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 ambulance was transporting a patient with major injuries at the time, along with three firefighter and two AMR paramedics.
Paramedics were responding to a call in the area when Amber Lynn Sills took the ambulance and, when blocked by police, rammed into a cruiser
Jacob Mims, 27, forced his way out of the ambulance en route to a medical facility and slammed the rear door on an EMT’s arm
Police said the ambulance was responding to an aided case and had its lights and sirens activated when it struck the victim while he was crossing an intersection
The collision left one person in serious condition, and two paramedics and the driver of the vehicle with minor injuries
A teenager, 19, was crossing the street when an FDNY ambulance struck her
The agent, who has not been identified, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition
Police are investigating an ambulance crash that left four people injured, including two paramedics
The newest version provides vehicle certification labeling systems and templates for compliance, as well as weight and payload information that can be used by FSAM
The ambulance had its emergency lights and sirens running when it was struck by another car while crossing an intersection
The Boston EMS Relief Association aims to raise $100,000 for the two EMTs who were attacked
Julie Tejeda, 31, attacked two Boston EMTs while being transported in an ambulance
Thomas Butler, an EMT at Riggs Ambulance Service in Merced County, had recently completed paramedic school
LAPD officials said the ambulance was traveling at normal speed without emergency lights
It took 10 minutes for a replacement ambulance to pick up the patient and continue transporting him to the hospital
A department spokesperson said the paramedics, who were inside the hospital when the ambulance was taken, did not deviate from procedures
Port Jervis Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas McKeon was sleeping in front of the bay doors and was killed after being struck by an ambulance responding to a call
Leemichale Lyman was charged with reckless endangerment, theft of property in the first degree, criminal mischief in the first degree and attempt to elude police
Port Jervis Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas McKeon was asleep in front of the bay door when the ambulance struck him on its way out
An FDNY spokesman said the ambulance was taken out of service on Monday and “sealed in accordance to department procedure.”
A viral video shows a massive crowd of protesters part ways to let the ambulance through
A Graham man is suing Alamance County, Alamance County EMS and an ambulance driver for medical expenses over a crash with an ambulance in 2016
The Seattle Fire Department used extrication tools to open the jammed doors of the car in order to reach the victim
Village council approved repairs and improvements to one of the village’s ambulances, totaling a little less than $50,000
A Labanon firefighter and an EMT went from medical providers to patients while transporting patients to the Atrium Medical Center
A court found that EMT Brandon Dorsa endured psychological and emotional injuries following an ambulance crash as well as developed a drug addiction to pain medication
An ambulance turned left into the driving lane of a motorcycle, causing a collision that killed the rider
The two medics inside the rig were unharmed but the driver of the vehicle — who cops said was driving without a license — was transported to the hospital with a leg injury
One of two smaller cars involved drifted into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into the ambulance, which was not transporting any patients at the time
Two rescue units are being equipped with AeroClave decontamination units and isolation capsules for safe transport
