Sunstar earns a few stars

Sunstar Paramedics, the 911 ambulance transport service for all Pinellas County residents, recently earned accreditation with the Commission of Accreditation of Ambulance Services for its operations. In addition, Sunstar’s operation dispatch center has been...
Road rage: Cool down and take back roads

Road rage: Cool down and take back roads

Around west-central Florida, “road rage” is leading to dangerous situations with serious consequences: A man was shot to death in March after three drivers stopped their cars in Palm Harbor and got into a confrontation. The fight turned deadly after one driver used...
After the rescue, a reunion

After the rescue, a reunion

Christopher Jennings, a Sunstar paramedic not prone to tears, thought he was all cried out. On the scene of an accidental amputation last month, Jennings had choked back tears at the “gut-wrenching” screams of Jerry Nugent, who had accidentally backed over...