Ambulance Transport
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
ALS services are used for patients that require acute monitoring during a transport. This can range from continuous intravenous fluids, cardiac monitoring, and/or ventilators. Licensed paramedics, who are ready to handle life-threatening emergencies, should they arise during a transport, conduct ALS transports. These transports are typically utilized by emergency rooms for hospital-to-hospital transfers and by Long Term Acute Care facilities.
Basic Life Support (BLS)
BLS services are for patients who cannot safely ride in a vehicle or wheelchair, and instead require an individual to lie on a stretcher to be monitored during a transport. These patients only require basic level of medical supervision, and BLS services can range from transports to and from healthcare facilities as well as private residences. Two EMT-Basics can provide basic airway management, bleeding control, and/or patient stabilization while on scene and during the transfer.