Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Instead of placarding an ambulance with “In God We Trust” a county-funded EMS agency might have considered alternative uses for the time and funds
Champion driver Sebastian Vettel pushes a UK ambulance to its limits.
Surveillance footage shows the man speeding off into oncoming traffic
Due to the EMT shortage, the missed, or scratch, calls rate has crept up to 5 percent or more
CAAS is accepting applications for the year until September
The purchase will allow the department to retire an older ambulance and ensure that it has an extra ambulance for special situations
The service is challenging the nearly $300,000 penalty recommended by OSHA after failing a federal inspection
The ambulance crashed head-on with a truck after swerving to avoid a different crash
The EMT was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
San Luis’ new ambulance service predicts it will be able to respond up to five times faster than contractors
From July 1 to July 7, 6 percent of calls were not answered in a timely manner
Officials were in negotiations over a new contract with the new owners of the agency when they received a termination letter
The ambulance was not using its lights or sirens when it struck the toddler at an intersection
The teen, diagnosed with schizophrenia, struck man with a brick and then stole an ambulance, which she later crashed
The vehicle was stolen while Dallas Fire Rescue was dealing with a crash involving a pedestrian
The man was caught and arrested less than one mile away from the hospital
The couple was able to cut the paramedics’ seat belts and first responders had to cut tree limbs to reach the patient
Officials said the city never set a collections policy into ordinances when the ambulance service started in 2014, relying on normal city collection practices
Taxi services and Uber drivers could be used to transport 911 callers as early as 2017
Twin Township EMS releases video of car crashing into an ambulance and the patient care compartment disintegrating
A Virgin Islands EMT union said ambulances have been uninsured and unregistered for at least seven months
The ambulance was crossing through a red light when it crashed into a pickup truck
The EMT was at a stoplight when a shooter opened fire with a BB gun
Reckless driving and sirens blaring through a tunnel led to the driver’s arrest
The network is adding 17 ambulances and 2 MICUS for interfacility transports
The service was the first new 24-hour ambulance the county has added in nearly 8 years
‘Truly colossal’ quantities of cocaine, heroin and ecstasy were found in the fake ambulances
Medics arrived on scene after the horse jockey fell during a jump and accidentally reversed the ambulance onto his leg
The town takeover is being done to help with a lack of volunteer emergency medical technicians
Police subdued the man with a Taser after he smashed the windshield and back windows of the ambulance