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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The surviving medic is being treated after a UT East Texas Health System ambulance crashed into an 18-wheeler
While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission electric vehicles into service
Officials said the ambulance was carrying a patient when the collision occurred
Officials said the driver was conscious and breathing after the pickup truck landed upright on the highway below
Officials said a group of juveniles got inside the rig and started driving it while Sacramento firefighters were on a medical call
Putnam County firefighters arrived to find the ambulance cab “fully involved” in flames
Billerica Paramedic Brian McSweeney nearly lost his right leg after being pinned between the car and a building
Police said the snow-covered ground gave out underneath the New Gloucester Ambulance rig
Officials say the man was transported to the hospital in critical condition
Ohio State Highway Patrol officials said the other driver dropped his cellphone and crashed while trying to pick it up
The collision at an intersection caused the ambulance to drive into a snow embankment
The MetroAtlanta Ambulance crew still completed their shift despite the two crashes, including a hit-and-run
Three Armstrong Ambulance EMTs were among those injured in the two-vehicle crash
The fire put Jeff Davis County 911 and ambulance services out of commission until other counties stepped in to provide coverage
The town of Neptune is the first in the country to equip all of its ambulances with the mounted electrostatic disinfectant system, according to the system’s creator
Police say the man crashed the rig into hospital property before driving off
The suspect was removed from the roof with the assistance of Boston firefighters
The proposed bill would allow small communities that provide joint ambulance services to recruit drivers without medical training to operate emergency vehicles
Police say a woman stolen the van from outside a dialysis clinic and drove off with an 84-year-old man in the back
Police say the suspect wasn’t able to drive the rig and was quickly apprehended
Police say the man activated the ambulance’s equipment in an attempt to get other vehicles to move out of the way
Crozer EMS Lt. Nick Scull sustained serious injuries in the October crash with a school bus
Geyser Emergency Services is working to raise the $200,000 it needs to purchase a replacement for the rig that was wrecked after being rear-ended
Officials say the driver of the truck fled on foot following the crash
Authorities say it is the second time the man has been charged with DWI and that he was driving without a license when the crash occurred
One EMT was taken to the hospital following the Monday night crash
Officials say the AMR crew fled the rig after being assaulted and that the patient allegedly caused the fire while damaging the ambulance interior
An Ogden Fire Department crew was treating a patient inside a building when the rig was taken from the scene
Police are investigating whether the bolt was intentionally thrown at the rig
The paramedics witnessed the dog being struck while returning to their station last week
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