Air Medical Transport
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The parade of ambulances traveled from UMass Medical Science Park to the Boston MedFlight hanger for the awards ceremony on Tuesday afternoon
In the June incident, the tail boom separated from the main body of the copter
The injured patients were transported via Airmed and ground ambulance
At least three people were flown to medical facilities due to their injuries
The Cronomer Valley crewmember was flown to a hospital
A photo from Columbia Fire & Rescue members who responded to the scene showed an ambulance on its side with significant damage
Harold Jaesson Perez is the second Monroe County Fire Rescue Trauma Star program paramedic to be arrested
Southern Marin Fire District crew members used a rope system, and EMS providers flew the patient by helicopter to a hospital
Jackson County Search and Rescue, Ashland Fire & Resue and Brim Aviation worked to get the patient from the ravine to a hospital
Flight For Life established a base of operations in Burlington last year
A Monroe County Fire Rescue paramedic is accused of tampering with evidence and official misconduct
Seven fire trucks, six ambulances and a medical helicopter responded to the incident, and providers transported victims to four area medical centers
Kit Carson County EMS serves a population of about 8,000
Officers began first aid, and EMS providers took over and transported the man to a hospital in an air ambulance
Air Methods Corp. cited the No Surprises Act, inflation and under-reimbursement from Medicare as the reason for the closings
Curry County Court Deputy Amy Jo McKenna was assisting with a prisoner transport in a Texico ambulance and was airlifted after the crash
Lynda Jayne Rusinowski was charged with two counts of grand theft of a controlled substance, two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and two counts of official misconduct
Fish and Game called a National Guard helicopter to evacuate the 39-year-old woman, who had been hiking Mount Cabot at the time of the emergency
When Ryan McConnaughey realized he couldn’t move anything below his neck, he activated his watch using voice control to call for help
A helicopter landed on the school’s football field to transport a student after a possible fall
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
Franklin Fire & Rescue: “Our crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care”
The author whose work led to death threats in the 1980s was stabbed in the neck and torso; police arrested a suspect
Safety records have improved, and crews have more capabilities, such as putting patients on ventilators and performing blood transfusions
Metro Aviation was ordered to reinstate the Utah pilot and to pay $188,000 in back wages and damages following an OSHA investigation
All three Premier Health crew members had minor injuries, but the helicopter took “substantial” damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
As the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigates, Monroe County Fire Chief Steve Hudson said Trauma Star’s service would not be harmed
Bystanders helped move the patient, and first responders “packaged him and carried him to the ambulance,” the Transylvania County Rescue Squad said
“We are heartbroken for our brother firefighter and friend Captain Josh Ingram and his entire family for the loss of their son,” Polk County Fire Rescue said
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