/patient-transportation Patient Transportation en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:09:00 GMT /animals/articles/providing-top-notch-care-to-patients-with-service-animals-oLs8lIUgfgEBR6vd/ Baltimore City Fire Department trains to go above and beyond the call of duty for the patients they serve Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:09:00 GMT /animals/articles/providing-top-notch-care-to-patients-with-service-animals-oLs8lIUgfgEBR6vd/ /ems-products/stretchers-and-stair-chairs/articles/geriatric-slips-trips-and-falls-3-assessment-considerations-3WdQCoqasI14bna4/ On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:06:00 GMT /ems-products/stretchers-and-stair-chairs/articles/geriatric-slips-trips-and-falls-3-assessment-considerations-3WdQCoqasI14bna4/ /ems-products/ambulance-safety/articles/how-to-avoid-survive-an-ambulance-collision-ZK7cK8nqbdUQkqOR/ Ambulance crashes and collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:17:00 GMT /ems-products/ambulance-safety/articles/how-to-avoid-survive-an-ambulance-collision-ZK7cK8nqbdUQkqOR/ /animals/articles/providing-top-notch-care-to-patients-with-service-animals-oLs8lIUgfgEBR6vd/ Baltimore City Fire Department trains to go above and beyond the call of duty for the patients they serve Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:09:00 GMT /animals/articles/providing-top-notch-care-to-patients-with-service-animals-oLs8lIUgfgEBR6vd/ /ems-products/stretchers-and-stair-chairs/articles/geriatric-slips-trips-and-falls-3-assessment-considerations-3WdQCoqasI14bna4/ On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:06:00 GMT /ems-products/stretchers-and-stair-chairs/articles/geriatric-slips-trips-and-falls-3-assessment-considerations-3WdQCoqasI14bna4/ /ems-products/ambulance-safety/articles/how-to-avoid-survive-an-ambulance-collision-ZK7cK8nqbdUQkqOR/ Ambulance crashes and collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:17:00 GMT /ems-products/ambulance-safety/articles/how-to-avoid-survive-an-ambulance-collision-ZK7cK8nqbdUQkqOR/ /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/non-transport-pcr-choose-either-thorough-documentation-or-saving-for-a-lawyer-iANbs1H7Rru6nh9H/ A complete narrative in the patient care report that is reviewed and signed by the patient is your best protection against liability for the non-transport decision Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:41:00 GMT /ems-products/epcr-electronic-patient-care-reporting/articles/non-transport-pcr-choose-either-thorough-documentation-or-saving-for-a-lawyer-iANbs1H7Rru6nh9H/ /billing-and-administration/san-francisco-patient-surprised-by-12k-bill-for-6-mile-transport After Jagdish Whitten was struck by a car, he received a $12,872.99 bill for being transported six miles to a trauma center for a mild concussion and broken toe Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:15:15 GMT /billing-and-administration/san-francisco-patient-surprised-by-12k-bill-for-6-mile-transport /legislation-funding/gemt-coalition-secures-federal-funding-for-mich-ems-agencies A new law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will help EMS agencies access more federal funding to cover the costs of providing emergency medical transportation for Medicaid patients Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:14:57 GMT /legislation-funding/gemt-coalition-secures-federal-funding-for-mich-ems-agencies /patient-assessment/why-are-inequities-happening-in-ems-care-delivery-and-patient-outcomes Lessons from a learning community, Part 2 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:37:42 GMT /patient-assessment/why-are-inequities-happening-in-ems-care-delivery-and-patient-outcomes /patient-transportation/n-y-hospital-system-plans-to-appeal-denial-of-ambulance-service-certificate North Star Health Alliance was denied a CON to create an ambulance service for inter-facility patient transfers Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:22:26 GMT /patient-transportation/n-y-hospital-system-plans-to-appeal-denial-of-ambulance-service-certificate /vehicle-crashes/patient-killed-when-fla-ambulance-crashes-into-tractor-trailer The crash injured two Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crew members and left the ambulance overturned following the impact at an intersection Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:06:33 GMT /vehicle-crashes/patient-killed-when-fla-ambulance-crashes-into-tractor-trailer /air-medical-transport/boston-medevac-adds-base-in-n-h-to-meet-demand Boston MedFlight is placing a helicopter at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT /air-medical-transport/boston-medevac-adds-base-in-n-h-to-meet-demand /fatal-incidents/a-punch-in-the-gut-philadelphia-emts-recall-joking-with-crew-patient-before-fatal-medical-plane-crash What started as a routine transport for two EMTs turned into heartbreak when the medical jet carrying their young patient crashed just minutes after takeoff Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:46:28 GMT /fatal-incidents/a-punch-in-the-gut-philadelphia-emts-recall-joking-with-crew-patient-before-fatal-medical-plane-crash /ems-products/wound-care/articles/7-assessment-considerations-for-treating-stab-victims-skfH2Afsyrq5153x/ We train extensively on blunt trauma and GSWs, but stab wounds also present a real danger for patients Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:55:00 GMT /ems-products/wound-care/articles/7-assessment-considerations-for-treating-stab-victims-skfH2Afsyrq5153x/ /trauma/marylands-go-team-on-the-go Based at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the GO-TEAM is breaking barriers between prehospital and hospital care Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:53:29 GMT /trauma/marylands-go-team-on-the-go /patient-transportation/pa-hospital-system-pulls-emergency-ambulances-for-transports-after-vendor-quits Crozer Health's reassigning ambulances to cover non-emergency transfers means fewer rigs available to respond to emergencies Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMT /patient-transportation/pa-hospital-system-pulls-emergency-ambulances-for-transports-after-vendor-quits /patient-transportation/ind-ambulance-service-expands-into-interfacility-transports Heartland Ambulance Service will begin non-911 transports in Clark County Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:35:29 GMT /patient-transportation/ind-ambulance-service-expands-into-interfacility-transports /advanced-life-support/fire-chiefs-launch-new-paramedic-program-after-n-h-hospital-ends-als-service The new plan, led by the Plaistow Fire Department, mirrors the former ALS service with additional benefits, including cost savings and enhanced training Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:59:34 GMT /advanced-life-support/fire-chiefs-launch-new-paramedic-program-after-n-h-hospital-ends-als-service /explosion/articles/6-steps-to-prevent-an-oxygen-tank-explosionregulator-fire-bszOGDm5bUyEvxNc/ Reducing the fire risk in oxygen tanks in ambulances and in oxygen therapy at home with regulators and thermal fuses Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:17:06 GMT /explosion/articles/6-steps-to-prevent-an-oxygen-tank-explosionregulator-fire-bszOGDm5bUyEvxNc/ /fire-ems/ariz-city-drops-private-service-launches-its-own-fd-ambulance-service Scottsdale previously relied on Maricopa Ambulance before spending approximately $1.5 million to create the fire department's ambulance service Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:54:55 GMT /fire-ems/ariz-city-drops-private-service-launches-its-own-fd-ambulance-service /legal/federal-court-overturns-va-rule-reducing-ambulance-payments Several ambulance associations argued that the rule posed a threat to the financial viability of ambulance services, particularly in rural areas Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:02:43 GMT /legal/federal-court-overturns-va-rule-reducing-ambulance-payments /vehicle-crashes/photos-wis-school-bus-crashes-into-house-trapping-resident Holmen first responders removed the injured resident through a window after the crash; the resident was then transported to a hospital by Tri-State Ambulance service Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:35:15 GMT /vehicle-crashes/photos-wis-school-bus-crashes-into-house-trapping-resident /ems-advocacy/3-ems-prescriptions-to-make-america-healthy-again Recommendations for how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; and Dr. Oz Mehmet, nominees for the next Trump Administration, can improve America’s healthcare funding and patient care Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:07:58 GMT /ems-advocacy/3-ems-prescriptions-to-make-america-healthy-again /legal/idaho-county-fd-faces-288k-lawsuit-from-ambulance-crash An Eagle Fire District firefighter pleaded guilty to failing to operate with due care while driving an Ada County Paramedics ambulance Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:06:18 GMT /legal/idaho-county-fd-faces-288k-lawsuit-from-ambulance-crash /pediatric-care/one-for-the-road-child-restraint-in-a-moving-ambulance Are you endangering your littlest patients? Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:48:32 GMT /pediatric-care/one-for-the-road-child-restraint-in-a-moving-ambulance /patient-transportation/patients-relying-on-uber-lyft-for-long-distance-medical-care Some patients use specialized medical transport, but San Francisco-based Uber and Lyft are also taking people to ERs, dialysis, cancer care, physical therapy, and other medical appointments Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /patient-transportation/patients-relying-on-uber-lyft-for-long-distance-medical-care /whole-blood/stop-the-bleed-fill-the-tank-the-new-orleans-ems-blood-program From trauma to GI bleeds, New Orleans EMS transforms patient outcomes with groundbreaking pre-hospital blood administration Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:44:20 GMT /whole-blood/stop-the-bleed-fill-the-tank-the-new-orleans-ems-blood-program /disaster-management/mutual-aid-ems-helps-n-c-county-with-hurricane-damaged-interstate Haywood County Emergency Services is relying on first responders in Tennessee as I-40 is closed for repairs Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:16:41 GMT /disaster-management/mutual-aid-ems-helps-n-c-county-with-hurricane-damaged-interstate /ambulances-and-emergency-vehicles/n-y-ambulance-carrying-patient-flips-onto-roof-after-being-hit-by-vehicle The driver of a car failed to yield to the right of way and crashed into the ambulance, causing it to flip onto its roof Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:31:09 GMT /ambulances-and-emergency-vehicles/n-y-ambulance-carrying-patient-flips-onto-roof-after-being-hit-by-vehicle /911-and-dispatch/the-system-isnt-uber-calif-officials-say-911-abuse-rivals-calls-during-pandemic Officials in Kern County say over 40% of their calls are bogus or don't warrant a response Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:39:07 GMT /911-and-dispatch/the-system-isnt-uber-calif-officials-say-911-abuse-rivals-calls-during-pandemic /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 /legal/lawsuit-against-s-c-ems-sheriffs-office-in-death-of-homeless-man-heads-to-trial Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff's office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk's death did not fall under qualified immunity Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:16:37 GMT /legal/lawsuit-against-s-c-ems-sheriffs-office-in-death-of-homeless-man-heads-to-trial /fire-ems/colo-fd-presents-plan-to-take-over-ems-from-amr The Colorado Springs Fire Department plan would end the 40-year partnership between the city and AMR Mon, 13 May 2024 14:57:19 GMT /fire-ems/colo-fd-presents-plan-to-take-over-ems-from-amr