Specialty Vehicles

3 Dead in Calif. Medevac Crash

The helicopter had dropped off a patient at a Reno hospital and was returning to its base in Susanville, Calif.

Posted Monday, November 16, 2009

Call for Sick Child Develops into Multi-Patient CO Response

These 10 patients were transported to a Specialty Trauma Center in Baltimore that has a hyperbaric chamber on-board the Department's Medical Ambulance Bus.

Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009

Last Word

MedStar EMS cuts down on ˙habitual clientsÓ; North Last Vegas firefighter/EMTs don pink for a breast cancer cure; and a Maryland ambulance fails to find its way to a call.

Posted Friday, November 6, 2009

Arizona Medical Helicopter Crashes During Training; Two Injured

The pilot of the Eurocopter AS 350 lost control while trying to land at San Carlos's Cutter airport.

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009

Safety Board Blames Overworked Pilot in MSP Chopper Crash

Bunker inadequately assessed the weather, leading him to go forward with the flight, investigators said.

Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Rotor Speed Abnormality Forces CareFlight Helicopter Down

A CareFlight medical helicopter with a patient aboard made a hard landing last night in the desert near Blythe.

Posted Friday, October 23, 2009

EMS Services Begin to Charge Extra for Obese Patients

As the nation battles the obesity crisis, ambulance crews are trying to improve how they transport extremely heavy patients, who become significantly more difficult to move as they surpass 350 pounds.

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009

California Braces for Mudslides

The storm prompted evacuation warnings earlier Tuesday near Santa Cruz and disrupted power across the state.

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Weather System Fixed Near Medevac Crash Site

A county airport weather system has been repaired after it was not working when a medical helicopter crashed in South Carolina, killing three crew members.

Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009

NTSB: South Carolina Medevac Lacked Safety Features

A medical helicopter that crashed in South Carolina last month, killing three crew members, lacked safety features recommended by experts, a federal official said Thursday.

Posted Friday, October 9, 2009