Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Leveraging Gigabit-Class LTE, smart ambulances, telemedicine, automatic vehicle location and telematics are within reach
Exploring the legal, marketing and administrative considerations for EMS agencies considering an ambulance membership program to streamline billing
A tragic incident in which a NY firefighter was killed by ambulance should have your department reviewing post-accident/incident plans, EVOC and safety courses
A patient being transported for mental health issues assaulted the treating provider, forcing the medic driving the rig to stop, enabling the patient to steal the ambulance
The County Sheriff’s department later arrested William Swagger after he jumped out of a moving ambulance to escape
Five people on board were taken to Hartford Hospital and one person on the ground was also injured and transported to the hospital
Betty T. Miller sustained serious injuries when her vehicle crashed into the fire station causing extensive manage to the building, an EMS vehicle and a trailer
Hazmat crews responded to an oil leak after a bus crash and overturned, sending nine patients to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries
The Osage county dispatch center and ambulance district have taken to social media to hash out a dispute about profit margins, training and response times
Jennifer Doughtery died after she crossed the centerline with her car and crashed head-on into an ambulance
The homeless man allegedly took the ambulance because he wanted a ride to the hospital
Richard Thornton became uncooperative on the way to the hospital, took a knife from his rear pants pocket and tried to stab the medics
Bamberg County announced that its contract with the service had been terminated, in part because it failed to provide the required activity and financial reports
Local emergency crews are now seeking qualified candidates to fill these positions, but say the demand for the jobs greatly outweighs the number of applicants
EMS officials are proposing that the townships split the cost of financial support, which would generate about $60,000 more than $75,000 for each town
District Attorney Mike Taylor confirmed the allegations against EMS Director Will Angel and has referred the case to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
First Response Ambulance Service was unable to obtain a $2 million performance bond required by the ambulance ordinance prior to commencing operations
Most of the current volunteer staff is over the age of 60 and the agency has not had any new volunteers sign up
The split between 911 coverage and interfacility transfers seems to be causing the biggest frustration for local emergency officials
EMS providers are asked to answer an anonymous survey to explore the need for nicotine cessation programs for providers
The Helen Keller Hospital donated a 2007 Ford ambulance to Northwest-Shoals Community College EMS programs, which was without an ambulance for nearly 18 months
The paramedics were inside the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia when their ambulance was stolen
Hampton-Chaplin Ambulance Corps was established in 1954 initially serving the Town of Hampton under the name: Leslie L. Jewett American Legion Ambulance
Safety Board officials approved the purchase of six Stryker Power Load patient assistance systems with 90% of the funding coming from a federal grant
An ambulance crashed into a guardrail after it blew a tire out, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle
The feature picked up the hard fall that Bob Burdett sustained and alerted 911, who located him and transported him to a hospital
Jenni Kirchner has helped to secure grants for the department and has been an active participant in the Toward Zero Deaths Coalition
First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility
First responders pronounced a pedestrian dead on the scene of a fatal crash between a South Carolina ambulance and a pedestrian standing on the road
The ambulance sustained a flat tire and crashed into an unoccupied Ford Explorer parked at an intersection
The driver of the ambulance swerved to miss the child, but he was hit in the head by the side mirror of the vehicle
Emergency crews evacuated 87 residents from a nursing home in Porter as floodwaters began to seep into the home
