Feb. 15—Ambulances in the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services are getting new stretchers and stair chairs this week to provide better patient and provider safety, Fire Chief Tom Coe ...

Each week, EMT's respond to 911 calls and find patients who can be tough to transport - weighing more than 500 pounds. Three months ago, Nashville's Fire Department installed 14 hydraulic stretchers ...

This week on Monday Night Raw, Braun Strowman shocked WWE viewers by lifting up an ambulance while Roman Reigns was inside it. Obviously, he didn’t really lift the ambulance, nor did he throw Roman ...

ROXBURY (CBS) - The obesity problem in America has been creating some unique challenges for emergency workers, as some patients they are trying to save are too large for the emergency equipment.

DENVER, Oct. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM) announced today its Products Division has unveiled the new EZ Lift 1300 wheeled patient stretcher at the annual Air ...

“It saves our backs a lot,” Vesce said about stretchers that created an occupational hazard for paramedics. “Over a 25-year career of lifting a 250-pound person six or seven times a day, it’s good for ...

Moving from manual to powered stretchers could reduce the number of injuries to paramedics by 78 per cent, a study has found. The study found that paramedics who had access to stretchers with a ...