Original Contribution

2015 Year in Review: Top News Stories

Lucas Wimmer

12/17/2015

The most popular headlines in EMS in 2015 are comprised of a mix of cheerful and tragic. Here are the top news stories from EMSWorld.com this year:

1. Four Women killed After Limo hit by Pickup in Long Island. The pickup driver fled from scene, but was caught and arrested for DUI. https://www.emsworld.com/news/14041922/four-women-killed-after-limo-hit-by-pickup-in-long-island

2. Threats Reported by Texas Emergency Responders. Several incidents aimed at firefighters in Texas were under investigation. https://www.emsworld.com/news/12111498/threats-reported-by-texas-emergency-responders

3. Florida’s First Flakka Baby: Born Premature, Only Lived One Hour. The baby boy was approximately nine weeks premature and had the synthetic stimulant flakka, or alpha-PVP, in his blood stream, heart and umbilical cord.
https://www.emsworld.com/news/12124426/floridas-first-flakka-baby-born-premature-only-lived-one-hour

4. No Benefits for Kentucky Medic. John Mackey's family won't get the benefits of police and fire survivors. https://www.emsworld.com/news/12141164/no-death-benefits-for-kentucky-medic

5. Patient Killed, Two EMTs Injured in Calif. Ambulance Crash. The ambulance had been transporting a man in his 70s for "what appeared to be a non-life-threatening medical appointment." https://www.emsworld.com/news/14035642/patient-killed-two-emts-injured-in-calif-ambulance-crash

7. Five Texas Firefighters Arrested in Sexual Assault of Rookie. The January assault occurred in the fire station. https://www.emsworld.com/news/12062578/five-texas-firefighters-arrested-in-sexual-assault-of-rookie

8. Mass. Rescue Team Carries 200-Pound Dog Out of Woods. A crew of five police officers and firefighters carried Achilles, a 220-pound mastiff, half mile to safety. https://www.emsworld.com/news/12104071/mass-rescue-team-carries-200-pound-dog-out-of-woods

9. New Lifetime Series Focuses on Busy Texas Air Ambulance Service. Memorial Hermann, the busiest trauma center in the country, has six Life Flight helicopters that total around 3,000 flights a year. https://www.emsworld.com/news/11849140/new-lifetime-series-focuses-on-busy-texas-air-ambulance-service

10. First Responder Traumatized by Oregon Shooting Carnage, says Deputy Fire Chief. One firefighter lost a son and a paramedic lost a niece in the massacre that left a teacher and eight students dead and nine other wounded. https://www.emsworld.com/news/12123795/first-responders-traumatized-by-oregon-shooting-carnage-says-deputy-fire-chief