Stolen Ambulance
Ambulances are regularly stolen from hospital emergency departments and incidents. Locking the ambulance is an absolute duty and should be a policy for every agency, as well as a habit for every EMS provider, like wearing a seatbelt.
I am past concerned. I am past surprised. I am increasingly furious that we are still allowing this to happen.
EMS veteran Mark Postma joins Rob Lawrence to unpack the latest vehicle standards and share why ambulance security can’t be an afterthought
An ambulance is stolen in the U.S. once every 2 weeks … and we are to blame!
Here’s why locking the ambulance should be a policy for every agency and a habit for every EMS provider, like wearing a seatbelt
Here are some of the most inappropriate uses of ambulances in 2015
The 21-year-old was arrested after a police dog was used to track a man seen running from the scene
Fire chief says strain on responders is a growing problem, mainly caused by young people drinking
The patient, who was in respiratory distress, was transported to a hospital after another ambulance was called
A man driving an SUV was seriously injured when the ambulance crashed into his car
The 18-year-old later told police he had taken a mix of MDMA and cocaine
The man was arrested for stealing the vehicle while medics assisted the victims of a car crash
The man stole the vehicle and then broke into a woman’s house, where he was later bit by a police dog
The cops spun out the out of control ambulance at the start of the famous Giants Despair Hillclimb car race
An unknown man reportedly jumped into the vehicle and drove off while two EMTs assisted a patient
A medic shoved him out of the ambulance and firefighters wrested him to the ground
As one of the paramedics was placing a stretcher in the rig, a man jumped in and started to pull away with the stretcher hanging out the back door
The man jumped into front of ambulance when crew stopped to notify police of man’s behavior; he led police on a 10-mile chase
He drove 100 miles before crashing ambulance in Wis.; he later attacked guards at hospital
The former ambulance company employee was found walking on a nearby street after leaving the scene
Terrance King crashed stolen ambulance; he was arrested twice in 2013 for posing as a firefighter and claims to be a paramedic
A 911 caller reported the woman was having a seizure; mental illness is suspected after she hijacked a responding ambulance at knife-point and drove into a semi-truck, killing herself and the driver
The ‘very intoxicated’ woman was told to leave her job at Wendy’s where she then stole an ambulance idling in the parking lot
The driver of the stolen ambulance, estimated to be traveling at 100 mph, may have intentionally collided with the semi-truck
The truck driver and the woman who reportedly stole the ambulance were reported dead; an investigation is underway
He took the Houston Fire ambulance from a hospital; chase ended when he ran over spike strips
She led police on a two-hour chase after stealing an ambulance left running outside a hospital
The bus driver was seriously injured in the collision with the stolen private ambulance
Ambulance stolen at the hospital as a paramedic cleaned the patient care compartment
Police used spike strips to stop a 34-year-old woman who left a hospital’s emergency room and sped away in an ambulance
Footage shows him speeding for blocks after holding an EMS provider at knife point and demanding the ambulance
Suspect tells news photographer he was told by “Lord Jesus Christ” to steal the ambulance
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