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Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
A key concept as the EMS profession seeks to partner with healthcare organizations to improve and revolutionize our healthcare roles. Reports such as this, combined with programs such as the CMS Innovation Challenge Grant, help us make our case to local hospitals, regulators and professional organizations that EMS can significantly enhance individual care, community health AND reduce costs!
Feb 3, 2012,
5:27:28 AM
Features
An 18-month-long project has led to a full-scale mock-up of an ambulance fit for the 21st century.
Jan 29, 2012,
7:17:00 PM
Ambulance Crash Log
 An elderly driver lost
consciousness while driving, striking the ambulance head on.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:53:27 PM
Ambulance Crash Log
James Hanson of Hanover was making a left turn at that intersection with a green light when the ambulance hit his car.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:49:59 PM
Ambulance Crash Log
The driver of the pick-up truck had minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:48:38 PM
Ambulance Crash Log
Police say an SUV heading north on I-75 lost
control under the Alexis overpass and slammed into the median. The
impact caused the car to catch on fire.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:47:04 PM
Ambulance Crash Log
An ambulance on the way to the hospital was involved in an accident on Jan. 18.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:46:08 PM
Legal
Don Comer is upset because he doesn't think the ticket should be his responsibility.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:40:44 PM
Legal
A former San Diego State University student who was supposed to make
history with the Carlsbad Fire Department said her chance to be the
city's first female firefighter ended in controversy.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:38:10 PM
Legal
The numerous arguments the ambulance industry offered for why it should
ignore the "plain language" of a state law dealing with health insurance
payments only resulted in a federal appeals court quoting William
Shakespeare`s "The Merchant of Venice" today.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:36:26 PM
Legal
A formal investigation into an ambulance crews treatment of an injured
skier, who later died, is being done at the request of the skier's
widow.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:35:24 PM
Legal
Med-Trans is now facing a lawsuit from a pilot it fired, and the lawsuit
makes some frightening claims about what happens behind the scenes.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:34:57 PM
Criminal
A former Lane County Emergency
Medical Service Director was found guilty of aggravated indecent
liberties with a child and aggravated solicitation of a child.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:33:41 PM
Criminal
An El Paso man accused of swiping an ambulance, driving to a grocery
store and stealing frozen foods has landed in a different kind of
cooler.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:33:32 PM
Bodily Assault Log
A Madisonburg woman was convicted Friday of simple assault for biting an EMT on the arm.
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/01/28/3069698/police-report.html#storylink=cpy
Jan 29, 2012,
6:32:12 PM
Criminal
A Metro 911 supervisor was arrested and charged Thursday morning with
sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian. Reportedly, the victim
was a 15-year-old girl.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:30:58 PM
Criminal
Prosecutors said Derrick Franks, 42, became incensed on Nov. 8, 2010,
when he wasn’t allowed to board an ambulance that was taking an
emotionally disturbed friend to the hospital.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:25:04 PM
Canada
An Ontario air ambulance delayed taking off from Toronto when called to a
helicopter crash at the regional airport, frustrating paramedics who
struggled to get to the scene.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:22:38 PM
Military
A contentious debate over arming Army medevac helicopters sparked by the
death of a soldier whose wounding in Afghanistan was videotaped by an
embedded blogger is spilling into the halls of Congress.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:21:45 PM
Military
Recent news items about the use of Army medical evacuation, or medevac,
helicopters in Afghanistan contain troubling information. The reporting
suggests that putting red crosses on medevacs, and not arming them
somehow, is putting injured Soldiers’ lives at risk. The facts do not
support these assertions for several reasons.
Jan 29, 2012,
6:21:40 PM
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