A la fin, un article sur Ottawa, avec un de nos anciens directeurs régionaux M. Anthony DiMonte.
EMSNetwork News > http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/index.shtml > > for ALL the latest news and updates > EMS tops county issues - Tallahassee, Tennessee > In September, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital > announced it could no longer afford to run its > ambulance and LifeFlight helicopter services, which > left EMS in the care of the county. TMH plans to > discontinue the services Sept. 30. Last month, > commissioners set a 60-day deadline for a decision > on who will run the services. The county is > considering starting its own EMS program or allowing > the city Fire Department or a local hospital to run > the program. > http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/4704110.htm > > > Companies hurry to expand Kansas air ambulance > operations - Wichita, Kansas > After a year in business as the newest air ambulance > service provider in Wichita, Midwest LifeTeam is > expanding with the addition of a new airplane and > ground ambulance, as well as a doubling of its > Wichita staff. > http://wichita.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2002/12/09/story2.html > > > 'Move Over Act' filed in Texas House > Texas motorists better be prepared to scoot over, > lest they find the local police in their rear view > mirror. > A bill proposed in the 78th Legislature will make it > illegal for motorists to pass any stationary > emergency vehicle that is parked on the side of any > roadway to render any medical assistance. > http://web.seguingazette.com/printstory.lasso?-datasource=seguin&-table=newsc&-keyfield=ID&-op=eq&ID=2967&-search > > > Pitman emergency volunteers offended by dismissal - > New Jersey > Volunteer ambulance squad members here say they're > put out about the way they were put out. The group > was relieved of duty Dec. 1 after the borough > expanded its contract for paid ambulance staffing. > Volunteers favor some paid ambulance service but > object to how they were dismissed, said volunteer > squad captain Ryan Pierson. It was an unseemly end > to 38 years of service by the volunteers, said > Pierson, 24, a five-year volunteer who also works as > a paid emergency medical technician. > http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m121002n.htm > > > Citing ambulance failure, Mercy man take employers > to court - UK > The 48-year-old mercy man was giving evidence on > the first day of a civil action against his > employers and the court heard three fellow drivers > tell of how they had also been the victims of > similar road accidents in the American-made > vehicles. > http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_166.shtml > > > Scholarship program set for rural paramedic - > Mississippi > Mississippi medics statewide can now get some > financial assistance as they pursue their > educational and professional goals as EMT's or > paramedics. > The Rural Emergency Medical Services Scholarship is > now available for statewide application, according > to the Mississippi State Department of Health's > Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). > http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6304071&BRD=1867&PAG=461&dept_id=124328&rfi=6 > > > Swanton holds hearing on conduct of firefighter - > Ohio > Mr. Tipton is charged with conduct unbecoming of a > firefighter, hampering emergency care, > insubordination, slander, threats, and creating a > hostile work atmosphere. The hearing was held before > the village council's safety committee, which could > dismiss the charges or take action that could > include termination. > http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021210&Category=NEWS17&ArtNo=112100035&Template=printpicart > > Bank gives to BRMC ambulance service - Baxter, > Alabama > The Bank of Yellville responded to the call for help > to the Baxter Regional medical Center's > "Lend-A-Hand, Touch-A-Life" annual campaign with a > $5,000 donation to the Yellville ambulance service. > http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20021210/localnews/542344.html > > EMT manual, melted snow, and condiments keep > volunteer EMT alive for week - Charleston, West > Virginia > For more than six days, the 32-year-old coal mine > security guard survived in below-freezing > temperatures in his wrecked car after it plunged 150 > feet into a ravine. > http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_153.shtml > > > Pink package gets fast delivery in subway station - > New York > "Catch!" yelled Martinez, 32, as she gave birth to a > healthy baby boy after just 20 minutes of labor. EMT > Jeff Campo adn Sgt. Paul Turano did just that - and > Modesto Martinez 3rd came into the world just feet > from a subway token booth. > http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/42202p-39824c.html > > FEMA to send $74 million to Houston hospitals > devastated by Tropical Storm Allison > The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send > more than $74 million to assist the Texas Medical > Center's hospitals and institutions damaged by > Tropical Storm Allison's floodwaters. "More than a > year later, the work to get Houston's outstanding > medical institutions back to pre-disaster condition > following Tropical Storm Allison continues," Texas > Gov. Rick Perry said Monday. > http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=apwire&xlb=1&xlc=890148 > > Case Report: Unique Case of Aerial Sleigh-Borne > Present-Deliverer's Syndrome ... > http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_154.shtml > > Adding ALS to emergency responses - Scotts Valley, > California > Scotts Valley Fire Chief Mike McMurry said the > change would save lives. "On average, > firefighter-paramedics will be on scene four minutes > prior to the arrival of an ambulance," he said. > "That time is critical to saving lives." > http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2002/December/10/local/stories/07local.htm > > > > Full hospital means patients sent elsewhere - > Daytona Beach, Florida > All last week, the hospital placed itself on > "divert" status, meaning it asked EVAC ambulance not > to bring more patients, said spokeswoman Becky > Niemann. "We let them know that the inn is full, so > to speak," she said. "We were operating above our > intended capacity." > http://www.news-journalonline.com/2002/Dec/10/WVOL1.htm > > > It's not over yet - Alabama > The Pike County Commission was urged Monday night to > re-open the bidding for the new ambulance contract > by a company who previously lost out. > http://www.troymessenger.com/news/1202/12-10_commission.html > > > City seeks a healthy choice - Washington DC > Mr. Williams told health officials he accepted that > the D.C. Healthcare Alliance must be more effective > in reimbursing hospitals for services and must > assess the effect of extra patients on the emergency > rooms citywide and ambulance diversions on emergency > medical service operations. > http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20021210-39186512.htm > > > City wants money back for $88M it spent on services > - Edmonton, Canada > Previously, bureaucrats had identified $21 million a > year in police and ambulance services subsidized by > the city. > http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/es.es-12-10-0013.html > > > Boyle EMS has new heart monitoring tool - Kentucky > 12-lead a big improvement > http://www.amnews.com/articles/2002/12/09/news/boyle_county/news06.txt > > > Ambulance targets won't be met - Ottawa, Canada > Anthony DiMonte says the city's goal of a response > time of less than nine minutes is in jeopardy. City > blames province for not handing over dispatch > sooner. > http://www.canada.com/ottawa/news/story.asp?id={1BD94431-3A81-4134-9960-CE5A8C558504} > > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca --- SMU-L Aimeriez-vous obtenir une adresse de courriel @paramedicine.ca ou @urgences.ca? Rien de plus facile... Cliquez http://www.groupegiroux.com/messagerie
