Ambulance Safety
This directory offers a curated selection of articles on Ambulance Safety, focusing on best practices for EMS professionals. Topics include safe driving techniques, equipment securing, and protocols to minimize risks during transport. Prioritizing Ambulance Safety is essential for protecting both patients and EMS personnel. Additionally, explore our resources on emergency vehicle operations, which are closely related to maintaining safety standards in the field. Use this directory to stay informed and ensure that your ambulance operations adhere to the highest safety standards.
Traditional methods of decontamination may miss key threats – automated methods can provide a solution
An ambulance security New Year’s resolution
Prevent and survive an attack by pre-planning your fight or flight response
The Honolulu Fire Department is leading the investigation with assistance from federal, state and local agencies
The two injured Litchfield firefighter-paramedics extricated themselves and began treating the person in the passenger vehicle
The Honolulu EMS ambulance caught fire before entering the hospital
AAA, IAFC, IAFF and NAEMT write to Secretary Pete Buttigieg to restore production levels
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Doug Barfield described the suspects as “two knuckleheads on motorcycles that are just weaving in and out”
A Kunkel Ambulance spokesperson said employees were cleaning the rig between shifts when Vanessa Armstead got in and drove away
The head-on crash with a car flipped the rig onto its side and caused major damage to both vehicles
A fundraiser is in place to cover the costs of repairs, as well as a structure where the North Shore Rescue Squad’s rig can be parked more safely
AMR providers started transporting mental health patients in 2016, and some say their increased contact with people having such crises puts them at increased risk
The survey questions address lights and siren use with regard to response times, patient outcomes, collision risks, transport time and billing
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company said the patient was transferred to another ambulance
Authorities determined that the EMS provider who was driving the Gold Cross ambulance was responsible
The three occupants of the ambulance were transported to a hospital for treatment, but no other injuries were reported, police said
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
Boyd County Sheriff’s Office deputies said that the NetCare employee who had been driving the ambulance kept changing his story
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
“We’ve had multiple situations because of how poorly maintained our fleet of vehicles is, where an ambulance will break down en route to critical calls,” the union president said
The driver of the truck that crashed with a Malta and McConnellsville Fire Department ambulance was pronounced dead at the scene
The EMS providers were transporting a cardiac arrest patient when their ambulance collided with a police vehicle and overturned
Vanessa Armstead was rescued from Irondequoit Bay last year, but the ambulance sank
Phillip Shane Bradford overpowered the sheriff’s deputy who took him to the hospital and fled in an ambulance, the sheriff’s office said
Sgt. Michael Daniel-Hagan became ill during a training exercise, was transported to a medical center with limited bed space and was being transferred
Baton Rouge police found that the EMS provider who had been driving the ambulance immediately rendered aid and took Kiyana Baskin, 20, to a hospital
Officials with the St. Charles County Ambulance District and the Metro West Fire District said they hope the technology improves safety and response times
All four EMTs were transported to a hospital after the crash that sent one rig careening into a building
James Lavelle Walley apologized Monday after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual battery and two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes
This week’s photo shows Advocate Children’s Hospital’s brand-new ambulance
Locust Twp. Police Chief Allen Breach said that the EMS provider was riding in the back of the rig, and she and her partner were not transporting a patient
The ambulance was taken from Sherman Oaks Hospital and struck the other vehicles about three minutes later; none of the injuries were reported to be serious
An attending doctor said the crash likely did not contribute to the patient’s death at Skokie Hospital
