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Bath EMS to get virtual reality training for treating children
Bath Fire and Rescue Chief Lawrence Renaud estimated the department responds to fewer than five 911 calls involving children each year.
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(L-R) York Hospital Interim Chief Nursing Officer Charity Neal, Maine EMS for Children Program Manager Marc Minkler, and Wells EMS Director Jim Lapolla explain the state’s new virtual reality training program.
Photo courtesy of Marc Minkler
The Bath fire and rescue department is one of four emergency medical service departments in the state that will participate in a pilot virtual reality training program to hone first responders’ skills in recognizing and treating severe illnesses in pediatric patients.
Shooting in Wells leaves one man dead, another hospitalized
One man is dead and another was taken by LifeFlight to the hospital on Sunday after a shooting in Wells Author: Luke Saccone Updated: 12:52 PM EDT March 15, 2021
WELLS, Maine Around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, Wells and Ogunquit Police Departments responded to a report of a man who had been shot on Appletree Lane in Wells.
Officials said while officers were responding to the scene, the suspect, 57-year-old Shaun Simmons of Wells, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police said the victim, 71-year-old William Ness, also of Wells, was treated at the scene and transported by Wells Emergency Medical Services to the Sanford Regional airport where he was then taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital by LifeFlight. He is currently receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to the chest.
WELLS, Maine One man is suspected of shooting another in the chest Sunday afternoon before turning the gun on himself, police said.
The Wells Police Department, with assistance from the Ogunquit Police Department, responded about 3:42 p.m. to 36 Appletree Lane in Wells for a report of a man who had been shot, according to a WPD announcement late Sunday.
While officers were responding to the scene, the suspected shooter, 57-year-old Shaun Simmons of Wells died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the announcement.
The victim, 71-year-old William Ness of Wells, was treated at the scene then transported by Wells Emergency Medical Services to the Sanford Regional airport, where he was transported by Lifeflight of Maine to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was receiving treatment Sunday night for the gunshot wound to the chest, according to the WPD announcement.
Wells Police Investigate Shootings that Left 1 Dead & 1 Injured
Wells Police say one man is dead and another hospitalized, both due to gunshot wounds.
The incident was reported just after 3:30 on Sunday afternoon. Wells Police responded to a report of a shooting at 36 Appletree Lane, with assistance from the Ogunquit Police Department.
Officials say while police were making their way to the scene, Shaun Simmons, 57 of Wells, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. An initial investigation suggests that Simmons shot William Ness, 71 of Wells in the chest, before shooting himself. Ness was transported by Wells Emergency Medical Services to the Sanford Regional Airport, where he was flown by LifeFlight of Maine to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.