SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
EMS veteran Mark Postma joins Rob Lawrence to unpack the latest vehicle standards and share why ambulance security can’t be an afterthought
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
The physical injuries have healed, but the emotional pain of being attacked by a patient impacts a Maine paramedic every day
In the real world it is impossible for a scene to be 100% safe; therefore we must constantly assess risk
Guest Kip Tietsort explores the importance of training EMS providers to use critical thinking skills to handle a violent patient situation
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson consider criteria for activating lights and sirens, and ponder whether the new show “Nightwatch” is an accurate depiction of EMS
He dragged the cardiac patient more than a quarter mile to the nearest ambulance during a response to to a 30-car pileup in New Jersey.
Read the report and apply the lessons learned to improve your policies, training, and operations
While there has been controversy over the new NFPA standards, they contain design changes that will serve as a base for new, safer ambulances
Overtired people make poor decisions, and sometime it can put patients, us, and our loved ones at risk
A look at what NFPA 1917 means for ambulance design and how we got here
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
