Patient Transportation
From trauma to GI bleeds, New Orleans EMS transforms patient outcomes with groundbreaking pre-hospital blood administration
Steve Whitehead shares some important evaluation signs
It might not be a heart-pumping adrenaline-filled role, but wheelchair van drivers provide patients a safe ride on their journey to health
MMR’s Vice President of Operations Eric Snidersich said the current system in Traverse City is very effective when compared to fire-based transport
Examining the research on physician- vs. paramedic-led teams
Police say at least four people were shot in an “active shooter situation” on campus; the area was under a shelter-in-place order for several hours
Black Hills Life Flight becomes the first in the state to have its aircraft carrying whole blood
MEDIC EMS becomes part of Scott County as consolidation process continues
News investigation finds that Syracuse hospital emergency departments have wait times high above the national average
Learn how the Philadelphia Fire Department redefined service delivery, funding and success
Dispatchers determined the driver’s location using her phone’s GPS and first responders transported her to hospital
The FAIR Health report also found that ALS services were required more often between 2018-2022 than BLS services
Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee tried to reassure concerned citizens after Grady EMS declined to renew its contract with the county
A staffing shortage in Orangeburg County led to a three-year contract with MedTrust Medical Transport for additional EMS coverage
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is looking into the operations of a fire department that gets it’s named from the 1970s TV show “Emergency!”
A Wrangell Fire Department ambulance made several trips to transport patients to a hospital
Working with law enforcement to identify protocols and preferences can help them help you
Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said the first firefighters to arrive at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital faced a total blackout
Revamped triage criteria streamline decision making and relieve the burden on hospital systems
Approach the patient with an intentional primary and secondary survey to avoid letting painful and gruesome wounds distract from life-threatening injuries
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications reported 55 patients were transported compared to 116 in 2019
Traverse City voters will decide if they want to tax themselves more to have the FD takeover transport from Mobile Medical Response
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center’s EMS Alert is designed to reduce patient transfer time
EMS documentation must support both medical necessity and reasonableness for the transport
The patient began hitting the Metro West paramedic around the head and then chased after the EMT with a rock
Peer-reviewed, empirical data is needed to pursue alternative payment structures
Turning frustration into action as the end of ET3 puts a wrench in treatment in place, alternate destinations
A Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service provider was allegedly struck multiple times and shoved head-first into a cabinet by a patient in the back of the ambulance
The current number of interventions was a factor in ending the model at the end of 2023
An EMT and patient are killed after their ambulance collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
A Bullitt County paramedic was caring for a patient when he was ejected from the back of the ambulance
First responders from several agencies responded to a report of an ammonia leak in a Lancaster food warehouse
Low-cost options for improving dispatch, scheduling and resource management
