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I will be writing an article on the changeover in Alameda County from AMR to Paramedics Plus. Are there any Alameda EMS personnel out there to whom I could get some background information? Thanks Devin Greaney

Point taken on the apostrophes. It is AP.( Associated Press). Did I call it OP, too? Oops!! Devin

I am familiar with using a driver for non-911 calls like taking people home from the hospital and nursing home transports. My point is, that a 911 call will almost always involve an EMT and a paramedic or, in some systems ( Austin, TX comes to mind ) two paramedics.

The Associated Press Stylebook is used by many media outlets. The take suggestions and I sent this in ... “The media often refer to "ambulance drivers" in articles and broadcasts. For the most part this is an archaic term like "firemen" or "policemen" as women in the ranks are now...

Thanks bunches all!!!

I am an EMT/IV and doing a paper for paramedic class on communicating with the public. Have any of you had dealings with the media, good or bad, that would shed any light on EMS's relations with the press? Thanks Devin Greaney Memphis TN