Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Brian Nagel, 30, was helping transport a patient in an ambulance when a SUV hit them head-on
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Six ambulances responded to the scene after a woman blew through a red light and hit a sedan carrying three kids and four adults
The district may increase the price of services to by 1.6 percent and charge $16 per mile
A dispatcher and medic coached her boyfriend through it after an ambulance crashed on the icy roads and couldn’t reach herk
No action was taken against a probationary firefighter who told people seeking help for the dying man that they had to call 911 before anyone could respond
Two medics inside the ambulance were hospitalized; a patient inside the ambulance was not injured from the crash
More than 1,385 wrecks were reported statewide but abandoned cars and multiple emergencies blocked the road; it took two hours for an ambulance to reach an ER less than 10 miles away
A city-issued report now contradicts the coroner’s conclusion that the teen survived the crash and was killed by fire trucks
Benjamin Ward Samples, 38, a former EMT involved in a fatal crash in 2011, is to serve a one-year suspended sentenced on a negligent homicide charge
Her father suffered a heart attack across the street from a firehouse; the firefighters stayed put, another ambulance got lost, and the city worker died
Brian Nagel, 30, will need speech and physical therapy, and Tim Daly, 43, left the hospital with both legs in casts
American Medical Response employees are angry commissioners voted down the only bid to provide the county with ambulance services, four months before the current contract expires
A crew was inside a home treating a patient when the ambulance was stolen off the street
Manipulating 911 responses to favor one ambulance provider puts reputations — and patients — at risk
Commissioners reversed course after two years of work toward a new contract, four months before the current contract runs out
A woman who ran a stop sign and caused an ambulance rollover that killed a patient will be charged with motor-vehicle homicide
While response times have improved overall, the incentive to place ambulances in locations most likely to get calls has led to problems
The 26-year-old was crossing the street when she was clipped by the mirror of an ambulance, fell, and was hit by a car; four pedestrian deaths in one weekend have led to a push for safer streets
Both vehicles were fully engulfed in flames; two were dead at the scene and four others taken to area hospitals
Victory EMS owner Victor Gonzalez, 26, has been charged with five counts of healthcare fraud, three counts of identity theft and one count of mail fraud
Totowa ambulance service has been absorbed by Lifestar Response; some EMTs will be rehired but about 30 positions will likely be cut
He said officers began administering medical care within minutes of the shooting, an on-duty First Aid Squad volunteer drove to the scene in her own vehicle within 10 minutes and the ambulance arrived within 15
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