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?
The all-terrain response units will also be used at the 9/11 Memorial Bicycle Ride
A recent government study of 15 agencies found they struggle with too few firefighters, not enough money and ambulance services that are stretched thin
Two EMTs and the patient they were transporting were injured in the crash and the driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with serious injuries
One person was air-lifted to a hospital and the others were transported to area hospitals after a school bus fell 30 feet down an embankment
Police tracked the ambulance via GPS and when they found it, the driver put the ambulance in reverse and crashed into a police SUV
The county revised its contract with AMR to temporarily waive the requirement to have paramedics on scenes at all calls within a specific time frame
Being thoughtful is the key to success in EMS training, providing compassionate care and setting priorities
In 2018, Elizabeth Neal experienced congestive heart failure and an ambulance did not arrive on the scene until an hour after the call went out
Fredericksburg’s City Council set a priority in 2014 to establish around-the-clock advanced medical service to address the burden of increased medical calls
All of those injured were alert while being transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
The pre-filed bill for the 2020 legislative session would allow ground ambulance services across the state to seek more in federal Medicaid reimbursements
A new state protocol has been approved that requires EMS responders to stay at the scene to treat critical patients for an additional 20 minutes
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
