Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Here are a few important considerations for selecting the lighting package for your next ambulance
The agency is moving quickly to replace 20 defective sensors that can prevent the engine from starting
The paramedics were taken to the hospital as a precaution; the car’s driver was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries
The driver of the SUV fled after the crash and the patient and two medics are being treated for minor injuries
San Diego Fire-Rescue chief wants to change the system so that he oversees the ambulances serving the city
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
A faulty exhaust gas temperature sensor can cause the engines to stop and not be restarted for at least an hour
Of those accidents, 70 percent of the time the ambulance wasn’t running lights and sirens
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
County EMS gets priced out of city’s fire house — after the Bonita (Fla.) fire department lost a legal motion to run EMS services itself
The city is expected to put a contract up for bid, but the fire department will not be allowed to submit
The Las Vegas family had purchased the ambuance to transport their disabled son lying down
Although the medic was driving the ambulance to an emergency, policy says to stop at red lights and look both ways
They stood in front of the vehicle until police arrived on the scene and arrested the man
Both volunteers are still in critical condition after being thrown while treating a patient
The vehicle’s markings as a volunteer ambulance reportedly raised a question as to whether it was in fact defined as an emergency vehicle
The tight-knit service has been left reeling after the accident
Paramedics put him on life support within 20 minutes after he collapsed, but he died on the way to the hospital; the search continues for his son
He complained of chest pains during his arrest, then tried to escape custody on the way to the hospital
Her father John Dickinson, 70, and Sandra Sova, 62, were in the back of the ambulance treating a patient when they were hit by an oncoming car and tossed
One of the EMTs had been in serious condition Wednesday before taking a turn for the worse
The paramedics in the ambulance and the driver of the truck were not injured
Officials say there will be no loss of coverage or any longer response times because of County EMS going out of business
One EMT is in critical condition and the other was taken to the hospital to get checked out
A number of EMTs resigned recently because of numerous problems
