SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Insufficient sleep impacts decision-making, wellness and risk-taking, putting providers and patients at risk
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Before deciding whether or not to allow firefighters, paramedics and EMTs to carry concealed firearms on duty, give careful thought to these five factors
Qualitative research project leads to four recommendations for healthier first responders in EMS, police and fire departments
Rates have increased partially due to enhanced medical training and techniques for military medics
In a time of absolute fear, excruciating pain and helplessness, an EMT with a spinal cord injury credits compassionate providers for making a world of difference
Every ground ambulance and helicopter crash has different causal factors, but we must look at system design and safety behaviors to prevent further crashes
MedStar shares 7 keys to creating a media partnership that educates the community, promotes the agency and meets the top goals of local media
Pre-planning and code enforcement are essential to EMS accessing, treating and extricating patients from political rallies and other mass gatherings
Patient safety methods and lessons learned need to be applied to the evolving subspecialty of community paramedicine
A heartfelt image, viewed and shared by millions, informs civilians about the consequences of gun violence and that all lives matter to EMS providers
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
