Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Policies, training and practice changes resulted in faster response time, penalty savings and improved morale across EMTs, paramedics and EMS leadership
A portable ultrasound machine enabled eFAST exam can identify free fluid, a pneumothorax or signs of dissection from the back of an ambulance
The feasibility of a telehealth program within a large EMS system highlights progress in matching healthcare resources with patient needs
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
DeKalb County officials will vote to extend the contract with AMR, which continues to face criticism over its performance
Under his plea agreement, Joseph Kimble will serve 30 months in federal prison pay more than $750,000 in restitution
The Beaumont Police Department said that the 911 dispatch center has received requests for more than 250 high-water rescues and 270 evacuations
Paramedic Heather Haynes went through six surgeries including amputation of part of her right leg
The lawsuit claims EMS providers bypassed closer hospitals, instead transporting Zachary Polsenberg to a hospital 20 miles away after he collapsed during practice
Nancy Gabriel’s husband, James, was strapped to a gurney when it rolled off the sidewalk and overturned, causing multiple injuries
The blast killed Fire Capt. Michael Bell and injured his brother, Fire Chief Terry Bell, five other firefighters, a LEAP worker and an ambulance professional
Briana Turner allegedly became furious and tried to hit an EMT before jumping out of the ambulance to get away from first responders
The ET3 Model team announced the decision to extend the Request for Applications (RFA) period until Oct. 5
Veteran firefighter-EMT Shawn Allen sought to create a unique comedy-drama that was a mixture between “The Office” and “Rescue Me”
The fire department will use the funds to replace power stretchers and stretcher hoists in its ambulance fleet
North Carolina commissioners will review a report that recommends building more medical service bases across the county and outlines steps to reduce response times
The Bella Vista Fire and EMS Department among first in the nation to launch cerebral oximetry machines in two of its ambulances
Five local ambulance companies will provide emergency services free of charge throughout the high school football season
An EF-2 tornado hit a behavioral health center at a Sioux Falls hospital, prompting the evacuations of 102 patients, including 39 adolescents
Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
The company has established a communications and coordination center for air medical operations in Nassau and has sent donated ambulances and equipment to the region
The county’s fueling contract company inadvertently filled up the tanks with the wrong fuel, putting diesel in the regular gasoline tanks and gasoline in diesel tanks
Two AMR first responders were transported to the hospital with various injuries and released
A Honolulu EMS paramedic was in the back of the ambulance when he sustained serious injuries in a crash while transporting a patient to the hospital
A Med-Star ambulance was responding to a call of a four-year-girl that sustained a gunshot wound to the chest when the path her house was blocked
One of the women said in her lawsuit that she lost her unborn child hours after James Walley raped her in the back of an ambulance
The two men got into an argument with the head nurse at a hospital and ran back to the ambulance demanding the FDNY EMTs to give them a ride to another hospital
