Patient Transportation
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A 536-pound bedridden man questions why emergency staff can’t transport him to doctor’s appointments
The fire “has dramatically impacted our staff and the community over the past nine days,” according to a statement from Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Gwinnett County Captain Chris Bilik positioned his vehicle to block traffic and called 911; a second firefighter also rendered aid until EMS providers arrived
A man with a gunshot wound was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital
At the NFL Honors on Thursday, first responders, trainers and the hospital staff who treated Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin were honored as he appeared on stage
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
Oceanside firefighters found the man lying on the ground between two homes, and EMS providers transported the patient
Both Osage Ambulance District employees were properly restrained and able to get out afterward
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First responders transported the seriously injured patient to a Topeka-area hospital
The Maui crewmember had been responding to a flood at a home during a heavy rainstorm
Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it
According to the charges, the man grabbed the EMT’s thigh despite being strapped to a gurney during transport — all in front of a police officer
In San Diego, first responders freed and transported people trapped or injured by fallen trees
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The car’s driver and the patient being transported were flown to a hospital
Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital
L.A.-area EMS providers transported Jin Chung, who sustained a leg injury and weather-related issues
The injured Malta-Stillwater EMS providers removed the patient before the rig began to burn
“We must never, ever forego the safety of our patients because we are angry, tired, hungry, cold or irritated,” one commenter wrote
Meriden crewmembers were treated for burns, cardiac issues and smoke inhalation
Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze that killed a 13-year-old boy and hurt a total of five people
If convicted, Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan could each face 20 to 60 years in prison
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Peter J. Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 45, are currently being held in the Sangamon County Jail on $1 million bonds each
Other EMS providers also were hurt in the rear-end crash at the scene of a prior accident
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It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
Pompton Lakes VFD members were using a thermal imaging camera in the house to find the smoke source when “the home literally exploded,” officials said
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