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Help keep you, your crew and your patient safe at motor vehicle collision scenes
Traditional methods of decontamination may miss key threats – automated methods can provide a solution
An ambulance security New Year’s resolution
Jessamine County EMS moved from 24-hour shifts to help fight fatigue in EMS personnel
Paramedic Dina Filo-O’Neil was in the back of the Lower Kiski ambulance when it struck a guardrail
The time has come for electric vehicles in EMS
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911 audio from Fairfax County shows the caller wanting to “remain a little subtle,” and have the patient transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Findings from an analysis of over 5 million 911 calls offer a reduction in use of lights, siren for EMS personnel safety
ACETECH reps will be in BOOTH #26 at the Arrowhead EMS Conference & Expo in Duluth, Minnesota January 17-21
Technimount’s solutions address the needs of the industry by offering enhanced flexibility and safety during EMS and critical care transport
Snow, fog, smoke and dust: 4 tips for operating in dangerous roadway conditions
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
A South Central Ambulance paramedic was seriously injured in a fatal collision with another vehicle
Prevent and survive an attack by pre-planning your fight or flight response
Four people, including two paramedics, were injured when a pickup truck collided with an ambulance
A future EMT’s submission to the NPR student podcast challenge seeks to educate the public about lights and siren use
Ventilators and monitors will be safely secured inside the 19 MEDIC EMS ambulances
Four Polk County Fire Rescue members were injured when their ambulance crashed into a business
Escondido paramedics smelled smoked while they were transporting a patient to Rady Children’s Hospital
The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs “grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately”
Van-Far Paramedic Jason Bostic suffered multiple fractures in both legs and arms
A driver was critically injured after his minivan crashed into an ambulance responding to a call
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
A car struck a Chicago ambulance, sending it into another vehicle before crashing into a church
A birthday parade was held outside the hospital in Louisville for a Bullitt County paramedic injured an ambulance crash
Haywood County paramedics uninjured after ambulance rolls down an embankment
A Bullitt County paramedic was caring for a patient when he was ejected from the back of the ambulance
Two Prince George’s County firefighters were inside their ambulance at an earlier accident
Durham EMS is not at the point it was several months ago when ambulances were breaking down on calls