Patient Transportation
If children aren’t properly restrained in the back of your ambulance, it puts everyone at risk
Mountable on either side and in straight or angled versions, it provides lots of options for caregivers
It’s important to foster effectiveness, professionalism and excellency; as well as core values of human decency, empathy, kindness and respect
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
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The patient’s colleagues and the medical control physician who had been giving a presentation responded
A Greensburg crewmember from Hose Co. 7 experienced confusion
EMS1 readers expressed their support for the on-field medical team, speculated on a possible diagnosis and wished safety Damar Hamlin a full recovery
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest, EMS providers restored his heartbeat and transported him
Acadian’s John Mitchell Crow suffered fatal injuries even though he was wearing a seat belt; a paramedic and their patient were injured
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
The team included Eldridge firefighters, Medic EMS paramedics, AirCare Emergency Transport medical staff and a surgical team from University Hospitals
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Cass County Sheriff’s Office deputies said a car’s driver failed to yield and drove in front of the rig
San Bernardino firefighter-medics descended and began treating the patient, and their colleagues set up a rope system to bring them all back up
One person in the car died, and the other was transported in critical condition
Captain Walker L. Hill spent his whole career with the Baton Rouge Fire Department
Lexington County authorities said the family had been taking photos
Two crewmembers suffered serious injuries and one was critically injured; all three were transported to a hospital
The pedestrian sustained a serious head injury while the crew was transporting a patient
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
Dozens of people were injured across the South; some were transported to hospitals
Firefighters have been using fireboats and drones, but the fire may burn for days, and DNA evidence has been lost
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
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