Patient Transportation
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job
Know the risk factors and how to implement a screening tool during patient transports
Agencies and government officials must evaluate performance expectations and funding to determine appropriate EMS delivery models
LaDamonyon “DeeDee” Hall, 47, died in 2022 after police and EMS providers responding to a reported disturbance handcuffed and transported her
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crewmembers rendered aid before the woman was pronounced dead, police said
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
Glendale firefighters heard a loud noise; over 100 crewmembers with five departments worked on the rescue and patient transport
“Often times we don’t really deal with our own getting hurt or being injured, so this is difficult for us,” said Capt. Jaeson Daniels, DeKalb fire spokesperson
Structural damage has prevented firefighters from entering the Newburyport building; EMS providers transported four PCI Synthesis/ SEQENS workers
Syracuse EMS providers transported the injured crewmembers and evaluated a disoriented person
One woman was pronounced dead at the scene; EMS providers transported four people to hospitals
Crews from several agencies responded to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
The woman was transported from Buckeye Valley to a hospital for treatment
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
Bullitt County EMS said it has received offers of assistance and an “outpouring of love, concern, and prayers”
The “Avengers” actor was towing his nephew’s truck when the 14,330-pound Snowcat ran him over
Abbott firefighters aided Horace Dan Wright, and EMS transported him to a hospital
One unsuspecting driver was transported to a hospital, and a suspect has been taken into custody
Five people were transported to hospitals, while others walked to get medical help after the commuter train crash
The patient and two Ambitrans EMS providers were injured
Syracuse crewmembers used a pulley system, and EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
Two Louisville police officers were among the injured; EMS providers transported several people from the scene
Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
The Charleston Police Department said that four people were transported to a hospital, including the two EMS providers and two from the involved cars
After being transported to a hospital, tech executive Bob Lee died
Three other firefighters and two civilians were injured at the scene
Fort Bragg police reported seeing the patient flee the Adventist Health Mendocino Coast ambulance as they arrived
One patient had to be extricated from beneath a vehicle; both were transported to a medical center
The deputy began performing CPR before the crew arrived
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
Long-term care facilities are at risk of becoming hotbeds of growth for the fungus that is rapidly spreading across the United States
