/patient-transportation Patient Transportation en-US Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:08:47 GMT /artificial-intelligence/taking-geographical-luck-out-of-emergency-care-with-ai Generative AI with Vision will be essential to the future of emergency medicine Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:08:47 GMT /artificial-intelligence/taking-geographical-luck-out-of-emergency-care-with-ai /air-medical-transport/article-bites-appropriate-air-medical-utilization Patients may benefit from air transport when one or more of these needs are identified Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:28:47 GMT /air-medical-transport/article-bites-appropriate-air-medical-utilization /burns/articles/how-burn-patient-treatment-and-destination-are-affected-by-severity-9EuR10Nod3cvD48J/ Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:40:18 GMT /burns/articles/how-burn-patient-treatment-and-destination-are-affected-by-severity-9EuR10Nod3cvD48J/ /public-relations/536-pound-wash-man-questions-why-fd-cant-take-him-to-doctors-appointments A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders Sun, 05 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /public-relations/536-pound-wash-man-questions-why-fd-cant-take-him-to-doctors-appointments /artificial-intelligence/taking-geographical-luck-out-of-emergency-care-with-ai Generative AI with Vision will be essential to the future of emergency medicine Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:08:47 GMT /artificial-intelligence/taking-geographical-luck-out-of-emergency-care-with-ai /community-awareness/n-c-island-residents-worry-over-ferry-service-for-ems Beaufort County officials requested bids for transport service from Daufuskie Island to Hilton Head Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:38:19 GMT /community-awareness/n-c-island-residents-worry-over-ferry-service-for-ems /air-medical-transport/article-bites-appropriate-air-medical-utilization Patients may benefit from air transport when one or more of these needs are identified Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:28:47 GMT /air-medical-transport/article-bites-appropriate-air-medical-utilization /burns/articles/how-burn-patient-treatment-and-destination-are-affected-by-severity-9EuR10Nod3cvD48J/ Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:40:18 GMT /burns/articles/how-burn-patient-treatment-and-destination-are-affected-by-severity-9EuR10Nod3cvD48J/ /response-times/calif-countys-ambulance-response-times-delaying-ffs-on-scene-up-to-25-minutes According to local officials, Falck ambulances were late to about one in every six medical emergencies in the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:10:24 GMT /response-times/calif-countys-ambulance-response-times-delaying-ffs-on-scene-up-to-25-minutes /politics/nurse-medical-flight-company-owner-enters-las-vegas-mayoral-race Life Guard International's Donna Miller plans to address the shortage of medical professionals in the city Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT /politics/nurse-medical-flight-company-owner-enters-las-vegas-mayoral-race /technology/articles/medical-direction-stepping-up-the-ladder-W5RiTAduLCMVpPw5/ Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:31:26 GMT /technology/articles/medical-direction-stepping-up-the-ladder-W5RiTAduLCMVpPw5/ /billing/ariz-fd-seeks-to-increase-transport-billing-to-staff-additional-ambulance Gilbert Fire and Rescue plans to use the revenue from a 1.7% increase to staff an additional ambulance Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:50:11 GMT /billing/ariz-fd-seeks-to-increase-transport-billing-to-staff-additional-ambulance /hospital/computer-outage-causes-san-diego-hospitals-to-divert-ambulances Officials said the rerouting was not caused by a cyberattack Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:16:46 GMT /hospital/computer-outage-causes-san-diego-hospitals-to-divert-ambulances /ems-management/phoenix-fd-increases-number-of-full-time-ambulances City officials approved the plan to improve response times and keep up with an increase in patient transports Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:42:49 GMT /ems-management/phoenix-fd-increases-number-of-full-time-ambulances /misconduct/doorbell-video-shows-phoenix-firefighters-discouraging-ambulance-transport The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:27:30 GMT /misconduct/doorbell-video-shows-phoenix-firefighters-discouraging-ambulance-transport /ems-products/telehealth/articles/transforming-ems-6-considerations-for-implementing-an-ems-telehealth-program-8HHa6zXovYb2bYjL/ Engaging payers, the medical director, administrators and field providers was key to MedStar's successful telehealth implementation Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:07:00 GMT /ems-products/telehealth/articles/transforming-ems-6-considerations-for-implementing-an-ems-telehealth-program-8HHa6zXovYb2bYjL/ /helicopter/mayo-clinic-presents-next-generation-of-medical-helicopters Officials presented three new H145-D3 model aircraft going in service in Minnesota Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT /helicopter/mayo-clinic-presents-next-generation-of-medical-helicopters /protests/ark-ems-relies-on-emergency-plan-during-protest-on-interstate-bridge Crittendon EMS had to deal with one bridge closed for repairs and another closed by protesters Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:52:48 GMT /protests/ark-ems-relies-on-emergency-plan-during-protest-on-interstate-bridge /ems-products/ambulances/photos-london-adds-fully-electric-ambulances-to-its-fleet The new ambulances, designed to be lightweight, come equipped with a powered trolley bed system and a powered carry chair for patient transport Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:01:04 GMT /ems-products/ambulances/photos-london-adds-fully-electric-ambulances-to-its-fleet /911/aide-to-defense-secretary-asked-for-ambulance-to-not-use-lights-siren-on-arrival 911 audio from Fairfax County shows the caller wanting to "remain a little subtle,” and have the patient transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:58:43 GMT /911/aide-to-defense-secretary-asked-for-ambulance-to-not-use-lights-siren-on-arrival /helicopter-crash/ntsb-exact-cause-undetermined-in-pa-medical-helicopter-crash The Air Methods helicopter was transporting an infant girl when it crashed in Upper Darby in Jan. 2022 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:33:17 GMT /helicopter-crash/ntsb-exact-cause-undetermined-in-pa-medical-helicopter-crash /ems-products/neonatal-pediatric/addressing-the-gaps-ems-response-to-ob-care-deserts Drs. Tracy Coffey and Ashley Huff discuss geographic inequities and extraordinarily long transports Fri, 22 Dec 2023 20:02:59 GMT /ems-products/neonatal-pediatric/addressing-the-gaps-ems-response-to-ob-care-deserts /webinar-launching-the-rescue-strike-team Learn from a real-world use case of the rescue strike team and the three phases of deployment Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:51:54 GMT /webinar-launching-the-rescue-strike-team /transport/5-problems-in-patient-transport-that-need-to-be-fixed-now What if scheduling and finalizing a transport could be done in 60 seconds? Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:35:12 GMT /transport/5-problems-in-patient-transport-that-need-to-be-fixed-now /legal/patient-abandonment-stop-the-nonsense What patient abandonment isn’t, and why it’s time to confront this EMS boogeyman Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:43:08 GMT /legal/patient-abandonment-stop-the-nonsense /cyber-attacks/articles/cyberattack-places-2-ny-hospitals-on-diversion-745dNflqkejxybzy/ Two Westchester Medical Center Health Network facilities were forced to divert ambulances and transfer patients to other facilities Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:08:26 GMT /cyber-attacks/articles/cyberattack-places-2-ny-hospitals-on-diversion-745dNflqkejxybzy/ /ambulances-held-hostage/articles/calif-bill-would-limit-wall-time-to-30-minutes-vphwYKx6xKcw6aNK/ Legislation requires hospitals to develop ambulance bed delay protocols by Sept. 1, 2024 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:08:26 GMT /ambulances-held-hostage/articles/calif-bill-would-limit-wall-time-to-30-minutes-vphwYKx6xKcw6aNK/ /patient-assessment/articles/colo-family-of-patient-who-died-after-signing-a-refusal-seeks-answers-DPIBIqcUp1mUis7R/ An allegedly hidden EMS report leads to an investigation on why Beryl Harman was not transported Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:15:23 GMT /patient-assessment/articles/colo-family-of-patient-who-died-after-signing-a-refusal-seeks-answers-DPIBIqcUp1mUis7R/ /legislation-funding/articles/mich-ambulance-service-fd-debate-best-ems-transport-option-before-levy-vote-W7H0o846GYd7KKdn/ MMR's Vice President of Operations Eric Snidersich said the current system in Traverse City is very effective when compared to fire-based transport Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:28:49 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/mich-ambulance-service-fd-debate-best-ems-transport-option-before-levy-vote-W7H0o846GYd7KKdn/ /public-relations/536-pound-wash-man-questions-why-fd-cant-take-him-to-doctors-appointments A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders Sun, 05 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /public-relations/536-pound-wash-man-questions-why-fd-cant-take-him-to-doctors-appointments /ems-training/articles/how-to-maximize-clinical-expertise-through-everyday-experiences-9aFHobHbWa5f7bLz/ Even interfacility transports provide an opportunity to improve your clinical acumen and advancement opportunities Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:56:46 GMT /ems-training/articles/how-to-maximize-clinical-expertise-through-everyday-experiences-9aFHobHbWa5f7bLz/ /prehospital-trauma-todays-tenets-for-triage-treatment-and-transport/articles/fractures-and-dislocations-managing-musculoskeletal-trauma-PEMZDGV8TZqgfKX7/ Approach the patient with an intentional primary and secondary survey to avoid letting painful and gruesome wounds distract from life-threatening injuries Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:39:03 GMT /prehospital-trauma-todays-tenets-for-triage-treatment-and-transport/articles/fractures-and-dislocations-managing-musculoskeletal-trauma-PEMZDGV8TZqgfKX7/ /ambulance/articles/ambulances-held-hostage-can-the-hospital-make-you-stay-jQESFoe1BQTrtUYc/ Leveling the playing field on hospital bed delays Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:03:03 GMT /ambulance/articles/ambulances-held-hostage-can-the-hospital-make-you-stay-jQESFoe1BQTrtUYc/ /ems-products/child-safety-education/articles/drowning-the-danger-of-dihydrogen-oxide-OVZCQNahRhDsaGXh/ Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest Wed, 13 May 2020 18:08:49 GMT /ems-products/child-safety-education/articles/drowning-the-danger-of-dihydrogen-oxide-OVZCQNahRhDsaGXh/