Response Times
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An EMS organization with one or more of these problems is in severe distress and needs immediate managerial interventions
The EMS providers on the RTF focus on care of the victims while tactical medics focus on needs of the SWAT team
County commissioners proposed a budget that would force a permanent closure of the station
Investments include construction of a new EMS station as well as funding for ambulances
Council members said they wanted to get a broad overview to gauge the agency’s performance, vacancies and use of resources
An official said he was “flabbergasted” to hear the department wasn’t releasing the information
In 2016, AMR was fined nearly $900,000 for late responses ranging from a minute to more than an hour
A chief said the high call volume of heroin overdoses is taking up the majority of responders’ time
Officials said having all police, fire and ambulance dispatchers working from the same facility will improve response times
A new bill would ensure that D.C. Fire and EMS is reimbursed for care given during transports and at the scene of an emergency
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said response times have been cut down by a minute and a half
The fire chief said responders aim to get to patients within 20 minutes of a 911 call
Under the new agreement, the hospital will hire a paramedic and EMT to handle transfers, 911 calls and other duties at the hospital
Dispatchers would send the ambulance or fire truck that would arrive the quickest, a computer calculation based on mapping and the use of automatic vehicle location devices
Only about 79 percent of the 1.27 million emergency calls received in 2015 were answered within 10 seconds; the national standard is 90 percent
Data collected from May through Nov. 16 show that of the 338 calls, the company had no crew for 88 of them
Following a call that killed 23 horses, the call center has decided to hire more employees
A report released in November claimed that Ottawa Paramedic Services has an “ongoing and systemic dispatching problem”
The lawsuit alleges that the ambulance was “unreasonably delayed,” because crews were lost en route and drove to the wrong location
Although the city’s ambulance response times have decreased, it is failing to meet the national standard
The lawsuit alleges had the ambulance not gotten lost on the way to the call, a cardiac arrest victim would still be alive
Officials have discussed the potential transfer of Ligonier Valley Ambulance Service with Excela Health; some are concerned the existing level of service will not remain intact
Under the agreement, the department would place one paramedic on every fire engine in order to provide ALS
Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Company’s ambulance service’s low response rate leaves its license in jeopardy
A fire truck was on scene within three minutes of the call, but it did not have a paramedic on board
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Inaugural report sets foundation for evaluating changes, trends in the emergency care system, including standards of care, educational requirements and performance indicators
The newly formed Global Resuscitation Alliance offered four recommendations to increase cardiac arrest survival rates worldwide
The Lehigh Valley Health Network serves as a level 1 trauma center, comprehensive stroke center and burn center for the region
Family members claim “more could have been done” to save the woman
The plan to add two additional paramedic ambulances was met with opposition by the fire union, which claimed the change would decrease response times
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