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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1977
Page
13
Mercy Ambulance Unit 88 paramedics Skoff and Church ride Code 3 through Las Vegas streets. They explain defensive driving, the stress of life and death calls, and the challenges of patient care, safety, and public cooperation. The piece profiles their shifts, dangers, and dedication.
Tom Church and Dave Skoff of Mercy paramedics say they love their jobs but faced a scare when a gunshot whizzed by as they exited an ambulance to a Code 3 possible homicide call. Both were unharmed.
Paramedics treat patients with care at Mercy Hospital while handling heavy paperwork and insurance forms. Code 3 calls cost at least $55, with the city subsidizing about $8,000 monthly to support operations. Many calls turn out to be dry runs as families overreact or cancel after initial response. Unit 88 reported a slow afternoon with four Code 3 missions including a stroke and an attempted self harm.
Robert H. Shertz of the American Trucking Associations told 5,000 delegates at the ATA’s 44th annual convention in Las Vegas that the trucking industry remains healthy and growing faster than the gross national product. He cited fuel efficiency gains since 1973, a 55 mph speed limit, a rise in allowable weight to 80 000 pounds, and a surge in total trucks from under 4 million in 1940 to over 23 million today, with motor carrier revenues around 26 billion dollars.
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