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.
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An ambulance and vehicle collision immediately transforms an incident from the patient’s emergency to an emergency shared with the EMS crew
Agencies should apply the same thinking that’s improved patient care to improve driver safety.
A Montana BMW driver ran a red light, hitting an AMR ambulance with four people in it
Two Acadian Ambulance EMTs and two bystanders were struck while tending to an accident victim
Officials said the tanker truck did not stop and yield to an ambulance that had its lights and sirens on
A man who had been stabbed by his wife died when the ambulance collided with another vehicle en route to the hospital
The ambulance was running lights and sirens at the time of the crash; the patient did not suffer further injuries
Two of the three members of the ambulance crew were taken to an area hospital after another vehicle hit the ambulance
Police are investigating the driver’s interference of the ambulance which was transporting a patient
The ambulance was T-boned by a vehicle which ran a red light
A driver disregarded a traffic signal and collided with the ambulance
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
Police used a tracking system inside the vehicle to pinpoint the fleeing driver as she careened through city streets, slamming into several vehicles
EMS providers and civilians escaped serious injuries in three different ambulance collisions
The ambulance failed to make a complete stop at a red light before crossing an intersection
The Pine Grove Area Community Ambulance crew and patient escaped the fire unharmed
The Nash County EMS providers did not sustain life-threatening injuries and cared for the injured vehicle occupants
A patient was being transported to a hospital for injuries from a previous crash
A mother, her 2-year-old son and a babysitter pushing a 10-month-old were injured
Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant stepped up to get an ambulance through traffic jam
Some passengers from the bus being treated at that hospital were in stable condition
The woman suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to the hospital
All eight were taken to the hospital with minor injuries; the ambulance was transporting a patient
Brian Desormeaux suffered eight broken ribs, a broken right shoulder blade, vertebrae fractures, lumbar spinous process fractures and also suffered a small pneumothorax
The man hit the front passenger side door of the ambulance, injuring one paramedic
The ambulance got caught after dropping a patient off at a dialysis center; no one was stuck inside the ambulance
Eleven MedStar ambulances and support vehicles were totaled and severely damaged after a hail storm in March
