Patient Transportation
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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
EMS providers transported one person to a medical center and the other declined treatment
The Deptford Fire Department was grateful for the efforts made by Gloucester County EMS and lnspira paramedics
“I was screaming,” said the cancer survivor who saw a group of youths laughing and filming her before she passed out and EMS providers treated her
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in “delicate-serious condition,” said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office chief medical officer, EMS providers and bystanders had a similarly quick response
Minton “Butch” Beach previously served as director of emergency services for Edgecombe County
A female suspect is dead; the Nashville Fire Department said it responded to an “active aggressor”
A juvenile suspect remained at large; EMS providers transported both victims to hospitals
A department spokesperson warned the public to be aware “of trees, wires and standing pools of water”
William Dwyer stands by his officers’ decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
Peggy Finley’s attorney plans to continue seeking a bond reduction, but Peter Cadigan’s lawyer does not
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Los Angeles Fire Department crewmembers evaluated the children and transported five to a hospital
Charleston firefighters dug through rubble for about 10 minutes until they reached Captain John Hastings
Derry, N.H. first responders rescued a girl trapped under a fallen tree and transported her to a hospital
