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.
Putting traffic incident management into practice can help us influence high-frequency, high-risk environments we can’t control
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
Harnessing next-generation clinical guidance to reduce chaos and enhance confidence for EMS providers
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
Driver of the scooter died from his injuries; female passenger hospitalized with critical injuries
Pickup truck speeds up the ramp of the empty car carrier trailer; stopping feet from the cab
Agencies should apply the same thinking that’s improved patient care to improve driver safety.
The industry is quickly realizing the value of real-time data. But not every agency is taking advantage of this opportunity.
A recent survey illustrates the importance of measuring EMS driver performance and training in preventing accidents on the road.
A paramedic was in critical condition in one; officials issued a reminder to drivers of Florida’s Move Over law
An appeals court ruled there were questions about the failure to use a siren in a crash where a 76-year-old driver failed to yield
A local hospital spent $5,000 to equip all 14 of its ambulances with bike racks due to an increase in cyclist crashes and patients’ unwillingness to leave their bikes behind
