Entries from May 2009

US: Policeman Fights Paramedics With Patient In Ambulance

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | 1 Comment

Oklahoma’s Tulsa World newspaper reports on a fight between a brown-shirted highway patrol officer, who has pulled over an ambulance that was racing a patient to hospital, and the paramedic


Police and medics in hospital after poison death at farm

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Seven police officers and three ambulance staff were taken to hospital today after fears that they had been exposed to a poisonous liquid while attempting to revive a farmer


Zambia: Scientists identify new lethal virus in Africa

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A paramedic in Lusaka who became sick, was transported to Johannesburg and died. The three others infected were health care workers in Johannesburg


Drink-drive medic struck off

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

A paramedic drove an emergency response car through Plymouth while he was twice the alcohol limit


Stroke kills 67,000 every year in UK

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

SECAmb is the first ambulance trust in the UK to appoint a paramedic stroke lead and carried out a Stroke Care Development Programme


Firefighters save paramedic trapped in burning building

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

The casualty, who he was treating using an oxygen cylinder, lit a cigarette which sparked a fire that instantly engulfed the room and blocked James’ escape route


Ambulance fuel cost £4.2m last year

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

An increase in fuel prices meant an ambulance trust had to spend more than it had budgeted for


Ambulance service will investigate crash

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has said it is looking into why an ambulance crashed


Ireland: HSE orders review of spending in its national ambulance office

May 31st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has ordered an audit of spending in its national ambulance office following a series of revelations by The Sunday Times


Hazardous Area Response Teams

May 28th, 2009 by Editor | 1 Comment

Hazardous Area Response Teams

Firefighters in Hertfordshire are training paramedics to use breathing equipment so they can treat victims of chemical spills, even before they are moved to a safe area






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