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The Type 1 ambulance features innovative enhancements, like mobility seating, designed with provider safety and functionality in mind
Just because an incident happens in a health care facility doesn’t automatically mean that the facility is capable of managing it without outside assistance
It was found that the rig had been recently serviced for an electrical issue
It’s unclear if the patient died from injuries sustained in the ambulance crash after the driver went through a red light with lights and sirens activated
The purchase was a result of the growth of CareFlite, which also provides air ambulance service
The man ran into a Fla. police station saying he took bad drugs, jumped from an ambulance and tried to break into homes
The specially-equipped ambulance is outfitted with supplies found in an urgent care center, and a nurse will treat non-urgent medical calls that would otherwise result in a hospital transport
From a controversial prom entrance to fulfilling the wishes of terminally ill patients, here are some unusual ways rigs are being used
The driver of the ambulance lost control, hit a fence post on the side of the road and landed in a ditch
Investigation reveals some 111 callers, an alternative to the 999 emergency number, with life-threatening symptoms did not receive an ambulance response
Police union president said officers may park at the trauma center out of necessity and the department has never received a complaint
After a verbal confrontation, he allegedly grabbed the photojournalist’s arm and pushed him backward as a patient was being moved to the ambulance at Comic Con
Alberta paramedics will be able to scan the patient’s brain in the ambulance and start clot-busting drugs immediately for an improved chance of recovery
Video shows plastic wrap holding together what’s left of an ambulance; the EMS provider driving is suspected of falling asleep behind the wheel in the 4:30 a.m. crash
The firefighter said he knows the risks of the job, and being grazed in the head by a bullet will not keep him from the work he loves
5 front-line ambulances have 240,000+ miles and too often not enough ambulances are available for service
The firefighter suffered a graze wound to the head as crews responded to a patient having trouble breathing
A uniformed driver for Falck ambulance is in trouble for driving a student to a school event with the emergency lights on
A retired W.Va. funeral home director restored the ambulance he used as an apprentice in the 1960s
Cleveland EMS is equipping supervisor SUVs to respond to emergencies and transport ambulatory patients
They were arrested after an FBI investigation revealed they tailed the man from a casino
Here’s a look at photos EMS1 Facebook readers submitted of the back of the ambulance
Victims of the Michigan highway collision were pinned inside both vehicles, and an occupant of the SUV died
Officials say both vehicles had emergency lights activated; no injuries were reported
More than a quarter-million LEGO pieces were used to build the ambulance
The female paramedic maintained her professionalism and was physically unharmed despite having to stop the ambulance twice due to the patient’s behavior
The patient and medic crew in the ambulance were taken to a hospital with injuries following a collision with a car
She had injuries to her left arm, shoulder, chest and face after the bullet from a rifle went through her windshield