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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

That’s because paramedics call ahead to alert an ER prior to arrival, explained researcher ... Parents should call an ambulance to transport a seriously injured child, particularly if they ...