Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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On one hand, we know that safely transporting child is crucial, but often that creates situation where it is difficult to treat patient
EMS1 interviewed Ron Thackery, Vice President of Professional Services at AMR, for his take on EMS safety culture
BEAR-iatrics turns any conventional stretcher into a bariatric stretcher
An ambulance was driving behind two vehicles when the drivers pulled over, started arguing, and one of them stabbed the other
A small handgun in his gym bag discharged in the locker room, and grazed his chin
If an ambulance is found to have bed bugs, the vehicle can remain out of service for as long as three hours while it undergoes treatment by technicians
The ambulance had been parked near a hospital while medics dropped off a patient; a suspect was taken into custody
An EMT had to be extricated from the ambulance, which flipped over; the driver of the car was taken to the hospital
The parents gave Levi the middle name “Matthew” in honor of the medic who guided them through a tough situation
The iN/X or Ferno Integrated Patient Transport and Loading System provides weight support for smooth transitions that both your patients, and your back, will appreciate
Lisa Zemack, 61, is accused of running a stop sign and hitting an ambulance, killing the patient inside
The service reported 20 vials of the drug had been stolen, is working with the DEA to get to the bottom of it
An electrical spark caused an ambulance in the station garage to go up in flames, and it spread to a second ambulance next to it
He got into the driver’s seat as medics were responding to a residence for a call about a psychiatric patient
The Conn. woman didn’t know she was pregnant with a second child, and barely made it to the ambulance as paramedics delivered her healthy baby boy
Employees showed up for work in the morning and were told they no longer have jobs
Since Colorado Springs left the agency to form its own contract, county officials have been scrambling to maintain services
Whether you own one ambulance or 1,000, EMS agencies should aim for high quality while using the least amount of resources
Police are looking for a man based on the images after he crashed the ambulance into a fence pole and abandoned it
Depending on the collection rate, the city could lose $364,000 or earn $15,000 per year if run by the fire department
Two crew members made it out safely when a fire started in the back of an ambulance
Commissioners don’t know how much funding has been left uncollected due to prior a computer software billing system used for the county’s ambulance service
A city-issued memo instructs them to “avoid terminology like we have no ALS ambulances available”
He’s faces possible jail time for stealing more than $1,500 of fentanyl and morphine between August 2012 and August 2013 while working as an ambulance medic
The team communicates through text and developed an iPhone app displays a patient’s vitals and blasts out the information to the trauma team as members are assembling
“They were constantly bickering back and forth with one another, said patient Rose Preston, who took a train to the hospital
He fell asleep behind the wheel; injured, he made a phone call to a friend but when that friend couldn’t find him, it was mom who knew where to look
Officials are trying to persuade the state to give cities and towns more clout when it comes to choosing services, and switching when unhappy
The money from his estate will fund a new ambulance and the police K-9 unit for the next 10 years
Nearly 100 gave emotional testimony in support of the service, but officials and the secondary service brought up concerns over slow response times
Police followed it with GPS tracking, and arrested a 34-year-old man when he stopped in a vacant lot
The city and fire chief raised concerns about private ambulance companies, citing an abrupt closure of Life Ambulance
The chief pleaded guilty to stealing nine small vials of Diazepam after he was caught on camera taking the drugs from an ambulance
