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
Brian Bigelow, 22, swerved to miss a deer and suffered serious head injuries
Emergency responders cut the man, who failed to stop at a red light, from the car about 30 minutes after the crash
An EMS commander and another person were injured in a vehicle crash involving an ambulance
The man is in serious condition after running in front of the ambulance, which did not have lights and sirens activated
The EMS agency was already replacing two trucks, but this ambulance wasn’t one of them
The fire truck was struck while protecting the scene were medics and a rescue squad worked a vehicle crash
After an ambulance crashed with a car, which ended up on its roof, medics from the same ambulance treated the passengers
The driver was allegedly reading a newspaper article on her phone while driving
The woman was in a hospital in police custody when she used an ambulance to escape and later crashed it
The EMT was thrown out of the ambulance when the EMS provider who was driving fell asleep at the wheel
Two Va. EMS providers and the car driver, who faces charges, were injured
Paramedics were helping a patient when the car crashed into their parked ambulance
The EMS provider was cited for reckless driving after he fell asleep while driving, causing the vehicle to run off the road
The ambulance didn’t have its sirens activated at the time of the collision
10 people injured in a multiple vehicle collision on the far south side of Chicago
The ambulance was parked on the side of the highway, responding to a rollover, when it was struck by the tractor-trailer
The ambulance was responding to an emergency call and wasn’t transporting any patient when the crash occurred
Barry Miller died in the line of duty when the ambulance he was riding in rear-ended a construction vehicle
Daniel Hampton, 35, died in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with a semi
The bus had just finished its run, and was empty but for the driver
Seventy-four percent of EMS fatalities are transportation related
A 63-year-old man died after his motorcycle hit an ambulance on an emergency call
On three different occasions the drivers fell asleep while transporting patients, causing two deaths and at least one serious injury
The ambulance was transporting an elderly patient, who was not injured, back home
An unknown man reportedly jumped into the vehicle and drove off while two EMTs assisted a patient
It will cost $250K to replace the charred vehicle
The ambulance was returning to the station after a call and did not have lights or sirens activated
MedStar monitored the reporter’s breathing, blood pressure and temperature; it got up to 147 degrees in the car after 15 minutes
Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of the year, a result of more people on the road due to an improved economy and low gas prices
The driver of a pickup truck crossed lanes into oncoming traffic on a La. highway and struck an ambulance
