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Weigh the expected costs in time and money against a product’s effectiveness in eliminating pathogens
Move beyond a hospital towel and spray bottle of disinfectant with specialized tools to fully eliminate dangerous pathogens from ambulances
Operations policies, driver and occupant training and behavior change come before and during the implementation of new ambulance safety innovations
The taxi-voucher program at the Phoenix Fire Department is a way for officials to deal with limited resources and increasing calls
Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago a March 31 deadline to figure out how many more ambulances the city needs
A resident’s cellphone video captured the man being lifted between the rail cars and carried to paramedics
The ambulance was hit head-on about 30 minutes after leaving a fire scene
“The breast cancer awareness ambulance is our way of showing support for our citizens who have been involved in the fight against breast cancer,” officials said
Joseph Prest was ordered to be admitted back into the Clark Memorial Mental Health facility after allegedly stealing an ambulance from the same place
Walter Campbell allegedly told police he had some Christmas money and wanted to go shopping but did not want to walk
James Green received the Digital Health Award for his ambulance crash test methods series
The lights are made to get drivers’ attention and alert them when the ambulance is braking to prevent rear-end collisions
Anthony Norman faces several charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in front of a hospital while crews prepared to transport a patient to a medical flight
The city’s inspector general said Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to help fix the problem of slow response times
The MD-10 cargo plane lands in developing countries, treats patients suffering from eye diseases, trains the local doctors and then flies to the next location
EMS West began using EMS Virtual Drive to teach EMS providers how to drive with inclement weather, distracted drivers and pedestrians
The inmates fake a serious medical emergency and sign out of hospitals before doctors can see them
The surge units will be available to provide backup when regular ambulances operated by volunteer fire and EMS companies are on calls and can’t respond
Heide Stuart wants the school district to make it policy to have an ambulance at all games after her son had to wait 17 minutes for transport
Braun Ambulances put the two vehicles head to head to see how safe an ambulance actually is
A review of Boston EMS found that responders are sometimes ordered to take multiple patients from separate calls to the hospital in the same ambulance
“We are dismayed by these selfish actions and hope the community can help us find the person,” Tualatin Valley Battalion Chief Chris Dawson said
The Maryland fire department wanted to help after seeing the devastation caused by the hurricane
Police said the driver changed his mind after calling for an ambulance and refused to get out of his truck
Former Cardinals pitcher Kyle McClellan’s nonprofit organization was gifted an ambulance for a Haitian orphanage, but they need $7,500 to ship it overseas
The bikes will be introduced on a probationary basis to alleviate slow response times in congested areas of New Delhi
The driver called the female paramedic an “f---ing idiot” for not putting her hazard lights on
The new ambulance, which was purchased with leftover money from a new ladder truck, will help with the growing demand for medical services
EMS Supervisor Bob Levy said the hospitals are trying the two-toned, European sirens in an attempt to alleviate noise complaints
Great strides have been made in ambulance safety, design and operation, but significant risk still exists
The million-dollar mobile stroke treatment unit has all the necessary tools to diagnose a stroke and administer clot-busting drugs quickly
The family of John Herndon called for help when he fell, and was charged even though he was not taken to the hospital
The Northmor football team helped an ambulance that was stuck after arriving to transport a player