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.
Examining disciplinary culture, administration and perception in EMS
Keeping them going round and round during fuel supply disruptions
Our co-hosts discuss the mounting obstacles for EMS during the unprecedented winter weather with Chief Rodriguez and how they are preparing for the future
Despite extensive research finding lights and siren use makes little difference in patient outcomes, and in fact causes harm to patients, providers and the public, too many continue to respond hot
A heart attack patient died and eight FDNY members were injured when the ladder truck T-boned the ambulance
Police said the man had been transported to the hospital after an earlier crash in which he nearly ran over an officer
A car collided with a Fond du Lac Fire Rescue ambulance, ejecting one person from the car and trapping another
Police called the ambulance after the woman complained of abdominal pain from pregnancy during a traffic stop
The bill seeks to update the state’s 2001 “steer clear” law with stiffer penalties and clearer rules about driving near emergency scenes and vehicles
Officials say a pick-up truck crossed the yellow line, struck the ambulance and left the scene
Officials say the ambulance crew began life-saving measures before a second ambulance transported the man
Officials said a pickup truck going the wrong way collided with a Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency ambulance
Field officers must manage the tactical direction to guide EMTs and paramedics to do their jobs more safely, effectively and efficiently
Houston’s firefighters’ union said in a statement that the incident is a sign of neglect by city officials
Midwest Medical Transport EMT Tonya Bruscher was killed when the ambulance struck the back of a semitrailer
A concerned motorist who noticed the ambulance drifting on and off the road began filming and called the police
Firefighters warded off the bees by dousing them with water
The driver of the car, Ashley Rose Jimenez, lost control of her vehicle, crashed into a highway barrier and into an ambulance, police said
Our host and guest host tackle road safety and how to get the most out of virtual conferences
A baby was among those injured in the two-vehicle crash, officials said
Florida Highway Patrol officials say the private ambulance crashed into the Martin County bus while transporting a 77-year-old patient
Officials say the Med-Care ambulance transporting a patient rear-ended the pickup truck at a stop light
Police said the driver of the other vehicle ran a red light, hit the ambulance and then fled the scene on foot
Police said the ambulance was running and unlocked outside of a nursing home before it was stolen
The ambulance crew was responding to a 911 call at the time of the crash
EMS providers said they were forced to wheel a stretcher for a quarter-mile down the road after being told it wouldn’t be cleared for another hour
Officials say the man’s leg was run over after he jumped off a golf cart trying to avoid the oncoming ambulance
The paramedics were reportedly treating a patient near a vehicle when they became dizzy due to an unknown chemical in the vehicle
EMTs said the man’s actions forced them to leave the scene for their safety
William V. Watson was ordered to serve one year in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the collision
Gov. Jim Justice initially allocated $100 million to maintenance of 95 roadways he calls “COVID-19 highways”
Joachim Plattin Ambulance District officials say Paramedic Erik Bedwell has a “wonderful attitude” and put out a request for coin donations
