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.
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A police aircraft tracked the ambulance as it drove through Sacramento
A Houston Fire Department ambulance crew was involved in a three-vehicle crash while transporting a patient
A Medic One ambulance crashed after going off road while transporting a patient and two paramedics on board
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
An 8-year-old girl riding a battery-powered dirt bike ran a stop sign in her neighborhood and crashed into an ambulance on its way to a call
Virginia’s Office of EMS adopted CalAmp cloud-based telematic software to reduce the amount of manual reporting that field staff had to contend with, officials said
An Eagle Pass Fire Department FF-EMT was killed, and an EMT sitting in the passenger seat of the rig was flown to a local hospital with serious injuries
Two EMTs were transported for non-life-threatening injuries after a seven-vehicle crash in Camby left a woman dead and six people hospitalized, including two children
EMT Amy Taylor began treating an injured passenger of the vehicle despite sustaining a facial and hip injury herself in the crash, police said
A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
State troopers said an “EMS truck” collided with another vehicle, killing the driver of the vehicle and a passenger
Initial reports indicate paramedics were headed to a call when a black Honda hit them at an intersection
Baltimore police said the driver of the vehicle was dodging a refrigerator in the middle of the road when the incident occurred
A Commonwealth Health Ambulance was involved in a crash that killed an 89-year-old woman
A second ambulance was needed to bring the patient to a hospital after flames burst through the original rig’s roof and hood
A Scranton man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly lighting an ambulance on fire then walking away
“They didn’t want to give me a ride home,” Desai Billingsley can be heard saying in the video
The impact COVID-19 had, and didn’t have, the changes we’re embracing and the change providers want to see
After a reported explosion, Olympia Ambulance supervisor finds rig fully engulfed
A driver in Littlefield and his toddler died after a 3-vehicle crash involving an ambulance, car and semi-truck
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the time saved with lights and siren use has little-to-no impact on patient outcomes
How disciplinary action is perceived offers evidence for implementing Just Culture values
A relief fund was created to help the seriously injured Hendersonville responders
An early morning wreck in Orlando sends survivors to the hospital
Turning off the lights and siren can provide safer outcomes for EMS professionals without compromising patient care
The two Warwick firefighters underwent investigation following a patient’s death
Partnership between St. Charles Health and Crook County Fire & Rescue continues to meet local need
The new additions to the fleet include rescue boats, air units, bariatric medic units, engines and medical units
The ambulance on Long Island was transporting a patient when it was struck by a 49-year-old woman in a BMW
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