SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
A paramedic’s sudden death prompts urgent questions about operational norms and caregiver health
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
5 ways a good partner can make the shift go more smoothly and improve patient and provider safety
Join Fitch & Associates, EMS1 and EMS Survey Team to examine the perceptions and experiences of EMS providers across the country
More and more departments are adding blocking units to protect emergency scenes
Three outdated paradigms holding EMS back
Translating data into information, and information into action
Use this acronym to remind crews that readiness is everyone’s responsibility
The ERSI has already tracked 34 first responder roadway-incident deaths in 2022 and an average of two struck-by incidents daily
Sandwich (MA) Fire Chief John Burke reflects on how properly disposing medical waste has helped safeguard his community against COVID-19, the opioid epidemic and in-house medical care
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
