Patient Transportation
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A 536-pound bedridden man questions why emergency staff can’t transport him to doctor’s appointments
If children aren’t properly restrained in the back of your ambulance, it puts everyone at risk
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
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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
Los Angeles County paramedics “determined the patient had signs of life,” the sheriff’s department said
A tornado hit Autauga County, Ala., where 6 people died, at least a dozen injured people were transported to hospitals, and crews have searching for survivors
Southern Paramedic EMT Elizabeth Watkins was driving the rig; EMT Jonathan Johnson was injured and transported
The trench did not have shoring in place to prevent a collapse, Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher said
When lots of red flags are waving, assess the patient, provide compassionate care and always take “I can’t breathe” seriously
“When the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges”
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher
Lompoc firefighters rescued all three of them, and EMS transported the mother and child to a hospital
