The Rock Island Fire Department has donated a power cot and stair chair to the EMS program at Black Hawk College. This is according to officials with the community college. "Thanks to the Rock Island ...

Dare County Emergency Medical Services has received a new powered stair chair to help in emergencies, especially in elevated homes. It's also expected to help reduce lifting injuries among first ...

SOUTHERN SHORES, N.C. — Sandy Slates and her husband, Bob, have owned a house in the Outer Banks for decades and now call Southern Shores home. "We bought our first property in 1971, built a house in ...

The Davis County Hospital’s EMS Department has purchased a stair chair with $17,000 in funds provided by the Davis County Hospital Foundation. The chair is battery-powered and has treads that allow it ...

The Davis County Hospital’s EMS Department has purchased a stair chair with $17,000 in funds provided by the Davis County ...

Which stair chairs are best? For people with limited mobility, getting up and down stairs — in an emergency or otherwise — can present a huge challenge. It may even be impossible. For this reason, ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) – Dare County EMS recently announced they received donations for a powered stair chair from multiple different residents of the Southern Shores area. According to a release, a ...

“Breaking backs” is an apt description for paramedics’ work as they safely muscle a 300-pound sick patient down a narrow staircase in the middle of the night. Officials say back injuries are the No. 1 ...