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.
Technological advances such as RFID have transformed both the efficacy and efficiency of ambulance service
Examining disciplinary culture, administration and perception in EMS
Keeping them going round and round during fuel supply disruptions
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
The first responders on bicycles will be able to respond to medical emergencies more quickly than on larger apparatus
The two ambulance companies were allowed to serve the same area due to one of the agencies being understaffed
Police said the crewmember who was driving the ambulance was not at fault in the crash that killed three people in another vehicle
At least two people in the ambulance were transported with injuries
Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group’s collective experience
Marion County Fire Rescue urged motorists to stay alert and yield for emergency vehicles after the rig was struck while transporting a patient
Santiam Hospital is offering $1,000 for information about theft of the rig, which was destroyed by flames
The rig was flipped on its side along a highway in El Paso
The driver of a pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash with an ambulance carrying a patient
The EMT is accused of failing to yield to a pedestrian, failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to exercise due care
Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie said crews are responding to back-to-back calls and being pressured to “expedite”
A woman who was being treated by paramedics took off in the rig and drove it around with its lights and sirens on
FDNY EMT Brandon Dorsa, 36, suffered severe psychological trauma following an ambulance crash in 2015
Our co-hosts discuss several EMS items in the news and how they impact first responders on the ground
Two people inside the ambulance were injured and witnesses said they saw the driver of the other vehicle exit with a head injury
A 60-year-old woman is suspected of driving while intoxicated in the crash that seriously injured Joachim-Plattin Paramedic Erik Bedwell and Capt. Greg Maguire
Police say the Tesla was possibly on “Autopilot” at the time of the crash and are investigating whether the driver was drunk