of sexual assault

Norfolk, UK – Baby girl died after driver of ambulance got lost twice, took three times as long to arrive, and went the wrong way to hospital

Worcester, UK – Ambulance plagued by number of wasted calls

Kirkcaldy, UK – 999 controllers refuse five pleas for ambulance

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics to focus on preventing falls at home

Morristown, New Jersey – Delay in getting expert report may weaken case against EMT accused of injuring baby

Boston, Massachusetts – Boston EMT returns to marathon explosion site

Midland, Pennsylvania – Detoxing man threatened and spit on police, paramedics

Owasso, Oklahoma – Police search for thief who stole meds from ambulance

Aurora, Colorado – Fire department defends EMS response to theater shooting

Wales, UK – Arriving on time with a dead patient is better than turning up late and saving a life, medics told

North Wales, UK – Drunk joyrider who drove off in ambulance response car jailed

Dunsany, Ireland – Staff shortage leads to policeman driving injured child to hospital in ambulance

Regina, Saskatchewan – STARS air ambulance marks one year anniversary in Saskatchewan

Aberdeen, Maryland – EMS crew locks itself in ambulance during fight

Washington, D.C. – Fire and EMS delays under investigation

Southampton, UK – Ambulance staff pay tribute to medic killed in crash

Blackpool, UK – Ex-nurse hit out at medics after booze binge

Wales, UK – Welsh Ambulance Service in need of major overhaul, report finds

Yorkshire, UK – Air ambulance paramedics help design revolutionary kit bags

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance delay crisis, claim 000 call takers

Lauderdale County, Alabama – Shoals EMTs required to wear helmets

Aurora, Colorado – Theater shooting report shows delays in ambulance, fire response

Derbeyshire, UK – Man dies after paramedics refuse to take him to hospital because he’s too drunk

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics say ambulance response times too long

Victoria, Australia – Paramedic union calls for better pay

Victoria, Australia – Government funds rural ambulance blood clot trial

Auckland, New Zealand – St. John Ambulance advert is tenth most complained about

Manawatu, New Zealand – Man jailed for indecent act in ambulance

San Jose, California – Santa Clara threatens ambulance termination

Hastings, Nebraska – Ambulance fire forces evacuation at hospital

Wales, UK – Time for action on ambulances, say opposition parties

Wales, UK – Fear, flaws and low morale revealed by ambulance inquiry

Somerset, UK – Ambulance unions unhappy with new contracts

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics tied up with growing number of calls for the elderly

Auckland, New Zealand – Pressure on ambulances

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics’ contract vote likely in May

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Paramedics endure decade of change

Manteca, California – 10 shots fired at ambulance

West, Texas – EMT recounts final moments with fallen first responders

Las Vegas, Nevada – BYU students working on Vegas EMT’s pill safe

Cape Town, South Africa – Emergency workers’ silent storm

Auckland, New Zealand – Ambulance failed to turn up for stroke victim

Boston, Massachusetts – Drills that readied hospitals, EMS for bombings face funding cuts

Los Angeles, California – LAFD chief to shift firefighters from trucks to ambulances

Fort Worth, Texas – Fort Worth paramedics pull woman from burning truck just before it explodes

Somerset, UK – Baby given gas therapy in ambulance

East Anglia, UK – 25 extra ambulances still not enough to improve

Wales, UK – Parents have agonizing 45-minute ambulance wait on motorway hard shoulder as daughter seizures

Epsom, UK – Ambulance crews block bus stop for ’emergency’ snack break at McDonald’s

Canberra, Australia – Ambulance officers divided over mental health powers

Hamilton, Ontario – Local plan to cut chronic ER usage underway

Abbott, Texas – West’s neighboring town mourns loss of first responders

West, Texas – In wake of explosion at West, new scholarship honors first responders

Dorchester County, South Carolina – Woman accused of using ambulances for free rides

Vancouver, Oregon – City to contract out ambulance service

Suffolk, UK – Ambulance chiefs probe into five deaths in one month where delays were recorded

Cornwall, UK – Royal Cornwall Hospital ambulance waiting crisis over

East of England, UK – East of England Ambulance:Patient deaths discussed

Charlottesville, Virginia – Woman charged with stealing ambulance

Richfield, Minnesota – Medics awarded for saving colleague suffering hour long heart attack

Wichita, Kansas – Three emergency responders, driver out of hospital after accident at MVA scene

Staffordshire, UK – Speed conviction for ambulance man/convicted sex offender

Essex, UK – Ambulance worker knocked down and severely injured by quad biker won’t get payout because he didn’t do it on purpose

Wymondham, UK – Woman, 74, dies after waiting four hours for ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Paramedic roster crisis

Victoria, Australia – Hospital rejects ambulance ramping claims

Whitby, Ontario – Peel paramedics bring home the gold…again

San Jose, California – Off-duty EMT saves women, children from fire

Anderson, Indiana – Ambulance joyride causes pain

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Emergency ambulance coverage rates expected to rise

Yorkshire, UK – Helicopter paramedics given go ahead to treat patients with powerful painkiller

Wales, UK – Ambulance delays:Wales targets missed in every area

Surrey, UK – Ambulance crews say they are ready to take industrial action over plans

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance couple fight for better pay

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – New hangar for aim ambulance planes revealed

West, Texas – 10 medics, firefighters among 14 dead in blast

Staffordshire, UK – Why was sex offender allowed to drive ambulance? Minister orders probe after MOS reveals paramedic’s criminal record

London, UK – How London’s air ambulance harnesses 4G speed

Cambridgeshire, UK – Paramedic wins major prize

Perth, Australia – Drugs, drink, misery for Perth paramedics according to new St. John Ambulance figures

Western Cape, South Africa – Ambulance services to get big cash boost

Pohang, South Korea – Army, Navy medics conduct joint mass casualty exercise

Boston, Massachusetts – Tourniquets credited in Boston with saving lives

Gadsden, Alabama – Police find ambulance taken from Alabama hospital

London, UK – Failure to properly inspect private ambulance services puts vulnerable people in peril

Norwich, UK – Ambulance service pledges to recruit 350 extra front line staff

Limerick, Ireland – Air ambulance service has saved lives in Limerick

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance protest over more ramping

Victoria, Australia – Hospital crisis in patient transfers

New South Wales, Australia – New ambo roster after IRC win

Grande Prairie, Alberta – Ambulance redesign research project talks to local EMTs

Terryville, New York – EMT saves fellow paramedic’s life

Denver, Colorado – Former Denver Health employee formally charged after threatening paramedic

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Driver of ambulance charged with drunk driving on the job

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Another delay in getting electronic health records to first responders

Victoria, Australia – Wait too long, paramedics too few

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance service rejects unfilled paramedic shift figures

Victoria, Australia – Vic paramedics flag work bans in pay fight

Frontenac County, Ontario – Paramedics protest proposed cuts

Toronto, Ontario – Four members of emergency services operations given Communicators of the Year awards

Boston, Massachusetts – True heroes of Boston Marathon were the EMT services say experts

Boston, Massachusetts – Boston EMS describes bravery, carnage after bombing

Coldwater, Michigan – People requesting ambulances are sicker

Queensland, Australia – Ambos want highway upgrade

Shanghai, China – Ambulances ran short as boy gravely hurt

Moscow, Russia – Assaults on paramedics worry officials

Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador – Ambulance stolen during emergency call

Los Angeles, California – LAFD chief to reassign many firefighters to rescue ambulances

Charleston, West Virginia – New cardiac arrest protocol for paramedics

Martinsville, Indiana – Paramedic fired after being accused of stealing, tampering with emergency medication

Silver Lake, Wisconsin – Former paramedic/firefighter dies in motorcycle crash

Wales, UK – Wales ambulance waits massive problem

Bangalore, India – First helicopter EMS to be launched in India

Evesham, New Jersey – EMT finds herself in middle of Boston bombing

Putnam, West Virginia – Woman says emergency workers dropped her

Salt Lake City, Utah – Ambulances to U. hospitals now always face green lights

Memphis, Tennessee – Police officers become EMTs to save their own

Wales, UK – Lives at risk because paramedics can not open gate

East of England, UK – Ambulance trust spends 1 M pounds a month on overtime

London, UK – City and Hackney paramedics do skydive for London’s air ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance service to change deployment model

Friday, April 5, 2013

Rome, Georgia – Paramedic calls 911 after ambulance crashes

Columbia County, Georgia – New ambulances are mobile treatment centers

Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis adds new technology to ambulances

Yorkshire, UK – Union hints at more ambulance strikes after 24 hour stoppage

West Midlands, UK – Ambulance service boss:Bed shortages harming patients

East of England, UK – Ambulance service has deteriorated, official report rules

Dublin, Ireland – Fire ambulance fleet faces major HSE cuts

Queensland, Australia – Ambos in trouble for putting patients first

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Community program to see paramedics reduce ERs` workload

Indianapolis, Indiana – Bill counts military training towards EMS licence

Feasterville, Pennsylvania – Brothers plead to $2.6M ambulance fraud

Norfolk, UK – Giant major incident tent pitched outside hospital to look after patients who were trapped in queuing ambulances for up to three hours

Yorkshire, UK – Yorkshire ambulance workers hold 24-hour strike

Dublin, Ireland – Paramedics attacked while treating patient

Queensland, Australia – Widow feels sorry for QAS staffers

Victoria, Australia – Assaults on ambulance officers on the rise

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Drunk woman bites, breaks paramedic’s finger on way to hospital

Detroit, Michigan – Win an ambulance…for an overseas charity

Los Angeles, California – Pioneering air squad paramedic remembered

Harlow, UK – Ambulance trust chair quits after service criticism

Dublin, Ireland – Two paramedics assaulted

Queensland, Australia – Man dies after being left to treat himself when ambulance dispatchers wrongly classified his injuries as non life threatening

Queensland, Australia – Widow accuses Queensland Ambulance Service of covering up botched response

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics join fight for improved salaries

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Internal document shows DC ambulance fleet not what officials claim

Canton, Georgia – Patient ejected from ambulance in highway accident

Warrington, Pennsylvania – Former ambulance employee charged with theft waives hearing

Yorkshire, UK – Last minute attempt to avoid ambulance strike fails

Northumbria, UK – Ambulance delays force police to drive patients to hospital

Herts, UK – 97-year-old woman who had a suspected stroke had to wait two hours for ambulance

Melbourne, Australia – Exhausted paramedics warn system under stress

Queensland, Australia – Ambulance dispatchers angered over eating ban

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Grand Island, Nebraska – Translation tool helps bridge language barrier for paramedics

Hyde Park, Massachusetts – CEO of American Ambulance denies AMR’s claims of intellectual property theft

South Yorkshire, UK – Union offers talks on ambulance service strike

Cork, Ireland – Garda was forced to drive ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics bullied, exhausted

Victoria, Australia – Vic paramedic shortage risks lives: union

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Charlottetown, PEI – Oversight of ambulances outdated, says auditor general

Calgary, Alberta – Paramedics should review footage of cellblock injuries, inquiry recommends

Nanaimo, BC – Paramedics say report was fair

New York, New York – Organization representing black firefighters wants action against EMT Lt.

Mankato, Minnesota – Man accused of assaulting a Gold Cross EMT

Edina, Minnesota – Edina paramedics use ultrasound machines to save time, lives

Wales, UK – Ambulance targets missed for ninth month in a row

Derbeyshire, UK – New routine for 999 callers will get ambulances on their way quicker

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Frontenac County, Ontario – Frontenac Paramedic Services cuts full time jobs

Washington, D.C. – Paramedics/firefighters have no confidence in chief

Cork, Ireland – HSE denies ambulance delay in boy’s death

Londonderry, Northern Ireland – 3 drink driver ambulance paramedics

West Midlands, UK – Staff shortage will see 999 calls ignored

Wiltshire, UK – Non-emergency 111 service stays under review

Hampshire, UK – Ambulance failures led to woman waiting 2 hours in the cold, FOI request shows

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics speak out over ambulance situation

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics warn EMS employers to stay out of controversial regulatory college fray

New York, New York – FDNY honchos slap EMT with suspension

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana names EMS workers killed in accident lifetime paramedics

Detroit, Michigan – Donors give $8M for EMS units, police cars

Houston, Texas – Suspects flag down ambulance to treat dying victim

Yuma, Arizona – Yumans recount pain of dealing with data breach of ambulance records

Brighton, UK – Tributes paid to ambulance man who saved lives during bomb attack

Gavle, Sweden – Refugee row ambulance staff suspended

Monday, March 25, 2013

Windsor, Nova Scotia – Paramedic loss must be addressed, Liberal health critic urges

Washington, D.C. – Seven facing discipline for injured officer’s delayed ambulance

Chicago, Illinois – Off duty CTA worker suspected of DUI in crash with ambulance

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania – Senator proposes legislation for ALS and EMT-P training funding

Swansea, UK – North East paramedics awarded for work on sepsis

West Midlands, UK – Paramedics doing jobs of nurses because of staff shortages

Bristol, UK – Nuisance caller trapped paramedics in her home

Victoria, Australia – Opposition talks pay rates with paramedics

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Assaults and crashes keep paramedics busy

Chicago, Illinois – Illinois Medicaid backup impacts ambulance crews

Princeton, Minnesota – New device makes a difference for paramedics

Gloucestershire, UK – Paramedics see a 16 per cent increase in 999 calls following the cold weather

Wales, UK – Ambulance response times are a useless way to measure success, says union

London, UK – Son’s van bid to save his elderly mother during 50-minute wait for ambulance

Hunts, UK – Stretched ambulance service being pulled apart by incorrect 999 calls

Moscow, Russia – Russia’s rich hire ambulance taxis to beat city’s traffic jams

Friday, March 22, 2013

Hartford, Connecticut – Attorney for arrested EMT questions charges

Queens, New York – Center for 9/11 responders opens

Detroit, Michigan – Detroit EMS works to reduce frivolous calls

Worcester, Massachusetts – Fired paramedic now Worcester’s hospital coordinator

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Bill would provide funding for EMS training

Newtown, Connecticut – Newtown tragedy is reminder that police, first responders also suffer PTSD

East of England, UK – Survey highlights low morale at ambulance service

East Midlands, UK – Union criticizes staff policy

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Niagara Region, Ontario – Smith to become EMS chief

Austin, Texas – City auditor investigation finds EMS billing problems

Washington, D.C. – Report reveals new information about injured officer’s wait time for ambulance

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Paramedics endorse Peduto for mayor

Los Angeles, California – LAFD could become sole provider of EMS at Dodger Stadium

Marion County, Kansas – County EMS to accept credit car payment for services

Watford, UK – Regulator demands improvement from East of England Ambulance Service

Surrey, UK – Man steals ambulance, jailed next day

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ottawa, Ontario – Paramedics responded to more calls in 2012, while police and fire saw a decline

Trenton, New Jersey – Governor nixes NJ-funded emergency responder yellow dot program

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania – EMTs receive self-defence training

South Tyneside, UK – Mum angry at broken back girl’s 999 delay

Newcastle, UK – Man attacked paramedics saving his life

Queensland, Australia – Teen fined for laser test on ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics, driver seriously injured in collision

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

New York, New York – FDNY commissioner’s medic son apologizes, quits EMT job after offensive tweets

St. Louis, Missouri – Ambulance stolen at St. Louis hospital, recovered in East St. Louis

Sandersville, Georgia – New technology helps make ambulance service more efficient

Panama City Beach, Florida – Spring Break puts EMS to the test

Bloomington, Illinois – Illinois EMS operations face lack of money

Yorkshire, UK – Yorkshire ambulance paramedics vote for one day strike

Dublin, Ireland – Paramedics refuse to use own sat navs in cuts row

Victoria, Australia – New rules for paramedics put patients at risk

Monday, March 18, 2013

Niagara Region, Ontario – Niagara EMS names new chief

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – NTSB:Flash in the sky before air ambulance crash

La Crosse, Wisconsin – Online database for EMTs helps patients with special needs

Columbia, South Carolina – State board gives no second chances to paramedic

Norfolk, UK – Health minister defends decision to send troubleshooter into ambulance service

Suffolk, UK – Ambulance stopped for fuel while heart attack patient was on board

Dublin, Ireland – Ambulance medics can not guarantee patients will be unaffected by work to rule

New South Wales, Australia – 90-minute wait for ambulance

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Forrest City, Arkansas – Smart911 system coming to east Arkansas

Yorkshire, UK – Decision due on industrial action by ambulance staff

Surrey, UK – Two die after biker hits ambulance

Reading, UK – Woman lay in freezing ground for 90 minutes awaiting ambulance

Oldbury, UK – Ambulance refused for cancer victim, 62

Sunderland, UK – Man who punched EMS crew on way to hospital jailed

Northampton, UK – Schoolgirl presented with bravery award by paramedics after rescuing her dad

Friday, March 15, 2013

Edmonton, Alberta – Northern Alberta politicians tour new medevac service at Edmonton International Airport

New York, New York – Ultra-Orthodox female EMT group approved in New York state

Charlotte, North Carolina – Medic unit side-swiped while carrying patient

Hartford, Connecticut – Fund approved for Sandy Hook responders and workers

Berlin, Maryland – Paramedic’s case against town officials dismissed

East Ham, UK – Paramedic fined for parking off-duty ambulance

Melbourne, Australia – Ambulance officers, driver hurt in horror smash

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Windsor, Connecticut – Former EMT facing child porn charges

St. Petersburg, Florida – Paramedic accused of stealing pain medicine from medical center

Warrington, Pennsylvania – Philly-area ambulance worker stole $624 K

Sterling Heights, Michigan – Drunk stole ambulance, police say

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Ambulance crashes while transporting patient

Wales, UK – Welsh Ambulance Service very concerned

Dorset, UK – Air crew and paramedics taking on masters degrees to boost patient care

Victoria, Australia – Pay talks resume in dispute

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Private ambulance operators may strike

Washington, D.C. – Plan for two DC ambulances in reserve seen as too little, too late

Washington, D.C. – Creek County paramedic to receive highest honor

Aurora, Colorado – Red Cross honors first responders in theatre shooting

Jessup, Pennsylvania – Training preps responders for mental health calls

Norfolk, UK – Ambulance service downgrades 10% of life threatening calls

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance service works on volunteer boost

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – new thinking needed on EMS for Canada’s aging population

Edmonton, Alberta – Heart study may set world standard:paramedics can give clot busting drugs to open arteries

Lethbridge, Alberta – Sounding the alarm on ambulance dispatch

Marietta, West Virginia – Legally blind councilman trains to be EMT

Washington, D.C. – Ambulance debacle raises scrutiny on troubled fire department

Tipperary, Ireland – Ambulance paramedic hid iPhone in toilet to record female colleagues

Hertfordshire, UK – Private ambulances cost service millions

Tbilisi, Russia – Ambulance workers to go on strike

Monday, March 11, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Officer’s long wait for ambulance under investigation

Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania – Crash victim sues driver of ambulance, emergency squad, and town

Houston, Texas – Ambulance owner convicted in $1.7 million Medicare scheme

Huntington, West Virginia – Former paramedics sue over alleged wrongful termination

Wiltshire, UK – Paramedics sent out to treat hiccups under new calls system

Bath, UK – Boy hit by ambulance has significant head injuries

Islington, UK – Police are urged to step up hunt for airgun vandal who has fired shots at ambulances

Victoria, Australia – Basketball playing paramedic sacked from job for sick leave misconduct

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Medic shortage causes lapse in 911 response

Bangor, Maine – Benefit to help beloved paramedic battling cancer

Reading, UK – Man arrested in city ambulance theft

Sutton, UK – Wheelchair came loose in ambulance, inquest told

Surrey, UK – Award for coach crash paramedic

Norfolk, UK – Chaos as 17 ambulances stuck in the queue

Perth, Western Australia – Probe over paramedic sex texts

Friday, March 8, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge:Questions about life insurance policy and police investigation

Calgary, Alberta – Alberta told to fix EMS jumble

Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta government will address ambulance issues following report

Ellensburg, Washington – Drunks, drug users may have to pay for ambulances

Belfast, Ireland – Firefighters strike threat as paramedics start pay deal action

Oldham, UK – 9-hour wait for hospital ambulance home

Victoria, Australia – Regional paramedics fight for pay equality

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Prno resigns as director of Waterloo Region EMS

Cornwall, Ontario – Cornwall & SD&G paramedics win in fund raising championship

Rapid City, South Dakota – Ambulance medic fell asleep at wheel before crash that injured EMT

Columbus, Ohio – CPR refusal in California spurs talk amongst EMTs, nurses

Lexington, Kentucky – Veteran needs help to pay ambulance service

Washington, D.C. – D.C. ambulance unavailable for injured cop

Bristol, UK – Man so savagely attacked paramedics could not tell colour of his skin, court

Coffs Harbour, Australia – North coast paramedics under attack

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Edmonton, Alberta – Doctor warns patients will die if air ambulances change air ports

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Paramedics set to meet with officials on contract impasse

Ann Arbor, Michigan – Police say man stole ambulance from university

Gary, Indiana – Stolen ambulance results in police chase

Reading, UK – Ambulance stolen as crew picked up patient

Norfolk, UK – Norfolk paramedics to meet health minister over ambulance concerns

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics consider quitting as industry morale falls

Paris, France – French Lobby:Second crew member regs will harm helicopter EMS industry

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Fort Wayne, Indiana – 2nd man in ambulance shooting sentenced to 170 years

Rosemount, Minnesota – Man sentenced to 3 days for head butting EMT

Kansas City, Missouri – Fire chief wants an improvement in ambulance response times

Wiltshire, UK – Paramedics sent to treat sore throats

East of England, UK – Paramedics poorly managed, says whistleblower

Melbourne, Australia – Paramedics tell diabetic teenager he’s just drunk

New South Wales, Australia – HSU’s bid to block new ambulance union

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics bid for new union reps

Monday, March 4, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia’s health minister urges more talks in paramedics contract dispute

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics reject contract offer, prepared to walk off the job

Fort Myers, Florida – Ambulance crash now a homicide investigation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Paramedics reject contract, will not strike

Prospect, Connecticut – Man accused of striking medic on ambulance trip to hospital

Washington, D.C. – Councilman wants probe into fire/ems overtime spending

Wiltshire, UK – Wiltshire paramedics’ fears over 999 calls rise after blunders with new phone service

Victoria, Australia – Vic ambos unhappy at work, survey finds

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Kansas City, Missouri – 24-hour ambulance shifts may cause fatigue, audit says

Tampa, Florida – Ambulance company files suit in contract dispute

Lubbock, Texas – Medical community comes together to help flight paramedic

Brighton, UK – Driver dies in 999 ambulance crash

Wales, UK – Wales Air Ambulance to trial nighttime flights

Norfolk, UK – Ambulance service loses more than 5,000 staff hours because of handover delays at hospital

Halstead, UK – 40 more ambulances needed to reach targets, union claims

Bath, UK – Paramedics call helpline a disaster

Friday, March 1, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Scientists, paramedics team up in world’s largest clinical trials on cardiac arrest

Medina, Ohio – EMT pleads not guilty in custody case

Johnstown, New York – EMT, ambulance service face suit

Naples, Florida – EMT arrested for stealing from Walmart

Leicester, UK – Ambulance staff told injured OAP’s son: “stop being a nuisance”

Belfast, Ireland – Belfast paramedics describe hospital chaos

Wales, UK – Paramedics speak out on 999 service

Sunderland, UK – Spit, bricks and stiletto attacks – tide of violence against rescue crews

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics reject contract offer

Cooke County, Texas – Paramedics packing heat? One Texas lawmaker says yes

Salt Lake City, Utah – Bill aims to mandate driver safety training for Utah medics

Fort Myers, Florida – Ambulance crash sends six to hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Couple sue Bucks ambulance unit, alleging harassment

Waldo, Kansas – Neighbors come to the rescue when ambulance gets stuck in snow

Spokane, Washington – Senate panel OKs special licence plate designed to recognize volunteer EMTs

Palm Beach, Florida – National drug shortage spreads to local fire, EMS departments

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Police arrest 2nd paramedic for alleged drug theft

Washington, D.C. – Congress orders military to justify animal use in combat medic training

Jessamine County, Kentucky – Former EMT files lawsuit against fiscal court

Wales, UK – Paramedic dad gives daughter the gift of life by donating his kidney when she suffered renal failure

Oxfordshire, UK – Ambulance chiefs plead: “Don’t waste our time by calling 999 or lives will be lost.”

Suffolk, UK – Ambulance service in state of emergency as targets continue to be missed

Brentwood, UK – Air ambulance paramedic to trek to Nepal for charity

Cumbria, UK – Drunk-drive paramedic mum suspended

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Frontenac County, Ontario – A new alert system for paramedics

York Region, Ontario – Project gives paramedics increased responsibility

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Paramedics welcome more defibrillators in hockey arenas

Coney Island, New York – Ambulances returning to Coney Island hospital for first time since Sandy

Castlebar, Ireland – Man died waiting for ambulance as two parked nearby

Kent, UK – Air ambulance blood transfusion service launched

New South Wales, Australia – Ambo cuts put pressure on paramedics

Victoria, Australia – Other agencies to handle non urgent triple-0 calls

Monday, February 25, 2013

Fredericton, New Brunswick – Ambulance fees still slated to be axed as promised in 2010

Windsor, Ontario – Paramedics, police, firefighters honoured

Ballston Spa, New York – Paramedics seek body armor

Clarksville, Tennessee – Ambulance fire burns Clarksville EMS facility

Boston, Massachusetts – Ambulance rates rising

Olympia, Washington – State Senate bill to reduce emergency services modeled after Kent program

Wales, UK – Dental nurse, 30, died after serious failings by paramedics

Wales, UK – Serious questions about ambulance service in Wales

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Kansas City, Missouri – Ambulances have a rough time in winter storm

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Ambulance company owner pleads guilty to fraud

Washington, D.C. – D.C. fire department disputes ambulance bill claim

Surrey, UK – Ambulances queuing as hospitals struggle to cope

London, UK – The daftest calls the emergency services have ever had revealed in new book

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance officers set to renew industrial action

New South Wales, Australia – Ambos hit with $4 m cuts, opposition leader?

Friday, February 22, 2013

Rochester, New York – Ambulance health care records now being shared online

Irondequoit, New York – EMS companies make cuts to offset high gas prices

Livingston County, Michigan – State investigates fatal fall at EMS facility

San Diego, California – Ambulance settlement a tangled web

Indianapolis, Indiana – Loss of EMTs weighing heavily on local responders

Norfolk, UK – Lack of paramedics hampers launch of new ambulances

London, UK – Message therapist collapses and dies after waiting three hours for paramedics

Adelaide, Australia – Elderly heart patient waited 40 minutes at ambulance ramp at Flinders Medical Centre in 40′ heat

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Charlottetown, PEI – Island paramedics beginning to feel the pinch

Indianapolis, Indiana – Public Safety Memorial Service for fallen EMTs held

Indianapolis, Indiana – Prosecutors await toxicology results in crash that killed 2 EMTs

Fort Wayne, Indiana – Paramedics are trained to handle being in an accident

Lebanon, Pennsylvania – Man calls EMS 50 times with false reports

Jacksonville, Florida – EMT worked for two years without certification

Pleasantville, New York – Driver treated by EMTs after crashing into ambulance

Martinsville, Virginia – New ambulance is one-of-a-kind

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

New York, New York – Ex-FDNY EMT sentenced to 89 years to life in prison for 5 Brooklyn sex assaults

Derry, New Hampshire – Derry native helps invent new ambulance

Bartow, Florida – Two paramedics and battalion chief fired in sex scandal

Chicago, Illinois – City ambulances on life support?

Wausau, Wisconsin – Report:nearly 1 in 4 ambulances in Wisconsin have safety violations

Fort Worth, Texas – First responders honor MedStar veteran

Wiltshire, UK – Paramedics awarded for quick action after motorcyclist struck by car

Burnley, UK – Drunk teenager sexually assaulted paramedic

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Death of Toronto senior shows EMS needs more paramedics, editorial

Mosinee, Wisconsin – After crash, former EMT hopes for better ambulance safety

Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Ambulance quality standards not updated for 14 years

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Three EMTs injured when responding to overdose call

Grandview, Kansas – Man charged after crash with ambulance

Fort Wayne, Indiana – Ambulance hit responding to call

Dayton, Ohio – Crowd stops EMTs from saving life

Tivon, Israel – MDA paramedics attacked while in midst of CPR

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Fall River, Nova Scotia – NS women praise paramedics for care after crash

New York, New York – Serial rapist and former EMT sentenced to 89 years to life in prison

Naples, Florida – Collier ambulance delayed 40 minutes in 2010

Amarillo, Texas – Woman arrested after ambulance wreck

New York, New York – City emergency workers livid at wrist slap for drunken prosecutor who slapped EMT

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA leader defends ambulance service’s response times

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics to make stand

Cairo, Egypt – Egypt launches river ambulance service in capital

Friday, February 15, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Halifax seniors only ambulance service eyed as solution to EHS woes

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia – Exodus is real, says paramedic

Cleveland, Ohio – EMS/fire merger begins

Long Beach, California – Rapid medic deployment model debate continues

Newtown, Connecticut – Lawmakers weigh response to first responders bill

West Midlands, UK – Paramedic under investigation for Facebook comments

Belfast, Ireland – Paramedic treats man who head butted him

Melbourne, Australia – Man hits paramedic, then is hit by car

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Woman dies after waiting 3 hours for ambulance

New York, New York – Assistant Brooklyn district attorney pleads guilty in EMT assault, avoids jail

Aurora, Colorado – Aurora to study ambulance, police response to theatre shootings

Old Saybrook, Connecticut – Ambulance carrying cardiac arrest patient run off snowy road by motorists

Richmond, Kentucky – Coroner, EMS see spike in heroin use

Naples, Florida – Sheriff’s office at odds with EMS over ambulance delay

Essex, UK – Shock as unconscious patient paramedics were called to help is actually a mannequin

Victoria, Australia – Vic paramedics reject pay offer

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Hamilton, Ontario – Neighbours dig out ambulance taking liver transplant toddler to hospital

Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania – Man arrested, accused of assaulting paramedic, cop

Louisville, Kentucky – Kentucky guardsman/medic humble after receiving Silver Star

Boston, Massachusetts – Blizzard babies born in ambulances, parking lots

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – Paramedic/firefighter to return to work after conduct accusation

Perth, West Australia – Medics ordered not to intubate

Northern Cape, South Africa – Ambulance dumps sick man at home

Baku, Azerbaijan – Helicopter that crashed in Azerbaijan turned out to be air ambulance helicopter

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – DC man billed $781 after father dies waiting for ambulance

Naples, Florida – Collier ambulance delayed because radio didn’t work, crew vacuuming

Smyrna, Delaware – Firefighters asking for money for ambulance service

Everett, Washington – EMS services reduced in what some say was bait and switch

Lancaster, UK – A & E won’t be first call for ambulances

Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance staff could go on strike over union recognition

Galway, Ireland – New ambulance campaign to reduce stroke deaths

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics take record number of sick days

Monday, February 11, 2013

Oshawa, Ontario – Paramedic responding to call charged after collision

Coral Springs, Florida – Former pediatric paramedic arrested for fracturing infant son’s skull

Wakulla County, Florida – Paramedic settles whistleblower lawsuit

Allen County, Indiana – Jury reaches guilty verdict in ambulance shooting trial

Carlisle, Pennsylvania – Extra treatment:Local chaplains ride along on ambulances

Detroit, Michigan – Report:Detroit Fire Department ambulance pathetic and criminal

Clark County, Indiana – Rural Metro Ambulance responds about not carrying meds on their vehicles

Wales, UK – Town councils’ support man’s 999 campaign

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Alexandria, Virginia – Fire department to honor late paramedic

Cheyenne, Wyoming – Bill to bar attack on health care workers advances

Cleveland, Ohio – Pothole stalls ambulance overnight

Hull, UK – Paramedics threaten strike over union row

Coventry, UK – Funeral of former Coventry air ambulance pilot killed in London helicopter crash

Norwich, UK – Paramedic describes lonely and stressful life on frontline of ambulance service

Hartlepool, UK – Great job takes medic all around the world

Norfolk, UK – Leading doctor speaks out over threatened 999 team

Friday, February 8, 2013

Welland, Ontario – Paramedic care not forgotten by benefactor

New Orleans, Louisiana – Acadian Ambulance medic grants dream for “Captain Crayola”

Corpus Christi, Texas – City dealing with shortage of ambulances

Detroit, Michigan – Broken EMS system endangers Detroiters

King’s Lynn, UK – Paramedics and police assaulted by woman

Victoria, Australia – Opposition calls for ambulance fentanyl investigation

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Paramedics say they face tough times

Damascus, Syria – New problems in Syria: Ambulance shortages, closed hospitals, Hepatitis

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Union calls for more protection for paramedics

Horry County, South Carolina – Former EMT/fireman claims innocence in criminal sexual conduct case

Morgan County, Alabama – County EMS works to get repossessed ambulances back

Allen County, Indiana – Day two of a man on trial accused of shooting an ambulance

Indianapolis, Indiana – Proposed bill would help military paramedics transfer certification

Clark County, Indiana – Paramedics say area ambulances not carrying needed medicines

Joliet, Illinois – City requiring new firefighters to be paramedics

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics not as stretched under revamped rosters

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador – Waiting on air ambulance service ruling

Naples, Florida – Radio recording shows ambulance was notified in delay

Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland takes first step in integrating EMS and fire

St. Charles County, Missouri – Ambulance district kicks off Paramedics with Pancakes program

Teesdale, UK – Often no ambulance to cover dale

Coventry, UK – Air ambulance service’s fundraising and spending criticized

Helsinki, Finland – Finland faces shortage of paramedics

Stockholm, Sweden – Swedish hospitals send ambulances too often

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Arbitrator sides with paramedics in wage dispute

Harper Woods, Michigan – Ambulance slams into salt truck on wintry roads

El Paso, Texas – Local ambulance company previously raided by FBI accused of not paying bills again

Gainesville, Florida – Man attacked fire truck, paramedics, police say

Auburn, New York – Former EMT accused of stealing $15,000 from fire department

London, UK – Stressed out ambulance medics take 43,680 sick days in England and Wales — a 40 % rise in two years

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance Victoria gagging paramedics:union

New South Wales, Australia – NSW paramedics considering strike

Monday, February 4, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Wilson:Number of departing paramedics not unusual

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Ornge hiring paramedics for Thunder Bay helicopter

Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta paramedics want release of already long delayed ambulance report

New York, New York – DA convicts EMT for sexually assaulting 5 people, including 11-year-old girl

San Antonio, Texas – Prostitution sting catches EMT in ambulance, school teacher

Pueblo, Colorado – EMT bill passes House

Dorchester, Massachusetts – Tree topples onto ambulance

Centralia, Washington – Good Samaritan praised for racing to help paramedics

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Huron County, Ontario – Controversial rapid response units will stay on EMS fleet

Los Angeles, California – LAFD considers plan to beef up ambulance service for flu season

Cowlitz County, Washington – State suspends two paramedics

Gloversville, New York – EMT allegedly abuses patient inside ambulance

Naples, Florida – Family reacts to 911 call after ambulance delay

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – City graduates 148 new firefighters, 21 paramedics

East of England, UK – 200 more paramedics needed

Tasmania, Australia – Paramedics extend care to homes

Friday, February 1, 2013

Calgary, Alberta – Calgary ambulance crunch eases, but issues remain

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador – Paramedic, operator turned away from meeting

Romeoville, Illinois – Man runs over wife, stomps her face in front of paramedics

Hennepin, Illinois – EMTs, firefighters rush to aid of comrade

Wales, UK – Welsh ambulance response times getting worse, new figures show

Staffordshire, UK – Ex-soldier attacked paramedic on way to hospital

East Anglia, UK – Overstretched EMS staff afraid to speak out

Sydney, Australia – Firies say they can’t step in for medics

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia paramedics making exodus to Alberta:union

Cornell, Wisconsin – Ambulance slides off road striking trees, patient and EMTs injured

Newark, Ohio – Crash with ambulance kills driver

Rochester, New York – Paramedics see new role on horizon

Grand Strand, South Carolina – DHEC investigating possible scabies at ambulance service

Pinellas County, Florida – Lawmaker threatens legislation taking EMS from county

New York, New York – Jury skeptical of EMT’s claims of innocence at rape trial

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics prepare for crucial industrial action vote

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Collier County, Florida – Doctor says minutes mattered in ambulance delay

Manchester, New Hampshire – Ambulance service rates go up by 50 per cent

Wausaukee, Wisconsin – Plea deal in theft from ambulance service

Omaha, Nebraska – Ambulance receives triage bags

St. Albans, UK – Ambulance service response times going seriously wrong

Thetford, UK – Ambulance staff failed driver

Queensland, Australia – Paramedics union says hospitals still use emergency bypass

Durban, South Africa – Ambulances rusting away

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Trenton, New Jersey – Legislature takes second look at regulating emergency services

Ellsworth, Maine – Ambulance runs over its driver

New Haven, Connecticut – Safety issues hound Tweed;air ambulance owner may sue over collision with deer

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA helps its paramedic provider avoid taxes, investigation shows

Devon, UK – Paramedics move into hot zone to speed up help

Wiltshire, UK – Air ambulance paramedics receive help to beat stress

Eglinton, UK – Pensioner assaulted two paramedics

New South Wales, Australia – NSW police and paramedics deal with alcohol fuelled stupidity

Monday, January 28, 2013

Fresno, California – Paramedic arrested for DUI after crash

Sun City West, Arizona – Paramedic, paramedic/firefighter honored for heroism

Flagler County, Florida – Sheriff changes 911 response policy

Mesa, Arizona – Unique EMS program garnering attention

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – Chief, firefighter testify at disciplinary hearing for paramedic

Victoria, Australia – Remembering lost paramedics

New South Wales, Australia – Stroke protocol overhaul for medics, hospitals

Cape Town, South Africa – Probe paramedic’s arrest, MEC says

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Scranton, Pennsylvania – Ambulance crews cope with cold

Princeton, New Jersey – Long beard contest to benefit fallen EMT’s family

St. Charles Co., Missouri – Man rings paramedics’ doorbell saying “My wife is having a baby now!”

Macon, Georgia – EMT saves a life in Hawaii

Norfolk, UK – Proposal to base paramedics in fire stations to improve 999 emergency response

Spalding, UK – Urgent review into 999 services

South Tyneside, UK – Patient, 98, waited five hours for ambulance

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Ambulance training for women paramedics 20 years overdue

Friday, January 25, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Correction of design flaw in Ornge air ambulances cost $419K

Kingston, Ontario – Ambulances to be replaced after 4.5 instead of 6 years

Naples, Florida – Did ambulance delay cause man’s death?

Allentown, Pennsylvania – Patient charged with fighting paramedics, squeezing their testicles

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA audit could place ambulance rate hike in jeopardy

Midland, Texas – Hospital program to send ambulances to real emergency calls

Snowdonia, UK – US paratrooper medics aid ice climber

Essex, UK – Thieves target air ambulance site

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Calgary, Alberta – Paramedic fears over disaster response

Toronto, Ontario – Toronto paramedic’s leg broken in fight with man in restaurant

Gaston County, North Carolina – Paramedic alleges sexual harassment by coworker

Knox County, Kentucky – Paramedic fights for laws against ‘battery by bodily waste’ attacks

Charlotte, North Carolina – Ten years after tragic accident, local medic still making strides

Albuquerque, New Mexico – Closing arguments set for former paramedic accused of child rape

Wales, UK – Hero neighbours dig out baby’s ambulance stuck in snow

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedic returns to normal duties

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Lewisbury, Pennsylvania – Former South Central EMS employee facing theft charge

Georgetown, Kentucky – EMS workers placed on state probation following 2012 death

Chicago, Illinois – State is crippling many ambulance operations

London, UK – Helicopter crash:Inquest into former air ambulance pilot’s death

Durham, UK – Air ambulance plans lasting memorial to fatal crash pilot

South Wales, UK – Gran lay in street for hour before ambulance arrived

New South Wales, Australia – Man brands triple-0 operators uneducated morons

Beijing, China – Staff recruitment a stumbling block to increasing capital’s ambulances

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Ottawa, Ontario – Paramedics reached girl in 21 minutes, not 45 minutes:probe

Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta Health says air ambulance service change won’t hurt patient care

Ashland, Kentucky – Boyd EMS first in state to use new life saving technique

Beckley, West Virginia – EMT Mark Kinder’s family and friends remember him

Beckley, West Virginia – EMT killed in crash laid to rest

Queens, New York – Ambulance collides with car, crashes into house

Chicago, Illinois – Deadbeat Illinois:Bills backlog pinches ambulance services

Victoria, Australia – Push for investigation into ambulance drug theft

Monday, January 21, 2013

Montreal, Quebec – Paramedics end two week administrative strike

Washington, D.C. – Changes to fire/EMS sick leave following death

Detroit, Michigan – Lawlessness ensues as paramedics come under increasing attack

Folsom, California – Union president says ambulance policy endangers public

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Big ambulance bill shocks couple

Anglia, UK – Ambulance service failings contributed to student’s death

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics feel the heat

Victoria, Australia – Bed closures to cause ambulance delays

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Kenora, Ontario – Paramedics welcome new base

Waddington, New York – Rescue squad needs EMTs;fears volunteer service could end

Flint, Michigan – Police capture man who stole ambulance

Des Moines, Iowa – Air ambulance pilot hopes new app takes flight

Derby, UK – Former London air ambulance pilot said saving lives was a buzz

London, UK – Daily Express continues to vilify paramedics

South Shields, UK – Woman, 71, in six hour ambulance wait

Moscow, Russia – Paid ambulances in state hospitals illegal, activist says

Friday, January 18, 2013

Ladson, South Carolina – EMT arrested after child porn found on laptop

New York, New York – New gun control law acknowledges dangers first responders face

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – Paramedic/firefighter facing termination

Fort Bragg, North Carolina – Army will stop shooting, stabbing, and blowing up goats to train military medics’ following new legislation

Lumberton, New Jersey – Woman seeks match for sick EMT brother with bone marrow registry, blood drive

London, UK – Ambulance handover waiting times to A & E rising

London, UK – Sick to wait in cold for hospital bed as paramedics warn delays may be fatal

Stafford, UK – Running paramedic overwhelmed by by New Year accolade

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Lafayette, Louisiana – Acadian Ambulance says it will appeal defeat in lawsuit

Washington, D.C. – Son:Father died waiting for ambulance

Fort Worth, Texas – Flu taking toll on ambulance service

New York, New York – Hero EMT would’ve killed me if I didn’t fight him off:victim

Austin, Texas – Travis County backs off plan to expand EMS service

Houston, Texas – Party bus parked at ambulance dock creates major controversy:good time nurses and techs fired

Victoria, Australia – Defiant paramedics using social media

Victoria, Australia – New motorcycle for paramedics after brake failure

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

St. Catherine’s, Ontario – Niagara EMS chief to retire

Chicago, Illinois – Report:Funding vital to continue EMS, especially in rural areas

Pinellas County, Florida – Governments feuding over EMS dispatch policy

Middlesbrough, UK – Ambulance service forced to prioritize patients

Teeside, UK – Thieves are targeting ambulances

Shropshire, UK – Angry grandfather wins fight to increase ambulance cover after emergency call ordeal

Queensland, Australia – Newman’s ambulance sham

Victoria, Australia – Ambos investigate bleeding woman bungle

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Montreal, Quebec – Striking paramedics reach tentative agreement with government

Edmonton, Alberta – Man upset over ambulance wait

Gary, Indiana – EMTs say age, not job experience, led to firings

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – Woman faked injury to get ride home in ambulance

Eau Claire, Wisconsin – Technical colleges help paramedics meet regulations

Santa Rosa, California – Young EMT out to prove deafness no obstacle

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Paramedics protect themselves from the flu

London, UK – 999 staff given bonuses not to send ambulances

Monday, January 14, 2013

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg to hire more paramedics, 911 operators

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Little progress in ambulance ER wait times

Charleston, South Carolina – Man claimed to be combat ranger, spit blood at paramedics while being arrested

Green Bay, Wisconsin – Police, paramedics wear masks to fight flu

Las Vegas, Nevada – September ambulance crash contributed to woman’s death, coroner says

Grand Rapids, Michigan – New ambulance equipped with mobile NICU soon will transport critically ill infants

Colorado Springs, Colorado – Mayor mulls in-sourcing ambulance service

Spalding, UK – OAP who waited eight hours for ambulance dies

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Provo, Utah – Cities looking at ambulance licence

Durham, Connecticut – Durham EMT will spend spring break in Haiti

Boston, Massachusetts – EMS dispatcher helps deliver baby

Odessa, Texas – Ambulance involved in rollover crash

Chicago, Illinois – Ambulance ride ends in billing headache

Beijing, China – An ambulance blocked in city traffic is “Chinese style” at its worst

Bangkok, Thailand – Paramedics refuse stroke victim

Rome, Italy – Crisis for Rome’s ambulance service

Friday, January 11, 2013

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Private paramedics call for better equipment, hours, wages

Denver, Colorado – Questions raised about lack of ambulances at theatre shooting

Washington, D.C. – Surge in flu cases diverts ambulances from packed ERs

Jackson, Tennessee – Ambulance catches fire

Austin, Texas – Commission:Austin-Travis County EMS should face audit

Longmont, Colorado – Man suspected in ambulance theft held without bond on parole violation

London, UK – Unprofessional paramedic swore, grope trainees and raced another ambulance, hearing told

Wellington, New Zealand – Pilot for ambulance priorities promising

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Budget committee suspends hiring freeze, hires 10 new full time paramedics

Montreal, Quebec – Quebec resumes talks with striking paramedics

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Paramedics suspended after pregnant woman dies in ambulance

Lawrence Twp, New Jersey – EMT receives organ transplant

New York, New York – EMT thought prosecutor was going to kill her in alleged attack

Madison, Wisconsin – Family member sues Medstar and EMTs claiming patient was left in distress

Nelson, New Hampshire – Pair charged as fake EMTs

Queensland, Australia – Paramedics told to ignore orders

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Hamilton, Ontario – Patients wait 90 minutes for an ambulance;flu season overwhelming

Washington, D.C. – Council member calls for action after large number of medics call out sick New Year’s Eve

Inver Hills, Minnesota – Program aims to certify paramedics for in-home care

Manchester, UK – Patients treated in ambulances as cases of norovirus surge to record levels

Yorkshire, UK – Shake-up for West Yorkshire ambulance service workers

Shipley, UK – Mum’s anger at ambulance delay after son is hit by car

Wales, UK – Waiting ambulances clock up 529 wasted days in a quarter

Scotland, UK – MBE for Crieff paramedic

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Montreal, Quebec – Paramedics plan to step up the pressure

Longmont, Colorado – Police say man stole ambulance to keep warm

Pittsford, Vermont – New law bears name of late EMT

Northumberland County, Virginia – EMT barely escapes house fire

Wolverhampton, UK – Ambulance crew on break took 41 minutes to attend baby suffering heart attack

Wales, UK – Police answer medical calls for unavailable ambulances, Conservatives say

Queensland, Australia – Hot swap ambulance shift changes leave patients in limbo

Queensland, Australia – Ambulances still diverting emergency patients from overstretched hospitals

Monday, January 7, 2013

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics claim elderly patient died during 3 hour ambulance wait

Vancouver, BC – New course teaches BC paramedics how to inform relatives loved ones have died

Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa paramedics no longer responding to West Quebec calls

Bennington, Vermont – Legislation named for EMT signed into law

New York, New York – FDNY sets new record for EMS response times

San Diego, California – Mercy Air Ambulance hit twice by laser

Nottinghamshire, UK – Bus driver takes passenger to hospital after ambulance no show

New South Wales, Australia – Ambulance service makes call for more people to be first aid ready

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Saskatoon paramedics overrun with calls

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – MD Ambulance short on manpower

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Paramedics deliver province’s first New Year’s baby

Seneca County, New York – President of volunteer ambulance company accused of stealing funds

Gary, Indiana – Fire department merges with EMS

Washington, D.C. – DC fire and EMS call out sick on New Year’s Eve

Hertfordshire, UK – Paramedic says service in state of collapse

Bexley, UK – Ambulance called 4 times a minute New Year’s Eve

Friday, January 4, 2013

Newhall, California – Alleged drugged driver accused of attacking paramedics, nurse after crash

St. Gabriel, Louisiana – Inmate who stole ambulance called warden

San Angelo, Texas – Air ambulance’s emergency landing injures one in Big Lake

Springfield, Missouri – Massacre of firefighters in NY ignites debate over EMT, firefighter safety

London, UK – Shock 37 % rise in blue light ambulances that take more than 30 minutes to reach casualty

Lancaster, UK – Man calls ambulance to take dog’s temperature

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics attacked

Beijing, China – Ambulance used to taxi hospital staff to dinner

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Gary, Indiana – Mayor defends firing of 15 EMTs as a cost saving plan broached months ago

Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania – EMT driver arrested for DUI

Staffordshire, UK – New Year celebrations see paramedics answer five 999 calls a minute

Lancashire, UK – Busy night for ambulance crews

West Midlands, UK – New Year 999 ambulance calls rise by 15 per cent

Queensland, Australia – Patient dies after overworked paramedics opt for a shift change, delaying treatment

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance Victoria motorbikes taken off the road following crash as brakes failed

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics shun dilapidated ambulance station

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Lubbock, Texas – A look inside UMC’s mass casualty ambulance

Chicago, Illinois – Violence against paramedics on the rise

Graham, North Carolina – Transmission falls from ambulance

Brandon, Oregon – Man calls for ambulance but is wounded after confronting officers

East Midlands, UK – Union calls on ambulance service to halt revamp

Scotland, UK – Ambulance staff threatened with knives

West Bronwich, UK – Paramedics rescue man who fell down 10ft deep manhole in pavement

Friday, December 28, 2012

Vancouver, BC – Ambulance Paramedics of BC ratify agreement

New Richmond, Ohio – Man attacked EMTs days after leading protest

Geneva, Illinois – Man hit by ambulance sues city

Van Buren, Arkansas – Former ambulance workers say they haven’t received their paychecks

Boise, Idaho – Paramedics, girl scouts deliver toys to kids at hospital

New South Wales, Australia – Six paramedics assaulted in two weeks

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics victims of assaults

Bnei Brak, Israel – EMT attacked by fellow EMT at call

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Concord, New Hampshire – Impersonating an EMT case remanded for jury trial

Montpelier, Vermont – US bill to help paramedics to become law after Vt. death

Las Vegas, Nevada – Ambulance company offers rides home for the holidays

Orem, Utah – Orem Fire Department to donate ambulance to hospital in Peru

Knoxville, Tennessee – Ambulance service helps transport loved ones for Christmas

Watford, UK – Paramedics receive record number of calls in December

Adelaide, South Australia – 3G network puts our ambulance officers in the picture

Queensland, Australia – Police and paramedics could demand blood tests from victims to cut infection risk

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Coroner who called for air ambulance review appointed new Ornge CEO

Brampton, Ontario – Paramedics deliver gift filled sleighs to Peel’s Children’s Centre

Old Lyme, Connecticut – EMS hosts “Fill the Boot” Saturday for Sandy Hook victims

San Francisco, California – Idling ambulances wearing out their stay

Worcestershire, UK – GPs follow ambulances on 999 calls to reduce admissions

Winchester, UK – Probe into ambulance delay that left OAP lying in the street for over an hour

Lancashire, UK – Ambulance bosses get 20 % pay raise

Adelaide, South Australia – South Australia dials into 3G data for ambulances

Friday, December 21, 2012

Chicago, Illinois – EMS alliance created

Tullytown, New Jersey – Man facing aggravated assault charges after fight with EMTs, police

Newtown, Connecticut – EMTs go into counseling

Newtown, Connecticut – For volunteer EMTs, work doesn’t stop

Bellin, Wisconsin – Bellin wants paramedics to check discharged patients

London, UK – Paramedics forced to call police after shameless thieves began looting man’s house while they attended body

Bedfordshire, UK – Paramedics braced for Black Friday

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance Victoria to investigate after man says paramedics left him to die

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Dallas, Texas – Dallas Fire Rescue investigating handling of asthma patient

Salem, Massachusetts – Official guilty of blocking rescue personnel

Cambridge, UK – St. John Ambulance worker kept animal and child porn

Devon, UK – Plans for single ambulance crews reach final stage

Dublin, Ireland – Brave paramedic battled to reach dad of six in fire

Derbeyshire, UK – Police and paramedics join forces to keep Christmas revelers safe

Tasmania, Australia – Unauthorized $30,000 spent on ambulance petrol card

New South Wales, Australia – NSW ambos freed by new green fleets

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Police give paramedics a lesson in kindness?

Peel Region, Ontario – Peel paramedics deliver gifts to children’s centre

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Paramedics collecting winter clothing

Gatineau, Quebec – New ambulances ease response crunch

Albuquerque, New Mexico – Man accused of stealing ambulance

Houston, Texas – Woman charged in theft of ambulance

Lake County, Florida – EMS to reevaluate ambulances, paramedics following budget cuts

New South Wales, Australia – Ambulances delayed on average 36 minutes

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Gatineau, Quebec – Unconscious woman waits 34 minutes for ambulance

Mason City, Iowa – Driver of ambulance found not guilty in accident case

Stratford, Connecticut – EMS administrator wants EMS director immediately removed

Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin – Police snag old ambulance, turn it into command center

St. Charles County, Missouri – Paramedics fill three ambulances for Operation Food Search

London, UK – NHS cuts mean first aiders being sent on 999 calls

Northumbria, UK – 999 services gearing up for ‘Black Eye Friday’

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance service in crisis as it waits for promised fix

Monday, December 17, 2012

Hastings-Quinte, Ontario – Ambulance investigation complete

Montreal, Quebec – Quebec ambulance technicians could strike over holiday season

Honolulu, Hawaii – EMTs, paramedics sue city for unpaid overtime

Bakersfield, California – Jury rules for BPD, Hall Ambulance in doctor’s negligence suit

Gallatin County, Kentucky – Driver arrested for deadly ambulance crash

Norfolk, UK – Ambulances lose over 500 hours waiting to hand over patients at hospital

Walsall, UK – 4 million pound claim after paramedic loses leg in motorbike accident

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulances forced to ramp for 10 hours

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Parkland Ambulance hiring new paramedics

Niagara, Ontario – EMS dispatchers singled out for service

Palm Beach, Florida – Blouin dismisses firefighter/paramedic over web site

Chicago, Illinois – Off duty paramedics, firefighters prepare for Saturday’s toy parade

Albany, Georgia – Obesity causes paramedics to use specialized equipment

Meredith, New Hampshire – Ambulance services really feeling the pinch

Los Angeles, California – Ambulance firm in trouble in LA, but fast tracked in OC

Hong Kong, China – Ambulance men’s union threatens protest over paramedics’ subsidy

Friday, December 14, 2012

Hopedale, Newfoundland & Labrador – Ambulance hits medevac plane

East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Lawsuit claims ambulance service injured woman during transport

Gaylord, Michigan – Driver of ambulance arrested for driving while intoxicated

Birmingham, Alabama – Paramedics honored for heroism

Mount Holly, Pennsylvania – Former EMS chief sentenced to probation in theft by deception case

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Twin Cities paramedics find job tougher after wintry blast

Skokie, Illinois – Family sues former EMT charged in fatal hit-and-run

Crete, Greece – Two die in burning ambulance

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Montreal, Quebec – Paramedics poised to strike

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Paramedics helping the hungry

Coquitlam, BC – Joint exercises with JIBC and nursing and healthcare support students enhance collaboration in the field

Waterloo, New York – Five injured after bus/ambulance crash

North Hampton, New Hampshire – Town improperly using ambulance fees on repairs

Lincolnshire, UK – Ambulance crash death:post-mortem tests due on victim

Scotland, UK – Scotland’s ambulance crews prepare for festive surge

New South Wales, Australia – Union slams ambulance proposal

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Palm Bay, Florida – Good Samaritan, paramedic hit by drunk driver

Scottsdale, Arizona – EMTs injured in ambulance crash

St. Louis, Missouri – Firefighters/paramedics, City Hall spar over overtime costs

Mobridge, South Dakota – Ambulance-pickup crash kills man

London, UK – 999 call ambulances fail to hit time targets

Worksop, UK – Ambulance never arrived

Shoebury, UK – Toddler waits 97 minutes for ambulance after falling down stairs

Yorkshire, UK – Non emergency call outs worrying, MP

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Chicago, Illinois – Man dies after jumping out of ambulance

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Ambulance recovered after it was stolen from casino

Flint, Michigan – Laptop computer stolen from ambulance

Kansas City, Missouri – More medical oversight for fire/ambulance service approved

Lincolnshire, UK – 75-year-old woman dies after ambulance taking her to hospital crashes

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedic to walk off job over job cuts

Victoria, Australia – No compulsion for paramedics to report domestic violence

Beijing, China – Man dies as motorists block ambulance

Monday, December 10, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Over 1,000 defibrillators to be provided to public places

Union County, North Carolina – Case delayed for EMT accused in deadly ambulance wreck near hospital

Kansas City, Missouri – Former ambulance district president is sentenced to jail;must pay restitution

Peterborough, New Hampshire – Fired EMT sues town

Bridgeport, Connecticut – Judge:mayor illegally hired EMS head

Darlington, UK – Drunken man damaged ambulance

Birmingham, UK – Paramedics cleared of blame for swine flu death of student

Tasmania, Australia – Ambulance service defends performance

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – UNC developing civilian degree for Army medics

Rustburg, Virginia – First responders answer the call for young cancer patient’s Christmas

East Hampton, New York – Ambulance squads feel the pinch

Sutherland, UK – Lack of paramedics putting lives at risk

East Midlands, UK – Paramedic’s concern over station closures

Wales, UK – City centre first responders switch to pedal power

Leamington, UK – Cans packs two ambulances

Friday, December 7, 2012

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Fix emergency response system

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Province praised for reducing speed limit when passing emergency crews

Cochranton, Pennsylvania – Woman charged with texting while driving after hitting ambulance

Houston, Texas – Decades old EMS rule may be changed after public hearing

Phoenix, Arizona – National drug shortage affecting EMS

Los Angeles, California – LA fire chief says more money needed to speed 911 responses

Victoria, Australia – Hospitals forcing ambulances to queue

Thursday, December 6, 2012

New Orleans, Louisiana – Man who booted ambulance faces charges

Salt Lake City, Utah – Hearing continues in ambulance battle

Centreville, Maryland – High speed police chase for stolen ambulance

Brooklyn, New York – EMT in ten round main event

Berkeley, California – Ambulance patients may be victims of tax fraud

Birmingham, UK – Swine flu victim died after paramedics left her at home three times in one night

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics say coverage a daily problem

Perth, Western Australia – Surge in ambulance callouts

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Washington, D.C. – Pulling paramedics off shifts appears to be unique to D.C.

Howard County, Maryland – County begins autism awareness training for paramedics, firefighters

Litchfield County, Connecticut – Each time an ambulance transports a patient, it’s a gamble whether it will receive all the money owed

Chicago, Illinois – State seeks to improve rural EMS

Ostego, Michigan – Fire captain/paramedic dies while in New York helping Hurricane Sandy victims

Boston, Massachusetts – Woman becomes EMT after medics save brother from bullet wounds

Scotland, UK – Fake war hero caught impersonating paramedic

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Hire more full time paramedics, union says

New Orleans, Louisiana – Paramedics tending to patient at convenience store find ambulance booted

Crestview, Florida – Bulge under man’s shirt is EMT’s missing black bag, stethoscope

Atlanta, Georgia – Patient information stolen from Georgia ambulance service

Cambridge, UK – Pensioner with head wound forced to direct ambulance crew to local hospital after they got lost

Oxford, UK – Paramedics were right to take injured badger to vets

Leinster, Ireland – Gardai probe missing morphine at ambulance base

Wellington, New Zealand – Paramedic grants dying man’s wishes

Monday, December 3, 2012

Bennington, Vermont – Bill named for EMT LODD advances

Madison, Wisconsin – Woman dies after banging head in ambulance on way to hospice facility

Fitchburg, Massachusetts – Woman in custody assaulted EMTs

El Centro, California – 1,500 EMS patient records stolen

Wales, UK – GPs on ambulances idea to help out A & E

Scotland, UK – Paramedics went to shop

Peterborough, UK – Concern raised over ambulance proposals

Victoria, Australia – Motorcycle ambulances provide a rough ride for paramedics

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Dallas, Texas – Dallas man died of drug overdose after 911 call was deemed a duplicate

Battle Creek, Michigan – Battle Creek paramedic laid to rest

Vernon Township, Pennsylvania – Driver who hit ambulance guilty of texting

Kalamazoo, Michigan – Life EMS Ambulance unveils new ambulance interior designed to improve patients’ experience

Madison, Illinois – I-55 crash involving ambulance and tractor cab is subject of suit

Lee County, Florida – Lee EMS wants 10 new ambulances

Shetland, UK – Plaque marks ambulance pilots’ service

Free State, South Africa – Patients wait hours for ambulances

Haifa, Israel – Volunteer paramedics hop from ambucycles to ERs

Friday, November 30, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Review into Ornge patient deaths taking longer than expected

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – Man accused of assaulting EMT on way to hospital

Newark, New Jersey – EMT killed in crash laid to rest

Co. Donegal, Ireland – Lack of paramedic staff forces mum to drive her seriously ill son to A & E

Banbury, UK – Ambulance trip for sick badger

Coventry, UK – Ambulance boss hits out at drivers as flash floods hit

Victoria, Australia – Female paramedic menaced at gas station

Gurgaon, India – Ambulance owners end strike after cops vow to arrest killer

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Toronto EMS parked in money wasting mode

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics cite critical staffing shortages

Simcoe County, Ontario – Paramedics collecting new and unwrapped toys

Portland, Oregon – Portland EMTs saving more heart attack patients

Altona, New York – Driver of ambulance suffered heart attack

Bryan, Texas – Suspected ambulance thief also stole car, shoplifted too

Rancho Cucamonga, California – Dozens shave heads in support of paramedic and testicular cancer patient

Leicester, UK – Ambulance service heart attack delay prompts criticism

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – EMS senior managers make huge overtime claims

New Hamburg, Ontario – Paramedic shortage kept air ambulance from carrying patient

Kerhonkson, New York – Deputy, EMT attacked at hospital

Madison, Connecticut – Residents stockpile ambulance headed for community hit by hurricane

Nashville, Tennessee – Metro Nashville EMTs had no duty to summon outside aid, court says

White County, Illinois – Ambulance staff that quit tell us why

Wales, UK – Ambulance out of action in Gwent after parts stolen

Sydney, Australia – CareFlight treatment substandard, doctors say

Gurgaon, India – Ambulance owner, driver found dead in van

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Vancouver, BC – Ambulance Paramedics of BC reach tentative agreement

Toronto, Ontario – Off-duty paramedic saves driver who just hit him

New York, New York – Paramedics’ Union: FDNY EMS Chief failed during Sandy

Cambridge, Massachusetts – Woman summonsed after grabbing EMT’s breasts

Virginia, Minnesota – Stuff the Ambulance exceeds expectations

Concord, New Hampshire – City, fire department must negotiate over EMS training requirement

Arlington, Texas – Cost of ambulance ride continues to rise

Melbourne, Australia – Ambulance delays worsen across metropolitan Melbourne

Monday, November 26, 2012

Goderich, Ontario – EMS staff receive top national honours

Fort Frances, Ontario – First responders laud METIman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Firefighter/paramedic raises from arbitration upheld

Arthur, Illinois – Rural EMS emergency

San Francisco, California – Bryan Stow case:San Francisco hospital seeks $1.2 million

Richland, Michigan – Trevor Stuck’s family says paramedic lived a life that made a difference

Cork, Ireland – Plans to modernize ambulance service

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA among employers seeking veterans

Henderson, Kentucky – Public safety agencies reprogramming radios

Palm Beach, Florida – Firefighter/paramedic files for city commission seat, but state law might prevent it

Aspen, Colorado – Area emergency vehicles to get makeover for good cause

Scotland, UK – Ambulance staff rewarded for their care

Milton Keynes, UK – Ambulance service road show educated youngsters

South Wales, UK – Mum injured in road smash unhappy at ambulance crew delay

Friday, November 23, 2012

San Antonio, Texas – Off-duty paramedic witnesses fiery crash, saves driver’s life

Los Angeles, California – LAFD looks at ways to speed up emergency response times

Newton, New Jersey – Former EMT charged with luring teenager discussed child cannibalism online, authorities say

Gloucestershire, UK – Fire service drafted 27 times in past year to aid paramedics with bariatric patients

Swindon, UK – Increase in attacks on ambulance crews

Nettlecombe, UK – Sat navs leading ambulances astray

Essex, UK – Paramedic suspended over failings in patient care

New South Wales, Australia – Health minister’s hollow thanks riles paramedics

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Simcoe County, Ontario – Paramedics kick off 2012 Toy Drive

Springfield, Illinois – Task force looked at rural emergency services

Virginia, Minnesota – Stuff the Ambulance drive collects toys for kids

Panama City, Florida – Ambulance service offers help getting home

Kansas City, Missouri – Ambulance furor distills

Liverpool, UK – Former soccer star escapes jail for paramedic assault

Eastern Cape, South Africa – Strike in EC halts emergency services

New South Wales, Australia – Thank a Paramedic Day

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Fredericksburg, Virginia – County targets ambulance narcotics thefts

Tucson, Arizona – Griggs works as paramedic when not cage fighting

Twentynine Palms, California – UK medics test battlefield skills in California desert

Lothians, UK – Councillor claims ambulance provision left bare

Berkshire, UK – Ambulances have solar panels fitted

Staffordshire, UK – Ambulance checks to cut A & E patients

Grimsby, UK – More first aiders would help save lives, says ambulance chief

Christchurch, New Zealand – Frustrated medics call on drivers to pull over

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Brentwood, Missouri – Paramedic drives ambulance to daughter’s volleyball game;prompts public safety committee discussion

Falls Church, Virginia – Falls Church donates ambulance to hurricane hit Long Island town

Lodi, California – 84-year-old charged $3,000 for ambulance ride next door

Bozeman, Montana – Ambulance service offers to connect folks for holidays

Santa Fe, New Mexico – Paramedic honored for crash training

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Tulsa Fire Department adds advanced paramedics

London, UK – Paramedics pull ambulance 12 miles through central London for charity

Norfolk, UK – Ambulance trust to launch review of under fire service

Monday, November 19, 2012

Quadra Island, BC – Ambulance Service confirms birthing issue

Washington, D.C. – DC ambulances get new technology

Glynn County, Georgia – Wild police chase ends with fatal ambulance crash

Glynn County, Georgia – Liquor found in car that crashed into ambulance, killing 3

Georgetown, Tennessee – Survivor of fatal ambulance accident speaks out

New Orleans, Louisiana – Tulane EMS unveils new custom ambulance

Scotland, UK – Ambulance staff attacks soar 30 per cent

West Cork, Ireland – Ambulance plans criticized as unworkable and dangerous

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Peel Region, Ontario – Paramedics look to boost bystander CPR rate

Lander, Wyoming – Air ambulance makes hard landing after hitting power lines

Dayton, Ohio – Disaster team heads home from New York

Chicago, Illinois – Car slams into standing ambulance outside medical center

Chicago, Illinois – Veteran paramedics reflect on 38 years of saving lives

Lincolnshire, UK – Plans for ambulance super station criticized

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Paramedic holds crash boy’s shattered face together like a jigsaw

Arezzo, Italy – Ambulance answering call strikes and kills horse on road

Friday, November 16, 2012

Hamilton, Ontario – Hamilton ambulance responses down

Gatineau, Quebec – Paramedics insist they have a plan if Ottawa cuts off help

Niagara Region, Ontario – Paramedics become International Trauma Life Support champions

Skokie, Illinois – Service responds to story on employee charged in hit-and-run

Kansas City, Missouri – Emergency response times to be released following fierce scrutiny

Walton, UK – Conman jailed for air ambulance charity fraud

Hampshire, UK – Long serving paramedic honoured by Queen

Moscow, Russia – Ambulances attacked by patients and hooligans

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Brunswick, Georgia – 3 killed in crash with ambulance

Big Rock, Illinois – Paramedic/firefighter dies in accident at home

Knoxville, Tennessee – Two women die after head-on collision with ambulance

Billings, Montana – City council sounds off on redistricting, ends EMS board

Washington, D.C. – DC ambulance plan draws opposition

Columbus, Ohio – Driver of ambulance guilty of licence offence

Honolulu, Hawaii – Alaska, Hawaii paramedics head to storm hit Manhattan

Wales, UK – Police take calls for busy ambulances

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba – Crash scene conduct probed

Gatineau, Quebec – Paramedics close to 50 mission cap for getting help from Ottawa

Billings, Montana – EMS debate clouded by union/management distrust

Kansas City, Missouri – Ambulance responses under fire after man dies of heart attacks

Boston, Massachusetts – Former EMT charged with stealing painkillers from ambulances

Sacramento, California – Paramedics join breakaway union in effort to get contract

Gwent, UK – Call for probe over ambulance staff’s hotel stay

Illawarra, Australia – Paramedics don red vests in protest

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Vancouver, BC – Little known museum tells the story of medic’s war efforts

Newark, New Jersey – Unidentified man killed in ambulance crash

New York, New York – Governor signs executive order to allow paramedics, pharmacists, dentists to help administer tetanus shots in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy

Erie, Pennsylvania – National paramedic training study comes to Erie

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Florida paramedics and medical team head to NYC to help post Sandy

Billings, Montana – Billings criticized for ambulance exemptions

Liverpool, UK – Former footballer pleads guilty to attacking two female paramedics

Melbourne, Australia – Ambo rosters flawed

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Cash approved for fire/paramedic station replacement;cost overrun still unexplained

Peel Region, Ontario – Paramedics awarded for exemplary service

Renfrew County, Ontario – Chief paramedic honoured

Queens, New York – Queens emergency vols seeking help

McDowell County, North Carolina – EMS sees anniversary of cutting-edge procedure, increased survival rate

Wales, UK – Staff didn’t have enough time to clean ambulances

Perth, Western Australia – Ambulances spend thousands of hours waiting

Friday, November 9, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge whistleblower sues scandal plagued air ambulance

Burlington, Vermont – Vt. ambulance crews in NJ for storm

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – OKC police clear paramedics in suspicious death

Camden, UK – Ambulance called to aid of collapsed police officer went to the wrong address

Wales, UK – New target plan for Welsh Ambulance Service

New South Wales, Australia – Ambos on alert over staff numbers

New South Wales, Australia – Understaffing blamed for 85km ambulance mission

Perth, Western Australia – Opposition slams soar in ambulance ramping

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Hinton, Alberta – Air ambulance jeopardized

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia minister urges people to call 911 for medical emergencies

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Regional paramedics get cash infusion from Thunder Bay

Akron, Ohio – Resident’s complaint claims city paramedics caused heart attack

Wadsworth, Ohio – Cancer patient rides ambulance to polls

Chicago, Illinois – Paramedics treat revelers at Obama party

Batavia, Ohio – Ambulance crew helps others after EMS wreck

Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago – Ambulance explodes

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Edmonton, Alberta – Video teaches drivers to pull over for emergency vehicles

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Paramedics plan rally at city hall

Washington, D.C. – DC paramedic shortage

Seattle, Washington – Director of state funded EMS council misappropriated $390,000 to herself

Allentown, Pennsylvania – Woman faces no prison for allegedly attacking paramedics, hospital workers

Kansas City, Missouri – KDFD ambulance response times don’t meet national standards

West London, UK– Ex ambulance boss on trial for sexually abusing boy

Hertfordshire, UK – Shocking catalogue of attacks against ambulance personnel revealed

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Mother claims careless paramedics nearly left son to die

Fredericton, New Brunswick – Unpaid Ambulance NB bills jump 60 per cent

Los Angeles, California – Thieves burglarize ambulance, light up joint inside

Green Valley, Arizona – Local firefighter’s invention protects first responders and patients

East of England, UK – Paramedics attack 999 chiefs over rise in spending on their lease cars

London, UK – Is ambulance ad too shocking for TV?

Norfolk, UK – East Anglian MPs to grill ambulance bosses

Nelson, New Zealand – Books to dispel children’s fears of ambulances

Monday, November 5, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge air ambulance employees must declare conflicts

Montreal, Quebec – Urgences Sante investigates after friends cite ambulance delay in death

Fort Wayne, Indiana – 1 trial for pair in ambulance bullet barrage

Manteca, California – Vandals put pair of ambulances out of service

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – Local ambulance crews help out New Jersey

Port Hope, Michigan – Man arrested in theft of ambulance

Inverclyde, UK – Mum’s agonizing wait for ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Backlog sparks ambulance alert

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics surprised by second victim at accident scene

Columbia, Missouri – University Hospital unveils new air ambulance

Charleston, West Virginia – Former employee sues ambulance service for wrongful termination

Coventry, UK – Children’s air ambulance service launched

Sheringham, UK – Man waited 3 hours for ambulance

Wales, UK – Ambulance budget delay could put patients at risk

Millom, UK – Warning issued over phone scammers

Wellington, New Zealand – Roving paramedic help clear patient clog

Friday, November 2, 2012

Surrey, BC – Ambulance in six car accident

St. John’s, Newfoundland – No wrongdoing in ambulance death, Eastern Health says

Winnipeg, Manitoba – No personal cell phones for emergency crews

Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Hospital, ambulance service respond to suit

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – EMS strike teams head for storm hit New Jersey

Muskegon, Michigan – West Michigan ambulance crews help rescue New York hospital patients

Houston, Texas – Drivers create dangerous conditions for ambulances on calls

Augusta, Georgia – Fire chief sounds alarm on dangerous dispute with ambulance company

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Fire/Paramedic chief blames delays for bigger bill

Colorado Springs, Colorado – Local medics deploy to Sandy’s aftermath

Charleston, West Virginia – Kanawha County sends medical responders to New Jersey

St. Petersburg, Florida – Paramedics extricated after drunk driver hits and knocks over rescue rig

Cincinnati, Ohio – Closest ambulance or fire company not always sent

Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Hospital, ambulance service deny wrongdoing in lawsuit filed by medical center

Shropshire, UK – Thieves take ambulance worker’s rucksack while her back was turned

Spalding, UK – Drunken woman stormed out of ambulance, swearing at crew

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Prince George, BC – Course helps paramedics deal with death an dying

Honolulu, Hawaii – State could save millions from volunteer paramedics program

Charleston, West Virginia – EMT team headed to New Jersey to offer storm aid

Austin, Texas – With Proposition 11, paramedics seek civil service protection like police, firefighters

Titusville, Florida – Fire department tightens narcotics oversight after battalion chief’s firing

Gloucestershire, UK – Hundreds of patients forced to wait in ambulances

East Midlands, UK – Paramedic slams ambulance station closure

Melbourne, Australia – Frustrated patients leave ramped ambulances before being treated at hospital

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics beaten down by stress, Ambulance Victoria figures reveal

Monday, October 29, 2012

Montreal, Quebec – Paramedics not required to speak English:Urgences Sante

Gatineau, Quebec – Gatineau to hit limit for help from Ottawa paramedics

Mississauga, Ontario – Paramedics offer Halloween safety tips

Cleveland, Ohio – Investigator:Private ambulances put patients at risk

Chillicothe, Ohio – Drugs stolen from ambulance and nursing home

St. Petersburg, Florida – Woman accused of stealing from ambulance company

Trenton, New Jersey – Senate approves controversial EMS regulation in narrow vote

Austin, Texas – Austin-Travis County EMS to test anti-idling system on ambulance

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Simcoe County, Ontario – Paramedic recognized for wilderness rescue

Pepperell, Massachusetts – Man saved by EMS becomes new EMT

Three Rivers, Indiana – Man in critical condition after being struck by ambulance authority vehicle

Hidalgo County, Texas – EMS company under investigation for ambulance violations

Dearborn, Michigan – Fire department improves EMS services with ALS

Nottingham, UK – Firefighters to the rescue to lift more and more obese people

Cornwall, UK – Hospitals 100 K pounds bill for ambulance delays

Friday, October 26, 2012

Montreal, Quebec – Quebec ambulance agency defends paramedic

Grand Manan, New Brunswick – Air ambulance service criticized once again

Deer Lake, Newfoundland – RCMP put ambulance rumours to rest

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Paramedics to test new power lift stretchers

Memphis, Tennessee – Driver shoots at ambulance on freeway

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA collects donations of winter clothing

Nazareth, Pennsylvania – Medic charged with theft after using ambulance credit card to purchase gas for his personal vehicle

Hampshire, UK – Ambulance carrying mother and baby bursts into flames

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Vancouver, BC – Paramedics holds strike vote

Deer Lake, Newfoundland – Driver killed in crash with ambulance

Montreal, Quebec – Quebec parents say paramedic refused to speak English

Winnipeg, Manitoba – STARS expanding hours of flight

New York, New York – Initiative announced to protect EMTs and paramedics from assaults

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Prosecutor say woman increased her auto insurance while she was in the ambulance following a crash

Miami, Florida – Ambulance crashes into car

Mount Holly, New Jersey – Former ambulance chief pleads guilty to stealing funds

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Montreal, Quebec – Quebec’s plan to standardize ambulances draws warnings

East Sparta, Ohio – Paramedics find abandoned baby

Rapid City, South Dakota – Brief ambulance joyride ends with arrest

Napa County, California – EMS says local death rate from cardiac arrest dropping

Chicago, Illinois – Nearly 600 veteran paramedics and firefighters may retire by end of year

Trenton, New Jersey – Proposed bill would put all EMTs under state control

Sydney, Australia – Air ambulance emergency landing drama at airport

Victoria, Australia – Medics’ drug pilfering rare but perilous

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Montreal, Quebec – Safety concerns beset new ambulances

Menasha, Wisconsin – New ambulance dispatch system predicts emergencies

Pocono, Pennsylvania – EMS workers learn about nuke attacks

Nottingham, UK – Paramedics look at bikes for 999 emergencies

Essex, UK – East of England Ambulance Service criticized for offering more pay to executive than frontline paramedics

Cumbria, UK – Fires in Cumbrian ambulances lead to safety work on fleet

Cork, Ireland – Health minister blames unions for ambulance shift reform

Canberra, Australia – Report into air ambulance ditching comes back seriously flawed

Monday, October 22, 2012

Sudbury, Ontario – Paramedic recognized with award

Madison, Ohio – EMT/firefighter involved in fatal wreck had no driver’s licence

Ipswich, UK – Heart attack patient claims he could have died in his bed after paramedics said he could stay at home

Cambridgeshire, UK – Ambulance service asks team mates to wheel injured football player to hospital

Wales, UK – Paramedics work through breaks to answer 999 calls

Retford, UK – Hundreds pound the streets against ambulance cuts

Victoria, Australia – Powerful painkiller’s use reviewed by EMS as abuse soars

Perth, Western Australia – Paramedic admits diluting painkiller

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Bedford County, Virginia – County pins hopes on new volunteer EMT/firefighter strategy

Albany, Georgia – Awards presented to life saving paramedics

Iowa City, Iowa – Police, paramedics, firefighters to hit the ice for burn victims

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance overhaul meets stiff opposition

Hartlepool, UK – Wounded OAP’s anger after 5 1/2 hour ambulance wait

Kent, UK – Air ambulances to fly at night

Sutton, UK – Former Army medic launches air travel service for disabled people

Singapore – Student pleads guilty to punching SCDF paramedic

Friday, October 19, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Fire-paramedic station expansion remains mystery

Worcester County, Maryland – Judge dismisses EMS supervisor’s case

Carrollton, Kentucky – Prank 911 call could lead to felony charges for boy

Austin, Texas – Rural medicine breakthrough:Sutton County EMS expands services to patients at home

Donegal, Ireland – Lives will be lost:paramedic

London, UK – London Ambulance Service confesses to 54 minute wait for hit-and-run victim

Victoria, Australia – Seven paramedics implicated in drug thefts in past four years

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Governor General awards for EMS staff

Austin, Texas – Powering ambulance with battery pack

Houston, Texas – Ambulance company administrator pleads guilty to fraud

Worcester, Massachusetts – Fire chief accused of stealing ambulance narcotics

Wales, UK – Paramedic shortage putting lives at risk

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics call off strike action after IRC steps in

Victoria, Australia – More Vic ambo drug theft cases emerge

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance funding cut reversed by health minister

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Toronto’s fed up paramedics warned to shut up – or else

Lawrence, Indiana – Two dozen EMTs, paramedics officially laid off Monday

Lee County, Florida – Ambulance rolls over in crash;three taken to hospital

Oxford, UK – One in five ambulance service staff haven’t had CRB check

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance pain drug switch affected hundreds

Victoria, Australia – Second man arrested in ambulance drug switch

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance lag in requesting tamper proof bottles

Queensland, Australia – Queensland ambulances get patient management app

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

San Antonio, Texas – SAPD seeking thief who stole ambulance during medical call

Cherokee, North Carolina – Cherokee EMS worker charged with embezzlement

San Jose, California – SJPD emergency response times under fire

Cork, Ireland – Union calls for end to on-call system after ambulance crash

Suffolk, UK – Union claims ambulance staff are stretched to the breaking point

Victoria, Australia – Police investigate ambulance drug thefts

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics vote for work bans

Auckland, New Zealand – St. John Ambulance in bus lane victory

Monday, October 15, 2012

Barnum, Iowa – EMT pinned between fire truck, ambulance

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh stands firm in bid to reassign rescue work from paramedics to firefighters

Worcester, Massachusetts – EMTs learn to defend themselves

Livingston, Montana – Dog shocked after hampering paramedics

Swinton, UK – Heart attack mum dies when ambulance is sent to wrong address

New South Wales, Australia – NSW paramedics to strike

Victoria, Australia – Vic ambulance boss defends response times

Canberra, Australia – Liberals offer more paramedic training

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Fire-Paramedic chief taken off fire hall project

Yorkton, Saskatchewan – Yorkton hospital getting helipad for STARS helicopter

Kingston, Ontario – Frontenac paramedics encourage breast cancer discussion

San Francisco, California – Device for EMTS to transmit patient information from ambulances grabs venture prize

San Francisco, California – Support for beaten medic Bryan Stow still alive at AT & T Park

Cottonwood, California – Third psychological evaluation ordered for man accused of ramming ambulance

Tyler, Texas – Ambus available to East Texans in case of disasters, mass casualties

Chicago, Illinois – Man, 77, charged with stealing ambulance: “I needed a ride”

Friday, October 12, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – MPP announces bill to fast track benefits for workers suffering from PTSD

Mississauga, Ontario – Peel’s fallen paramedics honoured

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh paramedics’ union issues statement on rescue work

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Labor dispute could determine future of emergency care

Kansas City, Missouri – Ambulance response times get slower, audit finds

Staffordshire, UK – Ambulance drove off after accident

Rotherham, UK – Paramedics in second bid for world record

Victoria, Australia – Vic emergency response times blowout

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Toronto EMS personnel protesting lack of staff

Chicago, Illinois – 77-year-old accused of stealing ambulance from hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh says paramedics put rescues in jeopardy

Westboro, Massachusetts – EMT charged in drug thefts

Norfolk, UK – Ambulance watch:hospitals warned over ambulances waiting in the car park

West Midlands, UK – Jailed – the man who spat on paramedics

New South Wales, Australia – Ambulance reforms welcomed

Queensland, Australia – Firies, ambos will leave Queensland

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Medical transport service downed

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics say Toronto has bare minimum coverage

Ottawa, Ontario – Paramedic outreach project finds help for 911’s frequent flyers

Oxford, Connecticut – Paramedic apparently dies in his sleep;only 36-years-old

Charleston, West Virginia – Charges filed against woman accused of hit-and-run against ambulance

East of England, UK – Ambulance chief steps down amidst union row

Cornwall, UK – Paramedic stood on car bonnet to photograph female colleague showering at ambulance station;now banned from EMS

Queensland, Australia – Bypass ban to relieve ambulance ramping, but won’t wipe it out completely, chief says

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics issue warning

Toronto, Ontario – Councillors attack paramedics’ job action

Trenton, New Jersey – Legislation to overhaul state EMS approved by Senate budget committee

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – City paramedics shoot down contract

Las Vegas, Nevada – Las Vegas private ambulance company hopes to use changing traffic light technology

London, UK – British public at risk from private ambulance firms

Adelaide, South Australia – SA govt slammed for ambulance cuts

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Salem, Massachusetts – Junction City paramedic honored by Red Cross

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Paramedics vote on new contract

Ilkley, UK – Concern at ambulance wait for woman, 92

Melton, UK – Union to fight 999 station closures

Sheffield, UK – Army medic honoured

Cambridgeshire, UK – Ambulance procedure investigated after crew delayed

Wellington, New Zealand – Father furious over ambulance call

Friday, October 5, 2012

Sachigo Lake First Nation, Ontario – Specialized first aid training may help remote communities where paramedics are not available

Ballston Spa, New York – Molester of 3 boys, former EMT, pleads guilty

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Police investigate death of EMSA patient

Kanawha County, West Virginia – Deputies search for driver in ambulance hit-and-run

Las Vegas, Nevada – Suspected drunken driver hits ambulance

London, UK – Tories secretly privatizing healthcare, ambulances, police, Labour claims

Paignton, UK – Good deed turned into torrent of abuse at ambulance crew

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Thunder Bay, Ontario – More help on the way for Thunder Bay Ornge

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge now a vastly different organization, interim president says

Scranton, Pennsylvania – Family sues ambulance company, driver over mother’s death

Antioch, California – Objects hurled from freeway overpass injure one, damage vehicles, ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Victoria adopts new rural ambulance system

Canberra, Australia – Liberals promise tougher penalties to protect front line ambulance and police

Berlin, Germany – Germany halts plan to shoot live pigs for paramedic training

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Log book shows not enough medics for Ornge helicopter

North Andover, Massachusetts– Fatal crash victim was responding paramedic’s brother

Houston, Texas – EMT/firefighter arrested on child porn charges

Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia EMT paralyzed in crash while on vacation in Tobago

Hemel, UK – Ex-paramedic attacks insulting first aid ad

Norwich, UK – Girl, two, died from meningitis after paramedic sent ambulance away saying she had swine flu

Simrisham, Sweden – Elderly woman dies after ambulance no-show

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Boston, Massachusetts – Boston paramedic suspected of drug tampering may have affected 57 patients

Cuthbert, Georgia – Deputy, EMT indicted for child molestation

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Man arrested after stealing an EMSA ambulance

Lee County, Florida – High ranking paramedics say overtime pay denied

Co. Cork, Ireland – Ambulance took hour to attend emergency where man’s heart stopped

West London, UK – Scandal of the A & E;Ambulance crews on the brink of collapse as more and more patients need ferrying mile further

Victoria, Australia – Union demands paramedic shortage fix

Monday, October 1, 2012

** St. John’s, Newfoundland – Ambulance restraints could have saved patient:ex-paramedic

** St. John, New Brunswick – Ambulance NB under fire again for delay

** Vancouver, BC – Paramedic memorial wall will stay in Vancouver office

** Bismarck, North Dakota – ND ambulances and hospitals streamline equipment for heart attacks

** Bennington, Vermont – Medic loses licence over fatal crash

** Waterford, Pennsylvania – EMT serious after ambulance rollover

** Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA board signs off on 4 per cent raise for medics

Friday, September 28, 2012

** Vancouver, BC – Plans to remove memorials to fallen colleagues insulting:paramedics

** Mississauga, Ontario – Paramedics to honour their own

** St. John’s, Newfoundland – Newfoundland and Labrador only province where ambulance patients not allowed to be restrained:paramedic

** Waterford, Pennsylania – Ambulance rolls with patient inside

** Detroit, Michigan – Fire chief investigating EMS response after boy’s death

** Trenton, New Jersey – Program to help EMTs quickly learn driver’s medical history clear Assembly committee

** Wales, UK – Wales Ambulance Service fails to meet response times for third month

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Clearview, Washington – Lack of EMS drugs a risk for patients in emergencies

Honolulu, Hawaii – 9/11 victims honored in remembrance walk

New Canaan, Connecticut – Emergency workers honored at Blue Mass

Little Rock, Arkansas – Arkansas agencies installing Smart 911 for responders

Blackburn, UK – Hepatitis C patient spat blood in paramedic’s face

Scotland, UK – Medical services had 7,000 hoax calls

East Midlands, UK – Apology for two hour 999 wait

Monday, September 10, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge managers turned a blind eye to paramedics using unsafe equipment:ex-aide

Racine, Wisconsin – EMT charged with sexually assaulting patient pleads not guilty

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts – Police investigate drug theft from ambulance, paramedic resigns

Winona, Minnesota – Ambulance service uses teleconferencing to train EMTs

Warrington, Pennsylvania – Ambulance service under investigation;ex-chief files suit

Gloucestershire, UK – Ambulances tackling an increase in delays

Sydney, Australia – Poor resources blamed for emergency delays

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada – Madam Tussauds offering emergency service members free admission September 11

North York, UK – Paramedic’s foot saved by air ambulance

Galway, Ireland – Private ambulance to cater for later drinkers

Chiltern, UK – Air ambulance paramedics on their bikes to raise cash

New Delhi, India – India’s emergency medical system in tatters

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – Ambulance medics upset over bad apples in their midst

Helsinki, Finland – Police suspect ambulance service company of financial crimes

Friday, September 7, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge turns to London hospital executive

Windsor, Ontario – Ornge air ambulance allowed in US air space

Toronto, Ontario – Tories slam McGuinty, Milloy for refusing Ornge committee

Brunswick County, North Carolina – Ambulance medic sentenced after pleading guilty to charge stemming from death of woman

Las Vegas, Nevada – Union questions cuts after ambulance rollover accident

Buckinghamshire, UK – Concerns over increasing use of junior ambulance staff

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics protest threat

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Mississauga, Ontario – After 167 times, Peel paramedic continues to give blood

Las Vegas, Nevada – Ambulance rolls over in northwest

Danville, Illinois – Emergency workers to build Habitat home in honor of 9/11

Emerson, New Jersey – Ambulance corps ordered to remove cameras

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Study recommends $15.6 M EMS/911 update

Stanton, Michigan – Local group working to create Michigan EMS Memorial

Forest Town, UK – Woman denies attacking ambulance responder

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Low income Nova Scotians to get free ambulance service

San Antonio, Texas – SAFD adds giant ambulance to its fleet

Decatur, Alabama – Multiple ambulance services lead to quicker response in Decatur

Delaware, Ohio – EMS study to show who is paying the tab

Scotland, UK – Paramedic saves the life of child with rare condition

Gwent, UK – Ambulance crews deal with hundreds more 999 calls under new system

Liverpool, UK – Stroke victim waits almost two hours for ambulance while six are diverted to more serious cases

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge:Chris Mazza gave order to create illegal false documents, says ex-aide

Orem, Utah – Paramedic grandfather delivers his own granddaughter in ambulance

Hilton Head, South Carolina – Paramedics feel pressure of drug shortages, work to see patients don’t

Plainfield, New Jersey – New Jersey Supreme Court reinstates claim against rescue squad

Suffolk, UK – Complaints over ambulance service nearly double in just two years

Newcastle, UK – Ambulance bosses defend 1.4M pounds spent on support staff

Wales, UK – Ambulances take more than 30 minutes to reach emergency calls in some parts of Wales

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – Some drivers of ambulances abusing sirens during heavy traffic

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Patient demands answers about paramedic wait times

Williamston, South Carolina – EMS squads could face fines for crossing lines

Manchester, New Hampshire – AMR faces criticism for ambulance fees

Western Fremont County, Colorado – Broken ambulances highlight need for steady funding

Berwick, UK – New ambulance to reduce fuel consumption

Cambridge, UK – Second paramedic raises service fears

Queensland, Australia – Long emergency department delays leave patients in agony

Friday, August 31, 2012

Maple Ridge, BC – Sex offender who assaulted paramedic loses appeal, stays in prison

Staten Island, New York – Neighbors of paramedic killed in crash mourn huge loss

Racine, Wisconsin – EMT appears in court on charges of fondling woman in ambulance

Cherokee County, Texas – Woman dies after jumping from moving ambulance

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Gov. Bobby Jindal suspends EMT licensing requirements

Sydney, Australia – Paramedics contradict police on shooting

Paisley, UK – 999 teams face thousands of booze related call-outs

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – McGuinty won’t appear before Ornge committee, PCs accuse him of hiding

Brandon, Manitoba – Ambulance crash blamed on overwork

London, Ontario – Ambulance service $400,000 short

Chicago, Illinois – Mayor wants more medical exams for paramedics, firefighters on disability

Honolulu, Hawaii – Paramedics undergo sex trafficking training

Perth, Australia – Family demands answers over alleged ambulance mistreatment

Queensland, Australia – Premier scrambles after ambulance levy stumble

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Austin-Travis County, Texas – EMS faces first spending overrun in years

Dublin, Ireland – Cost-cutting begins at ambulance service

London, UK – City lift for London Air Ambulance

Derbeyshire, UK – Emergency car scheme to be trialled by air ambulance charity

Perth, Australia – Paramedic injured in attack on ambulance

New South Wales, Australia – Emergency services workers back drink regulations

Western Cape, South Africa – Armed on-duty paramedics a concern:community safety minister

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Edmonton, Alberta – Edmonton emergency services prepared

Dallas, Texas – Man steals ambulance

Coweta County, Georgia – Woman wants answers from ambulance company over loss of wedding ring

Trenton, New Jersey – No background checks for NJ EMTs allow some responders to easily hide criminal past

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Emergency responses could be 2 minutes longer

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance paramedics at risk

Victoria, Australia – Call for clot buster drugs on ambulances

Monday, August 27, 2012

Antioch, Illinois – Two paramedics facing licence revocation

Fayette County, Pennsylvania – Proposed regulation could affect EMS workers

Clay County, Kansas – Clay County EMS seeing EMT shortage

Cumbria, UK – Crank 999 caller claimed he had been bitten by vampire

Wales, UK – Epic celebrity walk to keep Wales Air Ambulance flying

Christchurch, New Zealand – Death of female combat medic reignites debate on women in the front line

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Township mayors worried about ambulance response times

Lorain, Ohio – Man chases ambulance with son in it following crash

Dallas, Texas – Personalized 911 profiles help improved emergency response

Staffordshire, UK – Coroner to raise concerns after OAP waited an hour for ambulance after fall

Cambridge, UK – Dad’s anger at delay in sending out ambulance

Ayrshire, UK – Emergency workers attacked three times every day in South Ayrshire

Essex, UK – Medics to the rescue as booze takes its toll

Friday, August 24, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Camp urges kids to become paramedics

Tacoma, Washington – More than 30 medics, EMTs to be laid off

Berlin, Maryland – Harassment of EMS cited in fire company funding cut

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Increased assault calls put EMSA workers at risk

Birmingham, UK – Paramedic sacked after death of man outside hospital

Durban, South Africa – EMS official’s comments sexist, medics

Styria, Austria – Ambulance stolen while on call out

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Lawrence, Indiana – Mayor proposes cutting EMS personnel to balance books

Tacoma, Washington – Former flight nurse forms support network for air ambulance crash survivors

New Orleans, Louisiana – Acadian Ambulance launches new I.C.E. mobile app

Clearwater, Florida – Drunken man claiming to be EMT harassed paramedics, police say

Scotland, UK – Scottish ambulances responding faster

Queensland, Australia – Hundreds of emergency services staff march on Parliament

Queensland, Australia – Newman won’t rule out ambo cuts

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Hamilton, Ontario – Professional EMS man Tim Spence dies

Nanaimo, BC – Dispatchers play a crucial role as ambulance service deals with nearly 500,000 annual calls

Lehighton, Pennsylvania – Carbon Co. paramedic fighting for his life

Bedford, Kentucky – EMT/firefighter killed in crash laid to rest

Lancaster County, South Carolina – Former paramedic accused of taking drugs meant for patients

Missoula, Montana – Former EMT sues Missoula County

Kamloops, BC – Ambulance service recruiting dispatchers

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Birmingham, Alabama – Man shoots self at UAB hospital ambulance bay

Antioch, California – Man hit by ambulance after running onto highway believed to have committed suicide

Wales, UK – Paramedics recognized in first BBC 999 Awards

Scunthorpe, UK – Paramedic feared for his life after being punched by patient

Queensland, Australia – Government razor gang in bid to cut ambulance officers’ meal allowance

Frankston, Australia – Paintball shot from bridge strikes ambulance

Tasmania, Australia – Ambulance service funding injection

Monday, August 20, 2012

Racine, Wisconsin – Teen allgedly sexually assaulted in ambulance

Morehead, Kentucky – Man arrested for impersonating EMT

Washington, D.C. – DC Fire and EMS investigating ambulance response in emergency call for elderly woman

London, UK – Emergency 999 call held up because operator was not allowed to Google address

Wales, UK – NHS Wales sees summer rise in inappropriate calls

Brisbane, Australia – Flu epidemic delivers horror days of bypassing and ambulance ramping

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedic apply for new union reps for first time in 30 years

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge welcomes coroner’s review

Attleboro, Massachusetts – Ex paramedic/firefighter in court on drug charges

Hamlin, West Virginia – Kids go fishing in memory of paramedic

College Station, Texas – After bullets fly, medic’s wartime training is needed at home

Surrey, UK – Lifesaving paramedic nominated for TV award

Perthshire, UK – Playing roulette with people’s lives:heart attack sufferer questions ambulance cover

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Combat medics receive battlefield stress training

Friday, August 17, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Ornge sends satisfaction survey to dead woman after delay getting her to hospital

Greensboro, North Carolina – High tech ambulance hits streets

Inman, South Carolina – Bond set for paramedic charity scammer

Scotland, UK – Sharp rise in alcohol related call outs

Essex, UK – Private ambulances used “in emergencies” to plug gaps

Melbourne, Australia – Man declared dead by paramedics holds no grudges

Victoria, Australia – Union condemns unsafe graduate paramedic plan

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Review to examine patient deaths involving Ornge air ambulance service

London, Ontario – Audit finds EMS funding shortfall nearly double original estimate

Clover, South Carolina – Deputies, paramedics fight off man with fists, stun gun

Princeton, New Jersey – Fallen EMT to be honored

Thornbury, UK – MP scandalized by ambulance queues

Plymouth, UK – Back our pensions battle, paramedics

St. John’s, Antigua – Reinstated EMS workers await probe findings

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Paramedic Association sounds alarm for need for increased EMS staffing levels

Fayetteville, North Carolina – Special on missing combat medic Kelli Bordeaux aired

Boyle County, Kentucky – Former EMT/firefighter may face 16 years in prison

Boston, Massachusetts – Ambulance bill impasse could affect patients

Cambridge, UK – Homes where paramedics could end up in hospital

Burnley, UK – Paramedic who molested boy is kicked out of profession

Victoria, Australia – Critical lack of personnel leaves ambulances idle

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa paramedics kept busy with five cardiac calls in 90 minutes

London, Ontario – Province chops local ambulance budget

San Francisco, California – Questions about FAA fixing emergency helicopter safety problems

Fredon, New Jersey – Former EMS squad member takes response dispute to court

Las Vegas, Nevada – In trying to prevent ambulance takeover, firefighters unions may have violated privacy laws

Bristol, UK – Ambulance wait fines shocking

Liverpool, UK – Ambulance service bungled collection of official records on missed callout times

Monday, August 13, 2012

Sudbury, Ontario – Nurses to ease strain on ER, paramedics

Boston, Massachusetts – Governor rejects ambulance payment legislation–again

Yorkshire, UK – Thieves steal from ambulance in North Yorkshire

Bury St. Edmunds, UK – Boy with breathing problems waited 30 minutes for ambulance

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance cut figures not yet final

Wanaka, New Zealand – Paramedic silenced

Port Elizabeth, South Africa – Ambulance medics attacked while treating patient

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Regina, SK – SK College of Paramedics increases member voting response by 56% and saves $2,480 in new case study

Lincoln, Nebraska – Medical supply vending machines help EMTs

Eureka-Wildwood, Missouri – EMS chief says essential medications may not be available in ambulances

Iredell County, North Carolina – Mistakes may be costing first responders time in responding to emergencies

London, UK – Sporting ambulance staff urge people to embrace the spirit of the Olympics

Crewe, UK – Starring role for ambulance volunteer

Adelaide, South Australia – Elderly woman waited two hours for ambulance after breaking hip

Friday, August 10, 2012

Gaston County, North Carolina – Paramedic accused of assaulting woman outside police station

Midland, UK – Motorist jailed after running over paramedic’s foot

Wales, UK – Heroic paramedic trio hailed after mine rescue

Burnley, UK – Heart attack man says he may sue over ambulance wait

Johannesburg, South Africa – Emergency vehicles snowed in

Durban, South Africa – Hospital ambulances in poor state

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Paramedics revive man 16 minutes after ‘dying’ in swimming pool

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Phoenix, Arizona – Mental health patient assaults EMT, flees into nearby neighborhood

Long Beach, California – New paramedic model draws fire, chief fires back

Jessamine County, Kentucky – Attorney general finds Jessamine E-911 violated open records law

New Orleans, Louisiana – La. Jury: Acadian owes $117M for ambulance wreck

Tullamore, UK – Air ambulance can’t land at newly constructed hospital

Cambridge, UK – Man admits charge after ambulance struggle

Victoria, Australia – Union takes issue with paramedics’ new roster

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Big questions remain as Ornge probe wraps up

Toronto, Ontario – MPP says Liberals mishandled Ornge situation

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Ornge investigation:Whistleblower suspended after testifying at probe

Richmond, Virginia – Ambulance authority hopes music video will save lives

Feasterville, Pennsylvania – Ambulance company charged in $2.5M fraud scheme

London, UK – Paramedics fear lives put at risk by private ambulance crews

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedic delays disrupt helicopter flights

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Baltimore, Maryland – 5 injured in ambulance crash

Boise, Idaho – EMT/firefighter killed responding to medical call

Boston, Massachusetts – Ambulance billing shift in governor’s hands

Nashua, New Hampshire – Ambulance building fills with smoke from lightning strike

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics leaving in droves

New South Wales, Australia – Party goers smash ambulance windows, paramedics abused

Victoria, Australia – Push to protect paramedics and ER staff from patients

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Salem, Massachusetts – Officials pleads not guilty to obstructing paramedics

Martinsburg, Pennsylvania – Man arrested for DUI after head-on collision with ambulance

St. Helier, UK – Ambulance medic is Olympic ceremony drummer

Stratford-upon-Avon, UK – Woman crashed into ambulance then ran over paramedic’s foot

Edgware, UK – Widow’s plea for justice after man was denied ambulance

New South Wales, Australia – Union warns of paramedic shift changes

Mogadishu, Somalia – Drivers of ambulances navigate danger to save lives

Friday, August 3, 2012

Victoria, BC – First responder protection law clashes with privacy rights

Toronto, Ontario – Not unusual for agencies like Ornge to set up for-profits:ex bureaucrat

Melfort, Saskatchewan – Minister meets with local officials regarding Collaborative Emergency Centres

Portland, Maine – New EMS protocol increasing the chance of survival for patients in cardiac arrest

Wildomar, California – Army medic’s memorial service is Saturday

Spalding, UK – MP:Ambulance service proposal is preposterous

New South Wales, Australia – NSW eyes $250 emergency services tax

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Alarm was sounded early on Ornge, health minister says

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Air ambulance begins night flights

Baltimore, Maryland – Paramedic and patient injured after floor collapses

New Orleans, Louisiana – Acadian Ambulance implements annual EMT boot camp

Liverpool, UK – Student lay outside hospital A & E while ambulance was summoned, inquest hears

Romford, UK – Tributes for paramedic

Staffordshire, UK – Ambulance service launches a search for apprentices

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Aurora, Colorado – Shooting:Police pleaded for ambulances

Barrington, Rhode Island – Health department pulls EMT licence from voyeurism suspect

Manchester, New Hampshire – City Hall to conduct audit of ambulance service on overbilling

Springfield, Ohio – EMS runs up even as population decreases

St. John’s, Antigua – EMS pair still on suspension despite being cleared

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics told not to wait with patients

New South Wales, Australia – Four die waiting for ambulances

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Health Minister Deb Matthews to testify again at Ornge hearings

Hurricane City, Utah – Ambulance crash injures 11

South Norfolk, UK – MP demands ambulance showdown

Scotland, UK – Sacked paramedic escapes ban from profession

Essex, UK – Insider claims ambulance cuts are putting lives at risk

Cape Town, South Africa – Paramedics slammed for carrying guns

New South Wales, Australia – Ambo:We want the violence to stop

Monday, July 30, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Help wanted, Ornge seeks new CEO

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Report reveals details of death on Ornge chopper

Victoria, BC – Emergency workers applaud blood test act

Wells County, Indiana – Wells EMS chief held in drug thefts

Columbia, South Carolina – Many firefighters now trained to drive ambulances

Mullingar, Ireland – Man jailed for assault on paramedics

Tasmania, Australlia – Ambo attacks revealed

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Lennox, South Dakota – A need for rural EMTs

Iredell County, North Carolina – Paramedics say EMS may be putting lives at risk

Skegness, UK – Pedal powered paramedics raise thousands for charity

Nottingham, UK – Ambulance plans aimed at ending embarrassing delays

Wellington, New Zealand – Sick girl, 3, phones for own ambulance

Western Cape, South Africa – CT paramedic stabbed

Limpopo, South Africa – Ambulance staff deregistered, fired

Friday, July 27, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ex Ornge CEO being recalled by committee

Hoboken, New Jersey – Homeless man arrested after allegedly punching EMT in face

Jessamine County, Kentucky – Former EMS medic sued for February wreck

Titusville, Florida – Audit follows firing of EMS chief

Pinellas County, Florida – Closer look at emergency services needed

Warsaw, Kentucky – Patient dies after ambulance flipped in crash

Oneida, New York – Bath salts create chaos for first responders

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Health minister willing to answer more Ornge questions

Grand Manan, New Brunswick – Air ambulance service resumes

Chicago, Illinois – Basic ambulance delays treatment for wounded man

Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania – EMTs intervene in assault on rape victim

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance delay due to meal breaks sparks common sense call

Wales, UK – Woman, 91, could have brain damage after ambulance wait

Galway, Ireland – HSE defends crew in fatal ambulance trip

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Perryville, Missouri – Man accused of attacking paramedics with knife

Aurora, Colorado – Ambulance, police tapes reveal horror of Batman shooting

Aurora, Colorado – First responders risked lives in shooting

Amarillo, Texas – Air ambulance violations revealed

Plymouth, UK – Paramedics took cover in vehicle as man grabbed pole

South Essex, UK – Public getting more hostile to ambulance crews by the day

Bury, UK – Bosses deny 999 changes will put patients at risk

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Hamilton, Ontario – Off-duty paramedic steps in to save life

Providence, Rhode Island – Non-emergencies clog ambulance use

Kansas City, Missouri – EMT who responded to 1981 Hyatt disaster retires

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Paramedics warn about heat

Sussex, UK – Paramedics forced to stand back as two dogs attack eight people

East Yorkshire, UK – Paramedics claim patients at risk as 999 overtime cut

New South Wales, Australia – Ambulance service denies cost cutting claims

Monday, July 23, 2012

Niagara, Ontario – Ambulance response times to be made public

Salt Lake City, Utah – Montana based air ambulance says air controllers liable for deadly 2007 crash outside Bozeman

Bangor, Maine Maine EMTs face challenges with new patient guidelines

Robertson County, Tennessee – Former EMS director sues county

Grantham, UK – Ambulance staff left brain injury man for 45 minutes due to lunch break

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance queuing ramping up

Johannesburg, South Africa – Raped paramedic not the same

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Tiffin, Ohio – EMT rescues man from sinking car

Tinley Park, Illinois – Former paramedic steals medical equipment

Bloomfield, Indiana – Man punches paramedic

Greenville, South Carolina – Soldier-medic speaks after June bombing in Afghanistan

Park City, Utah – Local invention a paramedic back saver

Bristol, UK – New air ambulance chopper could enable night flights for first time

Johannesburg, South Africa – Lives of paramedics ruined after rape attack

Friday, July 20, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ontario had power over Ornge: Ex-CEO

Toronto, Ontario – Ousted Ornge CEO testifies at Ontario hearing

Plainfield, New Jersey – State Supreme Court rules couple can sue rescue squad

Eden Prairie, Minnesota – Minnesota first in nation to certify community paramedics

Chicago, Illinois – 2 paramedics’ licences yanked for refusing to treat patient

Honolulu, Hawaii – State Health Department might quash Honolulu’s fire-ems merger

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance service activates code orange health alarm

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Blountville, Tennessee – State board revokes licence of EMT

Whiteville, North Carolina – EMT students forced to retake exam after error

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA finds 2,500 hours spent waiting with patients in just 5 months

Satellite Beach, Florida – Paramedics` program keeps eye on at risk seniors

Childwell, UK – Paramedic awarded Queen`s Ambulance Medal

Kent, UK – Hoax calls to ambulance soar

Perth, West Australia – Ambulances spent more than a month waiting last month

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Chicago, Illinois – Lifetime pay for paramedic trainee hurt in academy

Chicago, Illinois – Report:Paramedics, firefighters have collected over $27M in tax free disability

Hopewell, New Jersey – Fire company mourns loss of EMT/firefighter

Danbury, Connecticut – Ambulance medic chases down drunk driver

London, UK – Medics unveil Olympic centre

East Midlands, UK – Many ambulance stations to close in reorganization

Johannesburg, South Africa – Paramedics on bikes for fast response

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Roanoke, Virginia – Porn star training as EMT has received public support despite media bias

Escambia County, Alabama – Late EMT Nathan Berry honored

Bangor, Maine – EMTS treating more cardiac arrests on scene

Derbeyshire, UK – Plan to shut ambulance stations and axe management posts is revealed

West Midlands, UK – Ambulance staff ready for Olympics challenge

Queensland, Australia – Paramedic uses Facebook to plead with premier for better pay deal

Queensland, Australia – Ambo strike talk scaremongering:government

Monday, July 16, 2012

Watertown, New York – Man with list of prior convictions arrested for forcible touching of EMT

Framingham, Massachusetts – Former Holliston EMT arrested for seventh time

Redding, California – Surgeon hurt in freak accident saves paramedic sent to rescue him

Clearwater, Florida – Paramedic keeps returning to relieve Haiti’s vast suffering

Norfolk, UK – Driver of ambulance denies causing death by careless driving

Portsmouth, UK – Paramedic struck off for sexually explicit messages

Auckland, New Zealand – Ambulance ransacked by thieves

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Timmins, Ontario – Siren sounds call for blood donors

Missoula, Montana – Changes coming to air ambulance service

San Diego, California – Ambulance delayed, young boy dies

Essex, UK – Husband and daughter forced to give dying mother CPR as lone medic stood by

London, UK – London Ambulance Service ready for Games

Johannesburg, South Africa – Towtrucks block paramedics

Deir al-Zor, Syria – Red Crescent aid worker shot and killed

Friday, July 13, 2012

Grand Manan, New Brunswick – Family calls for return of air ambulance

Salem, Oregon – Paramedics turn to expired drugs due to shortages

Lynchburg, Virginia – Driver of ambulance convicted of improper driving in fatal wreck

Papillion, Nebraska – Driver of ambulance won’t be ticketed in crash

Washington, D.C. – Bill would encourage civilian EMT certification for veterans

Queensland, Australia – QAS helps spread anti-violence message

Manila, Philippines – 3 killed in bus, ambulance accident

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Albuquerque, New Mexico – Paramedic/firefighter facing brain surgery

Naples, Florida – Inked:Naples men join national trend to tattoo medical wishes on body

Blackpool, UK – Paramedic hurt in stolen car collision

West Midlands, UK – Hospital and paramedics suspended after A & E death

Hebburn, UK – Woman fined for swearing at paramedics

Auckland, New Zealand – US medic wants to honour fallen soldier

Abu Dhabi, Dubai – Ambulance services follow Canada`s health regulations

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge operations to stay in Toronto;move to Oshawa airport not in the cards

South Ogden, Utah – Ambulance crashes into several cars, killing woman

Powder Springs, Georgia – Georgia investigates paramedics school

Honolulu, Hawaii – Ethics commission to investigate fire-EMS merger consultant selection

Scranton, Pennsylvania – Ambulance services, hospitals struggle with nationwide medication shortage

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania – Authorities investigating crash involving ambulance

Johannesburg, South Africa – Woman dies as locked gates keep medics out

Monday, July 9, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Former Ornge CEO wants to set the record straight

East of England, UK – Ambulance chiefs deny cuts safety risk

Whalley, UK – Man urinated in ambulance after collapse in street

Devonport, UK – Police hunt thief who stole from paramedic’s car during mercy 999 dash

Pretoria, South Africa – Ambulance turned away 6 times, man dies

Canberra, Australia – Paramedics angry over cramped stations

Victoria, Australia – MP pleads for more ambulance resources

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Logan, Utah – No 2 mission alike for Utah air ambulance

San Antonio, Texas – Texas National Guardsman, Tanzanian medics exchange best practices

Deeside, UK – Medic speaks out after being cleared

Cork, UK – War of words over ambulance coverage

Manchester, UK – Police slammed after Alzheimer’s man, 84, is handcuffed in ambulance on way to hospital

Lutterworth, UK – Air ambulance blog takes to the skies

Mogadishu, Somalia – Pair jailed for supplying ambulance

Friday, July 6, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedic wins WSIB case over off-duty injury

Oxford, Connecticut – Oxford Ambulance raises money for family of drowning victim

Austin, Texas – Austin-Travis County EMS suffering staffing shortage

Salisbury, North Carolina – Patient charged with assaulting paramedic, nurses

London, UK – EU plan for cars to call an ambulance after crashes

Sussex, UK – Specialized paramedic team starts

Galway, Ireland – Nightclub medics service launched

Thursday, July 5, 2012

San Antonio, Texas – SAFD paramedic dies in single car accident

Evansville, Indiana – Man accused of trying to splash EMT, police with blood

Stockton, California – Paramedics on bated breath

Hagerstown, Maryland – Funeral procession for slain EMS official

Greenville, South Carolina – New program aims to relieve ER headaches for ambulances

Tyneside, UK – Bride gets ride to wedding in ambulance

ACT, Australia – Ambo stations not big enough to accomodate staff

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Montreal, Quebec – Quebec’s paramedics reach tentative deal

Bennington, Vermont – EMT benefit bill held up in Senate

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Pa. man charged with $5.4 million Medicare fraud in ambulance scheme

Peach County, Georgia – Ambulance overturns

Detroit, Michigan – Chasing the costs of ambulances

Hunts, UK – Ambulance resources stretched dealing with minor falls

Linyi, China – Naked woman blocked ambulance

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Fewer paramedic calls this Canada Day

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Elderly man reaches for gun when paramedics arrive–is then found dead

Tulsa, Oklahoma – Paramedics kept waiting at emergency rooms a growing problem

Akron, Ohio – Driver in ambulance crash that killed one pleads not guilty

Churchville, Pennsylvania – Man charged with fraud in ambulance scheme

Maghull, UK – Ambulance chiefs apologize after patient kept waiting 80 minutes in pool of blood

Warminster, UK – OAP waited 45 minutes for ambulance after fall

Saturday, June 30, 2012

San Francisco, California – A year after awful paramedic beating, Giants/Dodgers rivalry has a different feel

Palm Beach County, Florida – County reverses rescue crew cuts

Long Island, New York – Cadavers key to paramedics’ rescue training

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina – EMS lieutenant booked on DUI charges

Salisbury, UK – Teen footballer waits over an hour for ambulance

Queensland, Australia – Gold Coast paramedic on her way to Bollywood

Auckland, New Zealand – Paramedic clocks 2,000 rescues

Friday, June 29, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Senior bureaucrat accused of developing amnesia about Ornge red flags

San Antonio, Texas – Ambulance company target of raid by federal, state agents

Iredell, North Carolina – Former EMS workers take plea deals over stolen radios

Raleigh, North Carolina – EMS employees didn’t reimburse state for vehicle use

Flanders, New York – EMT tries to break up fight, hit with pipe

Wales, UK – Ambulanceman accused of misusing flashing blue lights to pull driver over

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics become patients after exposure to drug lab leak

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Oshawa, Ontario – Mayor defends deal with Ornge

Regina, Saskatchewan – Regina EMS preparing for wicked weather

Akron, Ohio – Woman charged in deadly crash with ambulance

Washington, D.C. – House adopts bill provision extending public safety officer benefits to nonprofit EMS personnel

Gloucester Twp, New Jersey- NJ town fires EMS service over registrations

Floyd County, Kentucky – Ambulance company under investigation for hot ambulances

London, UK – London Ambulance Service to save 200,000 pounds per annum

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Peel Region, Ontario – Region and paramedics turn to conciliation

Seattle, Washington – Ranger who died on Mount Rainier came from a family of EMTs

Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania – Man attacked paramedic tending to his father, police say

Minneapolis, Minnesota – New law funds community paramedics

Sacramento, California – City may face hike in ambulance fees

Riverside County, California – Debate on over paramedic, firefighter services

Shropshire, UK – Ambulances fail to reach target

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Chautauqua, New York – Man accused of spitting blood, trying to punch EMS

Morrisville, Pennsylvania – Bucks coroner:Autopsy inconclusive for EMT

West Midlands, UK – Olympic role for 999 crews

Stockholm, Sweden – Ambulance call outrage: “Are you black or white?”

New South Wales, Australia – Man accused of burgling ambulance

Mumbai, India – Ambulance chops off woman’s ear

Chengdu, China – Foreigner helps get ambulance out of traffic

Monday, June 25, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge scandal could have been avoided if oversight granted, ombud says

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Province prepares to let paramedics make the call

Regina, SK – Paramedics, police take part in bike training

Killeen, Texas – Man arrested after returning with stolen ambulance

Ulster County, New York – Emergency responders must pay tolls on thruways

Suffolk, UK – MPs to investigate paramedics’ wasted hours

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedics reject union

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Air ambulance gives patients a flying start

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg paramedics honoured for shelter program

Simcoe County, Ontario – Calls to paramedics soar as heat rises

Clarkston, Washington – Ambulance patient bites driver

Birmingham, Alabama – Ambulance company settles in case involving alleged fraudulent Medicare claims

Franklin County, Pennsylvania – Ambulances slow down to reduce crashes

Tshwane, South Africa – Metro ambulance hijacked

Friday, June 22, 2012

Staten Island, New York – 8 hospitalized after ambulance accident

Morrisville, New Jersey – Autopsy inconclusive in sudden death of EMT

LA County, California – Paramedics could lighten EMS load

Sunderland, UK – Widow claims husband’s life could have been saved if ambulance delay avoided

West Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance crews getting faster, report says

Limerick, Ireland – How did an air ambulance strike wires in daylight?

Adelaide, South Australia – Website to help paramedics avoid hospital bottlenecks

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Paramedic crews improve 2011 call times over a year earlier

Sechelt, BC – Memorial held for fallen search and rescue volunteers

Wayne County, Pennsylvania – Ambulance company needs help after fire

San Jose, California – Paramedics save 17-year-old from burning home

Chicago, Illinois – EMS bus unveiled by fire department

East Chicago, Indiana – Private medic suspended for performing procedures he was not certified to do

Perth, Western Australia – Ambos tell of trauma’s mental toll

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Morrisville, Pennsylvania – 26-year-old EMT dies from apparent heart attack while on duty

Los Angeles County, California – Paramedic injured in crash

Phoenix, Arizona – 911 dispatchers turn focus to cardiac arrest

Mill Hill, UK – Drunken thug jailed for breaking paramedic’s arm

Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance kit stolen

Kent, UK – Man, 90, fights for life after ambulance crash

Hampshire, UK – Paramedics help cut number of falls

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Paramedics waiting longer to offload patients:Conservatives

Mississauga, Ontario – Ornge to launch new dedicated flights to better serve Northeastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario – Paramedic honoured with Legends of the Call

Austin, Texas – EMS wants $116 K to survey patients

Nottinghamshire, UK – Woman loses baby after ambulance wait

Hull, UK – 20 stone woman waited 11 hours for ambulance

Fishtoft, UK – Step-mum attacked in ambulance row

Monday, June 18, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Cut Ornge funding:Tories

Hudson’s Hope, BC – Woman dies waiting for ambulance

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Paramedics kicked, punched

Trenton, New Jersey – Bills would help vets and military spouses get work as EMTs, nurses, teachers

Carrizo Springs, Texas – Oilfield worker killed, ambulance medic shaken after crash

Norfolk, UK – Shock statistic on wasted paramedic time

Victoria, Australia – Claims ambulance ramping on the rise

Saturday, June 16, 2012

New York, New York – Confessions of a paramedic:The EMS system in NYC is breaking

Ypsilanti, Michigan – Ambulance’s free Camp 911 program offers fun

Gainesville, Florida – Speeding car misses ambulance, hits car and injures woman

Scotland, UK – Two new air ambulances set to enter service

Wiltshire, UK – Duchess of Cornwall becomes patron for air ambulance cause

Sussex, UK – Free 111 number hopes to ease pressure on 999

Brisbane, Australia – Man attacks paramedic at party

Friday, June 15, 2012

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota – Resident died after resuscitation order mix-up

Boca Raton, Florida – Union presidents react after mayor places paramedic/firefighter/police pensions back on table

Savannah, Georgia – Bizarre court appearance for alleged ambulance thief

South Bend, Indiana – Benefit set for injured Army medic

Ilford, UK – Decorated paramedic made no effort to save elderly woman in care home

South Wales, UK – Good Samaritans shield pensioner with umbrellas as he lay waiting four hours for ambulance

Gosport, UK – Ambulance service says sorry to boy impaled on bike

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Girl died after Ornge failed to log call

Albany, New York – Mark’s Law in memory of EMT could stall in the assembly

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Ambulance squad going pink to help cancer victims

Boston, Massachusetts – EMTs will bike to DC for memorial

Orlando, Florida – Schofield soldier medic saves stab victim

Greenville, Texas – Man pleads guilty to stealing ambulance

Plymouth, UK – Awards for paramedics’ exemplary service

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – iPhone app assists paramedics

Revelstoke, BC – BC Ambulance Autolaunch service comes to Revelstoke

Las Vegas, Nevada – Elderly man hospitalized after knocking ambulance onto its side

Savannah, Georgia – Mental health patient charged after attacking deputy, stealing ambulance

Chicago, Illinois – Paramedics being investigated in patient’s death

Frio County, Texas – Ambulance fatally strikes pedestrian

Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ambulance service in crisis, says union

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Raleigh, North Carolina – Increasing population and decreased funding puts strain on emergency services

Houston, Texas – First lady of Lifeflight dies at 93

Renfrewshire, UK – New ambulance helicopters quicker

London, UK – New system causes fall in London Ambulance Service’s 999 response

Sussex, UK – Paramedics raise concerns over vehicle cuts

Victoria, Australia – Paramedic dodged gates at rail crossing

Khartum, Sudan – Armed men carjack ambulance abandoning pregnant woman

Monday, June 11, 2012

Oshawa, Ontario – Oshawa must drop Ornge air base plan

Toronto, Ontario – Time for full inquiry into Ornge scandal

Sudbury, Ontario – Ornge performance questioned in Northern Ontario deaths

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge’s ex CEO wanted too much, too fast:lawyer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – It would make more sense to hire more paramedics

Cincinnati, Ohio – Workers comp cheater/paramedic caught

Moscow, Russia – Duma speaker cleared in ambulance block

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Building the new Ornge team

Vancouver, BC – Ambulances not likely to install oxygen test kits – BCAS

Alden, New York – EMT charged with molesting 14-year-old

West Valley City, Missouri – Ambulance worker hospitalized after coming to aid of motorist

Hancock County, West Virginia – Hidden addresses hinder 911 response

Steveage, UK – Two hospitalized after ambulance overturns

Sydney, New South Wales – NSW not meeting ambo transfer target

Friday, June 8, 2012

Queen’s Park, Ontario – Northerners dying because of air ambulance issues, MPP says

Houston, Texas – Suspect arrested after allegedly firing on ambulance

Twin Cities, New Jersey – EMT arrested for child molestation

Rhosddu, UK – Shock after attack on paramedic’s vehicle

Kent, UK – Air ambulance crew awarded Jubilee medals

Canberra, ACT – Ambulance services receive funding boost

Johannesburg, South Africa – Man dies in 19-hour wait for ambulance

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge paramedic tells committee he quit in disgust

Toronto, Ontario – OPSEU paramedics stand with striking Peel CUPE members

New York, New York – System glitch shuts down city EMS 911 service

Lake Worth, Florida – Woman tried to rob ambulance during medical call

Lewes, Delaware – Ambulance responding to near drowning crashes but boy saved

Hertfordshire, UK – Ambulance callouts up 12 per cent over jubilee weekend

Auckland, New Zealand – Ambulances hope to get usage of bus lanes

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Former paramedic jumps right into job as health and wellness minister

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge failed on helicopter interiors:former executive

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge scandal linked to Grey-Bruce

Kananaskis, Alberta – EMS showcases skills at Nakiska

Austin, Texas – Police:Man high on bath salts assault EMS medic

Staffordshire, UK – Heart operation world first for former paramedic

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – Paramedic charged with murder kills himself in jail cell

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – McGunity stands by minister amid revelations of patient deaths involving Ornge

Windsor, Ontario – Ornge mix-up cited in death of child

Newark, New Jersey – Ambulance in Newark struck by bullet on way to hospital

Flagler County, Florida – In Czech Republic Flagler paramedics are world champs again

Mason City, Iowa – Driver of ambulance cited in Mason City accident

Houston, Texas – Man dies when car hits parked ambulance

Little Rock, Arkansas – Arkansas becomes first state to deploy Smart911 to enhance public safety

Bourne, Massachusetts – Patient injures paramedic en route to hospital

Monday, June 4, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Health ministry investigated 26 deaths linked to Ornge since 2007

Parry Sound, Ontario – Three paramedics raise $8,800 for Ride for Heart

Hastings-Quinte, Ontario – Paramedics get 8 per cent pay raise

Tarrytown, New York – Four more ambulance corps members tender resignation, leaves of absence in wake of reinstatement

New Haven, Connecticut – Paramedic rejects plea deal in alleged ambulance assault case

Carthage, New York – Man allegedly struck EMT in face at hospital

London, UK – London Ambulance Service ready for Jubilee crowd

West Midlands, UK – Heat leads to 7,500 ambulance calls in three days

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – 80 paramedic staff recognized for their service

Herscher, Illinois – Firefighter/paramedic dies in motorcycle crash

Springfield, Oregon – Oregon medic injured by IED in Afghanistan

Owyhee County, Idaho – Firefighter/paramedic calls surviving plane crash ‘divine intervention’

Kingsport, Tennessee – Paramedic rescues dog stranded in cave 4 days

Knoxville, Tennessee – Rural Metro paramedics receive congressional recognition for military service

South Bend, Indiana – Paramedic/firefighter says his car was stolen at station

Friday, June 1, 2012

Kelowna, BC – MLA’s push for law to help emergency workers succeeds

Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta first responders get presumptive PTSD coverage

Chicago, Illinois – Chicago fire/EMS union calls mayor’s plan ridiculous

Kennewick, Washington – New app alerts medical response helicopters

Fort Scott, Kansas – Civil war ambulance on display

Oxford, UK – Woman who attacked paramedic spared jail

Cork, Ireland – Major shake-up of ambulance service to begin

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge warnings:Premier says he never saw memo

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Paramedics respond to dozens of call during storms

Exeter, Pennsylvania – Ambulance catches fire

Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville start innovative ambulance program

Lincolnshire, UK – Hoax ambulance calls cost 62,000 pounds

Scotland, UK – Rural ambulance services criticized

Victoria, Australia – Dispute over 40 minute ambulance wait benchmark

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Richmond, BC – Paramedics show off skills at international competition

St. John’s, Newfoundland – Government looks outside for ambulance review

Leeds-Grenville, Ontario – Counties paramedics get 4 % wage hike

Mesa, Arizona – Paramedics respond to 2 drowning calls in seven minutes

London, UK – Concerns over London Air Ambulance funding

London, UK – Booze bus for drunken revellers to be rolled out as paramedics prepare for summer of chaos

Saffron Walden, UK – Ambulance service paramedic saves life of close friend

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Brooklyn, New York – Frantic man punches EMT responding to his dying mother

Brooklyn, New York – Motorcyclist hit and killed by ambulance

Denver, Colorado – Denver ambulance subwoofers pound out noise to move motorists

New York, New York – Woman works to form all female Hasidic Jewish EMT service

Chicago, Illinois – Police:Chicago woman stole ambulance

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Ambulances now being fitted for heft

ACT, Australia – New ambulances provide much needed boost for ACT

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Recognizing paramedics during EMS Week

Sudbury, Ontario – Paramedic honoured

Buffalo, New York – Harvard student in police chase after taking an ambulance for a drunken joyride

Antioch, Illinois – Female paramedics blast frat house rescue squad

West Midlands, UK – West Midlands ambulance staff attacks increase

Hertfordshire, UK – Paramedic given award on live television

Khost Province, Afghanistan – Afghan civilians flock to army medics with ailments new and old

Friday, May 25, 2012

Washington, D.C. – District investigating report of burning police, EMS personnel documents

Hauppauge, New York – EMS Opioid overdose prevention project announced

North Smithfield, Rhode Island – Man stole, crashed ambulance

Memphis, Tennessee – Emergency workers enjoy lunchtime treat

Pocono, Pennsylvania – Medicine shortages squeeze EMTs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Medical residents join forces with EMTs, firefighters

Yorkshire, UK – Paramedics in non-stop footie match

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Cornwall, Ontario – City of Cornwall marks EMS Week

Buffalo, New York – Tough questions regarding ambulance response

Washington, D.C. – Honoring EMS professionals during National EMS Week 2012

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Philadelphians help celebrate EMS Week

Fort Worth, Texas – Alternative ambulance plan begins Monday

Midlands, UK – Midlands air ambulance faces rising fuel challenge

Warwickshire, UK – Ambulance volunteers get rapid response cars to save lives

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Port aux Basques, Newfoundland – Paramedics frustrated by ignorant drivers

Vancouver, BC – Honouring paramedics and dispatch staff

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Paramedics recognized for service

Allentown, Pennsylvania – EMS adapts to expansion of Hispanic community

Flagler County, Florida – Paramedics to defend world title in Prague

Cambridge, Massachusetts – Woman allegedly steals ambulance

Victoria, Australia – Gridlock snaring patients, paramedics

Adelaide, South Australia – Trainers act as stand-in medics

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Archer, Texas – Injured paramedic on the road to recovery

Culver, Indiana – Local community trying to fill dire need for ambulance medics

Knoxville, Tennessee – Ambulances prepare for hospital shut down

Rockford, Illinois – EMS abuse:unnecessary ambulance transportation

Spotsylvania, Virginia – Drug thefts reported from ambulances

Washington, D.C. – Army National Guard medics among first to attend revamped flight medic program

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance maintenance concerns raised by union

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ex-Ornge exec says former McGunity chief of staff contacted government

Summit County, Colorado – Blood drive next week in honor of National EMS Week

Aspen, Colorado – Aspen Ambulance cutback was right decision

Clinton, Arkansas – Clinton man’s death raises issue of state ambulance coverage

Phoenix, Arizona – Ambulance freeloaders impact Valley’s emergency services

Cork, Ireland – Sole ambulance assigned to serve population of 70,000

Manila, Philippines – Ambulance collides with SUV;2 hurt

Friday, May 18, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Liberals blocking work of Ornge commitee:opposition

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Safe roads campaign warning motorists to slow down around emergency vehicles underway

Haiku, Maui – Open houses set for medic stations across county

Boston, Massachusetts – Governor signs new EMS law

Wales, UK – Ambulances should respond to more life or death emergency calls within eight minutes

Waikato, New Zealand – Support for regulation for cowboy paramedics

Izhevsk, Russia – Russian steals ambulance, drives it around for two days

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Stouffville, Ontario – Grieving family questions lack of Ornge response

Seattle, Washington – Paramedics dealing with drug shortage

Rayland, Ohio – Historic replica ambulance makes rounds

Victoria, Australia – First man to be rescued by Air Ambulance Victoria relives the memories 50 years on

Carlow, Ireland – Footballer’s agonizing 8 hour wait for an ambulance

Perth, Western Australia – Ambulance ramping highest in four years

Sofia, Bulgaria – Ambulance service investigated after patient death

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Lincoln, Nebraska – Service tests use of medically equipped pickup to replace ambulance for minor emergencies

Fort Worth, Texas – Paramedics disapprove of converted ambulance

New Orleans, Louisiana – Are some ambulances dangerous to those inside?

Shawnee, Oklahoma – REACT paramedic honored in Washington D.C.

Norwich, Connecticut – Franklin man rebuilds Model T ambulance

Oceanside, California – City poised to hike ambulance fees by 40 per cent

Wellington, New Zealand – Ambulance chief tells how wife saved his life

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Shortage of paramedics late to answer call

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – OK City fire and EMSA dispatch merger close to finish

Las Vegas, Nevada – Ambulances bring moms home in time for Mother’s Day

Sangamon County, Illinois – Ambulance crews struggling with larger patients

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance chiefs want trust status for more control

Bridgewater, UK – Paramedics alarmed at late retirement age

Stratford, UK – Paramedic was kicked in the face by drunken barmaid

Monday, May 14, 2012

Kitchener, Ontario – Some taking ambulances in the hopes of avoiding ER lineups

Brant County, Ontario – Potential risks not reason to deny paramedic modified duties

San Francisco, California – Man falsely accused in paramedic beating tells how it changed his life

Chicago, Illinois – Paramedic accused of Facebook sex talk

Jacksonville, Florida – Marine corpsman monument in the works for Jacksonville National Cemetery

Trimdon Station, UK – Medal honour for war medic

Shropshire, UK – Ambulance stations sold off in shake-up

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ousted Ornge CEO turned down $10 M discount on helicopter deal

Quebec City, Quebec – Former judge accused of murder told medics not to revive wife

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – City controller says Philadelphia failing to collect $$$ for ambulance services

Waco, Texas – Man arrested for DWI, assault on ambulance crew

Scotland, UK – 86 homes unsafe for paramedics

Philipsburg, St. Maarten – Four die in air ambulance crash

Friday, May 11, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario – Paramedics expected to be in high demand over next decade

Calgary, Alberta – STARS buying 3 more new helicopters

Boston, Massachusetts – House approves ambulance bill

East Midlands, UK – Staff to go and ambulance station to close

Chesterton, UK – Woman kicked paramedic as he treated her

Wales, UK – Paramedics struck off after misconduct hearing over falsified records

Johannesburg, South Africa – Health department condemns paramedic attacks

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg paramedics and firefighters collecting pennies for charity

Wichita, Kansas – Paramedic remains hospitalized after crash

Edgewater Park, Pennsylvania – Former EMS chief and mayor charged with theft

Washington, D.C. – DC paramedics, firefighters to be honored for bravery at awards ceremony

Johannesburg, South Africa – Woman dies as protesters blocks ambulance

Melbourne, Australia – Alcohol and prescription drug overdose led to massive ambulance callouts last year

Adelaide, South Australia – Probe into delays after paramedics protest over latest ramping

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Vancouver, BC – BC paramedics could see radical job change with Bill 48

North Las Vegas, Nevada – Coroner:Nevada man hit by ambulance was a suicide

Decatur, Alabama – New ambulance service fuels competition

Norwich, Connecticut – WWI ambulance comes back to life after 100 years

San Diego, California – Protective dog keeps paramedics away from injured owner

Columbus, Indiana – Feds raid home of ambulance biz owner

Cambridge, UK – Air ambulances cleared to fly again

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – The lessons Ontario should learn from Ornge scandal

Fraser Valley, BC – BC Ambulance sets up critical care paramedic team

Stillwater, Minnesota – EMTs deal with chemical suicides

Suffolk, UK – Rural ambulance service second rate

Berwick, UK – Ambulance chiefs vote themselves hefty pay raises

Wales, UK – Paramedics` Everest Trek

Derbeyshire, UK – Change to ambulance practice after death

Monday, May 7, 2012

Nashua, New Hampshire – EMT died trying to save two women from attack

Princeton, New Jersey – EMT LODD Michael Kenwood honored with award

Ocean City, Maryland – EMS dispatcher surrenders licence after botched 911 call

Sandpoint, Idaho – Former paramedics file civil rights lawsuit

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – EMS paramedics joked about hog-tying death

Yorkshire, UK – Ambulance jobs under threat

Zirl, Austria – Paramedics lose child`s finger tip

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Hiring of ousted CEO`s girlfriend under scrutiny at Ornge committee

Atlanta, Georgia – Off-duty EMT helps save runner`s life

Houston, Texas – Paramedics find dead baby in refrigerator

Dallas, Texas – New air ambulance to transport expectant mothers to Dallas

Kansas City, Missouri – Ambulance response times will be audited

Bristol, UK – Mechanic fighting for his life after being crushed by ambulance

Sunderland, UK – Paramedic part of Olympics medical corps

Friday, May 4, 2012

Charlottetown, PEI – Province sets income bar for seniors’ ambulance fees

South River, Ontario – Paramedic returns from mission to Nicaragua

Eddyville, Kentucky – Former ambulance director files lawsuit

Bristol, UK – Warning for paramedic after online comments boasted of groping woman’s breasts

York, UK – Paramedic slams long A & E waits

Teeside, UK – Paramedic kicked as he treated patient

Kuantan, Malaysia – Driver of ambulance and in accident in Bentong

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Regina, Saskatchewan – STARS air ambulance cleared for take-off

Natick, Massachusetts – Former EMT charged in break-in

Memphis, Tennessee – Non emergency 911 causes ambulance shortages

Stockton, California – Ambulance ride for a bloody nose?

Cheshire, UK – Air ambulance tweeting from the skies of Warrington

Inverness, UK – Pedalling paramedics prepare for epic journey

Johannesburg, South Africa – Paramedics attacked while aiding stab victim

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Thunder Bay, Ontario – No fix for ambulance wait for rural patients

Whitby, Ontario – Paramedics shine at national competition

Houston, Texas – Houston hopes mileage fee boosts ambulance revenue

Kansas City, Missouri – KC ambulance worker attacked by PCP crazed patient

Grundy County, Iowa – Local EMS director charged with sexual abuse

Chessington, UK – Ambulance took 70 minutes to get to injured 85-year-old

Faridabad, India – Rough weather caused air ambulance crash:report

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge lawyer contradicts health ministry over ambulance authority

Toronto, Ontario – Ex-chair defends secrecy, high salaries at Ornge

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Driver of ambulance arrested in firing/kidnap drama

Wichita Falls, Texas – Two paramedics still recovering from ambulance crash

Tarrytown, New York – Ambulance medic accused of sexual harassment sues therapist

Winfield, West Virginia – Another on-the-job injury leads to suit against Putnam EMS

Oliver Township, Michigan – 6 illegal immigrants arrested after ambulance call

West Hampstead, UK – Stroke victim waits 3 hours for ambulance

Monday, April 30, 2012

Charlottetown, PEI – Ambulance fees back for seniors

Charlottetown, PEI – Seniors group worries about ambulance costs

Toronto, Ontario – I only met ex-Ornge CEO once:McGunity

Sackville, New Brunswick – Firefighters no longer first responders

York County, Maine – Radio jamming worries rescue units

Leeds, UK – Driver of ambulance fined for speeding during liver transplant delivery

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance fleet grinds to a halt

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Corner Brook, Newfoundland – Paramedic accused of sexual assault granted access to investigation notes

Calgary, Alberta – Former paramedic turned politician eyes more collaboration after winning seat

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – Province announces $2.4 million for Tri-Star for ambulances

Freemont County, Wyoming – Rival air ambulance services vow to serve patients first

Lubbock, Texas – Mayor talks about transferring EMS to fire department

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance service rejects response time criticism

Belfast, Northern Ireland – Dying man lay on Belfast street for one hour before ambulance arrived

Friday, April 27, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Former Ornge boss ordered to appear before MPPs

Peterborough, Ontario – Paramedic finishes second at national paramedic competition

Apple Valley, California – Man fight with deputy in ambulance after shooting

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA billing woes continue

O’Fallon, Missouri – Couple ticketted for calling 911 for ailing dog

Victoria, Australia – Ambos delayed by flat tire rule

Wellington, New Zealand – Motorcyclist dies at ambulance fundraiser

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge director says staff, equipment problems still persist

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge execs’ girlfriend, daughter did $6.7 M report using Google

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Paramedic not kidnapped;partner just without a ride home

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – City wants to cut unnecessary emergency responses

Whitney, Texas – Fundraiser held for injured paramedic

Bridgeport, Connecticut – EMT cares for dog while its owner recovers

Suffolk, UK – Woman in critical condition after ambulance crash

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Regina, Saskatchewan – EMS chopper arrives in Regina

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – City medics set record revival rate for cardiac arrest

Indianapolis, Indiana – Payment dispute lands ambulance in impound lot

Seattle, Washington – Speeding motorcyclist collides with ambulance

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance crew sick days reduced

West Belfast, Ireland – Vital equipment stolen from ambulance

Gloucestershire, UK – Paramedic boasted of groping patient on shift

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada – Pedestrian killed by ambulance while crossing street

Independence, Ohio – EMTs take a shot at changing medical protocol

Viera, Florida – To avoid ambulance fees, some veterans head to VA clinics first

Pinellas County, Florida – County may seek another EMS tax increase;says restructuring necessary

Derbeyshire, UK – Ambulance stations face axe to save cash

Maryborough, Australia – Man dies waiting for ambulance

Canberra, Australia – Ambos slowed by bed queues

Monday, April 23, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – McGuinty’s ex-chief of staff provided law firm advice on Ornge

Toronto, Ontario – Tories cause bill delays over Ornge

Clinton, North Carolina – Paramedic charged with stealing drugs

Roswell, New Mexico – 72-hour shifts for short staffed EMT service

Akron, Ohio – Power outage factor in fatal ambulance/SUV crash

Tasmania, Australia – Government rejects claims police step in for paramedics

Jerusalem, Israel – Paramedics authorized to stop hopeless resuscitations on site

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Ornge alert for former CEO

Fort Bragg, North Carolina – Sex offender questioned in missing military medic case

Columbus, Mississippi – Man arrested, accused of stealing ambulance

Essex, UK – Teen with appendicitis waits 90 minutes for ambulance

Cairo, Egypt – Fuel shortage threatening ambulance services

Istanbul, Turkey – Paramedic teams targeted in 2 attacks

Biratnagar, Nepal – Cops keeping close watch over ambulances

Friday, April 20, 2012

Sarnia, Ontario – DND, military medic sued for $1.3 M

Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania – EMS office manager charged with stealing $77,000

Boston, UK – Emergency call ambulance knocks down boy

Gloucestershire, UK – Medics at a loss to explain sudden surge in illness;numbers seeing ambulance and hospital staff rocket

London, UK – London’s Air Ambulance has 13 runners in London Marathon

Cumbria, UK – Air ambulance pilots given fly in the dark training

Bradford, UK – Anguished mom tells of 999 call nightmare

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Former Liberal president defends Ornge involvement

Indianapolis, Indiana – Ambulance, bus collide

Clarksville, Tennessee – Driver strikes ambulance with emergency lights on

Los Angeles, California – LAFD plan to add 6 ambulances is a band-aid, councilman says

Norfolk, UK – Woman goes home from hospital after six hour ambulance wait

New South Wales, Australia – Helicopter paramedics won’t risk their lives during strike

Adelaide, South Australia – Ambulance workers say pay errors rife

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta election 2012:PCs pledge more support for STARS air ambulance

San Francisco, California – Beaten California paramedic Bryan Stow makes special appearance at Giants home opener with son

Orlando, Florida – Rural/Metro Ambulance donates ambulances to Dominican Republic

West Midlands, UK – WM to get 100 extra paramedics this year

Victoria, Australia – Victorians urged to trust paramedics

New South Wales, Australia – Rescue medics sick of working without cover

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Wichita Falls, Texas – Collision involving ambulance leaves one dead, injures three

Tarpon Springs, Florida – Man armed with potato steals ambulance after explosion

Aurora, Illinois – State officials introduce autism awareness training for first responders

Bordentown, New Jersey – Family honors fallen combat medic

Ely, UK – Embarassment as ambulance worker drops keys in water

Oxford, UK – Dedicated ambulance worker mourned

Bristol, UK – Air ambulance crews’ anger at VAT on fuel

Pescara, Italy – Policeman who caused ambulance delay after Morosini’s cardiac arrest has been suspended

Monday, April 16, 2012

Coquitlam, BC – Teen with rare illness fulfills dream to work as a paramedic

Bladen County, North Carolina – Man charged for impersonating a paramedic and molesting a child

St. Paul, Minnesota – Paramedics participate in national health study

Wales, UK – Ex-ambulance chief facing trial on sex grooming charge

East Midlands, UK – Future unclear for ambulance crews

West Midlands, UK – Paramedics to stage free lifesaving lessons

Melbourne, Australia – Paramedics flee as ambulance catches fire

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Paramedics’ defibrillator stolen at call

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories – Man charged with assaulting police, paramedics

Braintree, Massachusetts – Paramedics shock man back to life four times

Orange County, California – Paramedics get brunt of drunken woman’s wrath

Ipswich, Australia – Ambos fear ghost of old chief

Adelaide, South Australia – Work stress hits ambulance teams

Cebu, Philippines – Driver of truck that hit ambulance charged;nurse died

Friday, April 13, 2012

Regina, Saskatchewan – Ambulance helicopter will start as a daytime only service

Indianapolis, Indiana – Ambulance crashes into church garage

Hoboken, New Jersey – Woman arrested after she allegedly assaulted EMT taking her to hospital

Scappoose, Oregon – EMT/firefighter recovering from oxygen tank explosion

Winnsboro, Louisiana – Ambulance firm, Caldwell feud

Kansas City, Missouri – Woman continues fight against ambulance service

Brampton, UK – Ambulance fire causes delays

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Miltonvale, California – Driver of ambulance cited in crash

San Antonio, Texas – Man tased after flashing gun at paramedics

Chicago, Illinois – Man on cocaine rear-ends ambulance

Sumner County, Tennessee – EMS workers collect stuffed animals to provide comfort to kids

Athens, Georgia – Facing employee revolt over crumbling equipment, county EMS director quits

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance service apologizes for delay to teen

Bromley, UK – Man jailed for spitting at paramedic after drunken train incident

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Boston, Massachusetts – Medics hospitalized and decontaminated after suicide call

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Emergency use drug shortage could put patients at risk

Tulsa, Oklahoma – EMSA contractor pays for Tulsa CEO travel

Scotland, UK – Safety alert as crack found on ambulance copter’s rotor blade

Hartlepool, UK – Ambulance stolen as 999 medics treat attack victim

Lancashire, UK – Ambulance service shrinks as part of savings program

Cebu City, Philippines – Nurse killed, 8 injured as truck rams ambulance

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Former Ontario minister wades into Ornge debate

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan – Moose Jaw and district EMS workers ratify four year contract

Colorado Springs, Colorado – Alleged sex offender wasn’t an EMT

Austin, Texas – APD police officer suspended for crashing into ambulance

St. Louis, Missouri – Stairway collapse injures first responders

Liskeard, UK – Paramedic took pictures of female colleague in shower

Wales, UK – Fined for medics abuse

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Regina, Saskatchewan – Regina EMS workers celebrate 25 years of service

Savannah, Georgia – Groups donate ambulance to Nigeria

Oneonta, Alabama – Ambulance crashes into house

Northampton, UK – Police officer seriously injured after being pushed from ambulance

Wales, UK – Mechanic jailed for having sex with teenage girl at ambulance station

Kent, UK – Police to tackle paramedics in Easter charity match

York, UK – Husband’s moving tribute to well-known paramedic

Newcastle, UK – Ambulances waste a year waiting in emergency

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Windsor, Ontario – Longtime paramedic dies;devoted to community

Eckville, Alberta – Ambulance delay in baby death probed

Augusta, Maine – EMTs followed protocol in Sugarloaf accident

Coshockton, Ohio – EMS calls soar to help elderly who have fallen

East Midlands, UK – Ambulance service set for big changes

East of England, UK – Ambulance service wins award for obesity scheme

Bacchus March, Australia – Paramedics admit huge mistake in crash case

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Medical calls rise for many Iowa fire departments

San Diego, California – Paramedics see the same patients from the same streets

Tokyo, Japan – Site helps in decision on calling an ambulance

Jerusalem, Israel – Citation to paramedic who improvised saving lives

Ramallah, Israel – Red Crescent medic arrested for terror

Gaza Strip, Israel – Fuel shortage halts ambulance services

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Beauval, Saskatchewan – Paramedics facing professional discipline

Columbus, Ohio – Paramedics allegedly attacked near OSU campus

Reading, UK – Thieves steal ambulance outside pub

Newport, UK – Teen’s agony after ambulance delayed

Wales, UK – Soaring air ambulance costs need state support

Victoria, Australia – Ambulance service investigating after dead crash victim comes back to life

Victoria, Australia – Paramedics defend dead man found alive

Hanoi, Vietnam – Son dies after ambulance carrying dead father crashes into sidewalk

Monday, April 2, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Province powerless to control Ornge:Health Minister

Virginia Beach, Virginia – Bond denied for police officer who shot at EMTs

Springfield, Illinois – Teens soon could start helping EMTs

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – City to discipline paramedic for disregarding Brookline man

London, UK – Drivers of ambulances are having fuel rationed

Plymouth, UK – Ambulance targets missed after big surge in 999 calls

Leamington, UK – Staff devastated at loss of 90 ambulance jobs

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Copley, Ohio – Navy medic deployed to Afghanistan makes surprise visit to daughter’s school

Honomalino, Hawaii – Medic truck rolls on highway

Fort Riley, Kansas – Medic awarded for bravery

Fort Campbell, Kentucky – Medic saves child from choking

Woburn, Massachusetts – Two ambulance executives offering help in Haiti

West Midlands, UK – Paramedic called Tiny turned himself into a human ladder to save couple from blaze

London, UK – Paramedic answer the call from overseas

Friday, March 30, 2012

Toronto, Ontario – Health minister faces tough questions about heading of Ornge at committee

Simcoe County, Ontario – County paramedics set to ratify agreement

Thunder Bay, Ontario – Canadian police officers, firefighters and paramedics must have access to modern and reliable communications

Boston, Massachusetts – Paramedics face potentially deadly shortage of drugs

Skipton, UK – Car park calls ambulance for sick driver, then clamps him

Scotland, UK – Medical bag stolen from ambulance

New South Wales, Australia – Ambos under attack

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Austin, Texas – Paramedics poured blood on student during drunk driving program

Spring Valley, Minnesota – Ambulance service now equipped with rehabilitation tent

London, UK – Ambulance delay caused unnecessary suffering, report finds

Downpatrick, Northern Ireland – Two paramedics attacked in less than a week

New South Wales, Australia – Paramedic Michael Wilson, a hero remembered

New South Wales, Australia – Doctors slam drop and go ambulance protocol

Timra, Sweden – Woman died after being denied ambulance because she was still talking

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Cornwall, UK – Cornwall ambulance service designs bikers’ crash card

Wales, UK – Man pinched sat-navs from ambulances parked at station

Burnley, UK – Abolish fuel tax for air ambulances, Euro MP’s petition plea

Victoria, Australia – Ambos’ call out system fails

Uman, Israel – Blast destroys ambulance

Afghanistan – Female UK medic shielded wounded soldier from fire

Timra, Sweden – Report slams denied a