Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Here’s a look at photos EMS1 Facebook readers submitted of the back of the ambulance
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The man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, but later succumbed to his injuries
Two paramedics were injured and a female passenger in a truck suffered a broken leg; no patients were on board
The man became agitated, removed his restraints and ran across five lanes of traffic
An EMT suffered serious injuries and another was treated and released with minor injuries
The 23-year-old man was charged with driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence; a paramedic was ticketed for failure to yield
Erin enlisted the help of AMR to ask her date, Mitchell, to the prom
Crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on when an ATV rider opened the door of the ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off
The man was found unconscious inside a Wal-Mart bathroom; crews administered Narcan to reverse the overdose effect
The ambulance burst into flames while transporting a patient; no one was reported injured
Two EMS providers were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries
The man claimed the paramedics didn’t want to help him so he was driving himself to the hospital
A 10-year-old boy was killed, his mother, father and two younger siblings are in the hospital; the firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries
Mississippi police say the rig’s driver did not yield right of way in the crash that killed one boy and injured six others
Four people inside the ambulance were injured, including the patient who suffered a head injury
Hospitals have made a variety of policy and procedural changes to get patients in and out of the emergency department faster
Sebastian Isaksen pleaded guilty to carjacking, vehicular manslaughter and DUI
The heart patient went into cardiac arrest and died; officials said the patient didn’t die as a result of the crash
The two EMS providers were taken to a hospital and later released
Two EMS providers suffered minor injuries and a third suffered serious injuries
An ATV rider opened the door to an ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off; crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on
The ambulance was donated by a disability resource facility; they said the department would get more use out of it
The companies had their permits temporarily suspended after failing to meet requirements set by the city
The vehicle was later located near a mall but police did not find the driver; no one was injured in the collision
The $140,000 ambulance was bought with a grant and donations; the rig will be put to use since nearby stations have discontinued ambulance services
The fire truck responded after no ambulances were available; the ambulances were stuck at the hospital waiting to hand off a patient
The mayor announced the plan to end the agreement in March; a city council chairman said there is no need to fix something that isn’t broken
Recommendations from SAE describe specific testing standards to minimize the risk of injury to providers and patients during an ambulance collision
The group that created the standard was made up of public and private EMS providers, regulators, physicians, equipment manufacturers and other subject matter experts
The man thought the ambulance was going to leave without helping his unconscious girlfriend; he leaped off a second floor walkway and landed on the roof of the ambulance
