Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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No longer just for hospitals and helicopters, blood products can benefit medical and trauma patients in the field
A bold prediction that EMS patient transport to the hospital by ambulance is sure to peak, level off and decline as we near 2020
How far has prehospital point of care ultrasound come in the past year and, more importantly, where is it going next?
Two EMTs were involved in an ambulance crash, but were not transporting a patient at the time
BFD responded to an average 154,800 EMS calls compared to 34,900 fire calls over the last three years, prompting changes to the how the FD responds to calls
Jeralyn Dougherty and Clint Green were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $3.3 million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and the IRS
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
Edward T. Stevenson allegedly cashed 132 checks from the ambulance service from January 2013 to March 2017
First responders transported three people, including two paramedics, to area hospitals
The new ordinance features financial penalties of up to $20,000 for failure to meet response time requirements and a $2 million insurance bond requirement
An Anne Arundel County medic unit was transporting a patient with serious injuries sustained in an earlier vehicle crash
The EMT was stabbed seven times in the abdomen and legs and a second EMT driving the ambulance was pepper-sprayed
Megan Mull cites a “toxic and dangerous environments” as reasons for her departure
Rice University conducted an in-depth analysis of 911 calls, determining fire trucks were responding to 25% of calls where an ambulance was required
The Armstrong Ambulance Service taught cadets hands-only CPR and Stop the Bleed techniques to ready them for the field
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The newest ambulance cot will increase patient handling safety, and the EMS-to-hospital notification system aims to improve patient care
Paramedics Brittany Young and Douglas Ronald Dick II were killed in an ambulance crash after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer
The FDNY ambulance was passing an appartment complex when its crew heard loud cracks and spotted two spiderweb holes in the passenger-side window
The two ambulances involved in the crash did not have a patient on board and all four medics were transported to the hospital for evaluation
Department of Labor officials ended an investigation on MedTrust and concluded that the ambulance service violated federal overtime requirements
Two EMS providers, as well as the patient inside and the driver of the other vehicle, were treated with non-life-threatening injuries and transported to the hospital
Engine 25 Medic 8 in Philadelphia topped a recently released list with 10,096 runs
EMS providers will get 90 modems and data plans for units to transmit electrocardiograms from the field
The LFD ambulance was in the area responding to a call when a woman and her children asked the firefighters for help after her car was hit by bullets
The Plainfield ambulance was involved in a crash with a minivan moments before it crashed into the home
The 86-year-old was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries
Police officers deployed spike strips to stop Kimberly Vasich after she stole the rig
EMS Consulting Services is overseeing the Delran Emergency Squad after its license was suspended and its former chief sentenced to jail
The Dallas Fire-Rescue department added a full-time ambulance and will implement a long-planned new tiered EMS dispatch software to improve response times
A Leland Fire and Rescue ambulance crew was returning from a call when they stumbled upon the crash and reported it to the police department
Officials also applied for the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security grant to allow the agency to equip all ambulances with the machines
Three EMS personnel and one civilian were transported to Boston-area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
The 16 people injured in the crash were all transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
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