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.
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
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
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
A fire official said the fire truck got stuck in the mud and leaned over to one side to make contact with the ambulance
The study found that 84 percent of EMS providers in the patient compartments of ambulances that crashed weren’t using their own restraints
The ambulance sustained minor damage, and the patient was transferred to another ambulance for the remainder of the transport.
Jeremiah Brown was responding to a call when the ambulance he was in collided with a pickup truck last year.
Officials said the ambulance was not on a call and was not transporting a patient at the time of the crash.
Florence Stricker, 87, was being transported by Guardian EMS personnel when the ambulance and another vehicle collided at an intersection March 23, 2015
The pickup’s driver had no license and was charged for operating while impaired; the ambulance was running lights and sirens
Robert Frain, 69, was properly restrained in a wheelchair when the crash occurred; officials said weather was a factor in the crash
An EMT and a civilian suffered minor injuries when the two vehicles collided at an intersection
A pickup truck struck the ambulance before veering off the side of the road
The ambulance was transporting a patient to a hospital when the crash occurred
The ambulance was transporting a patient and had its lights and sirens activated while crossing the intersection
The ambulance was transporting a patient when the crash occurred
James Burton had previously installed a dash camera to monitor his son’s driving