Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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A vivid new memoir offers a personal and intimate account of Dr. John Pryor’s life
When you spec out your next ambulance, you can include most desirable features of each
The man took off in the stolen ambulance and was arrested after police recovered the crashed vehicle
The new unit includes a ramp and pulley system, and a cot that can hold up to 1,600 pounds
The ambulance and semi truck collided on a highway; their names have not yet been released
When he mentioned his desire to attend his son’s graduation during a hospital transport, and EMT who lost her father talked to her supervisor and got the ball rolling
After he purchased the vehicle at a reduced cost, hundreds raised $40,000 to ship the ambulance to the poor city of Dedougou, and he set up a nonprofit to teach them EMS skills
The medics suffered serious injuries; the driver of the car that hit the ambulance was pronounced dead at the scene
She hopped on the ambulance running board as it was about to transport a patient, and became belligerent when police tried to get her off the vehicle
The ambulance provider was under scrutiny for slow response times, but an oversight board aims to keep performance in check
The filmmaker said he had permission shoot footage of an oil rig accident on an ambulance ride along; the ambulance company says he didn’t and is taking him to court to prevent its use
The 75-year-old’s heartbeat was restored with two defibrillator shocks; she opened her eyes in the ambulance and began talking
The contract also calls for the conversion of 15 basic life support ambulances to advanced life support
Mark Powell was sentenced to 3 1/2 years behind bars; a 22-year-old unconscious woman said she woke up to him touching her
Board members shot down two grant requests to cross train medics and firefighters, and take out a line of credit for ambulance purchases
Local officials are scrambling to contact neighboring fire departments for help; the service closed because of lack of tax support
A tractor trailer hit the ambulance as it attempted to make a U-turn
Witnesses say the taxi driver ran a red light and hit an ambulance; the impact sent both vehicles into a concrete traffic island
The children were hospitalized and are in stable condition; they were injured while participating in a Civil War re-enactment
The son was airlifted to a hospital and is in critical condition
An ambulance was transporting Jessie Lucear, 72, when it was T-boned by a car that ran a red light
Receptionists turned her away when she asked them to call her an ambulance; she dug for her cell phone outside the clinic
A new ambulance headquarters in the county has created more jobs, but at the expense of drawing employees from other local firms, which has resulted in a lawsuit
The attorney general’s investigators believe that nearly $500,000 was misspent between 2008 and 2012 by members of the nonprofit organization
Out of the 16 units on duty, only one was not on a call, but it was 4.5 miles away and took 13 minutes to respond
EMTs were transporting him to a mental facility when he fled the ambulance as it was entering a highway on-ramp
The agreement would establish an Emergency Medical Provider Network, and private ambulance companies that meet the criteria would be allowed to join
The patient had a blood clot, and filed a complaint after the crew stopped for the pair because they were on a dangerous road
Two EMTs, a firefighter, a patient in the ambulance and the driver of the other vehicle were treated for injuries
First Response has temporarily stepped in after a local provider closed, but will not be able to provide service for an extended period of time
