Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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The “good ol’ days” of ambulance transport hold some fundamentally sound design concepts that can be applied to today’s technology
Ambulance crash tragedies like this one are a stark reminder of the danger of ignoring high-risk behavior
With five break-ins this week, police are investigating and crews are doing frequent checks of medicine boxes after finding they had been tampered with
Police said the 67-year-old man told officers he was doing a transfer to Dallas and was still wearing his hospital gown
The city claims Acute Medical Services used ambulances for non-emergency calls outside city limits; the company’s attorney says it was allowed
The medic narrates what happened when two people stole an ambulance while he was sleeping in the back
A patient was arrested after leading police on a 33-mile chase
The side mirror of an ambulance struck the pedestrian’s head; medics took him to the hospital in critical condition
The two vehicles collided and the ambulance struck a utility pole — cutting it into three pieces — and sheered off a fire hydrant
The trooper was injured in an earlier crash; neither he nor medics were hurt when the ambulance overturned
2 EMTs in the back were injured after he jumped into the front seat of a parked ambulance and drove erratically before crashing into a building
The driver lost control and was cited for a traffic violation; injuries were minor
Nobody was seriously injured and police are investigating the accident
Medics transported a man beaten unconscious to an area hospital, where security later broke up a fight between him and a man with a gunshot wound to his shoulder
Since the 2013 accident, Sean Hickman has gone through 14 surgeries; his 15th is coming up, and there will likely be more
The girl was taken by ambulance to a hospital and was then flown to a children’s hospital for further care
Officials said a wind gust caused the ambulance to go off the interstate; the EMTs injuries did not appear to be life-threatening
The ambulance service achieved its re-accreditation this week
Wearable technologies are connecting paramedics to data in new ways
AMR will increase patient charges by 5 percent, and reimburse the city for services historically provided by the fire department
An ambulance and medic shortage has caused the department to fall short of of a state-mandated response goal
The patient tore out his IV and tried to escape from the vehicle, causing them both to fall onto the pavement
Of the 33 EMS agencies statewide, 13 have reported problems with ambulance wait times
He ruled that Royal Bank of Canada was so eager for fees from the 2011 sale of Rural/Metro Corp. it advised for a quick sale at a price that wasn’t fair to shareholders
Doctors envision ambulance crews someday using the technology to provide real-time video and audio to hospitals
They both suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and the cause of the crash is under investigation
Des Plaines may purchase vehicles with a “vertical exhaust” after concerns that people are being unnecessarily exposed to dangerous fumes
Another person was also hurt; none of the injuries were life-threatening
Officials are investigating how her car collided with the ambulance, which was not transporting a patient
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