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
Chain reaction crashes send 23 to area hospitals and ignites semi carrying fireworks
The husband and wife heard kids screaming outside their front door; they wrapped them in blankets, and even dragged an injured student out from under the bus
Police are determining which vehicle had the green light and who’s at fault; the fire truck had its lights and sirens on
A 16-year-old crossed the center line and struck his car; Dru Randolph, 47, was also a fire lieutenant and set to retire this month
She lost control of her SUV while trying to change lanes and crashed into a concrete barrier
Four people on board the ambulance were doing training, and suffered only bumps and bruises in the collision
Most Americans know texting and driving is dangerous but do it anyway; EMS can change this by educating children
Police car strikes ambulance at an intersection; patient aids the injured paramedic
Crew assaulted by distressed motorist who then stole their ambulance; after theft assailant killed one and injured others in multiple crashes
Md. officials announce cellphone app that helps users estimate blood alcohol content, check recall and reaction time, and can call a cab or designated driver
While there has been controversy over the new NFPA standards, they contain design changes that will serve as a base for new, safer ambulances
The driver can be seen in the video escaping the massive blaze by crawling out his windshield; one man was killed in the crash
Police said speed and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the collision
There was a chain reaction crash when a car hit a bear, a second car stopped to help the first car, and all were hit by a third car; four with critical injuries were airlifted
Five people were hurt when an ambulance collided with a car and tractor trailer while responding to another crash involving the vehicles
The couple’s 16-year-old son apparently fell asleep behind the wheel; none of those killed wore seat belts but the driver
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