1997 Notices of EMS Fatalities

Pilot Pete Abplanalp
Age:	50
Date of Death:	December 14, 1997
Date of Funeral:	December 17, 1997
Agency:	Columbia AirLife, Aurora, CO
Cause of Death:	Aircraft accident while departing scene of MVA
RN Beth Barber
Age:	34
Date of Death:	December 14, 1997
Date of Funeral:	December 17, 1997
Agency:	Columbia AirLife, Aurora, CO
Cause of Death:	Aircraft accident while departing scene of MVA
RN Leslie K. Feldmann
Age:	33
Date of Death:	December 14, 1997
Date of Funeral:	December 17, 1997
Agency:	Columbia AirLife, Aurora, CO
Cause of Death:	Aircraft accident while departing scene of MVA
Paramedic Kevin Ritchie
Age:	34
Date of Death:	November 15, 1997
Date of Funeral:	November 19, 1997
Agency:	Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Fayetteville, WV
Cause of Death:	Fell from 300' bridge avoiding an oncoming vehicle at scene of MVA
EMT Herb McCay
Age:	30
Date of Death:	November 6, 1997
Date of Funeral:	November 11, 1997
Agency:	American Medical Response, Philadelphia, PA
Cause of Death:	Involved in an MVA while on duty.
EMT David Womer
Age:	24
Date of Death:	October 24, 1997
Date of Funeral:	October 27, 1997
Agency:	Mount Carmel Rescue Squad, Mount Carmel, PA
Cause of Death:	Explosion at Rescue Squad Headquarters while in building on duty.
EMT Norma Carol Lane
Age:	64
Date of Death:	October 10, 1997
Date of Funeral:	October 13, 1997
Agency:	Putnam County Abulance District, Unionville, MO
Cause of Death:	Automobile accident while responding to a call
Paramedic, RN Kenneth H Wheat
Age:	33
Date of Death:	June 14, 1997
Date of Funeral:	June 18, 1997
Agency:	Arch Areo Medical Services, St. Louis , MO
Cause of Death:	Undetermined

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The posting of a Notice of EMS Fatality is for notification purposes only. It is based upon information submitted to the National EMS Memorial Service regarding the death of an EMS provider which may be in the Line of Duty but which has not yet been fully investigated by us.

The posting of a Notice of EMS Fatality does not indicate acceptance to the National EMS Memorial Service. Inclusion in the National EMS Memorial Service requires that a nominee meet the NEMSMS Criteria, a careful review of information on the Nomination Form and from all other sources, and an affirmative vote of the National EMS Memorial Service Board of Directors.

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