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.
Roadway incidents are highly hazardous hot zones for EMS and other public safety personnel
A busy roadway is hands-down the most dangerous environment where we routinely work
Combine hazmat principles with high-visibility vests, traffic cones, scene lighting and personal lighting devices to reduce MVC scene risks
A car struck a Chicago ambulance, sending it into another vehicle before crashing into a church
A birthday parade was held outside the hospital in Louisville for a Bullitt County paramedic injured an ambulance crash
An EMT and patient are killed after their ambulance collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
Haywood County paramedics uninjured after ambulance rolls down an embankment
A Bullitt County paramedic was caring for a patient when he was ejected from the back of the ambulance
Two Prince George’s County firefighters were inside their ambulance at an earlier accident
Orlando will begin testing two driverless buses that will run daily on traditional bus routes
The Coffee County EMS crew was transporting a patient when they collided with a truck
Kevin McCorvey admitted to smoking marijuana, taking Adderall and drinking beer before driving the ambulance
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the woman crashed the NHT ambulance once then bailed out before the second crash
First responders in Lowndes County were on the scene of a crash when the car went flying up the ramp of the tow truck
Durham EMS is not at the point it was several months ago when ambulances were breaking down on calls
We can apply the 5 Es of CRR to distracted driving to better protect our first responders operating on roadways
Both vehicles were responding to a report of a drowning; the victim was treated by EMS at the scene and was reported as stable
Multiple departments responded to a crash in Barron County that killed two people and critically injured three
“We have a duty to care for those who care for us,” President Joe Biden said
Children of the patient killed in the April crash say the EMT failed to maintain control of the ambulance
A 74-year-old patient died after head-on collision involving a Regional Paramedical Services ambulance
Regional Paramedical Services stated one of their ambulances was involved and offered thoughts and prayers to those involved
EMS1 tours Horton ambulances equipped with a new restraint system
While first responders were helping victims of a crash, another vehicle hit the ambulance with so much force that it knocked it over, MEDIC said
“The engine started smoking, and they pulled over. And quickly, the engine caught on fire,” Chief Kazuo Todd said
U.S. EMS agencies have been ordering options that make rigs safer and more comfortable for providers and patients
The expansion of Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department includes a $1.9-million outlay to purchase five new ambulances
“The outpouring was phenomenal,” Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
The EMS providers suffered minor injuries
The patient died at the scene, and the Johnson County Ambulance District medic who was in the back suffered lacerations to his head
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
An AMR crew had the rig’s lights and siren on when another vehicle struck
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