'Life as a paramedic can be relentless - but it's a privilege'

An alarm sounds. A robotic voice in the ambulance announces a "category two incident" - meaning one that is serious, but not immediately life-threatening. It involves a 95-year-old man who has fallen ...

Woman 'critically injured' in collision

Two women have been injured, one critically, in a three-vehicle crash. It happened at Hadley Lane near Ombersley, Worcestershire, with ambulance crews called to the scene at 12:40 GMT on Wednesday. A ...

VB EMS only using lights and sirens for Priority 1 calls to avoid crashes

Virginia Beach EMS used to respond to the vast majority of its calls — Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls — with lights and ...

The World’s Reigning Carmen Breaks Down Her Signature Aria

Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
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Video shows what happens when an ambulance passes the dog park

San Francisco is a city known for its hills, its tech, and apparently, its highly coordinated canine choirs. Juliette Spirson ...
Interaksyon

Motorcycle hit by ambulance in Manila after reckless lane change

A motorcycle was sideswiped by an ambulance on Taft Avenue in Manila after it failed to position itself properly in a lane.
Boise State Public Radio

States are cracking down on exorbitant ambulance charges for out-of-network patients

The ambulance that responds to a 911 call is often out of the sick or injured person's insurance network. The bills can be pricey. States are beginning to regulate.
Grant County Beat

Silver City's Ambulance Sirens: The Negative Effects

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The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Beach ambulances without lights and sirens? Emergency vehicles are going dark and silent.

VIRGINIA BEACH — A policy change officials hope will curb unnecessary risk to the response of medical emergencies means lights and sirens of many ambulances are going dark and silent. The change, ...
Jalopnik

If You Hear A Fire Truck Honk Three Times, This Is What It Means

Even for veteran firefighters, being in a burning structure can be a disorienting experience. The smoke makes it hard to see, the roar of the fire makes it hard to hear, and wearing their SCBA ...
The Union Democrat

Bill of the Month: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000

Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot, and mouth disease. The common viral infection generally clears up in ...
The Anniston Star

Unexpected siren sound Monday was part of routine EMA maintenance

CALHOUN COUNTY – Those who heard the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency’s warning siren around 2 p.m. Monday may have been a little anxious. However, EMA director Myles Chamblee said there was ...