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.
Harnessing next-generation clinical guidance to reduce chaos and enhance confidence for EMS providers
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
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
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
