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.
Too many medics don’t use seat belts because they interfere with patient care, but one company is working to change that
Incorporating ambulance safety measures into cultural practice can keep patients and providers safe in the event of a collision
Being thoughtful is the key to success in EMS training, providing compassionate care and setting priorities
A Kansas Highway Patrol report said the EMS provider driving the ambulance lost control on the icy roadway and spun 180 degrees into the median
Kootenai County EMS Chief Chris Way said the ambulance, which was designed with safety in mind, “did its job” after a drunk driver crashed into it
Paul Sanchez hopes to return to work by the end of the year after being suspended by his seat belt in the head-on collision
Jeffrey Gable was sentenced to at least six months in prison for his role in a 2016 non-emergency transport ambulance crash that killed a passenger and another driver
A Tomah Area Ambulance Service crew was transporting a patient in emergency mode when flames began shooting out from under the rig, forcing the crew to pull over and evacuate
A whistleblower said William Watson, who was still in training, did not have sirens activated when the ambulance crashed and a woman was killed
Police said the ambulance was transporting a patient when it was struck by another vehicle
Officials said the crew was trying to calm a patient who had tried to climb out of the back of the ambulance when a concrete pumping truck crashed into the rig
Metro EMS paramedics Paul Sanchez and Darius Williams were extricated from the ambulance after it was struck by another vehicle going the wrong way on the highway
Officials said one paramedic and the patient who was being transported are in critical condition, and three others were also hospitalized
Officials said paramedic Lindsey Campbell lost control of the ambulance as she approached a stop sign and drove into a ditch, causing the rig to overturn
The rig’s crew was not responding to a call or transporting any patients at the time of the incident
Lawrence Vanburen-Morgan will be spending between three days and six months in prison after crashing into an ambulance and injuring two EMTs and a patient
Felipe Huerta Jr., 32, and patient Delia Cortines, 68, died and Andrea Rodriguez was hospitalized after an ambulance was struck head-on
Police said the driver of the ambulance fell asleep and ran off the road, crashing into a concrete wall
Officials said the Garrison Fire Department ambulance was on its way back to the station after transporting a patient when the man was hit
Officials said an ambulance at the scene was struck by a vehicle trying to pass a fire truck, and another vehicle struck a police car with an officer inside
Nyema Jackson’s family is suing both West Tennessee Healthcare and Deborah Schichtel, who was driving the ambulance at the time of the crash
The EMS provider was responding to a call when the November crash occurred and had been on duty since 8 a.m. the previous date
EMS providers were trying to get help from police to control the agitated patient when the hijack occurred
Officials said West Tennessee Healthcare paramedic Zachary Pruitt and patient Nyema Jackson were ejected from the ambulance after it struck a rock wall
A video shows two Johannesburg, South Africa, paramedics pretending to faint while on the road in an ambulance as part of a popular video challenge
Scott Eyck, who was driving the ambulance at the time, was not injured
Dunlow Fire and EMS officials said the ambulance caught fire as it was returning to the station after responding to a call
Wall, surface and stretcher mounts help secure equipment within the ambulance, reducing the potential for injury to patients and providers
The growing population of Stamford means more cars on the road, and less space for first responders
Officials said the ambulance was transporting a patient when a reported mechanical issue caused the rig to go up in flames
Paramedics, nurses and others broke into the garage of a home that was unaffected by the fire to keep patients safe after an ambulance caught fire
A three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance left two people dead after a driver lost control and crossed the center line
Westmoreland County EMS Chief Jeff Beasley was suspended after a whistleblower highlighted several violations that occurred before the crash
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