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 two managed to climb out of their overturned vehicle; they both escaped with minor injuries
EMTs were treating two patients in a collision when a third vehicle rammed into them on the side of a freeway
The firefighters have non-life threatening injuries; the ambulance was seriously damaged and caught fire after the crash
Paramedics transported the child to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The man stepped out in the middle of the four-lane road in front of the fire truck; the driver of the rig will not be charged
The ambulance slowed down at an intersection and was almost through when a truck collided with the emergency vehicle
He was the victim of two hit-and-runs and was run over by an ambulance responding to another hit-and-run
He said he needed a ride, and the ambulance was the first thing he saw parked outside a Houston hospital
With lights and siren on, the ambulance collided with the bus and flipped
He was the passenger in a car that failed to yield to traffic and pulled out in front of the vehicles
Investigators are probing whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash
A motorist hit an ambulance, rolling it and killing a 71-year-old patient
Drivers of police cars, fire trucks and ambulances caused at least 180 traffic collisions last year, up from 165 collisions in 2012
Two siblings, ages 12 and 15, were also in the buggy; one suffered serious injuries and the other had minor injuries
He was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that were not considered serious, and the patient was not hurt in the accident
She said she took her eyes off the road in an ambulance rollover that killed a patient onboard
The other car caught fire after slamming into the back of the ambulance around 1:30 a.m.
EMTs sustained minor injuries in the crash; no patients were on board
John Morgan’s leg was amputated after the crash; doctors predict nine months before he can walk and two years before he can return to the job
The patient and EMS workers suffered minor injures and the other driver has been arrested after attempting to flee
Driver fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor to the crash
Neighbors are concerned about noise, speeding ambulances, and added traffic; they claim the sale would violate voter-approved conditions for the land
No serious injuries were reported as a result of the crash
She was listening to her iPod and didn’t hear the truck as it backed out of the garage; the driver was her sister who didn’t realize she was there
The injured were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries; officials said the firefighters all seem to be OK
Heavy rain caused the ambulance to go off the road overturn; two EMTs were also injured
