Four hours after an EMS crew released Paul Tarashuck, he was struck and killed by a vehicle; David Givot breaks down issues of patient abandonment, negligence and responsibility
Four hours after an EMS crew released Paul Tarashuck, he was struck and killed by a vehicle; David Givot breaks down issues of patient abandonment, negligence and responsibility
Mayor Donna Holaday presented the city's desire to operate its own ambulance service staffed by firefighters already trained as EMTs
William Calvin Chastain allegedly stole a WellStar Kennestone Hospital ambulance and drove it 25 miles away before abandoning it in a nearby town
Paramedic Dane Arredondo is charged with stealing several different kinds of drugs from the Oglala Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service on the Pine Ridge Reservation
What EMS providers need to know and do to avoid serious breakdowns in the continuity of care
Most state rules direct EMS providers to the closest hospital with a stroke unit, regardless of the attack’s severity, and some states limit providers from choosing out-of-state hospitals
Most state rules direct EMS providers to the closest hospital with a stroke unit, regardless of the attack’s severity, and some states limit providers from choosing out-of-state hospitals
While they typically work opposite shifts, a rare chance to fill in and help patients as a father-son team was too good to pass up
The Columbus Division of Fire and the city's three major hospital networks are working together to fund, equip and staff a mobile stroke unit