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.
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
Harnessing next-generation clinical guidance to reduce chaos and enhance confidence for EMS providers
Knowing when to use these management tools to identify and reduce at-risk work behaviors is critical to being a successful EMS leader
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
The firefighters, who were on the hood of a car trying to disconnect the battery, were thrown from the car; the EMT working on a patient suffered a minor injury
The i3 Emergency Vehicles feature a range of optional extras specifically designed for emergency services
The medic who was driving the ambulance lost control of the vehicle, causing it to flip several times
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
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