Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
Use a distracted driving policy to educate personnel on the risks of distracted driving and to set clear expectations for in-vehicle behavior
New alert system which informs staff and ambulance crews of the vehicle’s progress has been a success on trial
EMS personnel spoke to driver through window; dragged as he rapidly accelerated
Authorities say brothers admitted to injecting drugs stolen from ambulances
One airlifted and still being evaluated, the other in stable
The ambulance is the first full-time addition to the city’s paramedic staffing since ’04
4 people sent to the hospital after a woman drove a half mile with husband clinging to the hood
Ambulance crossing over a railway was hit by a passing train
Vehicles cost 200k each; can induce hypothermia in cardiac arrest patients
Every time this happens it’s a bad outcome for the thief, says medic
Hydraulic lift and specialized stretcher equiped to better move obese and critical care patients
3 taken to hospital
London Ambulance Service using its vehicles as mobile billboards for the first time to urge patients not to dial unless necessary
Acting district chief: ‘there is no money in the budget for paint jobs, so they will stay yellow until they are replaced’
City Council members emphasize that the primary target of the fees is insurance companies
Ambulance involved in serious accident while transporting a patient
Mark Austry high-fived his brother, then collapsed
Same intersection where another bus and train collided more than a month ago
Nine ambulances will get mounted radios, 20 portable units will be used in the field and a station will get radio equipment
With the most wired vehicles on the road, paramedics may be among the most distracted of drivers
Proposal would have earned enough revenue to save the jobs of up to 16 firefighters
Bought from a Calif. dispensary
The risk of occupational death is two-and-a-half fold higher for EMS workers, while EMS response is also statistically more dangerous than police or fire
Two passengers were transported by helicopter while one passenger and the driver were taken by ambulance
An EMS spokesman said response vehicles would be fitted with panic buttons
Both charged with reckless operation; 1 airlifted
The information allegedly was given to personal injury lawyers who were hoping to represent patients
Under a new policy, most patients will be taken to the nearest hospital, but victims with minor injuries must wait for a second ambulance if they prefer a different hospital
No one was injured in the crash Sunday
Police started escorting ambulances after a dispatcher was killed; gunmen have pulled over ambulances at gunpoint