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Tag: ambulance

An ambulance driver stands in front of an ambulance.
Posted inRural Health

Life in a rural ‘ambulance desert’ means sometimes help isn’t on the way

by KFF Health News September 17, 2023September 14, 2023

By Taylor Sisk CARROLLTON, Ala. — Annie Jackson can’t know whether her sister Grena Prude might have survived had an ambulance been more readily available when she went into cardiac arrest on May 10. But Jackson is convinced her sister would have at least had a chance. Prude, 55, died at the steps of Carrollton […]

An EMS worker exits an ambulance to respond to a car accident
Posted inHealthcare Workers

EMS departments across North Carolina are understaffed and over burdened

by Rachel Crumpler and Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven October 5, 2022October 5, 2022
A photo of an ambulance and a rescue helicopter which will help patients with chest pain determine where they need to go
Posted inHealthcare Workers

‘Running calls around the clock’: FEMA ambulances assist depleted EMS crews

by Carolina Public Press February 26, 2022February 25, 2022

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