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.
EMS veteran Mark Postma joins Rob Lawrence to unpack the latest vehicle standards and share why ambulance security can’t be an afterthought
An ambulance is stolen in the U.S. once every 2 weeks … and we are to blame!
Text-message study links early-morning fatigue spikes, call volume and naps to crew alertness
The bill would hold drivers convicted of driving under the influence responsible for paying up to $5,000 in emergency response costs
A combination of daring and improvisation allowed a diabetes patient to undergo a kidney transplant despite a blizzard raging on the East Coast
One of the moderately injured EMTs was airlifted to a hospital
The ambulances were allegedly not properly equipped for driving in the snow
The medics were wearing seatbelts; no one was seriously injured
The incident happened on a China highway and was shared on social media
The off-duty paramedic helped extricate the driver using trauma shears he was carrying while driving by the crash scene
Several other victims suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene in San Jose
The collision caused a secondary incident after the ambulance hit a light pole, which pierced a car’s roof
The bus veered into the opposite lane, rammed through a guardrail and slid down the mountainside
Considering the frequency of ambulance collisions, our co-hosts ask the question: Are EMS providers properly trained to operate an emergency vehicle?
The victims were believed to be an adult and four children
The UK paramedic was airlifted to a hospital and was in serious but stable condition
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
A semitrailer failed to slow down and crashed into an ambulance stopped at the scene of a previous collision
The elderly man was being transported from the hospital to his home when the ambulance collided with a tractor trailer in white-out conditions
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening; Seattle police are investigating the crash
The driver who ran a red light, causing the 3-vehicle crash, is in a Kansas jail awaiting charges
The paramedic driving the ambulance lost control of the vehicle on an ice-covered road
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The woman lost control of her car on an icy road and crossed into the oncoming lane, crashing into the ambulance head on
The ambulance was transporting a patient to a hospital when it crashed into a utility pole
Both rigs were running lights and sirens, but the firefighter driving the ambulance ran a red light
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Paramedic driving the ambulance was only vehicle occupant and was transported to the hospital for observation
Though it might seem odd John Malcolm is glad an out-of-control driver hit the ambulance and not another vehicle
The 2013 crash caused EMT Garry Bluhm to suffer from post-concussion syndrome
The ambulance was struck by a van as it attempted to make a left turn
