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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Move with purpose to prevent an apparatus crash, slip or fall, and protect the patient from increased discomfort
Insufficient sleep impacts decision-making, wellness and risk-taking, putting providers and patients at risk
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
One of the wheels hit a car, which then crashed into a light pole
The convoy blew a tire and veered off the side of a bridge, falling about 65 feet
The ambulance suddenly veered off the road; the crash is under investigation
The wreck occurred after a vehicle turned left into the ambulance which was running with lights and sirens
The Investigation also raised questions about the ambulance company involved in the crash
The ambulance and a vehicle crashed into a bus, causing it to strike a building
The condition of the ambulance crew, patient and truck driver is unknown and an investigation is underway
The ambulance collided with a truck while transporting a patient, who later died, to a hospital with lights and sirens activated
The Kansas ambulance tried to pass the truck transporting hay as the truck turned left
The bus was transporting college students to three Virginia campuses
A total 55.23 inches of rain has been recorded at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport this year, topping the annual rainfall record of 53.54 inches set in 1991
The wrong-way driver was being chased by police at the time of the crash
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