SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Insufficient sleep impacts decision-making, wellness and risk-taking, putting providers and patients at risk
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, 44, a mother of five and 14-year veteran, was killed in the line of duty by an ambulance hijacker
Improving driving and passenger safety behavior is an immediate action for EMS leaders as safety innovations diffuse through new ambulance purchases
Weigh the expected costs in time and money against a product’s effectiveness in eliminating pathogens
Move beyond a hospital towel and spray bottle of disinfectant with specialized tools to fully eliminate dangerous pathogens from ambulances
Imagine how ambulance design and safety can improve when motivation and the desire to do the right thing come together to drive change
Our co-hosts discuss research regarding police-public interactions and if EMS could benefit and change anything with the findings
Standardizing guidelines for ambulance design and collision testing requirements can save lives
Applying the lessons learned from research about uniform colors in other industries to EMS
You are dispatched to stage for police responding to reports of a fight in the parking lot of the local university
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
