Response Times
An ambulance and vehicle collision immediately transforms an incident from the patient’s emergency to an emergency shared with the EMS crew
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With faster response times and a growing list of drivers that have delivered babies, Uber is ready to take on additional health care challenges
The agency had an 83 percent compliance rate; their contract requires a 90 percent rate
The line of first responder vehicles are all energy efficient and electronically powered
Two new BMW 1200-RT motorcycles have been added to the agency’s special events division
Chief John Dunham said crews called “two or three times” for an ambulance at the scene of a house fire, but it took 20 minutes for one to arrive
Crews had to wait for police to arrive and determine the scene safe at the domestic shooting
Twenty-one minutes after the first 911 call and about 17 minutes after officials dispatched a unit, Keith Zapoticky was taken to a hospital; he was placed on life support and died two days later
The expansion would reduce sluggish response times, lower expensive overtime costs and refer fewer calls to private ambulance companies
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Paramedics waited while the effects of a tranquilizer took hold on the tiger; Stacey Konwiser was airlifted to a hospital and later died
The 2016 ERG provides first responders with a go-to manual to help deal with hazmat transportation incidents during the critical first 30 minutes
The department is testing the program in an effort to improve response times to critical calls
Firefighters and paramedics responded to the call within six minutes but were unable to find the train for nearly half an hour
EMS runs by the Springfield Fire/Rescue division have increased by 40 percent in a decade; officials say the trend cannot continue
An internal memo from D.C. Fire and EMS shows concern over compatibility issues between city ambulances and AMR units
The partnership with AMR will allow less D.C. Fire and EMS ambulances to be tied up responding to non-emergency calls
Response times have been below the national standard but the chief said adjustments are being made
The man’s daughter decided to drive him to the hospital after waiting 30 minutes; an EMS official said the request was labeled as non-emergency
The report said the EMS and fire departments “don’t play well together” and made 33 recommendations to improve services in the county
The EMS Steering Committee will review and discuss proposed performance measures to improve patient care
Fire Chief Gary Ludwig will discuss the critical role fire departments play in the fast-changing health care system at Fire-Rescue Med conference in May
A spokesperson for the department said paramedics were on scene within minutes, but the closest available transport unit was nearly eight miles away
Within minutes of the shooting, there was a heavy police and firefighter presence but no ambulance
A study showed response times have gone up from eight minutes to 10 minutes since 2013
The fallout from the bankruptcy of a major NYC 911 EMS response agency will be felt most heavily by EMS providers on the street
An attorney said the lieutenant has retired and can no longer be disciplined; he is accused of failing to respond to a call for a choking child
The mayor wants to move the existing EMS team to the other side of town; council members said it will leave parts of the town “unacceptably underserved”
Computers on the ambulances are not compatible with GPS systems; officials said emergency vehicles are being updated
The department will send out SUVs ahead of ambulances to areas experiencing high call volumes
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