TONI FAIRBAIRN Court CorrespondentA woman who summoned paramedics became abusive and assaulted one of them. Daiva Hammond, who had been drinking, had called the paramedics to her home, but saw red when told there was little that could be done for a visiting friend showing … [Read more...]
PATIENT BREAKS PARAMEDIC’S NOSE AS HE TREATS HIM – UK
The Telegraph revealed last week that ambulance crews in Coventry and Warwickshire were facing an alarming rise in physical assaults. Gary Huggins is one paramedic among the 80 West Midlands crew members who have been assaulted in the past six months.It was a Wednesday morning in … [Read more...]
PROSECUTOR: DRUNKEN AMBULANCE DRIVER KILLED 2 IN CAR CRASH
By Brian C. RittmeyerTRIBUNE-REVIEWMonday, November 5, 2007 A 22-year-old ambulance driver drank before her shift and was impaired when she collided with a car in Marshall, killing two men instantly, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said today. Shanea … [Read more...]
PARAMEDIC’S PUBLICITY MAY TRIGGER ASSAULT TRIAL MOVE – KENTUCKY
Amy BurroughsThe Paducah SunThree people charged with assaulting a former ambulance worker will probably be tried in another county because of pretrial publicity, District Judge Hunter Whitesell II said.Phillip Smith, Andy Bodkin and Lanetta Bodkin were to have been tried by a … [Read more...]
PARAMEDIC'S PUBLICITY MAY TRIGGER ASSAULT TRIAL MOVE – KENTUCKY
Amy BurroughsThe Paducah SunThree people charged with assaulting a former ambulance worker will probably be tried in another county because of pretrial publicity, District Judge Hunter Whitesell II said.Phillip Smith, Andy Bodkin and Lanetta Bodkin were to have been tried by a … [Read more...]
AMBULANCEMAN FOUND GUILTY OF DANGEROUS DRIVING IN CRASH THAT LEFT TEENAGER SERIOUSLY INJURED – UK
An ambulance driver was found guilty of dangerous driving today for his role in a crash which left a teenager with serious injuries.Technician Andrew Collis was responding to a 999 call after a two-vehicle crash involving two children on the A32 at Mislingford in Hampshire when … [Read more...]
AMBULANCE OVERTURNS – MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
Two emergency medical technicians were injured Friday when the ambulance they were riding in overturned in Midtown Manhattan. Fire officials say the incident happened at Lexington Avenue and 57th Street Friday afternoon. One witness told NY1 a green van clipped the back of the … [Read more...]