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.
Every ground ambulance and helicopter crash has different causal factors, but we must look at system design and safety behaviors to prevent further crashes
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
MedStar Mobile Health Care shares their experiences to improve driving safety and reduce repair costs through training, technology and culture change
The ambulance was en route to a hospital after responding to a car crash involving their patient onboard
Officials said the officer was backing up his patrol car to close a traffic lane when he hit the bus driver
Officials had no information on how the incident occurred
Four paramedics and the driver of the car were sent to the hospital with minor injuries
A patient, EMT and paramedic were inside the ambulance during a non-emergency transport when the crash occurred
The crash killed two people and injured 13 others, including the driver
The school bus was carrying a high school track team returning from a meet
The purpose of the guidance is to reduce the gap as much and as soon as possible, until evidence can be collected, analyzed and used to develop standards specifically for children
Police said the ambulance flipped over after it was cut off by another driver
Police said the SUV flipped and struck a sedan after colliding with a private ambulance
Police said the suspect is still at large after striking the ambulance
There were no patients in the ambulance at the time and no one inside the clinic was injured
Officials said the boy was taken to a hospital with serious injuries
Officials said the ambulance and another vehicle crashed at an intersection
Police were engaged in a high-speed pursuit when the man crashed into the rear of an ambulance
The ambulance was transporting a non-critical patient when the man allegedly “darted out onto the roadway”
Four EMS providers were inside the ambulance at the time of the crash
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when a FedEx truck failed to yield to the rig
The ambulance was not responding to an emergency call when the crash occurred and there were no patients on board at the time
The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it rear-ended another vehicle, whose driver said they did not hear the sirens
The ambulance was in the process of passing a semi truck when a gust of wind caused the ambulance to overcorrect
The driver lost control of the Lick Fork Missionary Baptist Church bus in a curve and hit an embankment
Michael Collums, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene; his colleague on board was transported to the hospital with serious injuries
A woman struck the ambulance after veering into a ditch and overcorrecting to get back on the highway
Timothy McCormick and Cody Medley were killed when a distracted driver struck their ambulance
Responders were transporting a patient to a nursing home when the crash occurred
A paramedic and EMT in the ambulance were able to climb out of the vehicle as it was wedged between two concrete barriers
Arthur McArthur, 77, suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene
Officials said the ambulance was responding to a call when the collision occurred