Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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A relatively new crop of innovative potential ambulance chassis hold the promise of making ambulance transport safer and more efficient
We need to change our role from transportation specialists to routine and follow-up care providers
Let’s hope city will deliver on promises to reverse its fortunes and serve its citizens
The supply ran out and the family has filed a complaint, saying the 45-minute stop contributed to his death
Commissioners approved four new ambulances, computer upgrades in police cars, and funding to more than two dozen county fire departments
Giancarlo Stanton left the field in an ambulance; he sustained multiple facial fractures, dental damage and cuts that needed stitches
The city bought four ambulances, five engines, and two ladders; purchases delayed by the recession
Those sick have been using motorcycle taxis and other public transport to get to hospitals, increasing the risk of spreading the desease
If we can’t afford two providers in the back of every ambulance on every call, maybe it’s time for video surveillance in the event of patient care lawsuits
After ramping up its equipment and a non-profit merger, the Merced County service continues its 65-year run with a $12 million contract
Four in the ambulance, two in the Range Rover and a pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries
Driving an inherently unstable, multi-ton vehicle at speeds beyond your ability to maintain full control is simply a disaster waiting to happen
The jury ruled there was no criminal negligence when an ambulance on a call and a car collided at a red light, killing an 18-year old girl in 2013
Officials plan to make up some of the loss by placing the collection of bills owed to EMS in the hands of the tax department, and giving them the authority to use all legal collection methods
A driver traveling the wrong way struck the ambulance, causing it to flip; the boy was driven to the hospital in a police cruiser and died overnight
Despite vocal opposition at the meeting, the body voted unanimously to contract with a private ambulance firm
The city will also likely purchase four new ambulances for the transition
After a string of fatalities from ambulance-involved collisions in 2012, this video created by a N.J. agency shows how drivers react to sirens, and supports using them only in a true emergency
Overcrowding at EDs led to an estimated 300 extra deaths in California hospitals over a one-year period, according to a study published in 2012
She is recovering after being hit and dragged by a car in May, and met four of the five medics who responded to the call
After privatizing ambulance billing was overturned by a in Kansas City petition, the city reworked its plans to keep workers employed while outsourcing additional aid for revenue collection from patients
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss how to combat major EMS closures like the the Rural/Metro layoffs in Indiana, and whether it’s time to put an end to 24-hour shifts
The husband and wife stole money and neglected bills bankrupting the company; they face charges for misconduct in public office, identity theft and fraud
Responders administered Narcan to a 24-year-old blue-lipped, unresponsive woman en route to an Ohio hospital
He opted to pay the $129 upon finding the ticket in an ambulance after transporting the woman’s mother, who later died
Residents, concerned over noise and traffic, threatened legal action if the city sold land to the company for a new headquarters
The $75,000 program will waive additional fees after insurance for residents
The service is under further scrutiny after an ambulance lost a tire while transporting a sick infant, days after the state took 30 ambulances off the road
Three boys were riding their bikes in a median and the ambulance veered off the road, hitting all three