Response Times
Timeline of DCFEMS response to stranded subway riders leads to more questions than answers
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the need for more research around response times, and how to best treat anaphylaxis patients
Advocating for change is the only way to make EMS hopes and predictions a reality for the year ahead
Waze users reported a Texas interstate accident that appeared on a dispatch center’s feed 11 minutes before a 911 call was made
The service will link all 911 dispatch centers in the state and will improve location accuracy of 911 calls
The company will maintain a fleet of ambulances to respond to 911 calls during high-volume periods
The app allows health care providers to see a patient on scene and coordinate their response accordingly
The mayor plans to add 30 part-time dispatchers to help manage the calls and cut down the wait time
The station should improve slow emergency response times; officials are unsure of the cost
Knowing when to use these management tools to identify and reduce at-risk work behaviors is critical to being a successful EMS leader
The app is used by medics and firefighters to send images and video from the field to the emergency room
Chris and Kelly talk about the implementation of a Quick Response Vehicle to reduce response times
A pilot program allowed Davidson County EMS to add the QRV to their fleet
Several babies were delivered under unusual circumstances during the record-breaking snowstorm
Officer Vernon Alston, 44, died of a massive heart attack; it took an ambulance about 30 minutes to reach him
The ambulances were allegedly not properly equipped for driving in the snow
There are clinical, customer satisfaction and political reasons for delivering rapid and efficient response to all call types
A new study found that the higher a cardiac arrest patient lives, the lower the chances of survival
The new partnership will improve efficiency and response times, the fire district says
MedStar Health will give patients the option to request an Uber to go to their health care appointments
Can Uber really be a legitimate alternative to 911-based EMS and mobile integrated health?
The investment went into recruitment efforts, new ambulances and raises for current employees
Panacea’s Cloud will allow first responders and medical directors to better coordinate their response to mass casualty disasters
Though it might seem odd John Malcolm is glad an out-of-control driver hit the ambulance and not another vehicle
The ground-based mobile blood transfusion team is dispatched when an EMS agency requests it
Health care practitioners challenged to think outside the box to understand and solve the problem of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The woman named the baby Uber after giving birth in a taxi operated by the app-based company
One of the cabs participating in the protest also knocked a police officer to the ground
The NSW Ambulance service will implement the compact vehicle during the holiday period
Shelby County dispatchers blame this incident on a flood of non-emergency calls
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
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