PARAMEDIC SAFETY
        
        
        
    
        CO poisoning is a life-threatening emergency and victims must be removed from the environment immediately without placing the rescuers in danger
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The red flags and steps to take to make the scene safer for yourself, other responders and the patients
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        How a hybrid paid/volunteer emergency service model can provide the best care
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        An ambulance security New Year’s resolution
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Everyone must be comfortable speaking up, no matter their rank or years on the job
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A carnival crisis, cliffhangers, underground escapes and fiery extractions: First responders answered the call in 2023
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        “There, I said it. I do not like your pretty ambulances and I don’t think they contribute to the safety of our responders.”
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Prevent and survive an attack by pre-planning your fight or flight response
    
        
    
        
    
        
    SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
        
        
        
     
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
