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 ambulance was then hit by a truck and pushed into a SUV driving by
This week, five of the county’s 11 ambulances were out of order, several of them for ongoing issues
Among the injured: seven Miami firefighters, two children and their grandmother, and two people in a car clipped by the spinning wreckage
Hosts Chris and Kelly give advice to a new EMT on best driving practices to avoid becoming an ambulance crash statistic
AT&T releases new ‘It Can Wait’ injury prevention video and launches virtual reality experience tour to increase awareness of the dangers of phone use behind the wheel
Investigators say the driver of the ambulance ran a red light and hit four cars, injuring two people
Hundreds of family, friends and first responders attended the funeral service for Hinal Patel, 22, who planned to attend medical school in the fall
Hinal Patel, 22, was completing what was supposed to be her last shift at Spotswood EMS, and she planned to attend medical school in the fall
It’s unclear if the patient died from injuries sustained in the ambulance crash after the driver went through a red light with lights and sirens activated
The driver of the ambulance lost control, hit a fence post on the side of the road and landed in a ditch
Video shows plastic wrap holding together what’s left of an ambulance; the EMS provider driving is suspected of falling asleep behind the wheel in the 4:30 a.m. crash
Two Iowa EMS providers suffered minor injuries after the ambulance drifted off the road at about 4:30 a.m.
Victims of the Michigan highway collision were pinned inside both vehicles, and an occupant of the SUV died
Officials say both vehicles had emergency lights activated; no injuries were reported
The patient and medic crew in the ambulance were taken to a hospital with injuries following a collision with a car
He and the driver of another ambulance allegedly drove 80 to 90 miles per hour; they were not responding to a call
The EMT’s leg was amputated after he survived an ambulance crash
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson highlight the dangers of working long hours
The driver was nearing the end of a 48-hour shift when the ambulance drifted across the highway and went off the road
Add your tips to this list of ideas on avoiding a collision with pedestrians
An ambulance and vehicle collision immediately transforms an incident from the patient’s emergency to an emergency shared with the EMS crew
The ambulance was transporting a patient with red lights and sirens when it was struck by a vehicle that failed to yield
A tractor-trailer smashed into two cars and burst into flames; authorities say the driver may have fallen asleep
A 911 caller reported the woman was having a seizure; mental illness is suspected after she hijacked a responding ambulance at knife-point and drove into a semi-truck, killing herself and the driver
Reports say the driver was weaving in and out of traffic, and failed to yield to the ambulance, which had lights and sirens on
A news station teamed up with Fla. responders for an investigation that shows dozens of distracted drivers who don’t get out of the way, and even cut in front of responders
