Patient Transportation
If children aren鈥檛 properly restrained in the back of your ambulance, it puts everyone at risk
Mountable on either side and in straight or angled versions, it provides lots of options for caregivers
It鈥檚 important to foster effectiveness, professionalism and excellency; as well as core values of human decency, empathy, kindness and respect
When lots of red flags are waving, assess the patient, provide compassionate care and always take 鈥淚 can鈥檛 breathe鈥� seriously
鈥淲hen the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges鈥�
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher
Lompoc firefighters rescued all three of them, and EMS transported the mother and child to a hospital
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The patient鈥檚 colleagues and the medical control physician who had been giving a presentation responded
A Greensburg crewmember from Hose Co. 7 experienced confusion
兔子先生 readers expressed their support for the on-field medical team, speculated on a possible diagnosis and wished safety Damar Hamlin a full recovery
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest, EMS providers restored his heartbeat and transported him
Acadian鈥檚 John Mitchell Crow suffered fatal injuries even though he was wearing a seat belt; a paramedic and their patient were injured
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
The team included Eldridge firefighters, Medic EMS paramedics, AirCare Emergency Transport medical staff and a surgical team from University Hospitals
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Cass County Sheriff鈥檚 Office deputies said a car鈥檚 driver failed to yield and drove in front of the rig
San Bernardino firefighter-medics descended and began treating the patient, and their colleagues set up a rope system to bring them all back up
One person in the car died, and the other was transported in critical condition
Captain Walker L. Hill spent his whole career with the Baton Rouge Fire Department
Lexington County authorities said the family had been taking photos
Two crewmembers suffered serious injuries and one was critically injured; all three were transported to a hospital
The pedestrian sustained a serious head injury while the crew was transporting a patient
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
Dozens of people were injured across the South; some were transported to hospitals
Firefighters have been using fireboats and drones, but the fire may burn for days, and DNA evidence has been lost
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
Greene County-Greeneville EMS is short-staffed by more than 20%
Doug Wolfberg raises concerns about New York City Mayor Eric Adams鈥� mental health directive
鈥淓MS providers are effectively being required to intervene and transport persons merely because they are homeless and apparently mentally ill鈥�
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