Latest Emergency medical services Stories

Community Celebration Brings Together the Whambulance and Local Businesses. Lewisville, TX (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 First Choice Emergency Room, the leading freestanding emergency room system in the United States, will host a street party at their North Fort Worth facility on Saturday, June 22nd from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. During the event, the Whambulance, a converted 2005 Chevy Kodiak Heavy Duty Ambulance that now stands 14 feet tall, 13 feet wide and 25 feet long, will be parked outside the...

AASNE continues to expand footprint in New England with recent contract wins for hospitals, nursing homes, and towns of Kittery and Eliot, ME, among others KITTERY and ELIOT, Maine, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Ambulance Service-New England (AASNE), the premier New England-based provider of emergent and non-emergent ambulance services at both the basic and advanced life support levels, today announced its continued growth and expansion in the New England region. Just three...

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association, announced today that it has secured $6.5 million in funding to enhance systems of care for heart attack patients in rural Minnesota through its Mission: Lifeline program. "This initiative represents a significant investment in Minnesota's healthcare system, especially in our rural areas," said Dr. Ed Ehlinger, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. "We are pleased to be partnering...

California Air Ambulance provider Aeromedevac has announced that they have expanded their air ambulance medical flights and repatriation throughout Mexico and the entire globe. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 Aeromedevac, one of the nation’s leading air ambulance services for more than 20 years, has expanded services in Mexico, assuring Americans south of the border that emergency and scheduled air ambulance service to U.S. facilities close by or in any city they desire is...

Hosts Street Party with Local Businesses and the Whambulance Lewisville, TX (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 First Choice Emergency Room, the leading freestanding emergency room system in the United States, invites the Spring community to a family fun event at their location on the corner of Kuykendahl and 2920 on June 15th from 11am-2pm. During the event, the Whambulance, a 2005 Chevrolet Kodiak Heavy Duty Ambulance converted into a monster truck, along with a Precinct Four Police Car will be...

Five members of the National EMS Academy were recognized by the Board of Directors of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for achieving 30 consecutive years as nationally registered EMTs. This honor held by few EMTs was awarded to Andy Bruch, Al Landry, Chris Mixon, Liz Mrak and Gene Salassi. Lafayette, LA (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 Five members of the National EMS Academy were recognized by the Board of Directors of the National Registry of Emergency Medical...

The Website Provides Continuous Updates to its BLS Certification Training Materials NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ACLS PALS BLS, a website that offers online certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support, has just added a new page that focuses specifically on the benefits of the site's BLS certification course. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130610/CG29019) In addition, ACLS-PALS-BLS.com is...

For those in the Southern California area, SureFire CPR is leading the way in training. Their expert instructors provide the direction needed to obtain vital skills that are needed to perform cardiac pulmonary resuscitation correctly. Orange County, CA (PRWEB) June 04, 2013 “SureFire CPR is committed to providing the very best in certification training classes in Orange County,” says a company representative. “We want our students to feel comfortable and to be able to perform the...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health today announced it exceeded its "Lend a Hand, Save a Life" campaign goal of training 250,000 people in Pennsylvania in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by the end of May. To date, more than 320,000 individuals have been trained. The goal is being extended to train one million people through the end of February 2014, which is American Heart Month. The American Heart...

Aeromedevac Air Ambulance Service is now offering medical flights with full medical support teams to international locations across the globe. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 American travelers, who experience a medical emergency while traveling in Mexico, can rest assured that there is now an air ambulance service that can transport them home with full medical support while en route to an American medical facility. Aeromedevac, a leading provider of air ambulance medical flights for...