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.
Combine hazmat principles with high-visibility vests, traffic cones, scene lighting and personal lighting devices to reduce MVC scene risks
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Move with purpose to prevent an apparatus crash, slip or fall, and protect the patient from increased discomfort
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
Ammanuel Owar Ojha stole the East Hills ambulance from out front of of Select Specialty Hospital
DUI charge and other charges against Kevin Tirrel McCorvey were dropped in a deal for a reduced prison sentence
A South Central Ambulance paramedic was seriously injured in a fatal collision with another vehicle
Approximately $25,000 has been budgeted to give vehicle training to first responders
Prevent and survive an attack by pre-planning your fight or flight response
Four people, including two paramedics, were injured when a pickup truck collided with an ambulance
Prince George’s County firefighters escaped without injury from the burning Upper Marlboro firehouse
A future EMT’s submission to the NPR student podcast challenge seeks to educate the public about lights and siren use
A driver is dead after his car collided with a school bus on I-90 near Wells
Ventilators and monitors will be safely secured inside the 19 MEDIC EMS ambulances
AMR medics in Grand Rapids were injured when the suspect crashed into their rig after an earlier police pursuit
Four Polk County Fire Rescue members were injured when their ambulance crashed into a business
Escondido paramedics smelled smoked while they were transporting a patient to Rady Children’s Hospital
The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs “grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately”
Van-Far Paramedic Jason Bostic suffered multiple fractures in both legs and arms
Starke County Paramedic Michael Wilcox was killed in an ambulance crash and rollover
A driver was critically injured after his minivan crashed into an ambulance responding to a call
Paramedic Hunter Fruge was told he would have to learn to walk again after a crash that killed his partner
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
Two Van-Far EMS members were flown to University Hospital in Columbus after a fatal head-on collision
A car struck a Chicago ambulance, sending it into another vehicle before crashing into a church
A birthday parade was held outside the hospital in Louisville for a Bullitt County paramedic injured an ambulance crash
An EMT and patient are killed after their ambulance collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
Haywood County paramedics uninjured after ambulance rolls down an embankment
A Bullitt County paramedic was caring for a patient when he was ejected from the back of the ambulance
Two Prince George’s County firefighters were inside their ambulance at an earlier accident
Orlando will begin testing two driverless buses that will run daily on traditional bus routes
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