Emotional callers hamper speedy ambulance dispatch
People's lives are being put at risk because emergency call-takers are not adequately trained to deal with emotional callers, according to a recent study. Callers unable to communicate properly because of their emotional state caused the most difficulties but problems were also caused by people using mobile phones or pay-phones as opposed to land-lines. // The study, carried out by t...Ambulance queue before hospitals with emergency patients
Ambulance staffs are not happy, as patients in ambulance have to wait long before they were given treatment, which increases the risk of death in these patients.// Ambulance staff workers are seriously agitating against this issue and want doctors to act immediately to these patients to avoid serious effects. Though the trust feel that the actions of the doctors are not intentional but...Mumbai To Get Emergency Ambulance Service
An ambulance service will be established in the Indian city of Mumbai by ten Indian American doctors with the object of providing patients with critical help.// The project is estimated at US$ 3 million, and its nerve center will be the Hinduja Hospital. The annual recurring cost of the project will be Rs.40 million. Seven other hospitals and four medical colleges will initially be a...Large Ambulances To Handle Obese patients In Vegas
In Las Vegas, an ambulance company has announced that it would be providing a special, oversize ambulance specially equipped to handle specially equipped to handle massively overweight and morbidly obese patients who weigh 500pounds or more. //This is being done at the request of the Clark County Fire Department. Ray Carrol, the manager at American Medical Response, said that in the l...93 Year Old Widow, Suffering From Dementia Dies After the Ambulance Dropped Her at a Wrong Address
Mrs. Purnell, who was ailing with chronic lymphatic leukemia and dementia, was a regular with a day unit at Barry Hospital in South Wales//, especially run for elderly and mentally decrepit clients. An ambulance team was in charge of picking her up at the close of the day and drop her at the residence. On August 20th 2003, the ambulance, instead of taking her home in Penarth, dropped...