Patient Transportation
Keeping the strain on EMS providers front of mind
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The Cleveland Clinic shares ET3 success with its Virtual Emergency Medicine Program
The woman’s family discovered her at the dialysis clinic after she failed to come home
The victim was transported by armored vehicle during the second night of the skirmishes.
Firefighters rescued the 86-year-old woman after her family alerted authorities of her absence.
County believes dealing with its 15 “frequent flyers” one-on-one is its most cost-effective option
Authorities said recent flooding had caused the bridge’s support beams to rot
Once the department decides it needs them, training on how to safely use them in the environment where they’ll be deployed is critical
The non-profit responds to animal emergencies 24/7 and charges no fees
Taxi services and Uber drivers could be used to transport 911 callers as early as 2017
The transports are conducted by off-duty personnel; the ambulances used are also pulled out of reserve
‘Last Week Tonight’ segment confronts the inability of 911 systems to find callers as easily as a pizza delivery app or an Uber driver
Crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on when an ATV rider opened the door of the ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off
A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS
Paramedic 12-Lead ECG acquisition and interpretation drives decisions for pharmacological interventions and patient transport to PCI-capable centers
An ATV rider opened the door to an ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off; crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on
The First Call Ambulance Service picked up Nathan Ashley from his home and transported him so he could attend his sister-in-law’s wedding
For every action in EMS there are consequences — sometimes positive and sometimes negative — but sometimes you do what you gotta do
Transport is a field-care intervention that has to be delivered at the appropriate time, to the appropriate patient in the appropriate transport unit
Our co-hosts discuss the pros and cons of using lights and sirens while responding to emergency calls
The ambulance will have a team of specially trained medics on board; the vehicle will pick up patients from anywhere in the state
An ‘Eagleholic’ learns and shares the latest on resuscitation guidelines, stroke management, community paramedicine, dispatch, quality and patient safety from 2016 Gathering of Eagles
EMS medical directors discuss innovations and improvements in stroke patient, triage care at Gathering of Eagles
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
The lawsuit argues that the company, which mostly provides transport for dialysis patients, fraudulently billed Medicare for these rides as ambulance rides
A combination of daring and improvisation allowed a diabetes patient to undergo a kidney transplant despite a blizzard raging on the East Coast
The man survived and was transported to a hospital in critical condition
MedStar Health will give patients the option to request an Uber to go to their health care appointments
Can Uber really be a legitimate alternative to 911-based EMS and mobile integrated health?
The woman named the baby Uber after giving birth in a taxi operated by the app-based company
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