Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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When EMS assets are used to hurt instead of heal, we must strive to rebuild community faith
Following a freeway crash, EMS workers find than a spinal immobilization is not necessary, and opt for a rigid collar instead
It takes a lot of chutzpah – and no shame – to steal from your own agency
Transports of obese patients has gone from 24 trips in 2004, to more than 1,000
The grant covered most of the vehicle’s cost which took over a year to complete
He said he needed a ride, and the ambulance was the first thing he saw parked outside a Houston hospital
The 77-year-old died when the ambulance collided with a dump truck that was stopped in traffic during thick fog
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson take the issue further, digging into problems with unnecessary oversight, and practical uses in telemedicine
Instead of safety seats, medics have been told to strap children to pediatric harnesses; many medics say they are too large for children under four
Officials hope the campaign launched on Indiegogo.com this week will raise $50,000 toward the cost of a new ambulance
The interior has been completely covered in plastic and stripped of equipment
With lights and siren on, the ambulance collided with the bus and flipped
The money was for fees the company typically waived in the past, and the village has refused to pay
Federal agents had a search warrant for ProCare Mobile Response; the company was named in a lawsuit involving an illegal Medicare kickback scheme
A new report claims the system delayed response to a fatal Easter weekend fire
The soldier was transported by ambulance and his condition is not immediately known; the gunman then entered Parliament
The contract includes a new requirement to maintain a minimum number of reserve ambulances, plus the capability of using the city’s traffic-light control system
A man being treated by medics drove off in the ambulance and led police on a chase that ended when he crashed into a truck at an intersection
The car is able to race to injured people at 185 mph and will be used by 50 specially-trained paramedics
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the pros and cons of putting cameras in the back of rigs, and debate ALS vs. BLS systems
The business owner was denied a “certificate of necessity” license for inter-facility and non-emergency transports; he says it would create competition and save patients money
Six other firefighters were evaluated and released with non-life threatening injuries
Five were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries