Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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The man attacked the medics because he believed the ambulance was damaging his organic garden
Officials are in the midst of a 10-month study looking at how to best provide ambulance services
For now, medics will travel to more distant hosptials
She broke into a fire station and told authorities she needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible
The six custom-made vehicles are completely paperless, and include features like a medical compartment video monitor
The paid service became part of the firefighter union’s contract and doesn’t pull in enough revenue to cover itself, officials say
Ambulance Service of Manchester will now be the sole provider after the town manager severed ties with the longtime service over a pending sale to AMR
A four-month-old baby girl died of respiratory arrest after agents held up the ambulance for 30 minutes in search for drugs that were never found
A gray pickup truck ran a red light and slammed into the ambulance at 4 a.m., then broke down after it sped away
They were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, and investigators believe the fire was sparked by an electrical issue
If the decision isn’t based on data that explains why another service is necessary, it can be detrimental to the existing service and patient care
The ambulance service was recently dropped as the primary designation due to issues with slow response times, but the city hopes it won’t have to shut down
She says she told her bosses she thought he was intoxicated before he crashed an ambulance into another car; afterwards she was retaliated against and then fired
Family and friends stood around his gurney as the pastor reminded them they were there for marriage vows, not last rites
Medic EMS will take over for Buffalo Ambulance Services, which owes the IRS $35K
She stopped at the wreck and was able to get him breathing when ambulances arrived
Two of the victims are in critical condition; the gunman was an employee at the facility and was found dead of a self-inflicted wound
Off-duty nurses were already performing CPR when medics arrived, which helped save the infant’s life
He stopped to help after witnessing a crash, and was able to assist with the patient’s major leg trauma before ambulances arrived
The man ran from police investigating a stolen car; an ambulance eventually stopped him and he was arrested
The state will start tracking ambulance VIN numbers to stop companies from shutting down to avoid paying back large audits, then reopening under a different name
Medics described incidents where it took at least four people over an hour to deal with one out-of-control patient on ‘spice’
It’s alarmingly simple for someone with criminal intent to get into the medical transportation business, which could lead more regulations and less reimbursement
Crews have been down to just one functioning ambulance, but say the town hasn’t responded to a plan to fund new ones
An EMT dropped off a patient at a home, and crashed into a house across the street
She said she didn’t see it; the ambulance crashed through a fence on the way to a call for an injured pedestrian
Mayor Bill de Blasio said “it’s not acceptable” that ambulances weren’t immediately dispatched to a fire that killed two children
He jumped onto the rear railing of an ambulance that was taking a patient to a hospital, then hopped off when it stopped
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