Gold Cross Ambulance Service

JUNE 29, 2022

No two calls for an ambulance are ever exactly the same. In today’s blog, we take a closer look at 10 of the most common reasons that people call for an ambulance. So while this isn’t a specific look into the reasons why people end up needing a Gold Cross ambulance, a lot of the data mirrors our own.

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EMT City

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Craft, age 59, was brought by ambulance to the emergency room because she thought she was dying. Craft assumed that she was having a heart attack, and so did the admitting emergency room personnel. Cardiac markers did not show that she was having a heart attack, nor did an EKG. But the case was more complicated.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The concept of rapid assessment for heart attacks and strokes is not foreign to the general public, but these emergencies do not include rapid destruction of clothing, private examinations performed in front of audiences, or a quick succession of invasive procedures.

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Broken Paramedic

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Dear frontline ambulance colleagues, After 12 years of responding to 999 calls and subsequently watching from the sidelines as family and friends continue to do so, I am only too aware of the ever increasing pressures and the ongoing erosion of the ambulance clinicians’ lot. ” Ouch.

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Utah's Paramedic and EMS Academy

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With every second counting, your ambulance races towards the scene, lights flashing and sirens blaring. Another critical task that must be completed at every shift's start is ensuring the ambulance is stocked. One example is when an EMT is called to a scene where a patient is experiencing a heart attack.

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NCOAE

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

EMTs are not just “ambulance drivers,” although that’s certainly a critical part of their occupation. For EMTs and patients, an ambulance is more than transportation to the hospital. Also, how to recognize a heart attack or stroke and what to do to give the patient the best chance of survival. Where Else do EMTs Work?

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TIMER

JANUARY 20, 2022

They have to clean, maintain, and stock the ambulance and respond to 911 calls at anytime. For instance, it can be bleeding, seizures or fit, heart attack, stroke, sudden breathing issue, or some other health problem or accident. What are those signs? Let’s find out.

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Emergency Medical Technician EMT EMT Heart Attack 40