SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Insufficient sleep impacts decision-making, wellness and risk-taking, putting providers and patients at risk
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Overtired people make poor decisions, and sometime it can put patients, us, and our loved ones at risk
A look at what NFPA 1917 means for ambulance design and how we got here
Flexible stretchers and cots are often misused or misunderstood; here’s a breakdown of what to use when for safer patient transports
Humidity and decontamination needs make documentation a low priority in Liberia, but without it few treatment lessons will be learned
On the eve of this U.S. holiday, we should all be grateful for the work EMS, fire and police are doing to protect to those in Ferguson
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the Code Green Campaign, which raises awareness about responder suicides and mental health issues
We need to be better prepared to handle violent patients and should always take legal action against assailants
One of the biggest problems in ensuring crew safety is a lack of empirical evidence to support policy or training changes
Approaching every scene with calmness, compassion, command presence and code choreography leads to better patient care
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
