CLEVELAND, Ohio — All 25 of Cleveland’s frontline ambulances will now carry an advanced device officials say will save lives.

On Tuesday, city leaders announced they have finished equipping and training EMS workers with a portable, battery-powered ventilator. They have even used the technology in the field several times already, said Cleveland EMS Commissioner Orlando Wheeler.

Adding ventilators to ambulances – plus the division’s recently added ability to portably give whole-blood transfusions – allows patients to receive life-saving care much faster than before, said EMS education specialist Sgt. Rob Moyer.

“We can basically deploy ICU-level care in the pre-hospital field and try to get better outcomes for our patients,” Moyer said.

David Jockers, the Cleveland Association of Rescue

See Full Page