An ALS ambulance (EMT and Paramedic), With ALSSupervisor in a chase vehicle back up and ALS (2paramedics) Rescue for traffic control were respondingwith lights and sirens, for a male slumped over thewheel off to the right shoulder of the interstatesouthbound. Township as well … [Read more...]
POLICE SEEKING CHARGES AGAINST AMBULANCE DRIVER IN EMS CRASH – SKANDIA TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN
Police say they will seek charges of negligent homicide against the driver of the ambulance which struck a logging truck last month, killing a nurse and a patient. The final decision on whether to pursue charges, however, will be in the hands of the Marquette County … [Read more...]
An ambulance crew responding to a vehicle accident call today suffered minor injuries when the ambulance struck a pole in Pace and overturned, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Julie Young, 44, of Pensacola and Pamela Myers, 43, of Milton were treated at Sacred Heart Hospital … [Read more...]
CAR STRIKES AMBULANCE – CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND
A traffic accident that took place at 1:47 p.m. involved an ambulance that was taking a patient to the hospital. In that incident, an ambulance from Fort Ashby, W.Va., and a four-door vehicle collided on Canal Parkway, near Ford Avenue. Police said a 1998 Ford car was turning … [Read more...]
POLICE SAY WOMAN STOLE AMBULANCE – MORRISVILLE, PA
By MATT COUGHLINBucks County Courier TimesA Morrisville woman delayed a stroke victim from getting to the hospital by stealing an ambulance from in front of the man’s home, according to police.Police said the stroke victim was in critical condition Friday night and doctors were … [Read more...]
SHOCK RISE IN ATTACKS ON MEDICS – UK
By Clare Semke - Health reporterAlmost a quarter of paramedics say they have come under attack from patients or relatives in the past year. The shocking statistics also reveal that it's not just the ambulance service that get abused on a daily basis. A survey of NHS staff in our … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER ASSAULT BILL CLEARS HURDLE – AUGUSTA, MAINE
Assaulting a firefighter on the job would become a separate crime with a penalty of up to five years in prison under a measure given initial approval Thursday by the House of Representatives. The 87-54 vote came over the objections of several lawmakers who argued that existing … [Read more...]