The driver of a BMW that crashed into a Hillsboro ambulance late Tuesday night on Northwest 185th Avenue and Cornell Road in Hillsboro remains in serious condition at a Portland hospital. Tien Nguyen, 28, was transported to Legacy Emanuel Hospital via … [Read more...]
WINTER PARK HELPS DESIGN SAFER AMBULANCE
The new seats and 5-point harnesses should improve treatment for patients.Robert PeRezSentinel Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2006WINTER PARK -- Paramedics and EMTs take precautions to avoid the dangers of their jobs. But they have little control over being bounced around in the … [Read more...]
TWO SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER AMBULANCE STRIKES TRUCK IN PA.
BY AILEEN HUMPHREYS, Intelligencer Journal StaffAn ambulance broadsided a pickup truck Sunday on Route 30 in Salisbury Township, triggering a three-vehicle accident that sent two people to the hospital, a firefighter said.The ambulance was not transporting a patient at the … [Read more...]
9/11 FDNY EMS WORKER WHO DIED OF CANCER IS LAID TO REST
A retired paramedic who helped in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site was laid to rest (in March, 2006) in the Bronx. Debbie Reeve, 41, was a paramedic for 17 years. She died of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer often caused by … [Read more...]
Several people are being treated in various area hospitals after a crash between an SUV and an ambulance.Police say the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading south on West 100th Street and ran a red light at North Marginal. Police say that the jeep then broadsided the … [Read more...]
TRACTOR-TRAILER SLAMS MISSISSIPPI AMBULANCE
Tractor-trailer slams Mississippi ambulance, tying up traffic for hours on I-65Three people injured, but none seriously Ambulance crew members responding to an accident became victims themselveswhen an 18-wheeler rig hauling bottled water slammed into their vehicle'srear … [Read more...]
The firefighter was doing routine flushing of some fire hydrants when the accident happened. A stretch of Geyer was shut down for two hours while police investigated. Authorities say the driver who hit the fireman stopped immediately. Claire Budd with the City of Kirkwood … [Read more...]