Driver gets prison time in fatal ambulance crash
Jeffrey Gable was sentenced to at least six months in prison for his role in a 2016 non-emergency transport ambulance crash that killed a passenger and another driver
View Article7 facts about alcohol withdrawal in corrections
I was unprepared for the sheer number of alcohol withdrawal patients I would see as a correctional physician
View ArticleInmate who escaped ambulance in Cleveland found, arrested
The inmate was being transported to a mental health treatment center when he escaped from an ambulance
View ArticleFormer Fla. EMT receives 19-year prison term for child pornography
Bryan Matthew Cooney, 30, will be under 30 years of supervised release after his prison term
View ArticleFormer Colo. FF-paramedic sentenced to year in jail for trading child porn...
Robert Stambaugh, 60, pleaded guilty in March to three child pornography counts
View Article2 former Mo. ambulance district employees sentenced in embezzlement case
The former Vernon County Ambulance district director and bookkeeper were sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $270,000
View ArticleEMS supervisor convicted of stealing over $100K from Pa. agency
Ruth “Roxy” Rookstool, 59, was arrested on theft and fraud crimes for stealing from the Morrisville Ambulance Squad
View ArticlePartially naked Ohio inmate escapes moving ambulance
The County Sheriff's department later arrested William Swagger after he jumped out of a moving ambulance to escape
View ArticleCO, 11 inmates taken to hospital after bus crashes on Pa. Turnpike
The cause of the crash remains unclear; DOC officials said all inmates are accounted for
View ArticleGa. inmate escapes, steals ambulance from state prison
Authorities touted the recapture of David Pittman, who is serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated battery, but did not give details of the escape
View Article‘Don’t let your guard down’: 5 takeaways from a prison bus MCI
Lessons in communication, coordination and safety from an unusual response involving several inmates
View ArticleConn. university FD aids volunteer EMS in transporting inmates with COVID-19
The University of Connecticut Fire Department stepped in when the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association became overwhelmed with a spike in cases at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution
View ArticleKy. bill would allow inmates to keep EMT licenses upon release
Opponents of the bill say the safety factor is not being considered in the proposed legislation
View ArticlePa. county sheriff takes prison board to court over lack of EMS transports...
"If an inmate would require medical attention en route to an emergency room at a hospital, the EMS ambulance crew is better prepared than my deputies" Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert said
View ArticleFormer Ore. medic sentenced for rape, sodomy
Evidence showed that Edward Blake used ketamine, fentanyl and morphine that he obtained through work in the commission of the crimes
View ArticleMan sentenced to 50 years in rig crash death of Ala. medic
Paramedic David Mimms was treating a patient when Dontorrius Belser sped through a red light, causing the fatal collision
View ArticleAriz. inmate dies at short-staffed prison where safety concerns prevent EMS...
Manuel Corona died at Lewis Prison, known for a 2004 hostage standoff and reportedly broken locks on cell doors
View ArticleFormer Calif. FF-medic sentenced in DUI crash that killed fellow FF
Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty in March to charges related to a motorcycle crash that killed Ryan Ferrara
View ArticleAppeals court denies ex-felons' request to pursue EMT licenses in California
With two felony convictions each, the two plaintiffs also cannot serve in many fire departments
View ArticleManhunt underway for Ala. inmate who escaped custody, stole ambulance
Phillip Shane Bradford overpowered the sheriff’s deputy who took him to the hospital and fled in an ambulance, the sheriff’s office said
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