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Considering the frequency of ambulance collisions, our co-hosts ask the question: Are EMS providers properly trained to operate an emergency vehicle?
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Can Uber really be a legitimate alternative to 911-based EMS and mobile integrated health?
Kenneth Golightly, 31, threatened ambulance crew members with a knife before stealing the ambulance
The ambulance was crossing an intersection with its lights and sirens activated when another vehicle failed to yield
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it collided with an SUV at an intersection
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Robert Duval, 40, got out of his vehicle and into the unattended ambulance so he could move it out of his way
Dr. Stanley Phillips III was killed in a 2013 ambulance crash while transporting a neonatal patient
After the director of the towns’ ambulance service was charged with embezzlement, municipalities are reconsidering how they want to handle finances
The ambulance was responding to a call and had its lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
Dr. Stanley Phillips III died from his injuries after the ambulance he was in crashed July 10, 2013
James Acevedo, 23, was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment after hitting two bouncers
Officials said seven or eights shots were fired at EMS personnel while they were aiding a patient
EMS personnel were taking a patient into a medical center when the ambulance was stolen
The ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck by an SUV at an intersection
This new equipment will replace one of the fire company’s current ambulances from 2005 that has about 130,000 miles on it
The parents of the 11-month-old boy allege medical professionals failed to diagnose a condition that led to septic shock
A fire official said the fire truck got stuck in the mud and leaned over to one side to make contact with the ambulance
Responders initially responded to calls of a man walking around with only a towel on
The study found that 84 percent of EMS providers in the patient compartments of ambulances that crashed weren’t using their own restraints
The company accepted improper Medicaid payments and completed transportation services with improper certification and documentation
The ambulance sustained minor damage, and the patient was transferred to another ambulance for the remainder of the transport.
The vehicle, operated by an FDNY EMS lieutenant and paramedic, was stolen for about half hour.
The idea behind a pink ambulance sporting breast cancer awareness ribbons is that it will strike up conversations and spread a pro-mammogram message to the community.
Jeremiah Brown was responding to a call when the ambulance he was in collided with a pickup truck last year.
Officials said the ambulance was not on a call and was not transporting a patient at the time of the crash.
A judge ruled last week the ambulance crew was responsible for an incorrect IV insertion, causing Lee Roy Bember pain and emergency surgery
Fire company officials said a man stole the ambulance that was parked in front of the fire station
A pickup truck struck the ambulance before veering off the side of the road
The man was able to cast his vote curbside after he tripped and sustained a head wound