Ambulances
Wheeled Coach Unveils New Voice-of-Customer Transit Van

Wheeled Coach Unveils New Voice-of-Customer Transit Van

MILWAUKEE, WI—Wheeled Coach, part of REV Group (REVG), the largest manufacturer of ambulances in the U.S., is debuting a new Type II Transit Van. Designed and developed after a year of research and significant voice-of-customer (VOC) input from dealers around the...

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Remounts Defined: CAAS Releases National Standard for Ambulance Remounts

Remounts Defined: CAAS Releases National Standard for Ambulance Remounts

As CAAS prepared for the release of GVS V2.0 in July 2019, the newly developed GVS Remount Standard that is included as part of the updated V2.0 document stands out as a major development in enhancing the safety, quality, and durability of remounted ambulances as the most rapidly growing segment of the emergency vehicle market.

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Ballard County (KY) Ambulance Involved in Wreck

Ballard County (KY) Ambulance Involved in Wreck

PADUCAH, Ky.—Several people were hurt when a Ballard County Ambulance Service van and a minivan collided early Monday. The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on U.S. 60 and New Hold Road, according to KFVS-TV. The driver of the ambulance told police she was driving...

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Mayo Clinic Ambulance Design Focuses on Safety

Mayo Clinic Ambulance Design Focuses on Safety

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic changed the look of the outside of its ambulances earlier this year, adding a distinctive black and white reflective wrap material and other high visibility features. Now Mayo Clinic ambulance interiors are being redesigned to enhance...

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Alberta Health Service Ambulances Receive a Safety Redesign

Alberta Health Service Ambulances Receive a Safety Redesign

Ian Blanchard remembers his last day working in the back of an ambulance well. It was the day his career caring for patients one-on-one came to an early and unplanned end. “I was stepping over some cables that ran from the stretcher to a monitor on the side counter,...

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Three Volunteers Hurt in Connecticut Ambulance Crash

Three Volunteers Hurt in Connecticut Ambulance Crash

ROCKY HILL, Conn. —  Three volunteer members of the Rocky Hill Volunteer Ambulance Association were hurt when their rig was involved in a crash Thursday night, authorities said. The ambulance was responding to a call when it was hit, Rocky Hill police said in a...

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Good Samaritans Step in after North Dakota Ambulance Crash

Good Samaritans Step in after North Dakota Ambulance Crash

Good Samaritans helped rescue a 91-year-old patient inside a submerged Williston Fire Department ambulance in North Dakota on Thanksgiving night, according to a new report. The ambulance hit black ice on Highway 83, roughly 20 miles south of Minot, and landed in icy...

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Three Injured in D.C. Ambulance Crash

Three Injured in D.C. Ambulance Crash

WJLA, with permission WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Three people were injured and taken to hospitals when a DC ambulance and a car crashed Monday afternoon. The crash happened at I-295 southbound and South Capitol SE at around 1:35 p.m., according to DC Police. DC Fire and EMS...

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Mayor of Chicago Says City Will Buy More Ambulances

Mayor of Chicago Says City Will Buy More Ambulances

  CHICACO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot is addressing Chicago’s slow response times for ambulances, saying more units should be coming online soon, CBS 2 Chicago reports. This comes after a woman died while waiting for an ambulance to respond.

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