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.
Discuss these ambulance crash characteristics with your department’s emergency vehicle operators
With more safety data available, ambulance remounts may be the next to receive significant upgrades to minimum quality standards
Careful monitoring, witnessed documentation and a record of any actions will protect controlled substances in the ambulance from theft
James Wesley, who was driving an ambulance involved in a fatal crash, did not disclose his extensive felony record
Police said Martin Laravillela stole an ambulance and crashed it into a police cruiser while celebrating his birthday at a Dave and Busters
The crash killed James Wesley, who was driving the ambulance, and Larry Marshall Jr., who was being transported from a dialysis appointment
Officials said the patient that was being transported in the ambulance also died in the crash after the driver of the ambulance lost control
The ambulance, with lights and sirens activated, was en route to the hospital when it proceeded through an intersection and collided with a vehicle
Mike Ankenbrand and Emmett Thomas are back on the job after being injured in an ambulance crash that killed the patient they were transporting
Justin Amos told police he saw the ambulance with its lights and sirens on, but did not yield because he had a green light
Kayden, 3, is in the hospital after a teen crashed into the ambulance he was being transported in, and his mother Alexis said she’s not sure he’s going to make it
Officials said the man stole the ambulance and crashed it into a light pole after being kicked out of the hospital for growing disruptive
Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Marcos Leonardo Gudino was a passenger in a military ambulance that crashed while returning home from weekend training
The Allina Health crew was transporting a 3-year-old boy when a teen driver crashed into the ambulance
Debra Lock, who was a front-seat passenger in the ambulance, died on the scene of the crash that also injured the rest of the crew
The driver and passenger of the ambulance were transported to the hospital, and the driver of the other vehicle died on the scene
The firefighters were transported to the hospital in stable condition; the paramedics were treated on scene for their injuries
Prevent the spread of disease and promote provider health and safety with frequent and effective ambulance decontamination
The ambulance, which drove off the side of the road and into a ravine, was driving erratically for a few miles
Trooper Allison Oyler and two others in the ambulance were hospitalized after the crash
Police said the ambulance was on its way to a call when the vehicle crashed into the ambulance
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Richard Sharp with his medical bills while he recovers from surgery
The EMS providers, as well as the patient, were transported to the hospital after the crash
The two ambulances were en route to a swift water rescue when one ambulance turned around after being called to return and was “sideswiped” by the other
The American Legion Ambulance Association is back up and running thanks to donated ambulances, but still needs help with the $2 million in damages
An AMR ambulance that had been idling caught fire, causing compressed oxygen to blow up and sending shrapnel hurtling through the air in a 100-foot radius
Officials say oxygen tanks inside some of the squad’s ambulances exploded shortly after the fire began, helping the flames to quickly spread
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer that would allow them to remove Jose Martin Duran Romero if he’s released from local custody
American Medical Response regional director Scott White said EMS attendant Garry Johns was a quiet, but personable employee
Authorities helped control traffic after Joseph Cooper said he lost control of his car on the highway
