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North Carolina County Works to Improve EMS Communications

Emergency workers in Columbus County are currently unable to communicate with dispatch operators at the 911 center.

Posted Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Pennsylvania Paramedic Dies During Chase for Patient

Officials in Bucks County are investigating the death of a Bensalem paramedic after responding to a call for a men with mental health issues.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

Daytona Medics Provide Quick Help during Bike Week

Rescue crews have found a unique way to get to the scene faster as roads in Daytona Beach turn dangerous during Bike Week.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

Buffalo Medic Gets Punched While Trying to Render Care

A Rural Metro paramedic got more than he bargained for while responding to a call in Buffalo.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

Pennsylvania Paramedic Fatally Injured in Chase with Patient

Police say the unidentified suspect has a history of mental illness and is being evaluated at a hospital, according to the Associated Press.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

Coral Gables Couple Charged Again with Stealing, Selling Patient Records

Ruben E. Rodriguez and wife Maria Victoria Suarez have been indicted again for paying an ambulance-company employee to steal information on patients transported to Miami-Dade hospitals.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

Six Reported Dead, Many Injured in Passenger Bus Rollover South of Phoenix

The accident quickly scene became a mass of police and rescue personnel as ambulances arrived and rescuers broke out windows of the bus to get to victims, setting up a triage area in the middle of the interstate.

Posted Friday, March 5, 2010

Bus Crash Kills Six in Arizona

A passenger bus crashes and kills six people on Interstate 10 south of Ahwatukee.

Posted Friday, March 5, 2010

Last Word

One Connecticut EMS post is run entirely by high school students; an ambulance manufacturer fulfills the Christmas wishes of disabled residents; rapid response teams recognize in-hospital emergencies; and a Michigan service is shut down by the state for 30-plus safety violations.

Posted Friday, March 5, 2010