If a patient with an exposure history and signs and symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 requires transport to a healthcare facility for further evaluation and management (subject to EMS medical direction), the following actions should occur during transport: EMS...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was reportedly shot and killed Wednesday morning when someone opened fire inside an ambulance in North Carolina. Police responded to a motel on a disturbance call involving several people. A man told an officer he was having trouble breathing...
STERLING, Ill. – Police say a man stole an ambulance from CGH Medical Center on Saturday and crashed it. KWQC-TV reports a patient ran away from the emergency department, stole the ambulance and drove off. He later lost control and hit another vehicle, causing the...
REV Group has incorporated several product options into its High-Risk Infection Control (HRIC) ambulance designs.
EUGENE, Ore., – Arcimoto, Inc. and the Eugene Springfield Fire Department announced today that they have begun the first pilot program for testing the Rapid Responder, an electric three-wheeled vehicle designed for first responders to more quickly and efficiently...
CANTON, Ohio – A Stark Summit Ambulance was involved in a crash Wednesday morning, sending five people to the hospital, according to a report. One of the victims was a child. The ambulance was on its way to Aultman Hospital when it was hit, according to cantonrep.com....
SALISBURY, N.Y. – Two Mohawk Valley Ambulance Corps ambulances were destroyed after a fire at a storage facility. Monday’s fire happened at Station 3 on Route 29A in Salisbury. The building is used for storage of spare vehicles and records, the ambulance service said....
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. – An Upstate New York ambulance service is finally in line to buy a new ambulance with grant money after six years of delays. Rotterdam EMS was awarded the $125,000 in 2014 but faced years of paperwork, fundraising and an audit by the state since...
COUDERSPORT, Pa. – Three people were hurt after a collision between a Tri-Town ambulance from Ulysses and another vehicle. A neighboring ambulance from Sabinsville came across the crash scene yesterday returning from a different run and called it in, according to the...
A TransCare ambulance rolled on its side when a driver ran a red light and slammed into the rig, the Tampa Police Department reports. The 8:46 a.m. crash happened Sunday as the ambulance was heading west on East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the Tampa Bay...
The department will roll the system out over time into 26 trucks that experience the highest call volume. If successful, it will investigate equipping the whole fleet.
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Fire Department's Fast Response Vehicle (FRV) program is expanding. The department now has four FRV’s in service, providing a flexible, multi-mission resource to respond to fire and emergency medical service calls. The firefighter/paramedics...
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