Patient Transportation
“When the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges”
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EMS1 readers expressed their support for the on-field medical team, speculated on a possible diagnosis and wished safety Damar Hamlin a full recovery
All 57 bus passengers, coming from Poughkeepsie to visit Niagara Falls, were injured in the rollover
Medics are preparing to treat some patients at home rather than transport them to hospitals
A spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations is causing an ambulance shortage as personnel are forced to wait up to 12 hours to offload patients
A study published in JAMA Neurology found stroke patients received higher levels of treatment at comprehensive stroke centers vs. the nearest stroke center
Amid case surges, fire department medics will be authorized temporarily to transport patients suffering heart attacks and other related symptoms
Owen County EMS Paramedic Brandon Staley was treating two children in the back of the ambulance when he lost consciousness and was later pronounced dead
After a successful pilot program in DeKalb County, AMR becomes the largest group included in the CMS ET3 model
A second ambulance was needed to bring the patient to a hospital after flames burst through the original rig’s roof and hood
Air and ground ambulance crews worked to rescue those involved in the crash on a busy Kanosh highway
Long emergency room visits leave Thurston County EMS workers waiting to transfer patients to local hospitals
EMS crews now need nearly half an hour to transport Eagle Mountain patients to the hospital
New Medical Rapid Access Transport (MRAT) all-terrain vehicle can reach patients in a crowd or wooded areas, Tidewater EMS says
Security footage and dispatch audio highlight the chaotic early moments of the incident
Scott Saumsiegle fell while doing some tree work and was paralyzed from the waist down, but one year later, he walked up to Topsfield first responders with gratitude
A shooting at a Juneteenth event left 1 dead and 5 injured, but first responders were blocked by partiers as they attempted to transport the patients
“When you get a call for cardiac arrest, it usually means the patient is dead,” said Kat Woods, a member of the EMS team. “This was a special job, and this is a special family.”
One person is in critical condition and four others are injured after a tornado swept through a Naperville, Illinois, neighborhood
Medshore Ambulance officials are working to train and add additional providers, as well as coordinate with area medical centers for transport rigs to avoid a tax increase for residents
A St. Johns County Fire Rescue ambulance caught fire on the highway while transporting a patient
An ambulance transporting a 17-year-old patient was hit by a dump truck on Tuesday morning, killing the attending paramedic and patient
The licenses of Brandon Colombo and Michael Monteiro were suspended after a woman died following their denial for transport on March 4
The UF Health Jacksonville ambulance has space for nine medical staff, two patients and the equipment needed to quickly treat trauma victims
The updated brand is intended to highlight the available prehospital services as a partnership
Penn State College of Medicine researchers seek to better understand the factors that lead to unnecessary 911 calls and transports
The waiver is retroactive to March 1, 2020 and allows for reimbursement when patients aren’t transported due to community-wide COVID-19 protocols
The bill aims to ensure stroke patients are transported to the most appropriate medical facility rather than the nearest hospital
Michael Bussan had just dropped off a passenger when he heard a crash and found the two victims, one bleeding severely
The department began using the GoodSAM telemedicine program in December to assess some patients remotely
Should Kansas providers face discipline for not transporting a patient who was breathing?
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