Patient Transportation
Revamped triage criteria streamline decision making and relieve the burden on hospital systems
Approach the patient with an intentional primary and secondary survey to avoid letting painful and gruesome wounds distract from life-threatening injuries
EMS documentation must support both medical necessity and reasonableness for the transport
The pilot and two others sustained moderate injuries and were transported to a trauma center
Curry County Court Deputy Amy Jo McKenna was assisting with a prisoner transport in a Texico ambulance and was airlifted after the crash
Virginia Beach provided a fire engine and an ambulance, and Chesapeake provided a fire engine to help with transports
All four Newington crewmembers were transported to local hospitals
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man鈥檚 location
Lubbock officers found EMT John Karika at the victim鈥檚 side and charged him with aggravated assault
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
The UT Health East Texas ambulance flipped onto its side on a wet road; the crew was not transporting a patient at the time of the incident
Due to severe staff shortages, the city adjusted the required response time for low-acuity calls from 30 minutes to one hour
After the driver鈥檚 own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
The two injured Litchfield firefighter-paramedics extricated themselves and began treating the person in the passenger vehicle
McLean Volunteer Fire Department鈥檚 Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
The report calls for closer monitoring of payments
Lee was warming up for a Savannah Bananas game when he stopped breathing and collapsed
Franklin Fire & Rescue: 鈥淥ur crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care鈥�
Shannon Wiggins called 911 to report the apartment fire, then drove to it
EMS providers treated the unconscious man and evaluated the children
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
The author whose work led to death threats in the 1980s was stabbed in the neck and torso; police arrested a suspect
Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly said the department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied at the time of the blast because 鈥渟ome were too unstable to enter鈥�
The suspect鈥檚 pickup truck was split into two pieces as a result of the incident, Indiana State Police reported
More than 4,300 people gathered at Virginia Credit Union Stadium for the Stafford County public school systems kickoff event for the new school year
Nearly 60 LAFD firefighters responded to the scene; EMS treated the actress who was in critical condition
Two people who were critically injured have died, and two others remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
A Frederick County Department of Fire and Rescue crew transported the truck driver to a hospital
Orange County Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern said crewmembers gave the girl pain medication while disassembling the mechanism
David Page, MS; Hezedean Smith, DM; and Ayanna Walker, MD, share best practices for evaluating and interpreting prehospital research
Sevyn Schatzman-Chase was two days old when she stopped breathing; her mother dialed 911 and her father started chest compressions
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