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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Firefighters had to cut the woman from her vehicle; the ambulance was not on call at the time of the collision
The ambulance began overheating; both EMS providers were able to escape before it caught fire
The ambulance lost control and rolled down a steep embankment; the toddler was not strapped in and is in intensive care
An EMS provider and patient were in the ambulance at the time but were uninjured
A truck failed to yield to the ambulance running lights and sirens
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
There were no patients on board and no EMS providers were injured in the crash
All three crew members were wearing seat-belts and were not injured
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Two paramedics and a trainee were in the rig; one paramedic suffered minor injuries
Eric Oviedo suffered several fractured ribs, a head laceration, a concussion and bumps and bruises
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The Ohio ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital; no one was injured in the crash
The ambulance did not have a patient on board at the time of the crash
A second EMT was injured in the incident that occurred at the West Jefferson EMS headquarters
The ambulance was responding to an emergency with its lights and sirens activated
Two EMS providers were also injured in the incident just outside a New Orleans hospital
Data from the CDC show injuries including violence, car crashes and drug poisonings and overdoses are the leading cause of deaths for Americans up to the age of 44
The accident occurred during a snowstorm that was expected to drop up to a foot of snow on parts of the state
The paramedics were not transporting a patient and were not injured in the collision
The ambulance was traveling with its lights and sirens activated when it was struck by a vehicle
Eric Oviedo suffered moderate injuries, including some rib fractures, a head laceration, a concussion and several bumps and bruises
First responders were able to free the unresponsive man by pushing his vehicle away from the wall
A video shot in Moscow shows a taxi cutting in front of an ambulance and then blocking it
Kaitlyn Carlson, 22, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.247, which is more than three times the legal threshold
The man shot a second video of himself following another ambulance less than 24 hours after the first incident
Dashcam video captured two young men joking, checking their phones and smoking while driving in the stolen vehicle
The driver who ran the red light was an elderly woman who won’t face criminal charges
An SUV driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the ambulance head on
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