Patient Transportation
Patients may benefit from air transport when one or more of these needs are identified
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
The Fresno County Department of Public Health reinstated an “assess-and-refer” policy on Wednesday to ease the burden on hospitals
EMS providers resuscitated Saddle Brook Fire Captain Basil Pizzuto at the scene and transported him to a hospital, where his condition worsened
Take advantage of new resources to prevent over- and under-triage, and to guide transportation decisions
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
The single-engine aircraft was ensnared about 100 feet off the ground, and the rescuers used a crane
Nick Theofilis worked for both Penn Hills EMS and White Oak EMS
Sans gear, Nicholas Perri Jr. “gained access to the well-involved vehicle and successfully removed the badly injured female driver,” the Brookfield FD said
The Fairborn firefighter was alert when he was transported to a local hospital, said Battalion Chief Adam Howard
Employees and shoppers were rendering aid when first responders arrived; EMS providers transported 16 people to hospitals
Hingham Fire Chief Steve Murphy said multiple patients were transported, and fire crews were evaluating the structural stability of the building
Two other firefighters sustained minor injuries in the two-alarm commercial district fire in Queens
The injured patients were transported via Airmed and ground ambulance
Colorado Springs police officers, 34 firefighters, 11 ambulance crews and some FBI personnel responded to the active shooter incident at an LGBTQ club
‘We need a tourniquet': LASD recruits render aid to wounded after driver plowed into them during run
“We need an airway for him,” one recruit shouted, while another was heard repeatedly saying, “We need help, here. Help, here.”
More than 100 firefighters and other rescue personnel responded to the scene of a partial building collapse, heavy fire conditions and multiple injuries
All four people were transported to area hospitals
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the range of the most serious injuries included head trauma, broken bones and “loss of limb”
South Montgomery and Spring FD crews rescued a man from the dangling big rig; and EMS providers transported the critically injured box truck operator
The former “Tonight Show” host is being treated at the Grossman Burn Center following the incident that injured the left side of his face
At least three people were flown to medical facilities due to their injuries
The Cronomer Valley crewmember was flown to a hospital
It appeared the students had eaten food containing THC, Baltimore County Police spokesperson Trae Corbin said
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The Long Beach Fire Department said the class was going through live fire training and the blast happened in the structure’s basement as operations began
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One firefighter suffering from exhaustion was transported to a hospital
Four crewmembers were on the rope during the rarely needed, lifesaving maneuver
The apparatus landed on its side after crashing during a non-emergent response
During a welfare check, the firefighters found a woman who appeared to be deceased and reported this to a doctor, but neither had assessed the patient
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