Patient Transportation
Agencies and government officials must evaluate performance expectations and funding to determine appropriate EMS delivery models
Long-term care facilities are at risk of becoming hotbeds of growth for the fungus that is rapidly spreading across the United States
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
The Poughkeepsie crew was utilizing the ambulance’s lights and siren when the incident occurred; the force of the impact caused the rig to crash into a streetlight and a fence
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
Experts say that when overdoses happen, adults can monitor some kids at home, but those with slowed breathing or other symptoms should be taken to a hospital
Lloyd Claycomb and the driver of the car that hit the rig were seriously injured; an EMS provider and a vehicle passenger had non-life-threatening injuries
Chattanooga police officers began rendering aid to the victims before several patients were transported to a hospital
“You have to go in immediately. The kids were calling 911 for help,” said former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
A Sparta Township Fire Department crew was with a patient experiencing cardiac arrest when a second ambulance was called for the firefighter
Police and others responding to the attack broke windows to help students and teachers escape, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety
The teenager was found 100 feet above Raven Cliff Falls, resulting in “dangerous terrain and extreme technicality,” according to White County Fire Services
Dispatchers took more than 400 calls for injuries, drinking, vehicle crashes; the injured include a Galveston County Sheriff’s Office deputy
The medic had stopped to provide aid; several people injured in the collision were transported to the hospital
Kevin Tirrel McCorvey is accused of having drugs, alcohol in his system and failing to properly secure the patient
All four crewmembers were injured — two of them seriously — when the Airbus AS350 tried to land in windy conditions at the Christmas Valley Airport
“We have to stop allowing the ED to be the triage point for all patients reaching out to the EMS system”
The three Wyoming Medical Center staff members and two flight crew members were not seriously injured, and the patient was admitted to the hospital
The legislation was created in response to a firefighter breaking the rules after waiting for an ambulance then transporting a child with burns in a fire truck
The crew had been transporting a patient in Waukegan and rendered aid while other EMS providers were en route
A tractor-trailer hit the Brewster Fire Department ambulance, pushing it into a guardrail and median
Organizations stuck using yesterday’s demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
The incident at an open-air market arose from a fight that involved at least two guns and all five of the people, according to the Harris County sheriff
At least 30 people were gathered when gunfire erupted, but by the time deputies arrived, parishioners had the gunman hog-tied
Firefighters put out the flames and rescued the trapped and injured people; the five survivors were transported to hospitals
The pandemic contributed to the call volume increase, but not all of it is from COVID-19, said MedFlight CEO Maura Hughes
EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her
Members of the Gaffney City Fire Department performed a technical rescue successfully in about half an hour, and EMS providers transported the injured boy
The true value of tools like mechanical CPR devices and transport ventilators
“We have no idea where anything was inside or what may have been in there,” Portland Fire Chief David McIntyre
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
Mercy Flight suspended operations following the incident at an annual factory training
“Every time we serve a Medi-Cal patient, we take a financial loss,” says CAA President Jimmy Pierson
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