Calling 9-1-1 for a medical emergency typically leads to a trip in an ambulance to a nearby emergency room. Research shows ... not just as an ambulance arriving as fast as possible, but as ...

Severely injured children brought to an ER by their parents aren't treated as quickly as those who arrive via ambulance ... ahead to alert an ER prior to arrival, explained researcher Dr. Robert ...

Wait times have grown significantly for Buncombe County ambulance patients arriving at the Mission Emergency ... The current situation in the ER is unsafe and unsustainable.” ...

An ambulance ride may also be beneficial since you can start receiving preliminary care before arriving at the hospital. How Do You Choose Between the ER, Urgent Care or Calling 911? The main ...

American Medical Response, or AMR, ambulance crews had to wait more than an hour, on average, to transfer patients from their care to the care of emergency room staffers. Those delays point to ...

Why are patients staged by severity when arriving to the ER? Triage is an important part ... In addition, emergency departments also see ambulance traffic first since they are often critical.

Parents or Ambulance: How a Child Reaches an ER ... That’s because paramedics call ahead to alert an ER prior to arrival, explained researcher Dr. Robert Hirst, an emergency medicine registrar ...