The AHA association estimates that 40,000 more lives could be saved annually in the U.S. alone if (AED) defibrillators were more widely available thereby reaching victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
You, as the 911 caller, are a vital link within the EMS system. The information you provide the dispatch operator helps EMS help you. The following lists the guidelines for communicating the 911 call: Try to remain calm emotions can deter effective communications.
Speak slowly, deliberately. Respond to all questions presented by the dispatch operator. Give a brief, concise description of the emergency, including: the nature of the illness, for example, chest pain with difficult breathing; the mechanism causing the injury, for example, a fall from a 6-foot ladder; the number of patients involved and the types of treatment being rendered by bystanders or first responders.
Know the complete residential or business address, including street number and community, especially if you are calling from a cellular phone. Assist emergency response to the address by ensuring the house number is visible from the street and turning on porch lights. You might send a bystander to meet the ambulance. Do not hang up until directed by the dispatch operator.
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2010 The National EMS Memorial Service announced Friday that Colorado Springs has been selected as the new home for the National "Tree of Life" EMS Memorial and the annual EMS Memorial Service, beginning in 2010.
A site selection committee was established in 2006 to review options for the memorial and the annual service. According to a news release issued by the National EMS Memorial Service, 14 cities expressed interest, with three cities, Kansas City, Washington DC, and Colorado Springs named as finalists. Colorado Springs was the winner.
The National EMS Memorial Service press release states: "This was not an easy choice for us. All three locations would have served well as hosts for the Service. This selection was the culmination of almost two years' work by our Site Selection Committee and other board members." said Memorial Service President Kevin L. Dillard.
Dillard's sentiments were echoed by Kevin Agard, Memorial Service board member and chair of the Site Selection Committee. "As someone involved in this process from the start, I can tell you without fear of contradiction that this was a most difficult decision for everyone involved. The coalitions from the EMS communities of Colorado Springs and Kansas City, along with the folks from the EMS Labor Alliance, who spearheaded the effort to bring the Service to the District of Columbia, put a lot of time, effort and money into promoting those locations. But more than that, they were all very supportive of our efforts and of the Service as a whole."
When asked why Colorado Springs was ultimately the choice, Agard said "This was not simply a matter of finding a place to erect a memorial. The new host city will also have to be able to support the ongoing annual event that is the National EMS Memorial Service. So this decision involved a fairly large number of factors for us. Paramount among these is our consideration for the family members of our honorees. Our focus has always been on the families and in the end, I believe that most of our board members voted the way they did because they believe that Colorado Springs is the best option for those families."
Dillard said the Memorial Service will move to Colorado Springs in 2010 and that the organization will now move on to the design and fund-raising phases of the project with an eye towards having the new memorial completed in time for that year's Memorial Service.
Colorado Springs Selected New Home For National EMS Memorial
Last Updated: July 29, 2010
1. No cause for panic.
So far, swine flu isn't much more threatening than regular seasonal flu.
During the few months of this new flu's existence, hospitalizations and deaths from it seem to be lower than the average seen for seasonal flu, and the virus hasn't dramatically mutated. That's what health officials have observed in the Southern Hemisphere where flu season is now winding down.
Still, more people are susceptible to swine flu and U.S. health officials are worried because it hung in so firmly here during the summer -- a time of year the flu usually goes away.
2. Virus tougher on some.
Swine flu is more of a threat to certain groups -- children under 2, pregnant women, people with health
problems like asthma, diabetes and heart disease. Teens and young adults are also more vulnerable to swine flu. Ordinary, seasonal flu hits older people the hardest, but not swine flu. Scientists think older people may have some immunity from exposure years earlier to viruses similar to swine flu.
3. Wash your hands often and long.
Like seasonal flu, swine flu spreads through the coughs and sneezes of people who are sick. Emphasize to children that they should wash with soap and water long enough to finish singing the alphabet song, "Now I know my ABC's..." Also use alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
4. Get the kids vaccinated.
These groups should be first in line for swine flu shots, especially if vaccine supplies are limited -- people 6 months to 24 years old, pregnant women, health care workers. Also a priority: Parents and caregivers of infants, people with those high-risk medical conditions previously noted.
5. Get your shots early.
Millions of swine flu shots should be available by October. If you are in one of the priority groups, try to get your shot as early as possible.
Check with your doctor or local or state health department about where to do this. Many children should be able to get vaccinated at school. Permission forms will be sent home in advance.
6. Immunity takes awhile.
Even those first in line for shots won't have immunity until around Thanksgiving.
That's because it's likely to take two shots, given three weeks apart, to provide protection. And it takes a week or two after the last shot for the vaccine to take full effect.
The regular seasonal flu shot should be widely available in September. People over 50 are urged to be among the first to get that shot.
7. Vaccines are being tested.
Health officials presume the swine flu vaccine is safe and effective, but they're testing it to make sure.
The federal government has begun studies in eight cities across the country to assess its effectiveness and figure out the best dose. Vaccine makers are doing their own tests as well.
8. Help! Surrounded by swine flu.
If an outbreak of swine flu hits your area before you're vaccinated, be extra cautious.
Stay away from public gathering places like malls, sports events and churches. Try to keep your distance from people in general. Keep washing those hands and keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and
mouth.
9. What if you get sick?
If you have other health problems or are pregnant and develop flu-like symptoms, call your doctor right away. You may be prescribed Tamiflu or Relenza. These drugs can reduce the severity of swine flu if taken right after symptoms start.
If you develop breathing problems (rapid breathing for kids), pain in your chest, constant vomiting or a fever that keeps rising, go to an emergency room.
Most people, though, should just stay home and rest. Cough into your elbow or shoulder. Stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever breaks. Fluids and pain relievers like Tylenol can help with achiness and fever. Always check with a doctor before giving children any medicines. Adult cold and flu remedies are not for them.
10. No swine flu from barbecue.
You can't catch swine flu from pork -- or poultry either (even though it recently turned up in turkeys in Chile). Swine flu is not spread by handling meat, whether it's raw or cooked.
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Kansas City Fire Chief to become CEO of MAST Ambulance in Takeover
Kansas City Fire Chief Smokey Dyer would also become the chief executive officer of MAST under a memorandum approved Tuesday by the ambulance service’s board. The board made the decision after a closed-door discussion at its monthly meeting.
The Kansas City Council is expected to vote Thursday on Dyer’s appointment. Dyer would be in charge of the Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust during its transition into city government. The ambulance service is scheduled to be folded into the Fire Department by April 25, 2010.
The board also approved spending up to $60,000 to have one of two consulting firms helping with the transition delve further into the issue of billing. Management Partners Inc. originally was supposed to lead the issue. But Dyer and board members said they were not happy with that firm’s work. MAST will ask the second firm, Emergency Services Consulting International, to amend its original $116,000 assignment to include billing.
Southwest Med Evac Helicopter Kills three during Training Exercise
Elpaso New Mexico 02-08-2010:The three-member crew of a Southwest Med Evac helicopter died Friday night February 05, 2010, when it crashed during a training flight at McGregor Range.
The pilot, William Montgomery of Avondale, Ariz., and two Paramedics, John Sutter of Las Cruces and Anthony Archuleta of El Paso, were killed when the helicopter crashed as it prepared to land, said officials of Southwest Med Evac, a division of Omniflight Helicopters Inc.
The helicopter was not transporting patients. The crew was participating in a training exercise involving a simulated medical evacuation. Friday February 05, 2010, had been the second day of the two-day exercise, Omniflight officials said.
Federal Aviation Administration stated that the Pilot and the Paramedics were in a Eurocopter AS 350, which had flown from the El Paso International Airport to McGregor Range.
The training exercise had gone as planned and Montgomery radioed to company operators to say he intended to land the aircraft and anticipated no problems, prior to the crash according to the FAA.
1 Killed 2 Medics Injured when SUV Slams into Ambulance
Fort Pierce FL 03-03-2010 A 22 year-old Emergency Medical Technician is recovering after being hit thier ambulance was struck, Tuesday evening March 03-02-2010. Fort Pierce Police say an SUV driven by 63 year-old Germaine Lindor slammed into an All County ambulance, tipping it on it's side. The ambulance was at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and 25th Street waiting to turn left. Lindor was traveling north on 25th Street. Lindor died at the scene. EMT Chris Doyle and paramedic, William Hines, were inside the ambulance.
They were both rushed to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center. Doyle's left leg was so badly injured, doctors had to amputate. He is listed in critical condition, and will still face additional surgeries as he also faces a long recovery and rehab along with the need for a prosthetic leg. The Medic who was driving at the time, was also injured and transported to the Hospital was St. Lucie County firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician, William Hines, he was treated and released. Firefighter/EMT Doyle is still processing what happened, he is thankful he's alive, "You wouldn't think you'd be happy after something like that, it's life changing, but i'm happy I still have my life." Fort Pierce police are still investigating the crash. Witnesses report that the SUV was traveling at a "high rate of speed, she must have been doing nearly 90 miles an hour according to one witness." Police are investigating whether "Lindor," was speeding as well as if anyone ran a red light.
Thor acquires ambulance maker SJC Industries
Elkhart, Ind 03-03-2010 Thor Industries Inc. has acquired SJC Industries, a privately-held manufacturer of ambulances for approximately $20 million cash.
SJC, based in Elkhart, Ind., is believed to be the second-largest manufacturer of ambulances in the U.S., according to a Thor news release. Its brands include McCoy-Miller, Marque and Premiere, which are sold through a nationwide network of dealers.
Under Thor’s new ownership, SJC will continue as an independent operation, in the same manner as Thor’s recreation vehicle and bus companies.
Chuck Drake, president of SJC, and Jim Evans, vice president of finance, will continue in their management roles following the closing. Drake will report to Richard Riegel, Thor’s senior group president.
“The ambulance business is a natural fit with Thor’s bus and RV businesses,” Thor Chairman, CEO and President Peter Orthwein said in a news release. “SJC is an innovator with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. We believe their quality is the highest in the ambulance industry.”
Jackson Center-based Thor is the world’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a major builder of commercial buses.
Thor was founded in 1980. It has since grown to include a dozen divisions and has about 5,500 employees. While Thor and Airstream, one of its RV divisions, are based in Ohio, most of the other divisions operate in Northern Indiana and Michigan.
Some Suffolk EMS Personnel being Investigated by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services
04-15-2010 The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services is investigating a complaint it received against some members of the Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue, a spokesman for the state office confirmed Wednesday April 14, 2010.
“We received a complaint that there were questions of validity of qualifications that were performed by students in the field,” said Michael Berg, manager for the regulation and compliance division of the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services. The office is part of the Virginia Department of Health.
The complaint, Berg said, accused “multiple people that to our knowledge are firefighters with the city of Suffolk” who were students in the paramedic program. “These were individuals who were in an accredited training program who were upgrading their certifications,” Berg said. The students would have been upgrading certifications, for example, from EMT-Intermediate to EMT-Paramedic, which would have allowed them to perform more advanced skills on patients in the field.
Because his office is currently investigating the complaint, Berg would not give any further details, but said he hopes to close the investigation within the next 30 days. City spokeswoman Debbie George said the city’s Department of Fire and Rescue is not a target of the investigation. Berg said such investigations are infrequent, but they do happen.
“This is not the first time we’ve received a complaint like this,” Berg said. “In the past year or two years, I think we have investigated four, maybe five different complaints [statewide] where allegations of not completing course requirements or falsification of course requirements may have occurred.” If the investigation reveals the complaint is founded, the Office of Emergency Medical Services can take several enforcement actions. “Each case is weighed on its own merit,” Berg said.
The office can issue a written notification that the problem needs to be corrected, Berg said. Such a notification is kept on file in his office, but is not posted on the office’s Web site for public viewing. The next level would involve the issuance of a citation, which is posted for public viewing.
The state office also can issue a correction order, which outlines certain activities that need to occur within a defined time period to correct the problem. A correction order can be issued in conjunction with a written notification or with a citation.
Lastly, the state office can suspend or permanently revoke an individual’s certification. Such actions must go through due process hearings, during which both sides can present evidence and be heard and an adjudication officer will decide the outcome.
The Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust logo is gone from most of (MAST) Emergency Vehicles. MAST will be no more as the ambulance service is set to be taken over by the Kansas City Fire Department. The Ambulance logos are being replaced with the letters KCFD, eliminating MAST. and saying hello, to the now city-run ambulances.
At the stroke of midnight April 25, 2010, the Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust and its approximately 350 employees will officially transform into part of the Kansas City Fire Department.
Beginning with Fire Department-emblazoned ambulances fanning out to fire stations at 7 a.m. Sunday, noticeable changes will occur to the outside and inside of the organization. Leaders said they were confident they could deliver the same or better patient care while saving the city money.
The merger has been more than six months in the planning. The process has gained national attention, with write-ups in trade publications and out-of-state emergency responders observing committee meetings.
Take over is also contentious
MAST has been the city’s ambulance provider since 1979. The firefighters union proposed a consolidation twice without success, but then it went through the third time. Some employees and residents pushed petitions to leave MAST alone, and multiple MAST executives and board members resigned.
Some components of the merger will take years to implement. Others will literally happen overnight. “This is a system that gives the greatest economic efficiency for emergency services and is a model that brings about the greatest effectiveness,” Fire Chief Smokey Dyer said.
On the streets
One of the first changes people will see is where ambulances are — or aren’t. Before, all on-duty ambulances roved the streets, and the closest ambulance was sent to an incoming call. Now ambulances will be assigned to 15 fire stations.
Remaining on-duty ambulances will be deployed based on call volume. But instead of idling outside QuikTrips and grocery stores, they’ll spend downtime at fire stations, a move hoped to improve comfort and safety for ambulance crews. A new city ordinance dictates that ambulance response times must remain just as fast as before. However, the way those times are tallied will be stricter.
MAST previously allowed slow response times to be thrown out of the data if they resulted from circumstances such as an ice storm or a caller giving the wrong address. Response times now will be tallied just like fire trucks’ times, Dyer said, with no such exceptions.
Ambulance and fire dispatchers will stay put for now. But plans call for consolidating them in early 2011 at the former MAST headquarters, 6750 Eastwood Trafficway. Former MAST Memberships, which residents purchased to reduce out-of-pocket ambulance costs, now will be called KCFD Family Memberships. Membership costs are expected to remain unchanged, at least for now.
Cross-training
Eventually, Dyer said, the department won’t be divided into ambulance workers and firefighters. New cadets will graduate from the fire academy qualified for both jobs, with the next class starting May 10 2010. “We have to take raw talent in the door and then teach them the basic skills for all of those missions,” Dyer said.
Unlike the Fire Department, which offers paid training through the academy, MAST ambulance workers previously had to find and undergo outside emergency medical training before applying for their jobs.
Dyer said the new combined training would be good for morale, teamwork and also diversity, because forcing ambulance workers to find and pay for training resulted in mostly white, financially privileged employees.
Current ambulance workers will be able to sign up for specialty training to build awareness on topics such as hazardous materials, fire behavior and building construction.
Leadership
Dyer remains at the top of the newly blended organization’s chain of command. Deputy Chief Paul Berardi, who formerly led the Fire Department’s professional development bureau, will lead the new medical bureau. Other ambulances duties and operations are being distributed throughout the Fire Department. Ambulance workers will report to the deputy chief of the emergency operations bureau, like firefighters.
Before becoming Kansas City fire chief, Dyer led the Lee’s Summit Fire Department, including its ambulance service. He said that Berardi did not have ambulance experience but that he was chosen for his management skills in education and development.
Budget savings
The merger should save money because it eliminates paying two sets of senior managers and two sets of support employees, Dyer said.
No facilities are to be abandoned or built, Dyer said. However, plans for the new Station 39 at 47th Street and Sterling Avenue will be modified to house a static ambulance, he said.
The Fire Department will continue to get revenue from providing ambulance services to small communities and training other area ambulance workers, Dyer said. MAST used to contract with multiple communities outside of Kansas City but most recently has covered only three of those. With the merger, ambulance service is being discontinued to Avondale but will continue to Riverside and the South Platte Fire Protection District.
Diminishing reserves
As operational changes fall into place, at least one major administrative issue has yet to be resolved: How much cash will transfer from MAST to the city? Due to last-minute loose ends, the asset transfer won’t happen until May 1, 2010. But MAST’s reserve fund, envisioned to help bolster pensions for MAST workers with years of previous service, has been shrinking. It is down to about $7 million, acting city manager Troy Schulte said Friday.
Recent moves depleting the fund included roughly $700,000 in severance packages paid to departing MAST executives and $1.6 million in extended liability insurance coverage that MAST board members approved Tuesday. The only City Council members on the board, Cindy Circo and Melba Curls, opposed the purchase as unnecessary because liability will be covered by the city.
Ambulance workers coming from MAST will be able to choose between joining the city’s pension program or a defined contribution plan, Dyer said. Except for the departing executives, nearly all of MAST’s employees — from ambulance drivers to billing specialists — are staying, Dyer said. He said fewer than a handful resigned or retired early because of the merger.
All will be allowed to stay in their current homes unless they move, in which case they must move into Kansas City, where fellow city employees are required to reside.
MAST Ambulance will be no more as Ambulance Service as Kansas City Fire Department Takes Over
05-26-2010 Boston MA, More than 200 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have been practicing without legitimate certification, having paid certificate mills for fake credentials without taking any medical training, an investigation by Massachusetts public health officials has found.
In some cases, technicians bought the credentials to renew their state certification, but in others, medics used the fake credentials to allow them to begin treating patients for the first time.
The outfits peddling certificates provided them during the past two years to Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Police Officers, and Firefighters in at least a dozen communities, including Boston, according to two public officials briefed on the investigation.
Some 18 Boston firefighters are among those responding to medical emergencies without legitimate accreditation.
The state Department of Public Health discovered the ruse last year, when some properly certified EMTs complained to state officials that a number of colleagues had not been trained but received certification. The investigation expanded in recent weeks when an ambulance company reported some of its employees had falsified documentation.
The investigation is ongoing and is expected to grow to include more communities, said the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not have permission to speak publicly. In the meantime, the state is forcing the unaccredited technicians and paramedics to undergo training to ensure safe medical care for the public, they said.
State heath officials sent a letter last week to medical training providers statewide, warning them of the consequences of falsifying credentials. The department could refer some of the cases to the attorney general for criminal prosecution.
Source: Boston Globe
By Donovan Slack
The Boston Globe Exposes as many as 200 Fake EMS Licences
Obama in Illinois Medical Helicopter Unable to Reach FAA in order to to Fly Injured Child
05-28-2010 Officials with a suburban emergency helicopter service will investigate why they could not promptly get flight approval from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday night May 28, 2010, to help a 4-year-old Oakwood Hills boy who had fallen out of a second-story window.
The incident coincided with the temporary flight restrictions prompted by President Obama's holiday-weekend trip to Chicago. When a Flight for Life pilot repeatedly called an FAA number to get permission to travel, the line was busy, Flight for Life spokeswoman Tammy Chatman said late Friday night.
Eventually, firefighters with the Cary Fire Protection District drove the boy to the Flight for Life hangar at Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center. By that time, the organization had the FAA's permission to fly and flew the boy to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. The boy had suffered a cut lip and possible head injuries but was expected to survive.
The earlier busy signals concerned Chatman, however. "We are investigating it, and we are working to make sure it doesn't happen again," she said. "To us or to anyone." The unidentified boy was hurt about 6 p.m. in the fall of approximately 12 feet onto a brick surface, Cary Fire Protection District Capt. Dennis Krenz said.
The presidential flight-restriction zone extends about 30 nautical miles from O'Hare International Airport. It started Friday and lasts through 5:30 p.m. Monday May 31, 2010.
The situation didn't sit well with Krenz. "I was a little concerned," he said. "What happened if there was a major accident on the expressway and they needed four or five helicopters?"
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory was baffled by Krenz's story. Approved air ambulance flights are allowed during presidential temporary flight restrictions, as are commercial flights and other forms of air travel, said Cory, who's based at the FAA's Great Lakes regional headquarters in Des Plaines.
"I have no idea what that's all about," Cory said of Krenz's comments. A White House spokesman couldn't be reached for comment. For information about the Chicago-area flight restrictions prompted by Obama's click here.
06-08-2010 Emergency Medical Services Corporation (AMR) Announced that it has completed its acquisition of Gold Coast Ambulance ServiceClick here
48 Year-old EMS candidate suffers Cardiac Arrest during training excercise in Autin TX
Austin Texas July 6, 2010 A 48-year-old man going through an EMS training program died Tuesday morning July 06, 2010, of cardiac arrest. Austin-Travis County EMS Director Ernesto Rodriguez says the man was performing a physical assessment test when he collapsed.
The man, who EMS is not identifying was at the beginning of the process to become a EMS cadet.
EMS Chief of Staff, James Shamard says the man and four others were going through a physical assessment test involving seven stations. The deceased man was at his first station, rolling a stretcher with a 185 pound mannequin across a lawn when he collapsed. "Literally, we had paramedics at the patients side when he collapsed," says the Austin-Travis County Medical Director, Dr. Paul Hinchey .
Dr. Hinchey who was driving back to his office, which is in the same complex, responded to the scene and says the man suffered from a cardiac arrest."As disease, it's one of those things that's been difficult for us to define what causes it. Unfortunately many people who have sudden cardiac arrest have no prior medical history," Dr. Hinchey says.
EMS says the deceased man had no formal paramedic training, but did pass a health screening prior to today's incident. According to EMS, there is no maximum age limit to become a certified paramedic in the State of Texas.
EMS says the training program will still go on as schedule but they will review the program after Tuesday's death.
FDNY Dispatcher EMT Jason Green Shot and Killed in Manhattan
07-19-2010 EMT Jason Green who was under investigation for allegedly refusing to help a Pregnant woman Au Bon Pain worker Eutisha Rennix, 25, after she suffered a seizure during Green's break at the coffee shop in Downtown Brooklyn. Rennix died at Long Island College Hospital. She was six months pregnant, and her unborn baby was delivered at the hospital but died. An Autopsy later determined that she had suffered an asthma attack. Green and Jackson both EMTS Dispatchers were suspended without pay for a month from thier jobs.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office was still investigating.Green and Jacksons failure to aid the 25 year-old Rennix.
On Sunday July 18, 2010 Green and a friend were attempting to enter a popular nightclub in Manhattan and were refused entry. Moments later a fight broke out between and at least 3 other men when suddenly one of them pulled a gun shooting the 32 year-old Green reportedly in the face. Green was transported to a local hospital were he was declared dead.
On Wednesday July 21, 2010, the FDNY announced Green would be buried with "Full FDNY Honors," a move that is reportedly upsetting many FDNY Medics because of the ongoing investigations regarding the events of Rennix death last year and the events regarding the two medics who were on thier coffee break.
Indiana State Police Issue Warrent for EMT Arrest
As of Friday July 23, 2010, issued a warrant for Jason A. Jordan, 27, Terre Haute, on allegations of one count of Sexual Battery, class D felony, and one count of Theft, class D felony. a 26-year-old female victim had complained that during transport from St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil, to St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Indianapolis, she was inappropriately touched in private areas of her body and personal photographs stored on her cell phone were sent to another person's cell phone without her knowledge.
The victim was being transported by EMT Jordan of TransCare Ambulance, who was in the patient compartment of the ambulance when Jordan allegedly touched her in an inappropriately manner. On Thursday July 22, 2010, Indiana State Police obtained a warrant for Jason Jordan arrest. Since the warrant was obtained, State police have been unable to locate him.
Indiana State Police believe Jordan may have fled the state along with his wife, Jamie Lea Jordan, 22. The couple may be driving either a Maroon 2004 Ford Taurus, plate number ZP5542, or a Gray 2006 Ford Mustang with plate number RQ3582.
Indiana State Police are asking anyone who may have additional information or the whereabouts of Jason Jordan call the Indiana State Police Post in Putnamville at 812-299-1151.
EMT Jason A. Jordan, Age: 27
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Three Killed as Lifenet Medical Helicopter Crashed in Arizona
Tucson Arizona 07-28-2010-LifeNet has released information that a LifeNet Medical Helicopter, enroute from Marana Arizona to Douglas Arizona crashed early Wednesday afternoon July 28, 2010. The Medical Helicopter fell to the ground and nearly missed striking a house. The Tucson based Helicopter crash Wednesday took place near Glenn and Grant Road, just north of the University of Arizona campus.
According to the media reports, a witness indicated the rotor appeared to seize and causing the LifeNet Helicopter to crash. The Tucson helicopter crash did not cause any injuries on the ground, and the LifeNet Helicopter was not carrying any patients at the time of the Crash. The Pilot and Two (2) Medics onboard were all killed in this accident.
The identities of the LifeNet personnel killed in today's Tucson helicopter crash will be withheld from the public until the families can be notified.
A on-scene investigation into today's Helicopter crash is now under way. Tucson Police and Fire initially responded to the scene of the crash, and the FAA and an NTSB Team will join in investigating the cause of the crash. LifeNet is a Non-profit Agency.
Source: LifeNet.com
Update 07-29-2010CREW KILLED IDENTIFIED
LifeNet Pilot Alex Kelly 61, Paramedic Brenda French 28, and Flight Nurse Parker Summons age 41, were killed in the Line of Duty. The crew and helicopter were both based at Southeast Arizona Medical Center in Douglas. They were switching out helicopters for routine maintenance, and had just picked up the LifeNet 12 chopper from the airport in Marana. The crew was headed back to Douglas at the time of the crash. The helicopter was a new aircraft that was just put into operation last year, and had 350 hours of total use. The LifeNet 12 helicopter was the team's primary aircraft..
