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Phony EMT gets 2 years in jail By TRACY KENNEDY Register Citizen Staff LITCHFIELD - A Winsted man was sentenced Tuesday in Litchfield Superior Court to serve two years in prison for pretending to be an emergency medical technician and robbery. "You have to learn to change your...

2 EMT's survive crash, attend to drunk driver that hit them Rookie EMT Jennifer Morgan was at her first accident scene, partner and veteran ambulance driver Laurie Sayre, an EMT-Paramedic, by her side. She never dreamed it would be as one of the victims. The two had grown close in the...

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This post is an update on the EMTLife news thread here: NC Paramedic Shot Update on NC paramedic who was shot ASHEVILLE – It took two surgeries, but doctors have removed the bullet fired into the chest of a paramedic in Madison County. Tami Stephen was released Tuesday from Mission...

Update on ambulance director charged with manufacturing meth Carol Maze's future with the Arab Ambulatory Service is uncertain after she was charged with second degree manufacturing of a controlled substance. The mayor of Arab is weighing the evidence to try to determine if Maze, the...

Hero To Hero Just passing this off too....consider participating. This gal put together a project where emergency workers "give the shirts off their backs" to soldiers in Iraq to show their support. Read More Here...

National Firefighter's Day For those of you that are firefighters or support firefighters, please look at this link, and consider signing the petition. I feel it is very worthwhile! Peace, Maria :usa: I am not sure if any of you have heard of the petition this kid has going and I...

Planning is underway for the 2007 EMS Memorial Bike Ride to honor our fallen colleagues. Visit http://www.emsbikeride.org for more information. 2007 EMS Memorial Bike Ride

Speaking of unit colors..... New ambulances hard to miss Two brand new ambulances are now on the streets of the South Metro area, and they're hard to miss. That's because the new units have a new decal design for the sides and the back to make them easier to see both when they are moving...

YAY! As of today, we're at 938. Picking up folks daily. I wonder how long it will be until EMTLife hits 1000 members....I'm thinking soon! I wanted to thank those responsible for this site (creator & moderators). This is a super site, and I appreciate it's members, its content...the fact that...

Remote crash videos may speed treatment of victims SYRACUSE - Traffic surveillance cameras set up along two of Syracuse's busiest highways may help doctors save lives. The cameras will provide emergency room doctors at Upstate Hospital with real-time views of crash scenes and firsthand...

Doubling ambulance fee adds insult to patients' injuries The Portage City Council doubled ambulance fees, but not for the reason you might think. The extra money is not going to support the ambulance service, or even the Portage Fire Department, which runs the ambulance service. Instead...

Ambulance company sues state over Katrina bill An ambulance company hired one day after Hurricane Katrina landed is suing the state for about $755,000 the company says is owed for being sent to Louisiana. Metrocare EMS, based in Nederland, said in a suit filed in Jefferson County District...

The only reason I posted this was because of the other thread about religion in EMS.....and I am not saying yea or nay, this is just an FYI. Is there a place for God in EMS? More than half of the medical schools in the country now offer courses in spirituality and medicine—up from just...

Car hits ambulance on I-20 (Columbia) August 9, 2006 - An ambulance crew found themselves in the middle of an accident on I-20 near Monticello Road Wednesday afternoon. The private ambulance was pulled over, with its lights on, to help a driver in the median. An eastbound car hit the...

State dismisses bar attack complaints NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The state has dismissed allegations by a gay man who said he was physically and verbally abused by paramedics who delayed his treatment after he was shot and attacked with a hatchet at a gay bar. In a report issued Tuesday, the...

Should coroners be held to tougher standards? The case of mistaken identity in the crash involving Taylor University students has given rise to big debate. Should coroners in Indiana be held to tougher standards? The tragic on accident on I-69 in April led authorities to mistakenly identify...

New test may be able to tell if CPR is futile NEW YORK - If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you can't be revived and are likely to die? Canadian researchers say they've devised a test that helps rescue...

Angry bees attack crashed car in Indiana OSSIAN, IND. - A teenage driver crashed into a hollow tree and stirred up tens of thousands of angry honeybees, creating a swarm that sent her and nine others to the hospital. "Those bees were mad," said Volunteer Fire Chief Kent Gilbert, who was...

How frequently do any of you take blood pressures anywhere other than the upper arm? We have a "frequent-flyer" in our district that due to her size, I take it on her forearm. None of the other EMTs in my department are comfortable with this. I do it, because it's the only way I can obtain a...