Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Saving minutes is not worth risk of crashing, not to mention unnecessary public criticism
Often EMS seems to be last market to have access to upgrades in ambulance technology, launched instead for higher-end cars
We started out driving fast because it’s about all we could do for patient, but now we have so much more in our arsenal
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
She was armed with a knife and the sheriff’s deputy said he feared for his life
He’s expected to get 3 1/2 years in prison after an unconscious woman woke up to him touching her inappropriately in the back of an ambulance
He will serve 27 months for offering kickbacks for fake Medicare ambulance transports
First Response will fill the void left by the shut down of Crossroads Ambulance Service
Robert Moses, 86, hasn’t missed voting in an election since he was a teen, and wasn’t about to break that record
The city switched to another provider due to financial concerns and dropped calls, but Thornhurst EMS hopes to restart its BLS service
Five people, including two medics, were injured in the collision
A firefighter asked to change his vomit-covered clothes and wash out the ambulance, but the request was denied
One person suffered life-threatening injuries; a car may have tried to pass a moped and hit the ambulance head-on
Fundraisers have been set up for Kayla Smith, a single mother with three kids who is expected to be out of work for at least six months
He fell off of a houseboat; paramedics arrived and gave the boy oxygen until the ambulance got there
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