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.
Enhanced visibility, compact storage and easy deployment make the old familiar new again, while improving safety for emergency responders
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More and more departments are adding blocking units to protect emergency scenes
Police said Nicholas Albano put a crew member in a headlock and punched them repeatedly
A vehicle hit the Claiborne County ambulance as crewmembers were rendering aid to a driver from a separate collision
Area agencies donated two fully-stocked rigs after the fire left Parke County EMS with only one functional ambulance
The car’s driver sustained serious injuries in the crash with a Caldwell County EMS ambulance that was transporting a patient with its lights and siren on
The EMS providers, who had been responding to a call, tried to revive the man
Both EMS providers and the car’s driver were transported to a hospital and treated
The institute asks first responders to report incidents and plans to analyze the data
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
The document lays out principles on when and why to use rigs’ lights and sirens — and when not to
The two EMS providers, one patient, and two individuals from the involved vehicle were transported to a hospital
Highway patrol’s preliminary investigation shows that the Dodge driver pulled in front of the ambulance
A Stephens County EMS crew was transporting Amber Chambers, 40, in the rig when she suddenly stood up and “jumped out of the rear doors,” police said
The crew was transporting a patient at the time of the incident, but no injuries were reported
One person was transported to a hospital in the Elkhorn area
Jeramine McCurley was charged with fleeing from an officer and aggravated battery
The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene, and its passenger was transported to a hospital in Shreveport for severe burns
29-year-old James Hvamstad was killed when an ambulance carrying a patient crashed into the rear of his Jeep
An ASAP Ambulance shift manager said that the EMS provider who was driving must have blacked out or fallen asleep
EMS providers were getting ready to unload the patient from the ambulance when he got into the driver’s seat and took off
A reporter being struck during a live news report highlights the danger of working near roadway incidents – one that has proven fatal for many first responders
Washington County EMTs were transporting the teenager, who was having a mental health issue
Two METZ Medical Transport employees were injured but in stable condition following the incident
Lexipol’s Greg Friese, MS, NRP, joins Cebollero and Grayson to discuss the hot topics in 2022, from ambulance safety to provider burnout, and how to steer the EMS ship
Firefighters were able to extricate the EMT from Waldorf Paramedic Ambulance 38 shortly after the incident
“Our hearts hurt so bad for you and your family,” Sarah Kaderli’s employer, City Ambulance Service, said in a statement
The Wake County EMS ambulance crew was responding to a call using the rig’s lights and siren at the time of the crash, police said
Possible changes may affect ambulances’ payload capacity, floor height, lighting, warning devices, doors and more
Houston law enforcement officers said the driver of a black Chevrolet Equinox was probably speeding and did not notice multiple illuminated “wrong way” signs
The time has come for EMS leaders and clinicians to take a data-informed look at how we operate apparatus and the risks involved
The rig hit the underside of a train bridge it was too short to fit under, and the box of the ambulance was partially detached from the front
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