Sentences with phrase «by ambulance care»

PTS ambulances are manned by ambulance care assistants — or PTS drivers — whose training includes comprehensive first aid, specialist driving skills, patient moving and handling techniques, basic life support and patient care skills.

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This experience of being cared for by the nurse stayed with him, and nearly 20 years later his ambulance crew was called to the scene of an accident.

The typical scenario would be that something had gone dreadfully wrong and the community midwives, after exploring their options, would finally, and receiving nothing but hostile response from the various hospitals, would have the patient transported to the hospital by ambulance and then they would all bolt and just leave the patient in the emergency room and to the care of whoever was on emergency call.

In addition, «clinical quality indicators» were introduced in April 2011 to allow patients and the public to see the quality of care provided by ambulance services.

The patient transport service (PTS) branch of the ambulance service provides transport for a wide range of patients including: out patients; disablement service centre patients; routine discharges and admissions; geriatric and psycho geriatric day care; non-urgent inter-hospital transfers; those unable to attend hospital by any other means.

They also cover: Proportion of calls closed with telephone advice or managed without transport to A&E; Re-contact rate following discharge of care - to ensure that ambulance trusts provide safe and effective care the first time; Call abandonment rate - to ensure ambulance trusts can take 999 calls and that people don't abandon their 999 call before a control room operator has answered; Time to answer calls - measuring how quickly all 999 calls are answered; Time until treatment by an ambulance - dispatched health professional; Category A: eight minutes response time — measuring whether those patients most in need of an emergency ambulance get one quickly.

Nurses for a private medical company waited more than 12 hours to call an ambulance and were harshly criticized by state investigators for «egregious» errors in care.

University of Cincinnati research is offering hospitals and trauma centers a unique, accurate and scientific approach to making decisions about transporting critical - care patients by air or by ambulance.

They were taken care of by the ambulance personnel outside the building and -LSB-...]

October 13, 2015 Advanced ambulance care increases mortality Patients suffering from trauma, heart attack or stroke have a better chance at survival if they are transported by a basic life support ambulance than by an advanced life support ambulance, according to a new study involving data from nearly 400,000 patients in non-rural counties nationwide.

Still, show up to an emergency room out of network, assume that preventative care is covered by your health insurance, or take an ambulance ride and — whack — a medical bill of hundreds or even thousands of dollars could wind up in your mailbox.

After a member of the public found the lady lying injured on the floor, she was taken to hospital by ambulance where specialist care was required for severe head injuries.

It is probably fair to say that most people's impression of the personal injury market is formed by brash adverts, nuisance calls, spam text messages, and by the idea of the «ambulance - chasing» lawyer — forcing his card into the hands of an accident victim as they lie waiting for medical care.

You can pick a location and discover whether it falls within a «safe» zone — where you are within 45 minutes to an hour — either by ambulance or helicopter — from a location where you can receive advanced trauma care.

Still, show up to an emergency room out of network, assume that preventative care is covered by your health insurance, or take an ambulance ride and — whack — a medical bill of hundreds or even thousands of dollars could wind up in your mailbox.

Covered Accident Medical Expenses incurred due to Injury only are paid up to the maximum Accident Medical Expense Benefit Limit, for the following eligible expenses: treatment by a Legally Qualified Physician; care or service from a Hospital; services provided by an ambulatory medical - surgical facility; home health care from a licensed home health agency, but only if continued Hospital care would have otherwise been required; attendance of a registered graduate nurse; X-ray examination; or, use of an ambulance.

A well - rounded job seeker with many years of experience in a specific role, the goal was to appeal to ambulance companies and other paramedic roles by highlighting all relevant patient care information.