By Greg FrieseI wear a helmet when I cycle and skate. I have worn a helmet when riding on a rescue snowmobile and an ATV. I see firefighters wearing helmets on the same rescue ...
By Scott M. Bruner Product EditorThe proper removal of helmets during responses to motorcycle accidents is vital to the safety of patients – and a new product is aiming to ...
If you Web search the word '‘helmet,' you will find its standard description as a type of head covering performing a variety of functions, from decoration to protection. You will ...
KING5.comSEATTLE — The State Patrol says a motorcycle rider apparently wasn't paying attention when he rammed the back of an ambulance on Interstate 5 in Seattle early ...
We are at the beginning of a safety revolution in EMS. As we learn about the dangers our paramedics and EMTs face in the line of duty, it has become increasingly difficult to ...
By Oka Hutchins and Earl Brechlin Mount Desert Islander Copyright 2008 Mount Desert IslanderMOUNT DESERT — Firefighters from across the county worked through the morning to ...
Fully implementing NFPA 1500, especially sections addressing PPE, is a major focus of Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week. ...
By Josh Poltilove Tampa TribuneTAMPA, Fla. — Kelverick Lewis thought his infant son needed to go to the hospital, and he got enraged after Tampa Fire Rescue arrived on scene ...
By Domenick Moore The News Item Copyright 2008 The News Item SHAMOKIN, Pa. — The sight of a paramedic on a bicycle seems to be an irresistible invitation for ...
By Ben Calwell Charleston Gazette Copyright 2008 Charleston Newspapers CHARLESTON, W.V. — Firefighter Lt. James Hill remembers the time a few years ago, when a dump truck ...
The EMS safety innovations unveiled at EMS Today in Baltimore covered a wide range of technologies and trends that directly carried over to FDIC, held last weekend in ...
By Jane Lerner The Journal News Copyright 2008 The Journal News WEST NYACK, N.Y. — An emergency medical technician whose right arm was amputated after the ambulance she was ...
By Cyril Dixon The Express Copyright 2008 The Express EAST MIDLANDS, UK — An 82-year-old woman is being sued by a paramedic who twisted his ankle when he tripped on her ...
Tribune Chronicle Copyright 2008 Tribune Chronicle WARREN, Ohio — A city man who police said tried to steal a television set from Sam’s Club Friday afternoon was due in ...
Have you ever been told to “hold the patient down and ended up getting punched, kicked, bitten, or head butted?” This presentation demonstrates how to properly stabilize an ...
By Sophia Chang Newsday Copyright 2007 Newsday, Inc. NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. — A Nassau County Police Department ambulance driver was injured yesterday after four men in a passing car, ...
By Andrea Lorenz and Corrie MacLaggan Austin American-Statesman Copyright 2007 The Austin American-Statesman All Rights Reserved AUSTIN, Texas — Three University of Texas students ...
Editor's note: This is a third-party editorial that does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of EMS1.com. Chicago Sun Times Copyright 2007 Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. All Rights ...
By Andrew Brophy Connecticut Post Online Copyright 2007 MediaNews Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fire Department's new hazardous materials identification ...
The top firefighter coat on the heap in Pheasant Run Resort's convention hall in St. Charles looked like it belonged in the trash. Grime coated the sleeves. Insulation bulged out ...
