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.
Smart ambulances help EMS agencies become more data-driven, making fleet management safer and more cost-effective
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The surviving medic is being treated after a UT East Texas Health System ambulance crashed into an 18-wheeler
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
Providers responding to a medical call blocked a woman’s parked car with the rig, resulting in an altercation and leading to her arrest
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The TCAD Paramedic crew that witnessed a motor vehicle crash took immediate action to slow the fire and remove the victim from the vehicle
In a letter to the National Governors Association, the American Paramedic Association presents data about EMS providers’ exposure to the virus and asked for equal priority in Phase 1
An analysis by ESO found that providers spent more than 30 minutes on average with each confirmed COVID-19 patient, including 15 minutes in the confined space of an ambulance
A car can been seen nearly striking first responders before hitting an emergency vehicle head-on
A driver suspected of driving under the influence plowed into Erik Bedwell’s ambulance, sending him, his patient and his future into a tailspin
The Limon Area Fire Protection District rig was heavily damaged but no injuries were reported in the crash
Police determined the employee who was driving the rig failed to yield at a red light
The police medic suffered a dislocated left ulna, fractured left hand and neck and back pain
Police said the driver was distracted by an argument with another driver when he rolled into the ambulance
The ambulance was struck by a car at an intersection while running lights and sirens on Thursday
Video shot by a bystander appears to show the parking enforcement officer refusing to move for the rig while leaving a ticket
Officials said the fire was caused by a generator malfunction
A photo captured by a bystander appears to show a paramedic putting a pool table into the back of an ambulance
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