Response Times
Resources to dispel three myths about hot response to improve clinician, patient and community safety
The Decatur (Illinois) Fire Department’s new permanent lift assist fee for calls to skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes is resonating with responders around the country
This episode reveals data-driven insights into tiered response models, community funding wins, and the growing role of local stories in national EMS advocacy
The agency received 18 calls in one hour, which led to a delayed response when a 90-year-old woman drove through the wall of a restaurant
A news station teamed up with Fla. responders for an investigation that shows dozens of distracted drivers who don’t get out of the way, and even cut in front of responders
An ambulance took 48 minutes to arrive on scene after an elderly woman trying to park crashed into the building
Records show they called three times, the incident where their 1-year-old fell and was knocked unconscious was listed as minor and the responding ambulance was not the closest unit
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Research showed 52 percent of STEMI patients in rural areas arrived to the ER in personal vehicles
Officials also permit rate increases to help company remain financially viable through the end of its current contract
A decision by Colorado Springs to sever shared county services and hire it’s own ambulance provider has been successful
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 two providers are still working out some kinks, but combining services 3 months ago has led to better response times
The department will be putting 49 instead of 39 ambulances in service between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.
The neighborhood based squad is able to respond faster to the emergencies and arrive before the ambulance
The performance study uses 16 minutes as a benchmark; local fire chiefs say response times are around three to six minutes and the data is misleading
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter’s union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
A recent Internet post proposes equipping Uber drivers with CPR training and an AED has many pondering if the mobile-app transportation service could save lives
A police officer eventually cancelled the ambulance and took his colleague to a hospital in his squad car
The mayor will have to get the firefighters on board, as they are still reeling from the recession-era elimination of several crews
The average response dropped significantly since 2008 thanks to a computer-aided dispatch system and three municipal rescue squads now manned with paramedics
D.C. Fire and EMS says it took 28 minutes for the ambulance, and ALS medics were on scene within four minutes
Data obtained by the media show more than 1,700 Code 2 and Code 3 calls over the last six months where ambulances arrived more than 20 minutes after the initial dispatch
A doctor and his wife put more than $500K of their retirement money toward creating an ambulance service for an area in need of better resources
Officials in Hinds County are working on a solution to reduce ER hand-off times and get ambulances on the road quicker
The man was arrested after complaining that the medic took too long to arrive for a call about his fallen wife, saying he would shoot him if he didn’t leave
The parents registered a complaint after the ambulance was redirected twice in two hours to higher priority calls, and they drove their child to the hospital themselves
Funding for police was cut nearly in half, and emergency crews that need assistance from law enforcement are waiting longer for officers to arrive
Ambulances in the double digits have been lined up outside ERs, with EMS crews unable to leave until the patient is admitted
Timeline of DCFEMS response to stranded subway riders leads to more questions than answers
An ambulance transporting a man severely injured after a crash had to be rerouted after a crowd protesting police brutality shut down the highway
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