The family of David Taylor would like to thank each and every member of the Arkansas EMT Association for your thoughtfulness and support during this difficult time in our lives. Your presence helped to lighten our burden, and it was kind of you to take the time to share your memories of David with us. Your words were not only a comfort, but a source of strength for our family during this difficult time. From the bottom of our hearts we want you to know that we love and appreciate each and every one of our EMS family.

- Judy Taylor

David Taylor

The Arkansas EMS Foundation has established a scholarship fund in memory of David Taylor, Sr. who passed away suddenly on Nov. 5, 2009.

Please click here to learn more about the David Taylor, Sr. Scholarship fund.

Need groceries? Want to support the Mid-South Chapter? Purchase groceries using a Schnuck’s or Kroger card obtained through the Mid-South Chapter office, and the stores will send a donation to the chapter. The more you shop, the more money to grant wishes! Kroger cards have a $5 fee, but are loaded with $5 for your first purchase. To get your card, please contact Ashley Clark at 901-692-9510 or aclark@midsouth.wish.org (TN or MS) or Carissa Godwin at 501-376-9474 or cgodwin@midsouth.wish.org (AR). Click here to view the press release for more details.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his  ream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 66 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 172,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception. For more information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South, visit www.midsouthwish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®. If you know a child who could use our help, please call 800-264-9474.

A special Thank You to the Vermont Ambulance Association and Vermont Emergency Management for creating this list.

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“Trauma” will replicate the high energy and blood-and-guts of “ER” in a story about paramedics in San Francisco.

Check out the full story here: http://www.emsresponder.com/web/online/Top-EMS-News/NBC-to-Debut-New-Paramedic–Nurse-Dramas/1$9470

Watch the trailer here: http://emsunited.com/video/nbcs-new-fall-show-trauma

Visit EMS United at: http://emsunited.com

The following was originally published by the Chadron Record, in Chadron, Neb.

What kind of health care system makes one of its most important rural components dependent upon bake sales and calendars for operating resources? Unfortunately, that is the situation in many rural places for their first-line and often life-saving emergency medical services (EMS). Many rural EMS providers are underfunded and face workforce and volunteer shortages. EMS agencies have placed growing demands and health care responsibilities on their often volunteer workforces.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, many EMS providers have inadequate communications infrastructure and are often isolated from the rest of the health care delivery system. A major example is the lack of access EMS providers have to medical records and medical history, something health information technology could potentially resolve if EMS providers were able to obtain the
resources to connect with other rural providers.

Click here to read more.