NYC ambulance response times for life-threatening emergencies jump as EMTs see staffing crunch
According to the data revealed that FDNY has been accused of continuous staffing and recruitment problems, the response time of an emergency ambulance has jumped last year. The average ambulance to an emergency ambulance that threatens life has increased from 8 minutes to 34 seconds or more in 2024, and 8 minutes 48 seconds in […]
Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day | NHS
More than 1,000 patients a day in the UK are suffering “potential harm” due to delays in ambulance handovers, the Guardian has revealed. Last year, 414,137 patients are thought to have experienced some form of harm while waiting in the back of an ambulance for a long time to be admitted. Of those, 44,409 people […]
Teen volleyball player dies after ambulance fails to show
A Georgia teenager collapsed during volleyball practice and died of cardiac arrest when no ambulance arrived, authorities said. Amanda Sylvester, 15, a member of the Dream Chasers volleyball club, collapsed Thursday while warming up at the Tracy Wyatt Recreation Complex in the Atlanta suburb of College Park. Atlanta News First reported. Paramedics arrived within minutes […]
Wedding of paramedics takes place with ambulance as backdrop: ‘Felt only right’
Two emergency workers recently got married in an unusual wedding setting. Wayne Marshall, 37, of Castle Douglas Station, and his new wife Sarah Marshall, of Newton Stewart Station, were married at the Cleebridge House Hotel in the back of an ambulance. The couple both work for the Scottish Ambulance Service in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. […]
Woman visiting sister in NYC vanishes after escaping from ambulance while wearing scrubs: sources
A Florida woman who was in the Big Apple to visit her sister disappeared in broad daylight Monday after fleeing from the back of an ambulance while wearing scrubs, police officials said. Jocilne Garrido, 40, of Kissimmee, jumped from a private ambulance that was stopped in traffic while being taken from Weill Cornell Medical Center […]
Frankie Muniz limps to ambulance after multi-truck crash during NASCAR race: ‘Hard hit’
Frankie Muniz remains positive after limping away from a multi-vehicle crash during Friday's NASCAR race. The 38-year-old actor turned professional racing driver was involved in an accident at Phoenix Raceway while competing in the Craftsman Truck Series Championship in Avondale, Arizona. In the aftermath of the accident, sportswriter Noah Lewis shared a video of Muniz […]
Border City Ambulance Stolen in Texas, Taken to Mexico
Authorities in South Texas continue to investigate the theft of a red city ambulance that was stolen during a call by an unknown man who then drove it into Mexico and abandoned it there. The incident began Sunday morning in the Texas border town of Brownsville, where local fire and emergency personnel responded to a […]
Blythe Danner leaves Hamptons charity event in ambulance, Gwyneth Paltrow says mom is ‘fine’
Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother, Blythe Danner, was taken to hospital in an ambulance after attending a charity event in the Hamptons on Saturday. Todd Williamson Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother, Blythe Danner, is now doing well after suffering a health crisis while at a charity event in the Hamptons. The “Butterflies Are Free” actress, 81, was taken in […]
Police Release Footage Of Stolen Ambulance Chase
Florida’s Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) released footage Thursday of a police chasing an ambulance somebody allegedly stole from a children’s hospital. Law enforcement confronted Ariel Marchan-Le Quire, the 30-year-old suspect who allegedly stole the ambulance, at a gas station. She then allegedly fled into the emergency vehicle and took off, an LCSO press release […]
Man Arrested After Stealing Ambulance For Get-Away Ride
A West Virginia man has been arrested by police for allegedly stealing a sitting ambulance while paramedics responded to a medical emergency. EMS crews were responding to an unresponsive patient in a home in Huntington around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, when the man was caught on camera by the dash cam of the ambulance, according […]