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
Whether he is cited for the crash with an ambulance carrying a mother and her child will depend on the outcome of an investigation into the crash
Eight members of Wormreich and Khaotika were also injured when their van went down an embankment and crashed into a tree
It was suspended because he missed a court appearance for not updating his address on his license and he never told supervisors
A witness offered to drive her, but she told him to stay at the scene and set off on foot
The “BackSafe” system is now ready for market and allows a driver and spotter to communicate by color code over two wireless devices
He crossed the center lane while driving around a curve and hit an oncoming ambulance, police say
He’s seeking $305,000 for injuries sustained in a 2013 fatal collision when a car crashed into the rig, causing him “to fly ... within the ambulance, colliding with objects”
Crews were about to transport a driver injured in another crash when a vehicle going around 75 miles per hour hit the ambulance
An ambulance that was hit by a car flipped onto its side and landed on another vehicle
The $310,000 simulation rig is coming to 135 ambulance services in Western Pennsylvania to improve safety and reduce ambulance crashes
The driver of the SUV and a person in the ambulance were both flown to hospitals; severity of injuries is unknown
Pickup driver reports having green light when his truck was struck in the intersection; collision sent ambulance into a pole
Ambulances broke down due to mechanical issues nine times in the past six months, including one carrying a premature baby that died
Woman was declared brain dead after her ambulance, driven by a 19 year-old, hit a utility pole during a non-emergency transport
8 ambulances, buses, and pickup trucks destroyed or damaged; cause of fire is unknown
MONOC video raises awareness of the dangers of helping others on roadways and importance of high-visibility safety apparel
A series of vehicle collisions occurred before an out-of-control dump truck came around a curve and slammed into paramedic Livingston
Paramedic Janice Livingston was assisting on crash scene when she was pinned against a tree by the truck
One of the injured has C1 fracture and broken ribs; the ambulance was returning from dropping off patient at hospital
The chief’s condition is unknown; it is unclear if the fire vehicle was responding to an emergency
Her suspended license from 2009 was reinstated a day before the collision that killed three people
The adjustable ACR-4 and BABY ACR harnesses are designed for the safe restraint of children and infants during transports
A medic blacked out at the wheel and collided with the ambulance he was following; both medics in stable condition
Medics attempt to extinguish with portable extinguishers; major damage to engine
Their injuries were listed as serious, but prognosis for both is good
Dash cam video of ’40 mile joy ride’ shows deputy shooting right rear tire of ambulance; man tased at end of chase after running naked through a church