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MCHD achieves 250% increase in FSED transports, a sustained change that benefits all stakeholders
Wait time – in a queue of ambulance outside the ED, or a line of stretchers in the hallway – can be improved with these strategies and expectations
Two studies from the University of Minnesota examine early ECMO and the chain of survival
A 91-year-old patient died and a 36-year-old paramedic was severely injured when flames engulfed the back of the ambulance in a hospital parking lot
Both Charleston FD EMS providers were transported to a hospital for treatment
All four Newington crewmembers were transported to local hospitals
Lubbock officers found EMT John Karika at the victim’s side and charged him with aggravated assault
Martin County is providing BLS and relying on mutual aid while seeking a sponsoring hospital and getting ambulances inspected
Willimantic Chief Marc Scrivener said the crewmembers restrained the agitated patient in an ambulance, but he broke free
The Honolulu Fire Department is leading the investigation with assistance from federal, state and local agencies
The two injured Litchfield firefighter-paramedics extricated themselves and began treating the person in the passenger vehicle
According to the suit, William Miller died on a stretcher at Yale New Haven Hospital after ingesting a substance he believed was laced with fentanyl in 2021
With a partly crushed skull and a broken jaw, J.C. La Verde kept swimming until he reached safety
A security K-9 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center discovered the device
The agency blames its contract violation on staffing shortages and long wait times at emergency departments
The suspect’s pickup truck was split into two pieces as a result of the incident, Indiana State Police reported
The complaints include allegations that Grady Memorial Hospital management retaliated against people for working to organize into a union
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company said the patient was transferred to another ambulance
Tower Health plans to end Medic 93 services in certain Chester County areas following hospital closures
The Hawkins County EMS employee was transported to a hospital
Our co-hosts tackle the week’s top stories, including an EMT who was handcuffed after hitting a cop car with the rig door while exiting to unload a patient
The investigator’s car was parked in a Strong Memorial bay when a Monroe Ambulance employee hit it as she opened her door to unload a patient
A suspect was captured on video stabbing the two victims before bystanders restrained her
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
“I am extremely proud this evening to be a part of the central Missouri EMS region,” trauma surgeon Dr. Jeffery Coughenour said
HSHS St. Mary’s, which owns Decatur Ambulance Service, plans to close it on Sept. 1
Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States
Phillip Shane Bradford overpowered the sheriff’s deputy who took him to the hospital and fled in an ambulance, the sheriff’s office said
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan became ill during a training exercise, was transported to a medical center with limited bed space and was being transferred
Baton Rouge police found that the EMS provider who had been driving the ambulance immediately rendered aid and took Kiyana Baskin, 20, to a hospital
Pool lifeguards started CPR, Endwell firefighters used an AED, Union Volunteer Emergency Squad medics used a Lucas Device and transported the child
This week’s photo shows Advocate Children’s Hospital’s brand-new ambulance
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