FAIRFAX, Va.—A man who was injured in a car crash walked out of the northern Virginia hospital where he was being treated and made off in an ambulance, which was later found abandoned, authorities said. Police on Tuesday were searching for the man, who was one of five people who were injured when a stolen […]
WEATHERFORD, Okla.—Three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed late Saturday in Oklahoma, officials said. The crash was reported near Weatherford after the control center lost contact with the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter crew shortly before 11:30 p.m., the company said in a statement Sunday. The crew was returning to […]
An ambulance from the main hospital in Gaza was struck in the Israel–Hamas war. Palestinian sources say it left several people dead. NTD’s Jason Perry has the details. Warning: this report contains footage that some viewers may find disturbing.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—A dispatcher died Wednesday after being shot at a Little Rock-area ambulance service’s parking lot over the weekend, and her estranged husband was charged in her death. Cassandra Pena-Romero, 27, who was shot at the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services parking lot in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, died on Wednesday from her injuries, […]
NEW YORK—A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for killing a New York City emergency medical technician by running her over with her own ambulance. Jose Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the March 2017 murder of Yadira Arroyo, a 14-year Fire Department veteran and mother […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A man involved in a car accident Monday in Puerto Rico’s capital fled the scene in an ambulance that had arrived to help him, police said. Police pursued him from San Juan to the nearby city of Caguas but found only the abandoned ambulance, authorities said. Police were searching for the suspect. […]
Two veterinarians driving around the world in an ambulance with their dog in tow might sound like the premise of a movie. But it’s very much the reality for UK couple Lawrence Dodi and Rachel Nixon, who are currently about a year into a global trip across more than 50 countries in a bid to […]
HONOLULU—A patient died and a paramedic was critically injured when their ambulance caught fire outside a hospital in Hawaii, emergency officials said. “We had an ambulance tonight for reasons we don’t understand catch on fire, possibly explode, prior to entering the hospital,” said Dr. Jim Ireland, the emergency services director. “We’re all just very concerned […]
The American Ambulance Association has warned that the nation is facing a “crippling workforce shortage” that threatens to undermine the 911 emergency services amid an unsustainable turnover rate of staff. According to the AAA/Avesta 2019 Ambulance Industry Employee Turnover Study, turnover among emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) and paramedics was in the 20 to 30 percent range annually, […]
A man has been arrested after using a car to block an ambulance, ordering the driver out at gunpoint and driving the ambulance away with a 16-year-old hit-and-run victim and a paramedic inside, Houston police say. The teenage girl had been struck by a vehicle at 2:30 a.m. and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Houston Police Public […]
Police in North Carolina are investigating a homicide after one person reportedly opened fire inside an ambulance on the morning of March 18. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on Twitter the homicide investigation is ongoing at East Woodlawn Road in South Charlotte and involves one deceased person. A medical unit was dispatched to the area […]
A Chinese teen who sold his kidney for an iPhone a few years ago is reportedly bedridden for life. Wang Shangkun, who was 17 years old when he sold the organ, began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function. At the time, he sold his kidney for about $3,200 to black market organ harvesters […]
An apparently intoxicated man stole an ambulance from EMTs who were attending him and fled down the highway, hitting four cars and injuring several drivers. The San Antonio Fire Department dispatched an EMS unit to Goliad Road near Interstate 37 around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 28. The EMTs found a man who appeared to be […]
Paramedics were taken aback after finding an irate note on their windshield for parking their ambulance in a private car space when they were responding to an emergency call. The first responders from Bodmin, England, were attending to a patient in Cornwall who had an allergic reaction and may have choked to death if the […]
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Long Island say an 83-year-old man has been arrested after checking himself out of a hospital and stealing an ambulance. Police say Donald Winkler, of Merrick, was upset with the quality of care he was receiving and checked himself out of Nassau University Medical Center around 1 a.m. […]
A New York emergency medical technician and mother of five who authorities said was bravely doing her job was killed when she was run over by her own ambulance that had just been stolen. Yadira Arroyo, 44, and another EMT were in the process of responding to a call Thursday night in the Bronx when […]
Who said dogs don’t like to sing? This adorable dog is having a great performance while singing duo together with the loud sounding siren from an ambulance. It looks so cute, and he is rhythmically raising his head up to the sky to howl along, and even manages to catch a tune that pairs together so […]
After having lost his mother due to lack of medical facility in his village, this man started an ambulance service on his loaned bike to help the poor villagers. Now this common man brings hope for the poor and downtrodden village folks by providing a chance of survival. The ambulance man of India, Karimul Haque, […]
