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.
Considering the frequency of ambulance collisions, our co-hosts ask the question: Are EMS providers properly trained to operate an emergency vehicle?
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Officials said paramedic John A. Nagy is off-duty due to injuries he suffered during the crash and will be on administrative leave when he returns
Authorities said the driver of the bus, who wasn’t identified, suffered a seizure as he drove the bus
The ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck; the car failed to yield to the ambulance
Officials said it is unclear if the man was ejected from the ambulance or another vehicle
Two EMS providers and a patient were transported to the hospital for minor injuries
The crash occurred as the ambulance was transporting a woman to the hospital
The driver of the bus and a passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries
Officials said four people suffered serious injuries, but are expected to survive
An official said the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash
The ambulance reportedly had its light and sirens activated at it slowed down to arrive at a separate collision
Officials said surveillance video shows the ambulance running a red light prior to the incident
Authorities found the ambulance flipped on its side; no patients were on board at the time of the crash
Officials said the ambulance was on a call and attempting to make a U-turn when it was struck by a Jeep
Crew members updated police with their location and other details as the incident unfolded
The driver of the vehicle was issued a citation for making an improper turn
The ambulance was crossing an intersection with its lights and sirens activated when another vehicle failed to yield
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it collided with an SUV at an intersection
Charles McMahan, 39, with Tri-State Ambulance, was killed in the crash; patient Dennis Calvert, 64, was also killed
The bus driver told authorities he swerved to avoid deer that had run in front of the bus
Two people survived and were taken to the hospital; responders are searching for a fifth person
Dr. Stanley Phillips III was killed in a 2013 ambulance crash while transporting a neonatal patient
The woman was preparing to leave her home Thursday and was moving her car to a closer parking spot to load some packages
Tessie Smith was responding to a call in March when her ambulance was struck head-on by an impaired driver
The ambulance was responding to a call and had its lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
Additionally, AAA found that drivers who missed two to three hours of sleep in a 24-hour period more than quadrupled their risk of a crash
Dr. Stanley Phillips III died from his injuries after the ambulance he was in crashed July 10, 2013
Peter Amato fought through blankets of snow to transport a woman awaiting a kidney transplant, a gift his brother had received 18 years ago
The ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck by an SUV at an intersection
